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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Mar 27

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

663 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 751▲ 168 vs year ago 495 · +33.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 60▲ 57 vs year ago 55 · +103.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 20▲ 46 vs year ago 7 · +657.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher with feeder heifers selling steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.24/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −90.33 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$357.24

61 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$58.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.79

vs MO average

−6.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	381.07	2,043	25
Medium and Large 1-2	546	345.84	1,890	28
Medium and Large 2	562	322.65	1,812	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $231 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale61 hd

357.24

—

MO average17 barns · 2,419 hd

366.03

−8.79

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−6.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−90.33

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $447.56 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	—	High	1,646	159.76	2,630	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	142.81	2,109	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	136.85	1,666	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,061	113.12	1,200	31

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)	1,111	$2,411	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,160	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$2,113	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$3,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$2,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,450	2thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	415.26/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,354	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	372.40/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,363	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	421.77/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,599	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	413.10/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,768	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	340.08/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,479	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	395.39/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,874	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	376.82/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,786	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	381.07/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,043	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	349.58/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,888	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	337.94/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,892	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	321.86/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,873	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,032	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	272.58/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,704	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	313.42/cwt	308.50–318.00	2,003	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	312.86/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,109	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	307.10/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,134	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	300.79/cwt	289.00–305.00	2,139	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,045	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	254.47/cwt	250.00–259.00	2,074	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,249	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,907	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,329	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	366.17/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,208	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	398.84/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,356	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	385.59/cwt	382.00–402.50	1,446	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	352.06/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,327	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	363.45/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,530	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	391.04/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,678	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	372.89/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,786	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	320.13/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,543	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,398	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	337.74/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,760	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,538	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	311.73/cwt	298.00–317.50	1,830	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	274.38/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,619	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	306.40/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,878	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	261.02/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,751	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	278.98/cwt	273.50–290.00	1,894	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,818	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,877	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,974	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	358.90/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,364	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,480	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,788	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,637	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	336.98/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,786	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,914	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	275.63/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,745	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,007	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	270.32/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,849	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	252.56/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,836	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,916	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	153.73/cwt	150.00–158.50	2,426	8
Bulls	—	—	1,672	164.77/cwt	157.50–170.00	2,755	6
Bulls	—	—	2,040	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,631	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	70.12/cwt	50.00–82.00	684	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	131.84/cwt	129.50–135.00	1,374	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	119.51/cwt	108.00–127.00	1,276	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	100.87/cwt	97.50–104.00	1,156	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	132.63/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,602	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	142.58/cwt	138.50–152.50	1,754	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	144.72/cwt	141.50–149.00	2,132	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	137.55/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,045	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	805	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	985	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	995	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,299.59/head	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	2,208.30/head	2,150.00–2,475.00	2,208	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	2,774.71/head	2,725.00–2,825.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,555	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	770	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,598	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	720	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	960	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	985	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 751Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 60Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 20Year ago 7

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher with feeder heifers selling steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	360.00–377.50	366.17
6	350–400	377	340.00–375.00	352.06
13	400–450	421	345.00–375.00	363.45
8	450–500	482	275.00–345.00	320.13
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	590	270.00–287.50	274.38
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00
5	650–700	671	240.00–276.00	261.02
3	700–750	727	250.00	250.00
6	800–850	834	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	885	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	395.00–400.00	398.84
14	350–400	375	382.00–402.50	385.59
4	400–450	429	387.50–402.50	391.04
17	450–500	479	365.00–377.50	372.89
29	500–550	521	320.00–347.50	337.74
51	550–600	587	298.00–317.50	311.73
29	600–650	613	290.00–309.00	306.40
26	650–700	679	273.50–290.00	278.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	575	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	400.00–422.50	415.26
26	350–400	379	410.00–440.00	421.77
5	400–450	428	407.50–415.00	413.10
21	450–500	474	390.00–398.00	395.39
25	500–550	536	370.00–382.00	381.07
11	600–650	603	337.00	337.00
43	650–700	674	305.00–322.00	312.86
13	700–750	711	289.00–305.00	300.79
20	800–850	830	271.00	271.00
7	850–900	879	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	362.50–387.50	372.40
2	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	474	367.50–385.00	376.82
19	500–550	540	340.00–357.50	349.58
9	550–600	560	330.00–348.00	337.94
14	600–650	639	308.50–318.00	313.42
27	650–700	695	300.00–308.00	307.10
1	700–750	720	284.00	284.00
4	800–850	815	250.00–259.00	254.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	322.50–350.00	340.08
2	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
6	550–600	582	320.00–325.00	321.86
2	600–650	625	267.50–277.50	272.58
2	850–900	855	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	355.00–375.00	358.90
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
12	500–550	530	315.00–347.50	336.98
3	550–600	567	337.50	337.50
4	600–650	633	275.00–277.50	275.63
5	650–700	684	267.00–275.00	270.32
5	700–750	727	249.00–258.00	252.56
4	900–950	908	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	500	357.50	357.50
4	650–700	678	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	445	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	528	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,487	136.00–138.00	137.55
11	—	1,473	141.50–149.00	144.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	50.00–82.00	70.12
4	—	1,146	97.50–104.00	100.87
6	—	1,042	129.50–135.00	131.84
17	—	1,068	108.00–127.00	119.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,208	125.00–138.00	132.63
14	—	1,230	138.50–152.50	142.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	178.00	178.00
6	—	1,672	157.50–170.00	164.77
8	—	1,578	150.00–158.50	153.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	805	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,299.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,226	2,150.00–2,475.00	2,208.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	2,725.00–2,825.00	2,774.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,775.00	2,775.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	995	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	980	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	187.50	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	770	207.50	207.50

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	6	—	960	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	720	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.