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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Apr 18

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

580 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 805▼ 505 vs year ago 1,085 · −46.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 94▼ 106 vs year ago 198 · −53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 8▼ 11 vs year ago 53 · −20.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher, with spots of 4 weight calves up to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was moderate for all classes in the offering on a light supply.

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 $287.71/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −159.86 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$287.71

75 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$62.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.90

vs MO average

−16.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	314.13	1,691	35
Medium and Large 1-2	548	270.27	1,480	28
Medium and Large 2	539	251.34	1,354	12thin

One grade step is worth $62.78/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale75 hd

287.71

—

MO average18 barns · 3,234 hd

305.60

−17.90

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−16.68

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−159.86

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	1,716	155.32	2,665	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	121.49	1,440	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	115.80	1,797	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	97.46	947	26

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)	1,133	$1,639	12
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	352.81/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,207	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	278.74/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,045	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	293.44/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,221	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	357.58/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,491	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	334.41/cwt	323.00–339.00	1,481	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	348.22/cwt	331.00–357.50	1,630	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	283.74/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,342	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	324.66/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,555	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,740	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	270.65/cwt	267.50–292.00	1,415	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	253.07/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,326	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	319.28/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,695	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	294.55/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,655	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	247.89/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,408	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	269.67/cwt	266.00–288.00	1,580	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	255.96/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,577	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,953	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	288.04/cwt	284.50–308.00	1,789	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,405	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	249.74/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,713	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	272.44/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,874	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,588	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	233.36/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,851	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	224.97/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,834	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	316	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,003	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	981	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,086	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	241.41/cwt	222.50–255.00	917	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	312.56/cwt	304.00–318.00	1,310	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	291.77/cwt	277.50–296.00	1,228	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	230.06/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,077	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	278.13/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,327	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	296.69/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,430	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	490	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,066	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	287.77/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,491	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	262.57/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,371	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	233.26/cwt	205.00–248.00	1,236	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	219.95/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,245	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	257.70/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,461	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	238.26/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,403	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	249.00/cwt	248.50–255.00	1,496	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	239.41/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,482	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	229.64/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,562	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	223.61/cwt	220.00–224.50	1,606	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	208.93/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,513	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,654	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	383.33/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,246	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,295	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,585	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	152.66/cwt	141.50–160.00	2,536	16
Bulls	—	—	1,936	165.96/cwt	162.50–175.00	3,213	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	57.61/cwt	50.00–70.00	477	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	94.78/cwt	79.00–104.50	909	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	111.26/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,140	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	108.38/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,236	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	121.74/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,444	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,627	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	108.52/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,658	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	123.07/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,940	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	154.91/cwt	120.00–171.00	1,481	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	137.80/cwt	111.00–165.00	1,359	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	130.23/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,287	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	1,576.10/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,576	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	1,953.58/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1

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 Apr 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 805Year ago 1,085

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 94Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 8Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	299.00	299.00
2	350–400	365	297.50	297.50
5	400–450	421	277.50–296.00	291.77
30	450–500	477	266.00–290.00	278.13
19	500–550	522	251.00–280.00	262.57
7	550–600	567	251.00–264.00	257.70
17	600–650	619	231.00–243.00	239.41
6	650–700	680	223.00–237.00	229.64
9	700–750	724	200.00–212.00	208.93
4	800–850	848	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	589	237.50–239.00	238.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	419	304.00–318.00	312.56
13	450–500	482	294.00–306.00	296.69
19	500–550	518	285.00–290.00	287.77
5	550–600	558	275.00	275.00
13	600–650	601	248.50–255.00	249.00
5	700–750	718	220.00–224.50	223.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	222.50–255.00	241.41
2	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	468	222.00–235.00	230.06
3	500–550	530	205.00–248.00	233.26
4	550–600	566	200.00–234.00	219.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	342	335.00–359.00	352.81
3	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
13	400–450	443	323.00–339.00	334.41
19	450–500	479	320.00–327.00	324.66
17	500–550	523	267.50–292.00	270.65
11	550–600	586	266.00–288.00	269.67
3	600–650	616	250.00–259.00	255.96
8	650–700	686	237.00–258.00	249.74
4	700–750	725	218.00–220.00	218.98
22	750–800	793	232.00–246.00	233.36
4	800–850	815	220.00–228.00	224.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	417	345.00–368.00	357.58
13	450–500	468	331.00–357.50	348.22
21	500–550	531	314.00–326.00	319.28
10	550–600	562	290.00–299.00	294.55
46	600–650	621	284.50–308.00	288.04
8	650–700	688	269.00–276.00	272.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	260.00–290.00	278.74
4	400–450	416	274.00–300.00	293.44
4	450–500	473	280.00–285.00	283.74
8	500–550	524	240.00–260.00	253.07
4	550–600	568	230.00–258.00	247.89
2	650–700	682	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	323.00	323.00
3	500–550	545	277.50	277.50
2	600–650	642	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	857	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00–397.50	383.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	956	120.00–171.00	154.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	988	127.00–143.00	130.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	986	111.00–165.00	137.80

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)	10	—	1,101	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,576.10

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)	2	—	1,293	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,953.58

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)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,576	115.00–127.00	123.07
6	—	1,528	105.00–110.50	108.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	106.50–110.00	108.38
17	—	1,186	115.00–129.00	121.74
2	—	1,228	130.00–135.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	959	79.00–104.50	94.78
3	—	828	50.00–70.00	57.61
11	—	1,025	106.00–117.00	111.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,936	162.50–175.00	165.96
16	—	1,661	141.50–160.00	152.66

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.