Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher with a limited supply last week. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.38/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.89 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$291.38

117 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$78.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs MO average

−14.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	308.55	1,650	70
Medium and Large 1-2	579	270.11	1,565	42
Medium and Large 2	571	229.58	1,311	5thin

One grade step is worth $78.97/cwt here — about $339 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 sale117 hd

291.38

—

MO average18 barns · 3,657 hd

289.76

+1.62

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−14.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−164.89

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	1,758	147.83	2,600	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	115.61	1,714	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	112.50	1,411	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	89.03	929	31

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)	1,213	$2,006	5

Every lot, as filed

76 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	750–800	782	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	229.58/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	192.90/cwt	191.50–194.00	1,898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	291.76/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,643	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	232.09/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	236.80/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	243.21/cwt	238.00–251.50	1,887	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	272.24/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	236.79/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,362	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	337.05/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	310.90/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	242.79/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	255.58/cwt	232.00–272.00	1,076	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	221.60/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	319.09/cwt	299.00–335.00	1,650	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	270.17/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,575	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	302.72/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,290	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	312.01/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	329.53/cwt	322.50–340.50	1,572	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	266.37/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,670	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	245.51/cwt	236.50–255.00	1,736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,183	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	243.20/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	267.71/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,250	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	231.32/cwt	224.00–234.00	2,059	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	292.04/cwt	285.00–310.00	981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,211	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	97.72/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,200	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	119.18/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,502	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	112.45/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,413	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	64.36/cwt	50.00–78.50	618	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	88.44/cwt	81.50–95.50	952	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	121.34/cwt	117.50–127.00	1,848	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	114.77/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,593	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	97.66/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,208	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	107.89/cwt	104.50–110.50	1,191	9
Bulls	—	—	1,661	145.36/cwt	142.00–148.50	2,414	7
Bulls	—	—	2,035	160.20/cwt	152.50–166.50	3,260	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	132.97/cwt	130.00–137.50	2,028	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,145.55/head	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,146	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,135	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	227.18/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,322	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	203.82/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	243.06/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,624	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	211.87/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	237.13/cwt	225.00–241.50	1,745	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	293.06/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,260	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	278.32/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,353	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	265.55/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,248	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	264.16/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,514	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	265.16/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,379	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	301.96/cwt	288.00–313.00	1,163	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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