Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold from 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.22/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −87.05 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$369.22

156 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$79.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.41

vs MO average

−8.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	379.75	1,986	95
Medium and Large 1-2	564	355.55	2,005	58
Medium and Large 2	522	300.00	1,566	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.75/cwt here — about $420 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 sale156 hd

369.22

—

MO average16 barns · 5,438 hd

384.63

−15.41

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−8.83

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−87.05

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	1,661	170.72	2,836	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	149.58	2,215	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	145.98	1,835	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	126.62	1,324	21

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)	1,250	$2,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,439	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,750	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	339.71/cwt	339.00–342.50	1,828	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	284.50/cwt	284.00–285.00	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	313.26/cwt	302.50–323.00	2,165	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	361.06/cwt	342.50–367.00	1,917	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,713.45/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	316.59/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,811	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	342.16/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,636	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	342.47/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,384	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	498	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	352.99/cwt	335.00–367.50	2,026	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	321.76/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,683	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	345.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,590	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	740	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	343.76/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,629	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	143.26/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,799	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	142.32/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,598	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	114.25/cwt	104.00–125.00	1,136	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	191.80/cwt	182.50–207.50	3,635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	169.51/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,834	6
Bulls	—	—	1,278	142.75/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	316.00/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,539	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,164	2,302.06/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,302	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	131.81/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,401	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	146.70/cwt	141.00–149.50	2,137	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	153.90/cwt	150.50–163.50	2,333	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	149.48/cwt	147.50–151.50	1,882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	326.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,506	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	311.04/cwt	296.00–321.00	1,960	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	357.39/cwt	347.00–367.00	1,826	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	380.27/cwt	362.50–387.00	1,635	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	354.52/cwt	344.00–369.00	2,170	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	444.55/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	432.69/cwt	415.00–452.00	1,830	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	316.60/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,902	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	363.77/cwt	362.50–367.00	1,702	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	381.78/cwt	377.00–389.00	1,997	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	557	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,000	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	287.32/cwt	281.00–302.50	1,779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	238.52/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,028	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	364.80/cwt	354.00–387.50	1,769	26

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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