Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 10.00-25.00 higher with feeder heifers selling steady to 5.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction 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 $329.55/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −71.76 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$329.55

140 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$76.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.94

vs MO average

−3.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	351.19	1,832	47
Medium and Large 1-2	552	319.58	1,763	91
Medium and Large 2	542	275.00	1,491	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.19/cwt here — about $342 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 sale140 hd

329.55

—

MO average17 barns · 3,500 hd

338.49

−8.94

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−3.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−71.76

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	1,599	166.66	2,664	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	148.85	1,822	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	147.81	2,187	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	125.66	1,334	22

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 (2-4 yrs)	892	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,289	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	842	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,100	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	399.53/cwt	380.00–427.50	2,090	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	354.43/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	374.11/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	414.52/cwt	387.50–417.50	1,567	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	288.88/cwt	287.50–293.00	1,999	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	228.68/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	443.73/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	372.02/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	548	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	366.04/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,380	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	429.08/cwt	412.50–445.00	1,609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	330.95/cwt	302.50–342.50	1,777	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	362.77/cwt	345.00–366.00	1,926	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	397.50–412.50	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	329.50/cwt	312.50–344.00	2,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	297.20/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	349.12/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	316.99/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	345.86/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,660	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	282.88/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,028	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	300.51/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,731	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	130.40/cwt	124.50–138.50	1,351	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,055	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,523	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	154.27/cwt	151.50–159.00	2,192	6
Bulls	—	—	2,075	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	3,662	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,076	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	892	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	142.28/cwt	140.50–145.00	2,177	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	137.48/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,729	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	153.11/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,854	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	117.63/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,287	9
Bulls	—	—	1,682	171.58/cwt	163.50–177.00	2,886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	302.92/cwt	275.00–332.50	1,312	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	842	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	336.47/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	402.93/cwt	394.00–432.50	1,708	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	363.57/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,738	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	372.75/cwt	303.00–442.50	2,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	314.57/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,381	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	450.27/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	384.85/cwt	371.00–390.50	2,244	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	371.41/cwt	348.00–384.50	2,266	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	415.76/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,979	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	336.42/cwt	309.00–341.50	2,389	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	354.62/cwt	312.50–366.50	2,348	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	304.67/cwt	296.00–309.00	2,440	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,499	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,461.81/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	355.17/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,811	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	325.50/cwt	314.00–337.50	2,034	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	442.17/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,884	9

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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