Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower based on limited weight comparisons, and 600lb - 700lb steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. The best test of 500lb to 700lb heifers sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.51/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −175.76 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$280.51

189 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$51.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs MO average

−18.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	296.32	1,591	43
Medium 1	535	289.50	1,549	50
Medium and Large 1-2	551	272.82	1,503	82
Medium and Large 2	580	244.84	1,420	14thin

One grade step is worth $51.48/cwt here — about $171 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 sale189 hd

280.51

—

MO average16 barns · 2,035 hd

284.84

−4.33

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−18.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−175.76

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	1,727	148.66	2,567	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	124.10	1,799	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	119.39	1,536	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	98.25	1,043	34

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)	1,475	$1,918	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,893	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	400–450	410	267.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,097	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	230.21/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	212.50/cwt	203.00–217.50	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	207.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	225.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	281.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	212.51/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	224.08/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	236.77/cwt	220.00–242.00	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	304.98/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,571	26
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	274.48/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,721	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	293.81/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	244.84/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,420	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	233.87/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,499	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	327.70/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	280.36/cwt	274.00–296.00	1,455	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	258.81/cwt	256.00–259.50	1,856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	341.22/cwt	337.00–354.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	326.81/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,562	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	263.27/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	228.51/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,885	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	283.05/cwt	279.00–304.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	254.48/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	309.88/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,125	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	629	248.99/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	301.64/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,282	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	259.76/cwt	256.50–266.50	1,618	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	269.52/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,523	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	500–550	535	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,549	50
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	450–500	480	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,459	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	734	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,316	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,723	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	120.56/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,556	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	90.34/cwt	76.00–95.00	890	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	106.76/cwt	96.50–114.00	1,220	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	114.07/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	111.30/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,356	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	129.51/cwt	128.50–132.50	1,982	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,710	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	72.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	128.52/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	151.25/cwt	140.00–157.50	2,639	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	132.34/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,621	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	179.32/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,601	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,484.44/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,484	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	1,918.14/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,619	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	232.08/cwt	218.00–238.50	1,425	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	193.95/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	208.52/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	252.88/cwt	239.00–255.50	1,626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	267.36/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,307	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,854	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	219.36/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	257.95/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	241.41/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,279	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	267.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,397	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	230.81/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	248.82/cwt	237.00–249.75	1,627	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	255.54/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,467	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	282.31/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	223.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	229.87/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,418	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	237.42/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,334	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	252.48/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,204	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	574	231.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,329	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,089	5

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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