Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Mid Missouri Stockyards will hold a replacement cattle special Saturday, November 9th at 6:00 pm

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher on the more attractive weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Supply was light, some weight classes showed no comparisons from last week. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.32/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −175.95 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$280.32

54 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$583

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$93.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

vs MO average

−21.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	291.09	1,627	41
Medium and Large 1-2	523	275.60	1,441	5thin
Medium and Large 2	585	246.12	1,440	5thin
Large 2	527	198.00	1,043	3thin

One grade step is worth $93.09/cwt here — about $583 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 sale54 hd

280.32

—

MO average17 barns · 1,784 hd

285.18

−4.86

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−21.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−175.95

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	1,670	138.79	2,318	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	118.97	1,789	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	111.53	1,415	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	88.28	896	14

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,145	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	350–400	391	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	242.21/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	312.78/cwt	312.50–313.00	1,273	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	246.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	948	14
Steers	Large 2	500–550	527	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	6
Steers	Large 2	650–700	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	299.04/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	275.60/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	241.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	228.47/cwt	225.50–230.00	1,988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	329.34/cwt	322.50–336.00	1,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,403	3
Steers	Large 2	600–650	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	2
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	880	216.77/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,364	5
Steers	Large 3	750–800	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	265.47/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,367	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	219.15/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,120	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,440	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	103.90/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,096	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	112.77/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,616	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	123.93/cwt	119.50–129.00	1,549	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	75.64/cwt	70.00–80.00	728	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	91.63/cwt	89.00–93.50	965	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	122.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,904	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	109.63/cwt	106.00–113.50	1,427	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	102.31/cwt	100.50–104.00	1,261	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	122.48/cwt	116.50–130.00	1,859	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	143.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,459	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	228.73/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	250.44/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	226.74/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,324	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	288.53/cwt	282.50–296.50	1,656	31

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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