Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's very light run, steers sold mostly 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Most weights of heifers had very few to compare to, but the best test of 600lb heifers sold 12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy supply of feeder cattle, with many high quality groups of long weaned and vaccinated yearlings in town. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and sold with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.85/cwt on 281 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.42 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$321.85

281 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$61.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.56

vs MO average

−20.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	334.97	1,831	151
Medium and Large 1-2	554	310.95	1,722	115
Medium and Large 2	544	273.36	1,487	15thin

One grade step is worth $61.60/cwt here — about $344 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.

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 sale281 hd

321.85

—

MO average18 barns · 4,723 hd

335.41

−13.56

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−20.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−134.42

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	—	Low	1,817	145.89	2,651	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	122.77	1,502	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,539	122.69	1,888	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	88.01	884	41

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)	1,118	$1,819	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$1,586	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,472	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$2,518	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	794	$1,684	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	264.98/cwt	260.00–267.00	2,141	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	271.90/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,694	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	316.27/cwt	307.50–326.00	1,822	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	253.31/cwt	245.00–268.50	1,943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	400.72/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,342	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	378.12/cwt	371.00–400.00	1,592	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	255.60/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	292.55/cwt	286.50–304.50	1,960	216
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	263.92/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	279.66/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	236.71/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	270.92/cwt	270.00–272.50	2,081	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	247.04/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,435	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	361.08/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,722	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	603	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	242.87/cwt	226.00–247.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	283.59/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,370	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	225.32/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	227.32/cwt	220.00–245.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	305.83/cwt	297.00–311.00	1,939	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	341.64/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,459	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	366.97/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,398	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	298.55/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,714	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	396.27/cwt	386.00–400.00	1,518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	301.34/cwt	294.00–316.00	1,416	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	275.35/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,872	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	337.06/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,618	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	251.01/cwt	236.00–258.00	2,073	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	350.70/cwt	331.00–362.00	1,831	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	282.19/cwt	276.00–286.50	2,023	151
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	500–550	500	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	455	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	323.56/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,725	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	268.97/cwt	258.00–272.50	2,001	38
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	472	273.36/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,489	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	134.29/cwt	129.50–140.00	1,722	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	104.94/cwt	94.50–116.00	1,152	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	133.45/cwt	130.50–136.00	2,022	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	123.05/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,905	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	114.82/cwt	114.50–115.00	1,320	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	64.11/cwt	50.00–75.00	645	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	121.42/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,481	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,696	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	81.29/cwt	75.00–93.00	753	19
Bulls	—	—	1,714	138.90/cwt	135.00–143.50	2,381	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	148.99/cwt	144.50–159.00	2,776	9
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	721	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	934	2,517.83/head	2,300.00–2,585.00	2,518	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,471.88/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,472	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,589.07/head	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,589	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	2,751.03/head	2,625.00–2,850.00	2,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	188.02/cwt	178.00–201.00	1,688	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,261	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	2,127.49/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,127	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	155.29/cwt	135.00–195.00	1,567	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,067	1,217.81/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	314.63/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	280.31/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	261.19/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	224.10/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	278.42/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,609	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	277.43/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,734	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	293.81/cwt	289.50–305.00	1,686	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	327.94/cwt	318.00–333.00	1,561	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	249.70/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	305.83/cwt	294.00–320.00	1,615	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	331.14/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,411	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	232.45/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	339.58/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,290	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	264.20/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	279.59/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,465	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	266.24/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,760	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	234.00/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,968.32/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,968	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,628.88/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,629	2

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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