Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 20.00 higher. The supply of weaned and more attractive feeders was very good compared to the previous sale, with a good demand from buyers. Slaughter cows traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.41/cwt on 279 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.86 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$319.41

279 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$68.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

vs MO average

−13.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	326.39	1,793	234
Medium and Large 1-2	541	293.50	1,587	32
Medium and Large 2	567	257.52	1,460	13thin

One grade step is worth $68.87/cwt here — about $332 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $420.65, median $456.27 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale279 hd

319.41

—

MO average6 barns · 2,710 hd

329.62

−10.21

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

−13.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−136.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,665	142.10	2,366	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	114.61	1,683	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	110.49	1,360	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	79.10	817	11

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)	995	$1,593	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,189	$1,286	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	315.43/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,486	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	310.35/cwt	299.00–330.50	1,781	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	259.72/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	342.70/cwt	314.00–358.50	1,796	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	263.81/cwt	262.00–269.00	2,068	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	344.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,450	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	298.65/cwt	288.00–316.00	1,861	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	294.31/cwt	289.00–307.50	1,569	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	283.49/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,814	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	272.55/cwt	265.00–280.50	1,960	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	293.98/cwt	286.50–304.00	1,937	212
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	913	241.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	283.80/cwt	279.00–286.50	1,896	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	314.25/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,499	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	247.40/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,905	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	322.31/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	267.57/cwt	260.00–273.50	1,787	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	261.55/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,867	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	282.65/cwt	271.00–299.00	1,354	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	271.00/cwt	262.00–275.50	1,699	95
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	871	220.28/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	816	220.59/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,123	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	284.54/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,497	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	326.38/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	299.53/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,588	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	261.49/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,896	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	346.35/cwt	334.00–372.50	1,645	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	256.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,205	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	289.60/cwt	282.50–311.00	1,622	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	276.83/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,633	98
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,286.34/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,286	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,593.47/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,593	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	143.52/cwt	114.00–155.00	1,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,676	144.95/cwt	138.00–148.50	2,429	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	102.93/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,270	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,086	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	114.95/cwt	108.00–116.50	1,693	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,622	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	82.49/cwt	76.00–86.00	877	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	69.14/cwt	62.00–75.00	702	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	112.57/cwt	104.50–117.50	1,399	10

How this sale compares

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.

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