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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Oct 17

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,042 head

▲ 451 vs last sale 591▲ 77 vs year ago 965 · +8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 89▼ 31 vs year ago 142 · −21.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▼ 44 vs year ago 65 · −67.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower based on limited weight comparisons, and 600lb - 700lb steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. The best test of 500lb to 700lb heifers sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a moderate 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 $280.51/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −167.06 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$280.51

189 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$51.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs MO average

−18.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	296.32	1,591	43
Medium 1	535	289.50	1,549	50
Medium and Large 1-2	551	272.82	1,503	82
Medium and Large 2	580	244.84	1,420	14thin

One grade step is worth $51.48/cwt here — about $171 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 sale189 hd

280.51

—

MO average16 barns · 2,035 hd

284.84

−4.33

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−18.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−167.06

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	1,727	148.66	2,567	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	124.10	1,799	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	119.39	1,536	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	98.25	1,043	34

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,475	$1,918	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,893	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,025	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,041	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	309.88/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,125	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	341.22/cwt	337.00–354.00	1,286	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	281.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,160	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	327.70/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,383	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	301.64/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,282	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	326.81/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,562	18
Steers	450–500	Medium 1Unweaned	480	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,459	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	283.05/cwt	279.00–304.00	1,398	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	304.98/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,571	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	280.36/cwt	274.00–296.00	1,455	25
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	535	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,549	50
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	293.81/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,657	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	269.52/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,523	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,566	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	244.84/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,420	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	259.76/cwt	256.50–266.50	1,618	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	274.48/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,721	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	629	248.99/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,566	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,644	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	233.87/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,499	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	254.48/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,695	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	263.27/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,761	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	225.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,549	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	258.81/cwt	256.00–259.50	1,856	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	212.51/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,536	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	734	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,762	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,732	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	228.51/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,885	14
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,065	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,757	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	958	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	282.31/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,019	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	267.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,097	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	236.77/cwt	220.00–242.00	985	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	427	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,089	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	252.48/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,204	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	230.21/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,110	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	267.36/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,307	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	267.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,397	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	241.41/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,279	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	237.42/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,334	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	255.54/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,467	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	574	231.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,329	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	219.36/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,277	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	229.87/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,418	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	207.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,313	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	252.88/cwt	239.00–255.50	1,626	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	248.82/cwt	237.00–249.75	1,627	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	212.50/cwt	203.00–217.50	1,430	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	230.81/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,567	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	223.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,590	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,731	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	224.08/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,721	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,854	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	928	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,032	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	789	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,319	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,149	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,297	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	257.95/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,377	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,184	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,316	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	232.08/cwt	218.00–238.50	1,425	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,528	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	208.52/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,485	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	193.95/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,619	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	128.52/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	151.25/cwt	140.00–157.50	2,639	11
Bulls	—	—	1,760	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,825	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	72.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	645	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	90.34/cwt	76.00–95.00	890	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,271	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	106.76/cwt	96.50–114.00	1,220	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	111.30/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,356	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	120.56/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,556	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,723	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,710	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	114.07/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,705	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	129.51/cwt	128.50–132.50	1,982	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	179.32/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,601	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	132.34/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,621	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,484.44/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,484	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	1,918.14/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,918	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,619	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200	4

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 Oct 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 591Year ago 965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 89Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	361	270.00–291.00	282.31
10	400–450	410	265.00–280.00	267.52
20	450–500	477	241.00–259.00	252.48
18	500–550	530	232.00–245.00	241.41
13	550–600	562	233.00–248.00	237.42
17	600–650	617	225.00–239.00	229.87
8	650–700	679	230.00–232.00	230.81
5	700–750	710	220.00–225.00	223.98
4	750–800	768	210.00–229.00	224.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	416	220.00–242.00	236.77
10	450–500	482	225.00–236.00	230.21
6	550–600	582	214.00–225.00	219.36
2	600–650	633	200.00–215.00	207.41
5	650–700	673	203.00–217.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	489	267.00–269.00	267.36
21	500–550	522	265.00–270.00	267.67
34	550–600	574	253.00–264.00	255.54
19	600–650	643	239.00–255.50	252.88
41	650–700	654	237.00–249.75	248.82
6	700–750	735	235.50	235.50
20	800–850	806	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	255.00	255.00
9	550–600	574	220.00–235.00	231.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	280.00–285.00	281.47
14	550–600	580	235.00–252.00	244.84
13	600–650	641	220.00–240.00	233.87
12	650–700	687	225.00–230.00	225.42
4	700–750	723	200.00–219.00	212.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	337.00–354.00	341.22
7	400–450	422	326.00–330.00	327.70
18	450–500	478	312.00–333.00	326.81
26	500–550	515	295.00–313.00	304.98
9	550–600	564	284.00–295.00	293.81
25	600–650	627	268.00–275.00	274.48
13	650–700	669	261.00–267.00	263.27
10	700–750	717	256.00–259.50	258.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,065	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	327.50	327.50
10	350–400	363	300.00–317.50	309.88
8	400–450	425	290.00–309.00	301.64
9	450–500	494	279.00–304.00	283.05
25	500–550	519	274.00–296.00	280.36
57	550–600	565	260.00–283.00	269.52
49	600–650	623	256.50–266.50	259.76
8	650–700	666	250.00–259.00	254.48
3	700–750	745	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
14	800–850	825	226.00–229.00	228.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	629	240.00–258.00	248.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	578	271.00	271.00
13	600–650	631	260.50	260.50
10	700–750	734	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	480	304.00	304.00
50	500–550	535	289.50	289.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	297.50	297.50
2	400–450	412	279.00	279.00
3	450–500	497	261.00	261.00
6	500–550	534	257.00–260.00	257.95
5	600–650	614	218.00–238.50	232.08
5	650–700	660	231.50	231.50
4	700–750	712	205.00–212.00	208.52
4	800–850	835	180.00–208.00	193.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	317.50	317.50
2	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	401	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	227.50	227.50
3	500–550	538	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	572	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	125.00–127.00	125.98
19	—	1,291	116.00–124.00	120.56
6	—	1,218	109.00–113.00	111.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	985	76.00–95.00	90.34
1	—	1,100	115.50	115.50
17	—	1,143	96.50–114.00	106.76
2	—	888	70.00–75.00	72.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	113.00–115.00	114.07
5	—	1,530	128.50–132.50	129.51
8	—	1,388	120.00–125.00	123.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	120.00–135.00	128.52
1	—	1,760	160.50	160.50
11	—	1,745	140.00–157.50	151.25

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	2	—	1,225	120.00–143.00	132.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	893	165.00–200.00	179.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,025.00	2,025.00

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)	3	—	1,108	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,484.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,475	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,918.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,619	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200.00

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.