Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-8.00 lower with feeder heifers selling from 3.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.33/cwt on 171 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −175.94 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$280.33

171 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$50.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs MO average

−20.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	289.91	1,555	126
Medium and Large 1-2	552	259.29	1,432	32
Medium and Large 2	568	239.23	1,359	13thin

One grade step is worth $50.68/cwt here — about $196 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 sale171 hd

280.33

—

MO average17 barns · 2,434 hd

280.80

−0.48

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−20.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−175.94

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	1,756	145.59	2,557	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	112.76	1,744	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	112.25	1,425	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,119	98.24	1,099	23

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)	1,276	$1,913	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,264	$1,337	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,650	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	550–600	581	239.30/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,390	10
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	750–800	763	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	952	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	246.57/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,308	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,527	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	100.66/cwt	100.50–101.00	1,512	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	119.36/cwt	118.50–120.50	1,913	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	119.52/cwt	116.50–125.00	1,555	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	110.45/cwt	107.50–114.50	1,380	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	248.61/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,223	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	230.44/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	217.72/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	231.01/cwt	223.00–246.00	1,213	16
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	602	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	267.47/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,701	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	299.84/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,166	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	213.50/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	245.41/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	227.15/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,429	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	255.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	259.22/cwt	251.50–270.00	1,459	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	236.19/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	259.62/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,765	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	286.61/cwt	270.00–308.00	1,384	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	252.84/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,583	27
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	428	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,113	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	313.60/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	291.40/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,547	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	276.96/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	291.18/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,249	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	259.50/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,349	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,322	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	113.23/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,728	7
Bulls	—	—	1,775	145.92/cwt	140.50–150.00	2,590	9
Bulls	—	—	1,503	132.59/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,993	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.77/cwt	72.00–79.00	777	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	97.29/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,070	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	106.88/cwt	102.50–113.50	1,254	9
Bulls	—	—	1,952	157.61/cwt	155.00–160.50	3,077	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,337.17/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,195.31/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,865.39/head	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,865	12
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	462	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	193.68/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,317	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	491	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,178	13
Bulls	Large 1	750–800	785	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	225.05/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	257.83/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,137	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	263.64/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,284	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	237.17/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,383	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	269.96/cwt	267.00–271.00	999	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.67/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,482	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	219.71/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	209.22/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	255.31/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,343	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	246.17/cwt	240.25–254.75	1,541	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	199.33/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	245.68/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,646	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,644	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	271.18/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,134	17

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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