Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 500lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone, and steers over 500lbs sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower based on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.52/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −163.80 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$237.52

56 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$45.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.76

vs MO average

−9.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	266.25	1,353	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	235.63	1,299	26
Medium and Large 2	555	221.09	1,226	18thin

One grade step is worth $45.16/cwt here — about $126 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 sale56 hd

237.52

—

MO average16 barns · 1,573 hd

253.28

−15.76

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−9.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−163.80

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	1,796	149.21	2,679	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	118.41	1,855	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	116.85	1,447	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	99.10	1,057	25

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)	1,294	$1,852	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,648	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,750	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	800–850	820	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	241.11/cwt	233.00–250.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	267.58/cwt	260.00–273.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	234.78/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	263.19/cwt	252.50–273.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	272.50/cwt	271.50–273.50	1,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	261.03/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	234.32/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,441	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	226.21/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	216.02/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	229.50/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,118	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	313.87/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	347.52/cwt	342.50–349.00	1,307	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	276.73/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,602	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	252.03/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	253.93/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	309.65/cwt	304.00–312.50	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	340.61/cwt	339.00–343.00	1,512	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	301.91/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	318.30/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	236.08/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	255.65/cwt	255.50–256.00	1,869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	235.04/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	238.21/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	275.08/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,452	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	240.40/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	289.00/cwt	285.00–293.50	1,607	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	450	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,519	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,498	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	235.92/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	231.49/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,523	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	315.96/cwt	313.00–317.50	1,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,457	13
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	407	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	498	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	996	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,851	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	127.43/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,691	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	116.53/cwt	111.50–122.50	1,423	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	108.57/cwt	105.50–111.50	1,386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	92.26/cwt	75.00–99.00	960	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	106.07/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,166	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	113.84/cwt	113.50–114.50	1,199	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	125.89/cwt	124.50–127.50	2,155	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	110.36/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,592	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	69.46/cwt	69.00–70.00	718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,289	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	166.23/cwt	161.50–171.50	3,258	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	150.88/cwt	144.50–155.00	2,615	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	166.36/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,672	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	174.94/cwt	150.00–197.50	1,606	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,750.49/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,750	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,471.33/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,471	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,825.43/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	1,991.88/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,992	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,665.94/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	229.30/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	195.59/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	258.83/cwt	252.50–265.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	236.13/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	264.67/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,260	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	195.67/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	241.45/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	247.41/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	232.55/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,309	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	280.43/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,147	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	268.08/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,257	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	245.42/cwt	241.50–245.75	1,639	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	257.85/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,243	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	218.53/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,246	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	217.88/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	266.25/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,353	12

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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