Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher, and heifers sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was good on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.55/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −45.72 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$410.55

38 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$76.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.84

vs MO average

−58.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	434.45	2,394	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	405.64	2,263	13thin
Medium and Large 2	559	358.20	2,001	7thin

One grade step is worth $76.24/cwt here — about $393 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 sale38 hd

410.55

—

MO average18 barns · 1,958 hd

434.39

−23.84

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−58.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−45.72

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	1,687	177.20	2,989	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	163.35	2,467	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	154.72	1,841	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	126.73	1,327	34

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)	1,289	$2,734	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	900–950	932	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	598	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,075	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	412.56/cwt	402.50–419.00	2,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	428.71/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	360.78/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	440.18/cwt	430.00–453.00	2,386	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	373.77/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,631	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,999	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	426.80/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	421.10/cwt	421.00–422.50	1,954	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	418.29/cwt	405.00–427.50	2,125	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	489.06/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	518.25/cwt	507.50–550.00	1,949	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	390.77/cwt	379.00–396.00	2,388	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	438.63/cwt	432.50–445.00	1,649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	438.97/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	648	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,663	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	162.76/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,414	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	151.98/cwt	148.50–156.00	1,603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	158.19/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,892	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	84.77/cwt	79.00–104.00	841	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	139.21/cwt	129.00–146.50	1,497	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	146.03/cwt	145.50–146.50	2,139	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	170.55/cwt	170.00–171.50	2,299	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	168.96/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	181.91/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,213	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	115.39/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,171	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	171.82/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,747	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	143.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,631	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	387.18/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,847	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,503	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,538.08/head	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,774.62/head	2,525.00–3,000.00	2,775	2
Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	446	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	400.22/cwt	387.50–412.50	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,805	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	202.87/cwt	164.00–237.50	2,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	388.38/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,443	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	376.05/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	364.13/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	366.23/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	402.32/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,293	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	359.50/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	416.72/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	345.80/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	438.47/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	358.39/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	335.01/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	427.79/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	364.60/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	382.09/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,933	18

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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