Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, too few feeder cattle receipts for an adequate price comparison, but steers and heifers under 600lbs sold with a sharply lower undertone. More plain quality this week, with many small packages of short weaned or unweaned calves in town. Slaughter cows were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.66/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −57.66 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$343.66

44 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$53.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.37

vs MO average

−16.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	362.58	1,889	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	339.05	1,934	24
Medium and Large 2	542	309.01	1,675	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.57/cwt here — about $214 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 sale44 hd

343.66

—

MO average15 barns · 1,467 hd

371.03

−27.37

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−16.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−57.66

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	1,794	180.26	3,234	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	159.94	2,462	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	151.60	1,891	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	130.20	1,366	29

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)	1,478	$3,035	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,082	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,485	$4,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	341.80/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,962	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	411.76/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	318.81/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	377.22/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	388.94/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,046	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	323.07/cwt	312.50–324.00	2,148	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	361.40/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,255	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	364.13/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	451.26/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	370.22/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	342.38/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	366.09/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,306	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	326.68/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	379.64/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	459.39/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	404.82/cwt	402.50–407.00	2,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	469.95/cwt	467.50–472.50	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	415.94/cwt	412.50–419.00	2,142	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	152.73/cwt	151.50–158.00	1,912	18
Bulls	—	—	1,739	172.84/cwt	169.00–176.50	3,006	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	147.81/cwt	144.50–150.00	1,799	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	92.90/cwt	85.00–107.50	754	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	147.29/cwt	147.00–147.50	1,488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	135.11/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,493	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	187.68/cwt	185.00–192.50	3,470	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	121.73/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,126	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	166.79/cwt	166.00–167.50	2,707	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	160.27/cwt	152.50–165.50	2,455	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	320.99/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,342	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	285.18/cwt	267.50–302.00	2,378	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,082.14/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,082	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	207.71/cwt	170.00–224.00	2,065	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,478	3,034.52/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,035	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	352.64/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	329.52/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	356.95/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	574	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	313.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	529	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	296.85/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	332.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,604	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	376.96/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	374.14/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	384.12/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	317.75/cwt	317.50–318.00	2,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	446.80/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	391.32/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	346.53/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,450	4

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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