Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market comparison. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 82 steers weighing 637 lbs. and crossed the ring at 404.00/cwt. Another group of 606 lb. steers sold for 410.00/cwt. 12 head of fancy heifer calves weighing 461 lbs. sold for 439.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.12/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.15 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$408.12

64 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$93.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.50

vs MO average

+20.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	424.63	2,309	39
Medium and Large 1-2	546	392.10	2,140	21
Medium and Large 2	558	331.25	1,847	4thin

One grade step is worth $93.38/cwt here — about $462 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 sale64 hd

408.12

—

MO average13 barns · 1,406 hd

413.62

−5.50

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+20.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−48.15

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	1,784	186.32	3,324	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	159.91	1,922	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	155.76	2,273	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	136.39	1,390	26

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)	1,201	$3,225	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,002	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,170	$3,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,325	1thin

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	650–700	670	304.19/cwt	297.50–307.50	2,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	339.49/cwt	322.50–350.50	2,115	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	357.74/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,036	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	379.96/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,230	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	330.94/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	430.71/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	387.27/cwt	372.50–402.50	1,642	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	3,000.84/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	419.69/cwt	400.00–442.50	1,754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	442.22/cwt	427.50–465.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	430.74/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	362.25/cwt	335.00–372.00	2,460	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	401.21/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,066	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	342.41/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,965	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	394.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	338.32/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	408.37/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	326.20/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	393.80/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	334.77/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,216	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,011	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	387.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	143.55/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,519	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	142.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,062	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	160.92/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,359	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	187.74/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,451	8
Bulls	—	—	1,350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	673	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,423	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,712	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	170.48/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,191	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	159.40/cwt	156.00–163.50	1,854	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,080	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	130.98/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	374.29/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	383.23/cwt	362.50–402.50	1,433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	316.59/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	316.24/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	402.93/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,325	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	419.01/cwt	404.00–439.00	1,999	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	417.49/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,804	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	436.78/cwt	410.00–457.50	2,293	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	471.32/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,027	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	350.40/cwt	338.00–362.00	2,698	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	478.32/cwt	477.50–480.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	374.84/cwt	355.00–389.00	2,140	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	405.80/cwt	370.00–418.00	2,086	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	487.01/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	364.84/cwt	354.50–369.50	2,280	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	367.80/cwt	359.00–386.00	2,659	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	346.59/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	411.26/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	329.42/cwt	310.00–338.00	2,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	404.13/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,542	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	394.55/cwt	377.00–404.50	2,608	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,929	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,002.43/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,002	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,882	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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