Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 20.00 higher. In the slaughter/replacement portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Mid Missouri Stockyards held their annual customer appreciation day during the auction, and served a large crowd with beef brisket and fried chicken with all the trimmings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.58/cwt on 225 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.69 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$407.58

225 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

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

$89.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.84

vs MO average

−23.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	413.99	2,377	169
Medium and Large 1-2	567	394.52	2,238	51
Medium and Large 2	561	324.17	1,819	5thin

One grade step is worth $89.82/cwt here — about $558 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

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 sale225 hd

407.58

—

MO average17 barns · 4,287 hd

423.42

−15.84

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−23.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−48.69

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	—	High	1,834	188.24	3,453	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	154.16	2,292	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	146.27	1,810	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	127.50	1,244	30

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,367	$2,420	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$2,208	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,825	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,463	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,917	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,450	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	550–600	583	387.52/cwt	372.50–399.00	2,259	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	335.85/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,307	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	452.22/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	424.36/cwt	401.00–430.00	2,003	94
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	430.08/cwt	407.50–457.50	2,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	335.90/cwt	325.00–344.00	2,455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	335.92/cwt	312.50–356.00	2,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,162	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	375.01/cwt	352.50–390.00	2,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	463.45/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	316.58/cwt	313.00–319.00	2,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	303.00/cwt	295.00–304.00	2,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	473.53/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,307	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	421.54/cwt	410.00–434.00	1,800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	355.54/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	331.86/cwt	317.50–352.50	1,905	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	298.90/cwt	298.00–302.50	2,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	429.43/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,610	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	331.29/cwt	322.50–332.00	2,617	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	377.01/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,810	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	497	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	391.41/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	409.83/cwt	398.00–420.00	2,184	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	318.03/cwt	305.00–324.00	2,188	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	316.18/cwt	307.50–319.00	2,001	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	152.19/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,237	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	158.76/cwt	157.50–160.00	2,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	147.82/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,823	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	133.05/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,623	4
Bulls	—	—	1,896	191.13/cwt	187.00–201.00	3,624	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	181.02/cwt	176.00–185.50	3,041	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	142.19/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,413	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	129.05/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,307	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	116.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	970	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	98.89/cwt	95.00–102.50	844	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	137.70/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,904	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	165.88/cwt	163.00–171.50	2,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	334.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	335.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,005	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,025	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,226	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	311.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,447	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	324.17/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	654	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	428.90/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	411.45/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,423	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	355.30/cwt	349.50–374.00	2,533	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	353.68/cwt	335.00–366.00	1,966	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	502.25/cwt	475.00–516.00	2,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	514.31/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	425.43/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,255	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	381.49/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,567	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	409.05/cwt	390.00–418.00	2,078	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	320.72/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,316	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	2,117.22/head	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	589	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,870	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	478.26/cwt	442.50–491.00	2,267	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	408.14/cwt	384.00–412.00	2,543	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	349.99/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,142	139
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	385.28/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	358.72/cwt	332.50–375.00	2,249	38

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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