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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Dec 5

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,533 head

▲ 502 vs last sale 1,031▲ 8 vs year ago 1,525 · +0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 134▼ 9 vs year ago 153 · −5.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 53▼ 23 vs year ago 44 · −52.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers weighing from 400 lbs to 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher. 600 - 750 lb steers sold mostly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of feeders and slaughter cattle.

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 $305.56/cwt on 237 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.01 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$305.56

237 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$83.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.74

vs MO average

−19.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	318.27	1,699	168
Medium and Large 1-2	564	285.72	1,612	54
Medium and Large 2	575	234.53	1,348	15thin

One grade step is worth $83.74/cwt here — about $351 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 sale237 hd

305.56

—

MO average17 barns · 5,051 hd

319.30

−13.74

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−19.81

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−142.01

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	1,706	143.63	2,450	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	116.09	1,797	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	107.88	1,319	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	86.51	885	38

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)	1,218	$1,955	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,307	$1,920	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,742	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,250	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	314.12/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,178	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,341	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	332.01/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,391	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	304.73/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,335	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	341.33/cwt	332.50–349.00	1,570	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,438	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	295.31/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,435	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	326.32/cwt	302.50–339.00	1,703	127
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,239	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	293.07/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,556	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,590	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	297.23/cwt	286.00–312.50	1,712	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	280.66/cwt	271.50–285.50	1,647	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,388	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	269.20/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,688	65
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	262.77/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,655	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	280.11/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,787	98
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,795	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	272.50/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,853	19
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	709	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,737	4
Steers	700–750	Large 2	718	219.58/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,577	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,007	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	247.61/cwt	247.50–248.00	2,060	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	290.44/cwt	283.00–297.50	941	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	330.00/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,198	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	319.02/cwt	291.00–327.00	1,343	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,232	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	304.94/cwt	292.00–316.00	1,491	56
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	274.77/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,355	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	297.00/cwt	283.00–306.50	1,530	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,524	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	269.63/cwt	253.00–278.00	1,418	34
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	528	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,412	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	232.79/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,241	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,363	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	245.73/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,435	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	261.00/cwt	250.00–265.25	1,600	119
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	243.08/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,514	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,581	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	189.50/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,287	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,756	3
Heifers	850–900	Large 2	860	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,754	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,063	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,150	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,334	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,426	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	245.93/cwt	220.00–273.00	1,434	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,585	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,029	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,636	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,684	136.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,300	8
Bulls	—	—	1,687	144.94/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,445	9
Bulls	—	—	1,791	154.82/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,773	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	67.96/cwt	65.00–71.00	665	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	84.60/cwt	76.00–94.00	855	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	100.49/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,068	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	99.35/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,202	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	110.31/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,356	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	124.05/cwt	120.50–129.00	1,530	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	115.06/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,731	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	124.05/cwt	121.50–130.50	1,967	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	99.78/cwt	99.50–100.00	1,604	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,955.46/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	1,955	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,741.89/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,742	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	1,919.59/head	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,920	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,212	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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,533Last week 1,031Year ago 1,525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 134Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 53Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	283.00–297.50	290.44
3	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	448	275.00	275.00
31	450–500	493	260.00–286.00	274.77
34	500–550	526	253.00–278.00	269.63
16	550–600	584	241.00–255.00	245.73
16	600–650	623	234.00–248.00	243.08
25	650–700	660	239.50	239.50
3	750–800	777	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	860	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	515	296.00	296.00
3	600–650	618	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
6	500–550	533	220.00–245.00	232.79
4	550–600	574	235.00–240.00	237.46
9	650–700	679	185.00–199.00	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	363	318.00–332.00	330.00
40	400–450	421	291.00–327.00	319.02
56	450–500	489	292.00–316.00	304.94
32	500–550	515	283.00–306.50	297.00
119	600–650	613	250.00–265.25	261.00
6	700–750	715	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	528	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	718	216.00–230.00	219.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	236.00	236.00
11	550–600	593	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	375	310.00–318.00	314.12
10	400–450	438	290.00–317.50	304.73
16	450–500	486	288.00–305.00	295.31
22	500–550	531	280.00–300.00	293.07
32	550–600	587	271.50–285.50	280.66
65	600–650	627	261.00–271.00	269.20
30	650–700	671	265.00–270.00	267.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
14	400–450	419	320.00–347.00	332.01
28	450–500	460	332.50–349.00	341.33
127	500–550	522	302.50–339.00	326.32
28	550–600	576	286.00–312.50	297.23
98	600–650	638	275.00–281.00	280.11
19	650–700	680	270.00–276.00	272.50
5	750–800	769	261.00	261.00
27	800–850	832	247.50–248.00	247.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	630	257.50–269.00	262.77
4	700–750	709	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	331.00	331.00
3	450–500	460	312.50	312.50
13	550–600	558	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	352	302.00	302.00
2	400–450	418	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	468	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	540	264.00	264.00
6	550–600	583	220.00–273.00	245.93
14	650–700	663	239.00	239.00
2	700–750	710	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,029	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	120.50–129.00	124.05
26	—	1,229	105.00–117.50	110.31
15	—	1,210	92.00–104.00	99.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,011	76.00–94.00	84.60
14	—	1,063	94.00–108.00	100.49
9	—	979	65.00–71.00	67.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	99.50–100.00	99.78
5	—	1,586	121.50–130.50	124.05
7	—	1,504	105.00–120.00	115.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,791	152.00–157.00	154.82
9	—	1,687	140.00–151.00	144.94
8	—	1,684	130.00–139.00	136.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,223	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,741.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,307	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,919.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,218	1,700.00–2,450.00	1,955.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	843	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	1	—	925	131.00	131.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.