Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with spots up to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 700lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 12.00 higher with spots up to 20.00 higher, and heifers over 700lbs were not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.68/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$255.68

46 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$54.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

vs MO average

+18.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	274.83	1,432	21
Medium and Large 1-2	549	242.49	1,332	18thin
Medium 1-2	555	237.00	1,315	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	220.00	1,184	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.83/cwt here — about $248 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

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 sale46 hd

255.68

—

MO average16 barns · 1,831 hd

248.48

+7.20

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

+18.67

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−145.63

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	—	Average	1,548	146.25	2,264	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	119.92	1,768	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	116.73	1,482	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	99.80	1,042	30

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,535	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,534	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,318	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,520	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	600–650	635	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	213.52/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	216.62/cwt	215.50–218.00	1,666	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	196.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	282.17/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,639	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	224.63/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	628	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	263.20/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	321.34/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,430	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	240.50/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	283.32/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,479	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	245.82/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,669	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	290.18/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	254.01/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	269.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	273.72/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	263.73/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	215.54/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,882	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	741	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	232.04/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	240.07/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	264.29/cwt	256.00–266.50	1,551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	212.76/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	218.49/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	225.43/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	226.58/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,326	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	110.17/cwt	107.50–113.00	1,346	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	89.49/cwt	77.00–95.00	876	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	110.42/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,615	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	127.26/cwt	127.00–127.50	2,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	105.39/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,134	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	117.54/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,481	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	120.54/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,743	7
Bulls	—	—	1,607	150.79/cwt	145.00–158.50	2,423	6
Bulls	—	—	1,370	132.63/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,817	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	157.00/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,696	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,317.65/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,318	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,582.32/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,582	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,081.83/head	800.00–1,250.00	1,082	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	125.09/cwt	114.50–139.00	1,385	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,535.01/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	294.10/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	274.83/cwt	274.50–276.00	1,432	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	210.98/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	234.64/cwt	231.50–237.50	1,563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	235.35/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,259	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	247.89/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,309	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	287.98/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	265.31/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	876	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	239.03/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,465	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	181.66/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	223.56/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	235.75/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	328	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	600	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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