Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison. Five weight steers sold up to 405.00/cwt. with six weights selling up to 382.50/cwt.. Five weight feeder heifers sold up to 380.00/cwt. with six weights selling up to 359.00/cwt. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows sold up to 173.50/cwt. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.36/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.91 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$386.36

69 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$23.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

vs MO average

+7.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	390.84	2,197	56
Medium and Large 1-2	563	367.09	2,065	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.74/cwt here — about $132 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 sale69 hd

386.36

—

MO average14 barns · 3,130 hd

397.10

−10.74

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

+7.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−69.91

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	1,718	192.16	3,302	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	164.60	2,557	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	160.53	1,951	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	139.60	1,419	40

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)	1,252	$2,525	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,433	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	914	$2,101	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$3,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	600–650	621	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	370.81/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	409.33/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,989	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,351.29/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	335.04/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,769	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	258.80/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	371.28/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,997	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,324.58/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	394.05/cwt	376.00–401.00	1,899	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	344.54/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,343	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	322.92/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	293.72/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	406.28/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	308.76/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	281.48/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	307.12/cwt	300.00–323.50	2,076	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	366.33/cwt	352.00–377.00	2,077	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	334.30/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,401	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	353.95/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,562	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	700–750	735	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	225.01/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	324.23/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	155.18/cwt	149.00–160.50	1,850	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	138.80/cwt	127.00–148.00	1,389	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	120.02/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,125	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	153.15/cwt	148.00–160.50	1,663	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	140.98/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,098	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	189.89/cwt	186.50–191.50	3,131	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	805	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	474	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,304	2
Steers	Large 1	700–750	747	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,301	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	167.88/cwt	162.00–173.50	2,629	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	158.73/cwt	155.00–162.50	2,386	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	4,202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	164.65/cwt	160.50–168.00	2,030	13
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	392	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	310	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	765	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	498	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,407	3
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	337	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	294.55/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	363.40/cwt	351.00–380.00	1,882	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	326.27/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,352	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	351.79/cwt	329.00–359.00	2,202	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	344.90/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,938	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	332.77/cwt	329.50–335.00	1,953	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	369.38/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	317.05/cwt	316.00–326.00	2,514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	369.55/cwt	356.00–382.50	2,391	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,139	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,700.53/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	398.54/cwt	389.00–405.00	2,048	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	361.58/cwt	352.00–380.00	2,412	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	386.88/cwt	379.00–402.00	2,271	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	317.28/cwt	313.00–322.50	1,856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	351.28/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,714	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	331.55/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,717	19

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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