Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 lower with feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.27/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −163.04 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$238.27

129 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$31.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.97

vs MO average

−0.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	249.29	1,402	60
Medium and Large 1-2	566	232.28	1,315	52
Medium and Large 2	550	217.72	1,197	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.57/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $373.72, median $401.31 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 sale129 hd

238.27

—

MO average16 barns · 2,721 hd

248.24

−9.97

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−0.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−163.04

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	1,701	153.72	2,614	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	127.70	1,922	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	126.61	1,496	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	112.43	1,116	18

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	254.20/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	218.74/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	259.75/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,771	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	281.37/cwt	280.50–283.00	1,621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	259.26/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,532	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	232.75/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,236	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	217.62/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,058	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,306	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	202.15/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	242.82/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	284.39/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,476	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	260.09/cwt	254.00–273.00	1,506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	258.46/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	248.22/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	215.54/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	241.46/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	276.43/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,305	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	268.61/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,429	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	248.36/cwt	239.00–261.00	1,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	486	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	218.35/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,275	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	132.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,032	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	126.28/cwt	122.50–131.50	1,496	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	78.83/cwt	75.00–85.00	699	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	126.16/cwt	122.50–132.00	1,268	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	113.02/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,154	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	117.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,643	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	127.80/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,900	12
Bulls	—	—	1,743	156.62/cwt	150.00–160.50	2,730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,412	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	225.45/cwt	224.50–227.00	1,632	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,103	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	215.49/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	217.16/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,236	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	266.79/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,147	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	237.57/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,140	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	247.41/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	224.50/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,509	14
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	498	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	248.12/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,055	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	241.26/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,363	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	233.91/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,352	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	225.39/cwt	220.00–240.00	861	11

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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