Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2024-09-26

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Sep 26

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

792 head

▲ 285 vs last sale 507▼ 112 vs year ago 904 · −12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 85▼ 6 vs year ago 116 · −5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 30▼ 26 vs year ago 40 · −65.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 3.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 6.00 lower to 18.00 higher with six weight heifers showing the most gain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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 $278.50/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −169.07 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$278.50

110 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$81.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

vs MO average

+4.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	293.69	1,599	60
Medium and Large 1-2	538	264.46	1,423	46
Medium 2	592	212.00	1,255	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.69/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale110 hd

278.50

—

MO average16 barns · 1,847 hd

282.66

−4.17

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+4.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−169.07

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	—	Average	1,634	144.89	2,368	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	113.58	1,659	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	113.06	1,379	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	98.39	1,059	29

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)	1,288	$1,998	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,600	1thin

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.

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	335	299.86/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,005	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	313.64/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,308	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	237.19/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,003	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	295.84/cwt	284.00–309.00	1,358	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	265.88/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,388	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	297.11/cwt	286.00–312.00	1,554	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	292.22/cwt	273.00–303.00	1,645	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	262.05/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,481	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,585	4
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	592	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,255	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	249.14/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,540	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	269.76/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,718	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,678	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	267.81/cwt	267.50–268.50	1,768	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	256.59/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,719	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	250.76/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,803	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	242.85/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,800	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	236.44/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,851	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,714	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,982	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,936	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,088	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	923	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	900	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,070	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	299.94/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,269	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	247.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,178	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	279.09/cwt	274.50–290.00	1,351	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,329	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	231.37/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,129	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	254.34/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,323	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	230.33/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,221	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	266.90/cwt	264.50–269.50	1,428	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,506	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	235.16/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,336	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	254.50/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,451	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	258.54/cwt	245.00–265.50	1,598	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	235.33/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,480	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	237.53/cwt	228.00–239.50	1,558	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,589	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,773	40
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	216.91/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,718	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	932	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,383	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,181	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	257.67/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,355	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	251.99/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,434	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	236.22/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,441	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	132.21/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.50	2,406	5
Bulls	—	—	1,778	151.70/cwt	151.00–152.50	2,697	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	80.50/cwt	75.00–85.00	834	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	100.86/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,079	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	108.47/cwt	106.00–111.50	1,203	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	107.48/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,288	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	115.09/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,412	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	117.45/cwt	112.50–122.00	1,702	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	126.17/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,855	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	105.21/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,551	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	1,677.38/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,677	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,401	2,181.83/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,182	7

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 Sep 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 507Year ago 904

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 85Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	292.00–303.00	299.94
22	450–500	484	274.50–290.00	279.09
20	500–550	535	264.50–269.50	266.90
5	550–600	560	269.00	269.00
53	600–650	618	245.00–265.50	258.54
2	700–750	700	227.00	227.00
40	750–800	771	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	930	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	278.00	278.00
3	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
15	450–500	475	240.00–250.00	247.90
17	500–550	520	250.00–258.00	254.34
6	550–600	570	244.00–260.00	254.50
16	600–650	629	221.00–241.00	235.33
18	650–700	656	228.00–239.50	237.53
13	750–800	792	216.00–220.00	216.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	353	255.00	255.00
10	450–500	488	229.00–241.00	231.37
12	500–550	530	229.00–233.00	230.33
12	550–600	568	230.00–239.00	235.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	486	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	309.00–316.00	313.64
10	450–500	459	284.00–309.00	295.84
28	500–550	523	286.00–312.00	297.11
28	550–600	563	273.00–303.00	292.22
49	600–650	637	263.00–274.00	269.76
10	650–700	660	267.50–268.50	267.81
24	700–750	719	250.00–256.00	250.76
33	800–850	824	240.50	240.50
8	850–900	851	227.50	227.50
4	950–1000	971	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	287.50–307.50	299.86
2	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
3	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
29	500–550	522	254.00–275.00	265.88
17	550–600	565	255.00–272.00	262.05
18	600–650	618	240.00–256.00	249.14
26	650–700	670	256.00–260.00	256.59
15	700–750	741	239.00–245.00	242.85
13	750–800	783	234.00–240.00	236.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	225.00–250.00	237.19
4	750–800	788	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	566	280.00	280.00
12	650–700	653	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	282.50	282.50
4	500–550	526	252.00–263.00	257.67
6	550–600	569	240.00–258.00	251.99
8	600–650	610	231.00–238.00	236.22
2	750–800	780	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	492	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,474	101.00–109.00	105.21
3	—	1,470	125.00–128.00	126.17
14	—	1,449	112.50–122.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,227	112.00–120.00	115.09
8	—	1,198	103.00–110.00	107.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,109	106.00–111.50	108.47
9	—	1,070	95.00–106.00	100.86
8	—	1,036	75.00–85.00	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	145.00–150.50	147.24
2	—	1,490	132.00–132.50	132.21
2	—	1,778	151.00–152.50	151.70

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	—	870	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	7	—	1,401	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,181.83

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)	4	—	1,089	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,677.38

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.