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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Apr 24

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▼ 452 vs last sale 950▼ 322 vs year ago 820 · −39.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 83▲ 14 vs year ago 141 · +9.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 37▲ 37 vs year ago 15 · +246.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers and heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $334.88/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −58.35 against this barn's trailing median of $393.23.

Average price

$334.88

52 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$47.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs MO average

+4.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	346.78	1,892	39
Medium and Large 1-2	553	299.18	1,655	13thin

One grade step is worth $47.60/cwt here — about $237 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

334.88

—

MO average13 barns · 1,234 hd

329.81

+5.07

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

+4.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

393.23

−58.35

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	1,881	166.63	3,134	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	145.86	2,142	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	141.37	1,743	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	123.57	1,291	45

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)	1,239	$2,153	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,148	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,121	$1,979	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	892	$1,825	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,239	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	863	$1,600	3thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	378.98/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,414	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	421.68/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,611	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	421.14/cwt	402.50–432.50	1,744	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	367.95/cwt	357.50–397.50	1,556	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,732	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	395.99/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,881	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	369.99/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,942	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	342.59/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,840	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,722	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	333.33/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,940	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	312.44/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,843	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	302.42/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,878	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	325.45/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,034	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	307.80/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,071	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	282.50/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,949	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,071	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,450	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	374.24/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,168	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	400.42/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,253	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	392.01/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,501	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	353.92/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,366	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	333.02/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,365	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	390.23/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,674	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	376.69/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,639	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	358.77/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,715	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	348.34/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,669	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	327.53/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,615	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	302.77/cwt	287.50–322.50	1,590	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	352.91/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,906	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	326.35/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,841	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,729	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	272.10/cwt	267.50–273.00	1,894	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,958	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	242.12/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,751	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,115	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,108	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	1,552	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	413.99/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,350	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	411.00/cwt	392.50–425.00	1,739	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	375.02/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,785	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	327.05/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,697	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	320.98/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,814	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	280.51/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,624	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,814	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	150.70/cwt	145.00–156.50	2,220	2
Bulls	—	—	2,017	171.94/cwt	166.50–175.50	3,468	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	141.13/cwt	134.50–144.50	1,411	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	114.84/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,184	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	91.21/cwt	80.00–116.50	962	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	128.03/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,375	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	138.13/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,669	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	147.21/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,827	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	126.67/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,602	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	147.81/cwt	144.50–152.50	2,155	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	142.34/cwt	138.00–144.50	2,117	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,238.68/head	1,885.00–2,515.00	2,239	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	842	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	959	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	2,208.95/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,209	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	1,915.65/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,916	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	2,069.15/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,069	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	2,444.68/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,445	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	700	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,812.50/head	2,800.00–2,825.00	2,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	892	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Apr 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 950Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 83Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 37Year ago 15

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers and heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	272	407.50	407.50
5	300–350	326	410.00–420.00	413.99
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	519	320.00–347.50	327.05
7	550–600	565	317.50–330.00	320.98
2	600–650	620	292.50	292.50
2	650–700	675	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	579	262.50–297.50	280.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	308	504.00	504.00
6	400–450	423	392.50–425.00	411.00
6	450–500	476	370.00–377.50	375.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	367.50–377.50	374.24
5	350–400	386	347.50–365.00	353.92
14	400–450	435	370.00–380.00	376.69
6	450–500	479	345.00–350.00	348.34
7	500–550	525	287.50–322.50	302.77
6	550–600	586	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	630	275.00	275.00
12	650–700	696	267.50–273.00	272.10
2	700–750	723	235.00–249.00	242.12
2	900–950	940	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	332.50–335.00	333.02
3	450–500	493	320.00–342.50	327.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	392.50–402.50	400.42
19	350–400	383	380.00–397.50	392.01
12	400–450	429	385.00–392.50	390.23
25	450–500	478	355.00–385.00	358.77
30	500–550	540	333.00–360.00	352.91
9	550–600	564	312.50–331.00	326.35
18	700–750	707	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	420.00–422.50	421.68
4	400–450	423	357.50–397.50	367.95
1	450–500	465	372.50	372.50
12	500–550	537	340.00–344.00	342.59
4	550–600	582	325.00–336.00	333.33
4	600–650	621	290.00–310.00	302.42
2	650–700	690	275.00–290.00	282.50
2	700–750	745	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	375.00–382.50	378.98
2	500–550	538	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	590	306.00–319.00	312.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
16	400–450	414	402.50–432.50	421.14
13	450–500	475	390.00–420.00	395.99
12	500–550	525	360.00–387.50	369.99
11	600–650	625	325.00–327.50	325.45
8	650–700	673	302.50–315.00	307.80
10	1050–1100	1,065	230.00	230.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,201	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,915.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,224	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,069.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,077	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,208.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	842	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	959	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,444.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	2,800.00–2,825.00	2,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	3,750.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	892	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	855	1,885.00–2,515.00	2,238.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	144.50–152.50	147.81
5	—	1,487	138.00–144.50	142.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,074	122.00–134.00	128.03
13	—	1,031	105.00–121.00	114.84
4	—	1,055	80.00–116.50	91.21
9	—	1,000	134.50–144.50	141.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,265	124.00–131.00	126.67
16	—	1,208	125.00–144.00	138.13
24	—	1,241	144.00–153.00	147.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	145.00–156.50	150.70
6	—	2,017	166.50–175.50	171.94

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.