Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, and steers over 700lbs sold with a steady undertone. Heifers had little to compare to last week but sold with a mostly steady to firm undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.68/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −177.60 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$278.68

62 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$52.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs MO average

+9.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	287.96	1,550	38
Medium and Large 1-2	556	266.55	1,483	22
Medium and Large 2	523	235.53	1,232	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.43/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $420.65, median $456.27 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

278.68

—

MO average10 barns · 640 hd

284.27

−5.60

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+9.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−177.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,728	157.56	2,723	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	132.61	1,645	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	128.98	1,906	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	112.53	1,222	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,915	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,978	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,665	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	249.69/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	312.41/cwt	312.00–313.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	235.53/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	249.42/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	932	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	296.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,523	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	277.39/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	301.47/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	323.17/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	247.04/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,695	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	269.65/cwt	263.00–287.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	251.75/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	264.41/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,536	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	226.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	279.53/cwt	266.00–288.00	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	554	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	269.39/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,641	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	279.65/cwt	272.00–291.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	261.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	262.78/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,240	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	258.01/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,156	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	131.69/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,626	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	102.04/cwt	88.50–108.00	1,062	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	118.25/cwt	107.50–127.50	1,314	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	130.48/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,947	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	121.38/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,430	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	141.23/cwt	140.50–141.50	1,819	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	2,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	158.43/cwt	153.50–165.00	2,739	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	164.89/cwt	137.00–191.00	1,517	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,978.49/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,978	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,914.71/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,915	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	246.44/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	234.75/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,444	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	237.44/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	231.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	262.87/cwt	258.00–267.50	1,488	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	286.89/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	248.95/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,397	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	257.36/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,246	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	269.46/cwt	254.00–276.00	1,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	220.20/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	193.47/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	652	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,935	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	270.49/cwt	265.00–278.00	998	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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