Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers and heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.88/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −66.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$334.88

52 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$47.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs MO average

+4.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	346.78	1,892	39
Medium and Large 1-2	553	299.18	1,655	13thin

One grade step is worth $47.60/cwt here — about $237 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

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 sale52 hd

334.88

—

MO average13 barns · 1,234 hd

329.81

+5.07

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

+4.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−66.43

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	1,881	166.63	3,134	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	145.86	2,142	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	141.37	1,743	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	123.57	1,291	45

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)	1,239	$2,153	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,148	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,121	$1,979	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	892	$1,825	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,239	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	863	$1,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	376.69/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	272.10/cwt	267.50–273.00	1,894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	333.33/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	242.12/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	342.59/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,840	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	320.98/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	413.99/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,108	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,915.65/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	302.42/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	421.68/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	282.50/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,069.15/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	348.34/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	353.92/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	374.24/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	367.95/cwt	357.50–397.50	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	333.02/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	327.53/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,615	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	147.81/cwt	144.50–152.50	2,155	9
Bulls	—	—	1,473	150.70/cwt	145.00–156.50	2,220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	128.03/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,375	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	142.34/cwt	138.00–144.50	2,117	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	114.84/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,184	13
Bulls	—	—	2,017	171.94/cwt	166.50–175.50	3,468	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,812.50/head	2,800.00–2,825.00	2,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	700	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	842	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	126.67/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,602	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	91.21/cwt	80.00–116.50	962	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	138.13/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,669	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	141.13/cwt	134.50–144.50	1,411	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	147.21/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,827	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	302.77/cwt	287.50–322.50	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	378.98/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	312.44/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,843	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	892	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	959	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	411.00/cwt	392.50–425.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	421.14/cwt	402.50–432.50	1,744	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	375.02/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,785	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	280.51/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,958	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	390.23/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	326.35/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,841	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	1,552	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	2,444.68/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	307.80/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	327.05/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	369.99/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,942	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	395.99/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	352.91/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,906	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	325.45/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,034	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,208.95/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	400.42/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	392.01/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,501	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	358.77/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,715	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,238.68/head	1,885.00–2,515.00	2,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1

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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