Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm, slaughter cattle traded steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.05/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$317.05

66 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs MO average

+2.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	320.47	1,781	57
Medium and Large 2	545	302.50	1,649	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	528	293.37	1,549	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $232 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $373.72, median $401.31 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 sale66 hd

317.05

—

MO average17 barns · 2,955 hd

318.29

−1.24

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

+2.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−84.26

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	1,653	162.12	2,679	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	137.97	2,113	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	131.20	1,633	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	109.09	1,127	14

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)	1,344	$2,203	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,929	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$1,895	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	850–900	872	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	425.90/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	386.54/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	307.56/cwt	275.00–313.00	1,904	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	371.11/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,926	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	304.37/cwt	302.00–309.00	1,796	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	378.72/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	255.93/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	386.46/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	328.87/cwt	317.50–334.00	2,078	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	348.79/cwt	346.00–352.50	1,664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	300	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,298	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	2,117	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,391	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	144.76/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,812	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	127.65/cwt	116.00–138.00	1,583	13
Bulls	—	—	1,945	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,559	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	114.47/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,253	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	135.21/cwt	128.50–142.00	2,109	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	101.78/cwt	94.00–107.50	995	5
Bulls	—	—	1,150	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,679	161.65/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,714	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,928.75/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,929	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,895.24/head	1,575.00–2,200.00	1,895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	2,202.68/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	381.36/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	655	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	324.26/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	284.79/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,928	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	381.26/cwt	359.00–395.00	1,826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	334.96/cwt	310.00–354.00	1,759	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	293.37/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	362.60/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,302	8

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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