Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers sold from 5.00 lower to 15.00 higher based on the light receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with slaughter bulls selling steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.76/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −5.56 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$395.76

179 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$94.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs MO average

+25.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	410.21	2,307	126
Medium and Large 1-2	579	364.14	2,109	50
Medium and Large 2	585	315.89	1,848	3thin

One grade step is worth $94.32/cwt here — about $459 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale179 hd

395.76

—

MO average16 barns · 2,523 hd

388.59

+7.17

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+25.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−5.56

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	1,700	189.03	3,214	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	164.97	2,013	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	161.38	2,366	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	143.36	1,520	24

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)	1,196	$3,100	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,548	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,476	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$3,680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,414	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	384.02/cwt	357.50–394.00	2,661	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,201.10/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	395.77/cwt	372.50–412.50	1,872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	436.08/cwt	412.50–442.50	2,036	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,475.65/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	447.19/cwt	427.50–472.50	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	362.42/cwt	320.00–371.00	2,765	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,916.67/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	406.02/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	448.76/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	380.97/cwt	362.50–390.00	2,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	311.31/cwt	295.00–322.50	2,226	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	423.33/cwt	395.00–437.50	2,261	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	359.96/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,390	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	364.30/cwt	342.50–373.00	2,160	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	349.87/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,551	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	426.47/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	363.55/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	354.61/cwt	337.50–362.50	2,238	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	346.16/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	435.64/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	448.21/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	359.01/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,050	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	398.89/cwt	372.50–407.50	1,671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	435.05/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	315.89/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	174.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,227	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	141.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,545	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	144.60/cwt	142.50–148.00	2,058	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	163.60/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,976	26
Bulls	—	—	1,468	176.35/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,589	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,680.00/head	3,625.00–3,900.00	3,680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	172.18/cwt	169.00–175.50	2,541	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	161.07/cwt	155.00–166.50	2,389	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	187.39/cwt	180.00–194.50	3,144	16
Bulls	—	—	1,910	201.87/cwt	197.00–207.00	3,856	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	127.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,209	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	155.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,694	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,188	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	544	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	351.05/cwt	332.50–377.50	2,012	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	362.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	326.51/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	415.87/cwt	381.00–424.00	2,433	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	402.15/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,131	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	501.06/cwt	482.50–522.50	1,874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	439.94/cwt	422.50–452.50	1,901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	432.43/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,119	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	383.96/cwt	382.00–384.50	2,415	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	398.98/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,071	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	433.35/cwt	410.00–438.00	2,080	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	395.23/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,292	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	460.45/cwt	457.50–472.50	2,160	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	486.26/cwt	485.00–487.50	2,106	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	478.87/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,457	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	464.52/cwt	447.50–497.50	1,774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	508.28/cwt	472.50–522.50	1,591	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,008	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	339.17/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,490	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	543.53/cwt	537.50–547.50	1,875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	441.04/cwt	430.00–443.00	2,518	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	3,306.47/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,306	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	2,843.92/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	384.91/cwt	373.00–392.00	2,737	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	419.97/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,642	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	406.36/cwt	399.00–416.00	2,710	88

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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