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Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, May 1

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

784 head

▲ 286 vs last sale 498▲ 124 vs year ago 660 · +18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 155▼ 19 vs year ago 103 · −18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 52▼ 9 vs year ago 32 · −28.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer sold mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher, and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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 $347.70/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −99.87 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$347.70

63 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$55.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.39

vs MO average

−26.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	372.40	2,003	20
Medium and Large 1-2	573	341.22	1,956	34
Medium and Large 2	521	317.27	1,653	9thin

One grade step is worth $55.13/cwt here — about $350 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 sale63 hd

347.70

—

MO average18 barns · 4,776 hd

384.08

−36.39

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−26.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−99.87

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	—	Average	1,688	161.42	2,725	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	145.20	2,112	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	139.67	1,674	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	126.56	1,313	24

Every lot

74 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	302	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,518	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,502	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	433.48/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,465	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,359	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,760	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	402.51/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,582	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	437.00/cwt	420.00–446.00	1,818	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	337.57/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,428	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	403.13/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,778	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	402.05/cwt	402.00–402.50	1,918	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,988	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	338.78/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,643	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	381.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,860	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	317.27/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,653	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	371.50/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,962	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	353.34/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,894	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,101	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	335.42/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,982	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,909	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	342.06/cwt	332.00–354.00	2,121	67
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	296.49/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,859	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	295.48/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,986	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	332.10/cwt	310.00–334.50	2,245	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,153	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,171	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,047	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,279	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	275.96/cwt	264.00–280.00	2,216	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,339	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,841	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,323	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,333	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	415.95/cwt	415.00–417.00	1,481	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	370.03/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,325	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	366.08/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,505	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,634	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	357.38/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,673	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	337.37/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,596	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	317.67/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,541	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	330.31/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,694	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	360.21/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,880	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	302.46/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,591	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	329.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,834	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	262.98/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,491	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	310.59/cwt	306.00–317.50	1,786	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	317.33/cwt	298.00–322.00	1,971	64
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,793	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	288.05/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,970	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,786	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,992	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,116	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	265.71/cwt	263.50–268.00	2,073	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	242.63/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,990	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,637	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,693	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,840	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,989	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	576	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,526	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	144.86/cwt	143.50–146.50	2,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	171.36/cwt	167.00–180.50	3,119	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	117.53/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,032	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	126.85/cwt	119.00–138.00	1,331	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,530	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	141.47/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,659	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	127.14/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,591	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,727	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,276	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	146.33/cwt	137.50–153.00	2,135	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,425	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	248.29/cwt	234.00–265.00	2,093	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,264	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	192.17/cwt	159.00–204.00	1,760	6

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 498Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 155Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 52Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	487.50	487.50
9	400–450	416	420.00–446.00	437.00
20	450–500	477	402.00–402.50	402.05
14	500–550	528	370.00–373.00	371.50
6	550–600	561	374.50	374.50
67	600–650	620	332.00–354.00	342.06
12	650–700	676	310.00–334.50	332.10
34	700–750	706	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	770	296.00	296.00
30	800–850	812	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	420.00–440.00	433.48
3	350–400	393	400.00–407.50	402.51
8	400–450	441	395.00–408.00	403.13
27	450–500	487	370.00–385.00	381.89
11	500–550	536	335.00–365.00	353.34
23	550–600	591	327.50–345.00	335.42
7	600–650	606	315.00	315.00
4	650–700	672	294.00–297.00	295.48
6	700–750	736	295.00	295.00
8	750–800	758	270.00	270.00
4	800–850	803	264.00–280.00	275.96
5	900–950	920	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	502.50	502.50
7	350–400	392	449.00	449.00
11	450–500	479	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	357.50	357.50
2	400–450	423	325.00–350.00	337.57
4	450–500	485	320.00–350.00	338.78
9	500–550	521	300.00–327.50	317.27
6	600–650	627	285.00–307.50	296.49
2	800–850	818	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	358	365.00–375.00	370.03
4	400–450	411	360.00–372.50	366.08
7	450–500	473	330.00–342.00	337.37
24	500–550	513	321.00–340.00	330.31
29	550–600	575	306.00–317.50	310.59
7	600–650	629	285.00	285.00
6	750–800	780	263.50–268.00	265.71
3	800–850	820	231.00–253.00	242.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	356	415.00–417.00	415.95
4	400–450	420	389.00	389.00
14	450–500	468	350.00–371.00	357.38
10	500–550	522	345.00–367.00	360.21
6	550–600	556	320.00–340.00	329.94
64	600–650	621	298.00–322.00	317.33
5	650–700	684	287.00–292.50	288.05
2	700–750	705	282.50	282.50
26	750–800	778	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	485	310.00–323.00	317.67
4	500–550	526	297.50–307.50	302.46
3	550–600	567	255.00–278.00	262.98
2	650–700	695	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	584	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	745	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	576	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	157.50	157.50
4	—	1,251	125.00–131.00	127.14
18	—	1,173	135.00–149.00	141.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,459	137.50–153.00	146.33
3	—	1,318	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,570	154.00–155.00	154.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,049	119.00–138.00	126.85
2	—	878	117.00–118.00	117.53
1	—	1,105	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,820	167.00–180.50	171.36
3	—	1,468	143.50–146.50	144.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	916	159.00–204.00	192.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	843	234.00–265.00	248.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	872	145.00	145.00

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.