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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, May 22

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

821 head

▼ 417 vs last sale 1,238▼ 24 vs year ago 845 · −2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 80▼ 10 vs year ago 94 · −10.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 75▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold from 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with 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 $369.22/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.34 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$369.22

156 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$79.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.41

vs MO average

−8.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	379.75	1,986	95
Medium and Large 1-2	564	355.55	2,005	58
Medium and Large 2	522	300.00	1,566	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.75/cwt here — about $420 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 sale156 hd

369.22

—

MO average16 barns · 5,438 hd

384.63

−15.41

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−8.83

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−78.34

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	1,661	170.72	2,836	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	149.58	2,215	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	145.98	1,835	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	126.62	1,324	21

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,439	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,750	3thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	444.55/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,658	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	326.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,251	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	432.69/cwt	415.00–452.00	1,830	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,902	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	343.76/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,629	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	364.80/cwt	354.00–387.50	1,769	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,916	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,566	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	381.78/cwt	377.00–389.00	1,997	75
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	361.06/cwt	342.50–367.00	1,917	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	557	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,000	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,119	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	352.99/cwt	335.00–367.50	2,026	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	354.52/cwt	344.00–369.00	2,170	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,022	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	313.26/cwt	302.50–323.00	2,165	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	316.60/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,333	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,393	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	284.50/cwt	284.00–285.00	2,341	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,247	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,399	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	342.47/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,384	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,264	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.27/cwt	362.50–387.00	1,635	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	363.77/cwt	362.50–367.00	1,702	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	342.16/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,636	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	316.00/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,539	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	357.39/cwt	347.00–367.00	1,826	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	321.76/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,683	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,506	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,849	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	316.59/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,811	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	311.04/cwt	296.00–321.00	1,960	70
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,028	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,856	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,045	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	302	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,163	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,434	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	345.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,425	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,646	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,568	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	498	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,688	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	339.71/cwt	339.00–342.50	1,828	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,590	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	287.32/cwt	281.00–302.50	1,779	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,950	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	238.52/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,834	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	142.75/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,824	2
Bulls	—	—	1,672	169.51/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,834	6
Bulls	—	—	1,895	191.80/cwt	182.50–207.50	3,635	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	114.25/cwt	104.00–125.00	1,136	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	131.81/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,401	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	142.32/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,598	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	143.26/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,799	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	149.48/cwt	147.50–151.50	1,882	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	146.70/cwt	141.00–149.50	2,137	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	153.90/cwt	150.50–163.50	2,333	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	740	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,164	2,302.06/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,302	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,713.45/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,713	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,102	4

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 1,238Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 80Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 75Year ago 0

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	337	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
12	400–450	404	327.50–350.00	342.47
17	450–500	478	327.50–355.00	342.16
21	500–550	523	297.50–335.00	321.76
22	550–600	572	300.00–325.00	316.59
2	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	678	272.50–275.00	273.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	418	302.50	302.50
10	450–500	487	312.50–317.50	316.00
3	500–550	532	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	378.00	378.00
28	400–450	430	362.50–387.00	380.27
21	450–500	468	362.50–367.00	363.77
51	500–550	511	347.00–367.00	357.39
11	550–600	562	329.00	329.00
70	600–650	630	296.00–321.00	311.04
13	650–700	676	300.00	300.00
7	800–850	802	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	454	362.50	362.50
14	500–550	538	339.00–342.50	339.71
6	600–650	619	281.00–302.50	287.32
4	700–750	736	265.00	265.00
5	750–800	769	237.50–240.00	238.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	498	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	393	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	412	340.00–350.00	345.76
3	450–500	468	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	548	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	558	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	485	354.00–387.50	364.80
8	500–550	531	342.50–367.00	361.06
36	550–600	574	335.00–367.50	352.99
5	600–650	647	312.50	312.50
14	650–700	691	302.50–323.00	313.26
2	800–850	823	284.00–285.00	284.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	325.00–330.00	326.71
3	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
15	450–500	474	330.00–355.00	343.76
3	500–550	522	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	515	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	373	442.50–455.00	444.55
12	400–450	423	415.00–452.00	432.69
9	450–500	454	419.00	419.00
75	500–550	523	377.00–389.00	381.78
3	550–600	568	373.00	373.00
65	600–650	612	344.00–369.00	354.52
2	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
10	700–750	737	315.00–317.00	316.60
2	750–800	750	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	557	359.00	359.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	968	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,365	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,713.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	740	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	4	—	1,164	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,302.06

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)	2	—	1,405	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	4	—	1,046	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	137.00–147.00	143.26
7	—	1,259	147.50–151.50	149.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	142.00–142.50	142.32
8	—	994	104.00–125.00	114.25
10	—	1,063	126.00–138.50	131.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,457	141.00–149.50	146.70
10	—	1,516	150.50–163.50	153.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	182.50–207.50	191.80
6	—	1,672	165.00–175.00	169.51
2	—	1,278	140.50–145.00	142.75

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.