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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Mar 14

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

768 head

▼ 185 vs last sale 953▼ 452 vs year ago 1,220 · −37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 70▼ 36 vs year ago 143 · −25.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 25 vs year ago 48 · −52.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.21/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −158.36 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$289.21

69 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$51.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.21

vs MO average

−26.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	307.05	1,678	27
Medium and Large 1-2	551	285.74	1,574	31
Medium and Large 2	559	255.18	1,426	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.87/cwt here — about $251 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

289.21

—

MO average14 barns · 2,196 hd

315.41

−26.21

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−26.86

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−158.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $447.56 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,672	144.02	2,408	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	126.31	1,820	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	123.13	1,494	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	116.39	1,160	18

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)	1,301	$2,085	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,750	3thin

Every lot

68 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	323.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,183	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,159	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	359.83/cwt	337.50–372.50	1,389	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	298.39/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,256	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	334.54/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,432	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,215	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	336.46/cwt	322.50–344.00	1,588	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	305.39/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,444	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	276.03/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,339	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	282.84/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,488	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	311.88/cwt	294.00–330.00	1,678	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	255.18/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,426	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	297.39/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,674	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	289.26/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,681	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	285.92/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,770	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	258.86/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,657	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	264.90/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,796	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	698	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,710	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,849	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,937	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,974	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	291.51/cwt	277.50–300.00	912	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	876	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	259.83/cwt	247.00–272.50	961	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	293.52/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,165	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	274.43/cwt	262.50–281.00	1,191	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	296.23/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,324	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	298.99/cwt	291.00–307.50	1,396	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	274.30/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,281	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	243.88/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,180	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	270.76/cwt	257.00–284.00	1,392	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	246.40/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,294	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,408	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	237.16/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,354	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	240.46/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,488	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	181.86/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,149	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	211.05/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,399	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	236.00/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,584	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,476	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,690	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,693	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,048	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,387	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	261.25/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,343	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,525	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	233.75/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,424	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,437	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	224.04/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,629	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium 3	337	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	489	5
Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium 3	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	3
Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium 3	762	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,238	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,629	130.28/cwt	122.50–140.00	2,122	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	150.89/cwt	146.50–155.00	2,556	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	108.57/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,028	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	120.30/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,229	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	119.44/cwt	109.50–123.50	1,448	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	130.52/cwt	123.50–140.00	1,587	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	131.81/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,877	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	119.58/cwt	107.50–125.00	1,747	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	1,842.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,842	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,329	2,449.86/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,450	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	998	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,697	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Thu Mar 14, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 953Year ago 1,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 70Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 48

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	447	292.50–300.00	296.23
8	450–500	467	291.00–307.50	298.99
23	500–550	514	257.00–284.00	270.76
3	550–600	552	255.00	255.00
17	600–650	619	232.00–244.00	240.46
15	650–700	671	226.00–242.00	236.00
19	750–800	751	225.00	225.00
11	800–850	810	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	260.00	260.00
7	350–400	370	247.00–272.50	259.83
3	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
11	450–500	484	242.00–245.00	243.88
8	600–650	632	180.00–185.00	181.86
3	650–700	665	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	313	277.50–300.00	291.51
5	350–400	397	287.50–297.50	293.52
14	400–450	434	262.50–281.00	274.43
12	450–500	467	265.00–282.50	274.30
15	500–550	525	230.00–255.00	246.40
18	550–600	571	227.00–247.00	237.16
12	650–700	663	200.00–222.00	211.05
3	700–750	738	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	830	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	317.50	317.50
3	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	480	289.00	289.00
8	500–550	514	259.00–265.00	261.25
8	600–650	609	230.00–240.00	233.75
6	700–750	727	219.00–229.00	224.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	622	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	386	337.50–372.50	359.83
9	400–450	428	325.00–342.50	334.54
25	450–500	472	322.50–344.00	336.46
18	500–550	538	294.00–330.00	311.88
9	550–600	563	296.00–300.00	297.39
25	600–650	619	274.00–297.00	285.92
6	700–750	703	263.00	263.00
9	800–850	814	238.00	238.00
3	950–1000	987	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	366	310.00–335.00	323.14
8	400–450	421	297.50–300.00	298.39
17	450–500	473	300.00–312.50	305.39
17	500–550	526	275.00–289.00	282.84
14	550–600	581	280.00–292.00	289.26
17	600–650	640	254.00–270.00	258.86
19	650–700	678	250.00–271.00	264.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	302.50	302.50
4	400–450	446	272.50	272.50
8	450–500	485	270.00–281.00	276.03
11	550–600	559	235.00–268.00	255.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	145.00	145.00
3	700–750	740	150.00	150.00
2	750–800	762	162.50	162.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,282	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,842.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,329	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,449.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,022	114.00–127.00	120.30
6	—	947	105.00–112.00	108.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	107.50–125.00	119.58
11	—	1,424	126.00–138.50	131.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	123.50–140.00	130.52
16	—	1,212	109.50–123.50	119.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,694	146.50–155.00	150.89
4	—	1,629	122.50–140.00	130.28

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.