Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Today was customer appreciation day with Mid Missouri Stockyards serving beef brisket with all the trimmings. A large crowd was on hand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.76/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −158.51 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$297.76

138 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$51.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.15

vs MO average

−26.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	303.53	1,712	102
Medium and Large 1-2	556	284.08	1,578	33
Medium and Large 2	548	252.00	1,381	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.53/cwt here — about $331 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 sale138 hd

297.76

—

MO average16 barns · 4,207 hd

315.91

−18.15

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−26.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−158.51

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	—	High	1,733	153.15	2,654	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	112.31	1,371	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	110.24	1,645	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	82.16	854	28

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,032	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,580	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,822	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2	650–700	682	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.69/cwt	254.50–264.50	1,616	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	548	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,551	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	281.84/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	244.75/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,300	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	309.60/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,647	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	344.09/cwt	325.00–364.00	1,431	22
Steers	Large 1	650–700	672	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	263.43/cwt	247.00–274.00	1,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	281.33/cwt	272.00–289.50	1,879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	294.99/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	279.99/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	346.29/cwt	320.00–358.00	1,617	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	243.61/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	305.38/cwt	298.00–317.50	1,307	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	293.24/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,092	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	258.39/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	260.64/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,905	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	275.58/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	303.23/cwt	286.50–315.00	1,741	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	310.71/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,174	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	281.43/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,767	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,336	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	110.01/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,636	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	112.06/cwt	109.50–115.00	1,364	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	77.78/cwt	74.00–85.00	801	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	107.02/cwt	102.00–116.50	1,213	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	98.19/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,113	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	117.34/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,428	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	101.49/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,473	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	116.80/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,793	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	58.30/cwt	40.00–70.00	536	9
Bulls	—	—	2,043	153.45/cwt	150.00–160.50	3,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	144.13/cwt	138.50–146.50	2,498	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	972	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,302	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,128	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,031.58/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	2,101.39/head	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,264	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	283.36/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	317.99/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,374	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	311.91/cwt	304.00–322.00	1,478	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	254.97/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,244	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	275.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	309.60/cwt	304.00–317.50	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	274.52/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	245.12/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	271.52/cwt	262.50–281.00	1,540	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,346	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	304.38/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,607	22

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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