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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Apr 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

551 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 663▼ 36 vs year ago 587 · −6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 112▼ 15 vs year ago 70 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 53▼ 13 vs year ago 18 · −72.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cattle traded steady.

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 $362.61/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −84.95 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$362.61

53 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$34.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.10

vs MO average

−6.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	375.59	1,961	33
Medium and Large 1-2	556	341.19	1,896	20

One grade step is worth $34.40/cwt here — about $65 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 sale53 hd

362.61

—

MO average17 barns · 2,535 hd

368.71

−6.10

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−6.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−84.95

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	—	Low	1,781	163.37	2,909	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	145.98	2,003	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	137.21	1,625	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	109.57	1,116	9thin

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)	1,233	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$1,463	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	448.33/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,363	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,081	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,558	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	420.89/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,772	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	385.55/cwt	377.50–391.00	1,828	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	379.94/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,801	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	379.65/cwt	371.00–385.00	1,970	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,902	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,853	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	337.32/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,892	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	330.34/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,042	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	306.23/cwt	305.00–308.00	2,082	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,094	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	299.77/cwt	299.00–300.00	2,140	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,298	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,178	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,499	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	399.97/cwt	391.00–408.00	1,700	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	365.02/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,591	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,821	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	343.48/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,683	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	343.25/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,768	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	301.81/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,729	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,778	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	302.18/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,864	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	277.00/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,900	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	255.57/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,868	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	282.32/cwt	274.00–287.00	2,075	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,731	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,710	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,843	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,875	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,002	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,914	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	148.15/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	169.46/cwt	160.00–176.50	3,132	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	84.88/cwt	78.00–100.00	828	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	121.91/cwt	115.00–125.50	1,268	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	136.01/cwt	131.00–141.50	1,544	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	143.68/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,711	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	147.83/cwt	143.50–150.00	1,984	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	142.27/cwt	140.50–143.50	2,039	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,462.79/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,545	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 663Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 112Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 53Year ago 18

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cattle traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	415.00–460.00	448.33
4	350–400	352	442.50	442.50
15	400–450	421	405.00–435.00	420.89
22	450–500	474	377.50–391.00	385.55
30	500–550	519	371.00–385.00	379.65
3	550–600	553	335.00	335.00
48	600–650	618	326.00–345.00	330.34
22	650–700	680	305.00–308.00	306.23
13	700–750	714	299.00–300.00	299.77
19	800–850	848	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
10	450–500	474	365.00–387.50	379.94
8	500–550	548	347.00	347.00
12	550–600	561	325.00–349.00	337.32
2	650–700	698	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	735	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	382.50	382.50
17	400–450	425	391.00–408.00	399.97
2	450–500	458	397.50	397.50
49	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	343.25
15	550–600	573	296.00–304.00	301.81
16	600–650	617	300.00–315.00	302.18
24	650–700	686	269.00–295.00	277.00
14	700–750	735	274.00–287.00	282.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	382.50	382.50
6	400–450	436	357.50–372.50	365.02
5	450–500	490	337.50–347.50	343.48
6	600–650	613	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	731	254.00–258.00	255.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	397.00	397.00
3	450–500	453	377.50	377.50
3	500–550	542	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	570	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,002	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	78.00–100.00	84.88
6	—	1,040	115.00–125.50	121.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	140.50–143.50	142.27
6	—	1,342	143.50–150.00	147.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,191	143.00–144.00	143.68
6	—	1,135	131.00–141.50	136.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	147.00–149.00	148.15
5	—	1,848	160.00–176.50	169.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,462.79

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)	1	—	900	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	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.