Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 600lbs sold with a weaker undertone and heifers over 600lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sold mostly steady. Receipts were lighter this week after last weeks large run, and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.77/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −120.50 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$335.77

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$77.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs MO average

−13.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	355.92	1,858	25
Medium and Large 1-2	573	311.46	1,785	16thin
Medium and Large 2	578	278.36	1,609	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.56/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale43 hd

335.77

—

MO average15 barns · 2,725 hd

346.53

−10.76

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−13.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−120.50

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	—	High	1,691	152.82	2,583	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	137.04	1,947	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	133.86	1,632	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	108.20	1,102	33

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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	698	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	288.79/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	272.66/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,571	8
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	498	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	399.84/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	331.37/cwt	331.00–332.50	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	278.36/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,609	2
Steers	Large 2	750–800	772	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	315.92/cwt	294.00–331.00	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	283.83/cwt	276.50–287.50	2,021	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	488	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	274.32/cwt	272.00–275.00	2,016	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	355.92/cwt	338.00–368.00	1,858	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	380.82/cwt	371.00–392.00	1,801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	362.17/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	299.31/cwt	292.50–301.00	1,984	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	260.39/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,982	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	271.20/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	245.00–259.00	2,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	251.64/cwt	235.00–255.00	2,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	309.49/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,823	13
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	381.73/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	354.90/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	362.05/cwt	354.00–370.00	1,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	300.60/cwt	290.00–301.50	1,915	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	193.04/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	287.15/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	270.06/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	142.22/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,849	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	98.49/cwt	85.00–106.00	984	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	138.62/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,916	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	144.34/cwt	142.50–148.50	2,198	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	125.83/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,471	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	135.08/cwt	129.50–138.50	1,645	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	116.36/cwt	106.50–126.00	1,230	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,725	4
Bulls	—	—	2,143	173.54/cwt	171.00–176.00	3,719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	158.28/cwt	149.00–168.00	2,768	12
Bulls	—	—	1,512	140.94/cwt	132.00–147.00	2,131	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	190.79/cwt	165.00–220.00	1,536	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	698	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,477	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	145.54/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	261.72/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	324.94/cwt	311.00–332.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	351.36/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	258.05/cwt	251.50–259.00	1,809	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	306.85/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	295.29/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	357.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	252.36/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	314.50/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,239	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	343.69/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,282	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	228.04/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	252.95/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	271.57/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,700	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	317.45/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,267	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	297.84/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,445	5

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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