Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower with Slaughter bulls selling 3.00-6.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate. The unweaned and non vaccinated calves were generally discounted by the buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.08/cwt on 196 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −70.24 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$331.08

196 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$32.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.21

vs MO average

−9.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	337.00	1,955	133
Medium and Large 1-2	552	324.15	1,790	45
Medium and Large 2	510	304.63	1,554	18thin

One grade step is worth $32.37/cwt here — about $401 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

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 sale196 hd

331.08

—

MO average16 barns · 2,977 hd

345.29

−14.21

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−9.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−70.24

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	1,835	185.58	3,406	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,430	170.50	2,438	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	150.78	1,853	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	150.40	2,259	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	137.72	1,463	33

Every lot, as filed

78 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	422	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	623	341.71/cwt	333.00–351.00	2,129	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	592	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,084	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	501	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	347.68/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,857	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	392.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	351.19/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,016	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	305.16/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,865	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	374.75/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	345.40/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,692	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	364.33/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,913	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	311.19/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,827	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	385.93/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	333.62/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,758	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	373.37/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	284.02/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,441	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	347.53/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	336.08/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	283.14/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	349.84/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,476	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	318.46/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	341.87/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	289.25/cwt	285.00–298.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	334.80/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	320.98/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	304.63/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,554	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	317.33/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	346.45/cwt	317.50–355.00	1,268	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	143.14/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,826	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	157.29/cwt	155.50–160.00	1,867	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	149.97/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,852	12
Bulls	—	—	1,681	173.82/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,922	6
Bulls	—	—	1,970	200.02/cwt	194.50–208.00	3,940	5
Bulls	—	—	1,877	185.30/cwt	182.00–189.00	3,478	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.50	2,470	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	148.58/cwt	142.50–155.00	2,154	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,093	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,430	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	113.77/cwt	110.50–119.00	1,060	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	150.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	309.22/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,109	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	882	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,381	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	300–350	320	297.74/cwt	292.50–302.50	953	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	489	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,501	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	137.41/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,468	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	356.53/cwt	356.00–375.00	1,704	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	350.34/cwt	341.50–359.00	1,818	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	326.15/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,892	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	829	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	413.71/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	427.68/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	460.63/cwt	447.50–467.50	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	355.11/cwt	353.00–356.00	2,330	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	419.92/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	333.28/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,990	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	385.79/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	415.84/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	381.52/cwt	373.00–385.00	2,198	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	371.97/cwt	361.00–379.00	2,302	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	328.05/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.83/cwt	382.00–415.00	1,724	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	387.89/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,338	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	329.61/cwt	322.00–338.00	2,037	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	338.34/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,084	24

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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