Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer sold mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher, and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.70/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −108.58 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$347.70

63 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$55.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.39

vs MO average

−26.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	372.40	2,003	20
Medium and Large 1-2	573	341.22	1,956	34
Medium and Large 2	521	317.27	1,653	9thin

One grade step is worth $55.13/cwt here — about $350 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 sale63 hd

347.70

—

MO average18 barns · 4,776 hd

384.08

−36.39

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−26.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−108.58

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	1,688	161.42	2,725	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	145.20	2,112	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	139.67	1,674	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	126.56	1,313	24

Every lot, as filed

74 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	500–550	528	371.50/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	370.03/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	275.96/cwt	264.00–280.00	2,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	330.31/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,694	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	360.21/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	342.06/cwt	332.00–354.00	2,121	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	366.08/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	337.37/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	437.00/cwt	420.00–446.00	1,818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	310.59/cwt	306.00–317.50	1,786	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	433.48/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	357.38/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,116	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	288.05/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	302	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	327	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	332.10/cwt	310.00–334.50	2,245	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	317.33/cwt	298.00–322.00	1,971	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,339	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	402.05/cwt	402.00–402.50	1,918	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	415.95/cwt	415.00–417.00	1,481	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,153	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	171.36/cwt	167.00–180.50	3,119	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	146.33/cwt	137.50–153.00	2,135	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	127.14/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,591	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	141.47/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,659	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	576	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,526	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,425	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	144.86/cwt	143.50–146.50	2,127	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	126.85/cwt	119.00–138.00	1,331	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	117.53/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	329.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,834	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	192.17/cwt	159.00–204.00	1,760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,637	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	248.29/cwt	234.00–265.00	2,093	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	262.98/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	353.34/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	296.49/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	338.78/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	295.48/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	302.46/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	403.13/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	317.67/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	335.42/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,982	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	242.63/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	381.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,860	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	337.57/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	317.27/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	265.71/cwt	263.50–268.00	2,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	402.51/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,582	3

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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