Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 15.00-20.00 higher with heavier weights selling from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.47/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −180.80 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$275.47

94 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$48.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

vs MO average

−23.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	289.72	1,594	37
Medium and Large 1-2	554	273.67	1,516	44
Medium and Large 2	578	241.01	1,393	13thin

One grade step is worth $48.71/cwt here — about $201 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

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 sale94 hd

275.47

—

MO average17 barns · 2,537 hd

280.24

−4.77

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−23.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−180.80

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	—	Average	1,771	139.77	2,475	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	119.21	1,793	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	111.77	1,419	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	94.20	954	19

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)	1,348	$1,845	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	2,145	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	650–700	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	237.22/cwt	234.75–238.00	1,637	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	276.08/cwt	273.50–295.00	1,215	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	234.58/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,377	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	228.15/cwt	225.00–233.00	2,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	235.31/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,235	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	267.78/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,671	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	234.27/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,804	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	280.69/cwt	278.00–284.50	1,634	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	256.51/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	243.52/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	217.12/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,274	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	269.46/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,541	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	279.74/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,477	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	298.27/cwt	284.00–308.50	1,551	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	353.15/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,628	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	316.52/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,158	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	310.38/cwt	297.50–332.00	1,474	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	246.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,661	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	277.89/cwt	269.00–287.50	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	285.22/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,366	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	341.28/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,210	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	99.05/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,056	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	108.42/cwt	106.50–111.50	1,618	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	462	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	105.30/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,372	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	124.97/cwt	123.00–127.50	1,951	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	117.83/cwt	114.00–120.50	1,723	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	114.00/cwt	110.50–118.50	1,402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	109.36/cwt	104.50–114.00	1,216	10
Bulls	—	—	1,854	145.02/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,689	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	131.59/cwt	120.50–139.50	2,191	8
Bulls	—	—	1,945	156.77/cwt	156.50–157.00	3,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,394	1,939.17/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,939	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,687.99/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	2,145	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	241.68/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,511	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	233.99/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	357.49/cwt	335.00–373.00	1,526	14
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	460	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	221.46/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,364	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	271.75/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,033	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	257.48/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,680	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	240.62/cwt	225.00–246.50	1,292	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	223.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	225.18/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,648	10
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	675	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	256.09/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,117	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	271.05/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,797	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	241.01/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,393	13

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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