Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the best test of 500lb to 650lb steers sold 12.00 to 18.00 higher, other weights sold with a firm undertone. Heifers were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. A high quality run with many weaned and vaccinated calves and yearlings on offer this week. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.19/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −82.08 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$374.19

143 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$67.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.74

vs MO average

+0.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	394.08	2,147	88
Medium and Large 1-2	577	342.97	1,978	53
Medium and Large 2	558	326.26	1,821	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.82/cwt here — about $326 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale143 hd

374.19

—

MO average8 barns · 1,115 hd

376.93

−2.74

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+0.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−82.08

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	1,555	175.30	2,725	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	152.73	2,158	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	149.06	1,762	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	122.35	1,307	19

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)	1,211	$2,474	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$2,158	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,050	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,184	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,158.49/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,403	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	400–450	437	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	459.67/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	355.82/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	498	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	359.07/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	331.71/cwt	317.50–336.00	1,927	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	376.05/cwt	367.50–378.00	2,298	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	394.88/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,097	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	316.02/cwt	308.00–322.50	1,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	344.73/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,189	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	342.87/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,851	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	388.11/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	342.49/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	392.66/cwt	387.50–398.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	648	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	345.65/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,808	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	418.98/cwt	402.00–432.50	2,007	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	335.14/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	358.73/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	430.73/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,865	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	321.13/cwt	309.00–322.00	1,969	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	352.37/cwt	345.00–362.00	1,949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	375.56/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,758	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	331.58/cwt	317.50–337.00	2,351	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,687.97/head	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	175.86/cwt	154.00–202.50	1,658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	2,367.63/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	393.02/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,213	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	371.53/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,884	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	132.01/cwt	124.50–142.00	1,448	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	86.54/cwt	75.00–100.00	789	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	151.58/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	190.06/cwt	182.50–201.00	3,649	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	156.49/cwt	155.50–157.50	2,003	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	151.92/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,665	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	116.28/cwt	112.50–122.50	1,279	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	159.75/cwt	159.50–160.00	2,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	173.33/cwt	165.00–179.50	2,635	8
Bulls	—	—	1,145	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,183.51/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,184	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	300–350	336	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	366.49/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	322.64/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	417.98/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	332.31/cwt	332.00–332.50	1,974	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,934	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	314.35/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	334.99/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,273	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	311.09/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	362.27/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,688	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	328.33/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,203	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	333.31/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	748	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	358.29/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,364	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	315.61/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	326.26/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	373.07/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	404.16/cwt	382.50–417.50	1,722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	621	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,118	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	344.78/cwt	332.00–351.00	2,007	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	287.34/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,646	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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