Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly, from 7.00 lower to 12.00 higher based on limited weight comparisons with last week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.79/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −86.48 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$369.79

51 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$49.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.73

vs MO average

−40.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	383.48	2,145	30
Medium and Large 1-2	545	377.00	2,055	8thin
Medium and Large 2	566	333.75	1,891	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.74/cwt here — about $255 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 sale51 hd

369.79

—

MO average17 barns · 2,701 hd

388.51

−18.73

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−40.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−86.48

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	1,612	173.74	2,800	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	146.69	2,212	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	145.02	1,840	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	123.17	1,330	33

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)	1,361	$2,531	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,306	$1,854	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,455	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,513	$2,970	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Unweaned	400–450	413	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	380.65/cwt	373.00–387.00	2,166	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	352.15/cwt	341.00–372.50	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	317.29/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	390.92/cwt	390.00–391.00	1,536	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	331.07/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	409.64/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	416.22/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	405.85/cwt	392.00–414.00	1,981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	317.04/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	408.17/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	392.80/cwt	384.00–397.00	2,074	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,455.49/head	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	438.30/cwt	427.00–443.00	2,069	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	353.99/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	402.00/cwt	390.00–403.00	1,849	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	423.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	338.23/cwt	332.50–344.00	2,209	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	145.64/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,861	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,667	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	90.67/cwt	75.00–106.00	968	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	137.05/cwt	134.50–139.50	2,012	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	147.74/cwt	142.50–152.50	2,240	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	120.48/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,234	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	131.25/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,441	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	154.26/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	162.32/cwt	160.00–164.50	2,342	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	176.60/cwt	169.50–184.00	2,921	8
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	388	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	360	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	331	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,423	9
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	371	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,438	11
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	482	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,627	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	2,891.17/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,513	2,969.50/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,970	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	214.04/cwt	199.00–241.00	2,110	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,853.53/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,854	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,350.67/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,351	6
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	577	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	666	307.79/cwt	307.50–308.00	2,050	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	434.92/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	315.12/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,109	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	173.47/cwt	155.00–204.00	2,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	306.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,889	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	274.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	341.47/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,984	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	518	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	454	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	330.14/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	311.51/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	357.68/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,713	6

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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