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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Mar 13

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

966 head

▲ 299 vs last sale 667▲ 198 vs year ago 768 · +25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 130▼ 11 vs year ago 107 · −10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 3 vs year ago 23 · +13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-25.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. A limited number of slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.20/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −92.04 against this barn's trailing median of $393.23.

Average price

$301.20

104 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$77.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.99

vs MO average

−13.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	329.28	1,718	50
Medium and Large 1-2	560	282.78	1,585	40
Medium 2	530	263.00	1,394	2thin
Medium and Large 2	564	251.93	1,420	12thin

One grade step is worth $77.35/cwt here — about $297 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale104 hd

301.20

—

MO average16 barns · 2,513 hd

316.19

−14.99

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−13.76

This barn, trailing median33 sales

393.23

−92.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $334.00, median $393.23 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,474	143.42	2,114	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	137.73	2,008	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	133.92	1,639	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	113.47	1,197	32

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,699	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,519	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	887	$1,942	3thin

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	404.13/cwt	397.70–420.00	1,297	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	410.83/cwt	380.00–442.50	1,520	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	364.78/cwt	346.00–377.50	1,393	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	402.78/cwt	382.50–417.00	1,680	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	356.22/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,517	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,477	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	397.52/cwt	375.00–411.00	1,916	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	360.92/cwt	341.00–372.50	1,750	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	368.86/cwt	347.50–381.00	1,903	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	333.77/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,742	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	287.38/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,543	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	323.49/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,870	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	295.10/cwt	287.00–299.00	1,709	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	343.65/cwt	336.00–349.00	2,028	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	297.88/cwt	297.50–298.00	1,859	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	320.07/cwt	302.50–345.00	2,013	70
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	307.46/cwt	302.00–333.00	2,097	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	292.55/cwt	283.00–294.50	2,101	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,010	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,282	22
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,342	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	299	356.64/cwt	337.50–363.00	1,066	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,248	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	343.98/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,156	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,109	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	348.54/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,317	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	387	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,093	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	406.69/cwt	387.50–421.00	1,590	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	326.25/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,347	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	388.90/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,661	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	281.22/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,237	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	399.53/cwt	372.50–420.00	1,846	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	350.02/cwt	318.00–355.00	1,642	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	303.21/cwt	277.50–317.50	1,443	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	337.54/cwt	302.50–344.50	1,711	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	281.00/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,433	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	530	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,394	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	251.98/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,371	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	303.14/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,722	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	283.30/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,629	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	251.90/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,456	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	255.81/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,560	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	292.21/cwt	267.50–305.00	1,820	97
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	258.11/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,734	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	260.79/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,854	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	225.49/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,610	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,033	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	335.42/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,244	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	385.80/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,505	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	342.84/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,426	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	326.67/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,542	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	345.21/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,654	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,656	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,632	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,877	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	306.71/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,782	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	274.08/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,762	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	291.36/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,938	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,649	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,003	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,204	7
Bulls	—	—	1,793	149.87/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,687	2
Bulls	—	—	1,854	165.00/cwt	157.50–171.00	3,059	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	95.71/cwt	85.00–101.00	872	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	131.43/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,385	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	117.04/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,304	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	124.89/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,484	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	140.52/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,697	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	131.59/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,649	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,778	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,982	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	141.51/cwt	140.00–142.50	2,079	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	700	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	888	1,593.86/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,594	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	898	1,501.53/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,502	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	905	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,612.50/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	2,051.29/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,051	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,575	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Thu Mar 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 966Last week 667Year ago 768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 130Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	299	337.50–363.00	356.64
5	300–350	336	337.50–355.00	343.98
3	350–400	378	340.00–358.00	348.54
11	400–450	413	320.00–335.00	326.25
32	450–500	469	318.00–355.00	350.02
9	500–550	510	270.00–295.00	281.00
31	550–600	575	270.00–291.00	283.30
11	600–650	610	250.00–260.00	255.81
4	650–700	672	257.50–260.00	258.11
6	700–750	714	212.50–240.00	225.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	387.50	387.50
25	350–400	391	387.50–421.00	406.69
15	400–450	427	365.00–405.00	388.90
23	450–500	462	372.50–420.00	399.53
38	500–550	507	302.50–344.50	337.54
12	550–600	568	294.00–310.00	303.14
97	600–650	623	267.50–305.00	292.21
5	700–750	711	260.00–262.00	260.79
32	750–800	753	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	315.00	315.00
6	400–450	440	275.00–290.00	281.22
9	450–500	476	277.50–317.50	303.21
5	500–550	544	240.00–260.00	251.98
7	550–600	578	248.00–255.00	251.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	282.50	282.50
2	500–550	530	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	322.50	322.50
14	500–550	537	270.00–305.00	287.38
5	550–600	579	287.00–299.00	295.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	397.70–420.00	404.13
2	350–400	370	380.00–442.50	410.83
21	400–450	417	382.50–417.00	402.78
31	450–500	482	375.00–411.00	397.52
33	500–550	516	347.50–381.00	368.86
30	550–600	590	336.00–349.00	343.65
70	600–650	629	302.50–345.00	320.07
48	650–700	682	302.00–333.00	307.46
12	700–750	718	283.00–294.50	292.55
22	800–850	839	272.00	272.00
8	950–1000	988	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	346.00–377.50	364.78
4	400–450	426	340.00–377.50	356.22
15	450–500	485	341.00–372.50	360.92
12	500–550	522	320.00–345.00	333.77
11	550–600	578	317.50–337.50	323.49
4	600–650	624	297.50–298.00	297.88
4	700–750	739	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	330.00–337.50	335.42
8	400–450	416	332.50–350.00	342.84
10	450–500	479	335.00–350.00	345.21
7	550–600	581	290.00–319.00	306.71
8	600–650	643	257.50–282.50	274.08
2	750–800	795	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	385.00–387.50	385.80
3	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
6	450–500	490	338.00	338.00
8	550–600	562	334.00	334.00
3	650–700	665	288.00–293.00	291.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	322.50–332.50	326.67
5	550–600	558	292.50	292.50
5	800–850	833	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	127.00–136.50	131.43
19	—	1,114	108.00–124.00	117.04
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
7	—	911	85.00–101.00	95.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,208	137.00–144.50	140.52
10	—	1,253	127.00–136.50	131.59
4	—	1,188	122.00–127.00	124.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,469	140.00–142.50	141.51
7	—	1,457	134.00–138.00	136.02
1	—	1,400	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	145.00–154.00	149.87
7	—	1,854	157.50–171.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	950	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	898	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,501.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,051.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,612.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	888	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,593.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	700	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,725.00	2,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	1,550.00	1,550.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.