Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2024-05-09

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, May 9
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 660▼ 531 vs year ago 1,276 · −41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 103▼ 74 vs year ago 193 · −38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 32▲ 6 vs year ago 32 · +18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 475 lbs. sold steady with heavier weights selling 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls selling 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $301.47/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.09 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.
Average price
$301.47
107 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.24
vs MO average
−8.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546308.891,68555
Medium and Large 1-2559293.631,64152
One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $44 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 sale107 hd
301.47
—
MO average14 barns · 3,260 hd
315.71
−14.24
National average167 barns · 10,730 hd
309.71
−8.24
This barn, trailing median33 sales
447.56
−146.09
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
516461406350median 447.5603/0504/3006/2509/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,828152.722,7926thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,420129.171,83418
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235127.951,58019
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92292.1685058

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$2,30316
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,248$1,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,6503thin

Every lot

69 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,2383
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365372.85/cwt360.00–380.001,36110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2153
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417320.90/cwt310.00–329.001,3387
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433351.02/cwt341.00–362.001,52016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458346.60/cwt345.00–348.001,58715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned477325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,55025
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486321.44/cwt306.00–328.001,56233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539310.56/cwt300.00–319.001,67442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547290.08/cwt288.00–300.001,58720
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned561300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,68315
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567303.49/cwt298.00–308.001,72113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571292.18/cwt276.50–300.001,66817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614278.36/cwt277.00–280.001,70913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643267.87/cwt260.00–272.501,72219
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,83714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680258.55/cwt253.00–265.001,75823
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,73711
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760235.50/cwt235.00–236.001,7906
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0893
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339303.23/cwt292.50–311.001,0287
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375308.57/cwt300.00–318.001,15712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned413298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,2316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414311.94/cwt298.00–319.001,29110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434251.15/cwt242.00–257.501,09011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461304.90/cwt297.00–316.001,40627
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476285.38/cwt270.00–294.001,35823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486266.94/cwt264.00–270.001,2976
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned487280.19/cwt277.00–285.001,36540
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516285.18/cwt274.00–295.001,47260
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540265.66/cwt260.00–269.001,4358
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563263.12/cwt248.00–269.001,48111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577242.01/cwt238.00–246.001,3966
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613246.36/cwt243.50–249.501,51018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632231.55/cwt229.00–239.001,4638
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5875
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680231.26/cwt225.00–236.501,57313
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5053
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,2053
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2063
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4243
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525266.13/cwt255.00–278.001,3976
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4443
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5184
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4463
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6154
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2691240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6586
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2701229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6054
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,828152.72/cwt150.00–155.002,7926
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82377.29/cwt65.00–82.5063615
Cows—Lean 85-90%94091.73/cwt85.00–102.5086231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000111.87/cwt108.00–116.501,11912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196122.82/cwt116.50–126.001,4697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257130.95/cwt127.50–133.501,64612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,402127.49/cwt125.00–129.501,7875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430134.14/cwt129.00–143.501,91811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1942,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4122,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1898180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6166
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,5843
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503

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.