Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 3.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 18.00 higher with six weight heifers showing the most gain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.50/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −177.77 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$278.50

110 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$81.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

vs MO average

+4.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	293.69	1,599	60
Medium and Large 1-2	538	264.46	1,423	46
Medium 2	592	212.00	1,255	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.69/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale110 hd

278.50

—

MO average16 barns · 1,847 hd

282.66

−4.17

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+4.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−177.77

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	1,634	144.89	2,368	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	113.58	1,659	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	113.06	1,379	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	98.39	1,059	29

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)	1,288	$1,998	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	500–550	535	266.90/cwt	264.50–269.50	1,428	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	299.94/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,269	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	292.22/cwt	273.00–303.00	1,645	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,982	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	267.81/cwt	267.50–268.50	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	247.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,178	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	216.91/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	262.05/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,481	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	592	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	250.76/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,803	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	313.64/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	269.76/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,718	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	265.88/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,388	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	237.19/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	249.14/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,540	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	295.84/cwt	284.00–309.00	1,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	256.59/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,719	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	236.44/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	242.85/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	299.86/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	251.99/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	236.22/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,441	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	105.21/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,551	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	115.09/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,412	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	108.47/cwt	106.00–111.50	1,203	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	100.86/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,079	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	126.17/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	117.45/cwt	112.50–122.00	1,702	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	107.48/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,288	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	80.50/cwt	75.00–85.00	834	8
Bulls	—	—	1,634	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.50	2,406	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	132.21/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	151.70/cwt	151.00–152.50	2,697	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,401	2,181.83/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,182	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,677.38/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	235.16/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,336	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	230.33/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,221	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	231.37/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,129	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	257.67/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	237.53/cwt	228.00–239.50	1,558	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	254.50/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	258.54/cwt	245.00–265.50	1,598	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,773	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	254.34/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,323	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	235.33/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,480	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,329	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	297.11/cwt	286.00–312.00	1,554	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	279.09/cwt	274.50–290.00	1,351	22

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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