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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, May 2

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

660 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 820▼ 794 vs year ago 1,454 · −54.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 141▼ 43 vs year ago 146 · −29.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 15▼ 14 vs year ago 46 · −30.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, except for 5 weight heifers which sold up to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good 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 $306.66/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −140.91 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$306.66

116 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$56.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs MO average

−1.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	315.98	1,741	85
Medium and Large 1-2	553	294.55	1,628	19thin
Medium and Large 2	530	259.80	1,377	12thin

One grade step is worth $56.18/cwt here — about $364 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 sale116 hd

306.66

—

MO average19 barns · 3,092 hd

317.08

−10.42

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−1.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−140.91

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	—	Low	1,572	153.83	2,418	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	126.21	1,895	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	123.61	1,463	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	100.54	1,016	39

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)	1,190	$1,596	12
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,350	2thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,117	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,241	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,267	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,288	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	333.88/cwt	331.00–343.00	1,409	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	350.98/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,527	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	346.44/cwt	338.50–359.00	1,621	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	340.97/cwt	339.00–343.00	1,599	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	275.99/cwt	256.00–297.50	1,319	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	318.56/cwt	303.00–335.00	1,535	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	264.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,374	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	295.90/cwt	287.00–307.50	1,556	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	322.59/cwt	312.00–326.00	1,716	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	315.73/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,752	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	311.91/cwt	307.00–315.50	1,747	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	293.34/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,693	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	297.29/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,840	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,767	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	239.12/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,492	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,848	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,889	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	270.36/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,782	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	247.88/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,762	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	218.02/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,690	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,188	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	275.30/cwt	272.50–281.00	1,087	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	291.81/cwt	275.00–304.00	1,278	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,388	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,437	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	264.23/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,250	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	291.77/cwt	274.00–298.00	1,392	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	274.10/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,403	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	302.35/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,575	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	242.77/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,282	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,660	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	282.27/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,578	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	268.46/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,519	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,484	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	235.20/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,348	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	200.61/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,250	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	251.84/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,579	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	237.64/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,507	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,609	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,604	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,630	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,723	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	200.82/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,691	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,374	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	301.01/cwt	286.00–307.00	1,358	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,199	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	239.91/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,377	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,462	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	206.45/cwt	191.50–215.50	1,654	12
Bulls	950–1000	Large 1-2	952	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,771	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 2	1,025	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,476	4
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,060	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,099	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,526	156.64/cwt	142.00–165.50	2,390	7
Bulls	—	—	1,960	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	72.57/cwt	61.00–80.00	612	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	124.21/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,207	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	93.16/cwt	82.50–103.00	965	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	112.71/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,177	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	111.84/cwt	108.00–118.50	1,272	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	123.72/cwt	119.00–128.50	1,446	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	133.03/cwt	129.50–134.50	1,693	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	113.78/cwt	113.50–114.00	1,690	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	132.56/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,988	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	126.13/cwt	124.50–128.00	1,902	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	148.55/cwt	130.00–186.00	1,337	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,596.15/head	1,250.00–1,860.00	1,596	12

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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 820Year ago 1,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 141Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 15Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	370.00	370.00
8	350–400	376	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	422	331.00–343.00	333.88
14	450–500	482	303.00–335.00	318.56
9	500–550	526	287.00–307.50	295.90
10	550–600	577	290.00–297.50	293.34
11	600–650	620	280.00–290.00	285.07
8	650–700	659	250.00–279.00	270.36
4	700–750	711	230.00–257.00	247.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	256.00–297.50	275.99
10	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	264.76
2	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
10	600–650	624	215.00–245.00	239.12
3	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	775	216.00–219.00	218.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	352	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	435	350.00–355.00	350.98
23	450–500	468	338.50–359.00	346.44
22	500–550	532	312.00–326.00	322.59
34	550–600	560	307.00–315.50	311.91
24	600–650	619	292.50–299.00	297.29
4	650–700	656	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	469	339.00–343.00	340.97
29	550–600	555	315.00–316.00	315.73
7	600–650	644	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	473	257.50–270.00	264.23
2	500–550	528	238.00–247.50	242.77
5	550–600	573	220.00–250.00	235.20
2	600–650	623	195.00–206.00	200.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	272.50–281.00	275.30
18	400–450	438	275.00–304.00	291.81
24	450–500	477	274.00–298.00	291.77
15	500–550	512	272.00–278.00	274.10
12	550–600	566	267.00–273.00	268.46
4	600–650	634	224.00–243.00	237.64
3	650–700	690	232.50	232.50
2	700–750	715	228.00	228.00
3	800–850	842	200.00–202.50	200.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	573	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	322.00	322.00
3	450–500	452	307.00	307.00
45	500–550	521	298.00–304.00	302.35
9	550–600	559	278.00–286.00	282.27
10	600–650	627	247.00–253.00	251.84
5	650–700	658	244.50	244.50
20	750–800	754	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	710	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	432	318.00	318.00
7	450–500	451	286.00–307.00	301.01
2	500–550	542	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	574	234.00–258.00	239.91
3	600–650	630	232.00	232.00
12	800–850	801	191.50–215.50	206.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,025	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	952	186.00	186.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	605	208.00	208.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	900	130.00–186.00	148.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	825	1,350.00	1,350.00

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)	12	—	1,190	1,250.00–1,860.00	1,596.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	124.50–128.00	126.13
4	—	1,500	129.00–137.00	132.56
2	—	1,485	113.50–114.00	113.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,169	119.00–128.50	123.72
5	—	1,137	108.00–118.50	111.84
6	—	1,273	129.50–134.50	133.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	124.00–125.00	124.21
11	—	1,044	107.00–119.00	112.71
4	—	843	61.00–80.00	72.57
19	—	1,036	82.50–103.00	93.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	114.00	114.00
7	—	1,526	142.00–165.50	156.64
1	—	1,960	174.00	174.00

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.