Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 550lbs sold with a steady undertone, and steers over 550lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply of feeder and slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.35/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −177.92 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$278.35

135 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$63.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.34

vs MO average

−30.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	304.04	1,671	54
Medium and Large 1-2	570	273.78	1,562	45
Medium and Large 2	579	245.92	1,424	33
Medium 2	512	241.00	1,234	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.04/cwt here — about $437 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale135 hd

278.35

—

MO average15 barns · 2,909 hd

294.69

−16.34

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−30.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−177.92

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	1,925	147.10	2,832	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	112.41	1,667	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	111.39	1,431	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	93.92	1,025	43

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,413	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$1,219	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,188	15
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,286	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,200	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	317.77/cwt	305.50–319.50	1,640	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	800–850	842	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	324.15/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	260.88/cwt	257.00–269.50	1,881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	333.41/cwt	322.50–341.00	1,404	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	277.76/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,839	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	254.72/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,070	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	268.89/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.82/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	221.40/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	208.98/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	240.07/cwt	230.00–245.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	239.39/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	252.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	251.34/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,433	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.03/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	243.74/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	258.23/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	295.31/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,686	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	347.54/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	283.64/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,744	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	234.35/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	245.92/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,424	33
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	512	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	307.39/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,288	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	313.43/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	299.65/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	301.73/cwt	288.00–318.00	1,478	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	264.44/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,642	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	266.39/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,556	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,354	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	227.76/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,354	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	112.82/cwt	106.50–118.00	1,666	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	101.25/cwt	93.00–107.50	1,311	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	110.04/cwt	106.00–118.50	1,393	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	121.61/cwt	118.00–124.50	1,631	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	102.02/cwt	95.50–108.00	1,152	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	62.82/cwt	55.00–73.50	612	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	85.12/cwt	75.00–93.00	879	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	103.10/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,435	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	122.01/cwt	121.50–122.50	2,060	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	2,089	2
Bulls	—	—	2,228	153.35/cwt	152.50–154.50	3,417	3
Bulls	—	—	1,904	148.04/cwt	145.00–150.50	2,819	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	158.77/cwt	131.00–176.00	1,631	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,286.44/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,286	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	908	671.32/head	575.00–760.00	671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	863	911.74/head	750.00–1,050.00	912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	1,108.64/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,555.73/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,556	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	166.86/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,651.25/head	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,651	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	868	858.35/head	750.00–1,000.00	858	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,185.92/head	890.00–1,325.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	276.28/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	266.90/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	235.36/cwt	235.00–235.50	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	1,707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	255.72/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,606	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	226.36/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	1,884	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	277.26/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,162	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	301.20/cwt	300.00–302.50	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	294.66/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	285.64/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,380	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	236.91/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,433	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	278.09/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,471	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	213.45/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,545	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	201.72/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	268.77/cwt	253.00–285.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	273.32/cwt	268.00–275.50	1,566	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	264.92/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,290	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,190	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,547.75/head	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,548	4

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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