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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 3, 2025

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.25/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 515 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $330.34/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 618 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.65/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 519 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 441 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 304 4 415.00–460.00 $448.33 $1,363 +33.07
352 352 4 442.50 $442.50 $1,558 +20.73
410–440 421 15 405.00–435.00 $420.89 $1,772 +7.79
452–492 474 22 377.50–391.00 $385.55 $1,828 -9.84
512–527 519 30 371.00–385.00 $379.65 $1,970 -1.42
553 553 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,853 —
602–636 618 48 326.00–345.00 $330.34 $2,042 -6.66
679–681 680 22 305.00–308.00 $306.23 $2,082 -6.63
712–714 714 13 299.00–300.00 $299.77 $2,140 -1.02
848 848 19 271.00 $271.00 $2,298 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,639 +45.00
462–488 474 10 365.00–387.50 $379.94 $1,801 +3.12
548 548 8 347.00 $347.00 $1,902 -2.58
558–565 561 12 325.00–349.00 $337.32 $1,892 -0.62
698 698 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,094 -7.10
735 735 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,058 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,081 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 4 382.50 $382.50 $1,499 -3.09
410–431 425 17 391.00–408.00 $399.97 $1,700 +8.93
458 458 2 397.50 $397.50 $1,821 +24.61
503–538 515 49 330.00–350.00 $343.25 $1,768 +5.51
564–593 573 15 296.00–304.00 $301.81 $1,729 -9.92
615–619 617 16 300.00–315.00 $302.18 $1,864 -4.22
665–698 686 24 269.00–295.00 $277.00 $1,900 -1.98
705–745 735 14 274.00–287.00 $282.32 $2,075 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,178 +16.33
435–437 436 6 357.50–372.50 $365.02 $1,591 +1.57
488–492 490 5 337.50–347.50 $343.48 $1,683 +23.35
613 613 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,778 +25.00
718–740 731 5 254.00–258.00 $255.57 $1,868 +5.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 397.00 $397.00 $1,731 +2.00
453 453 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,710 —
542 542 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,843 —
570 570 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,914 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1180 1135 80-85% 6 131.00–141.50 $136.01 $1,544 —
1150–1212 1191 80-85% 3 143.00–144.00 $143.68 $1,711 —
1460 1460 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,825 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1190 975 85-90% 3 78.00–100.00 $84.88 $828 +14.76
900–1235 1040 85-90% 6 115.00–125.50 $121.91 $1,268 -9.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1430 1342 75-80% 6 143.50–150.00 $147.83 $1,984 —
1330–1530 1433 75-80% 3 140.50–143.50 $142.27 $2,039 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1850 1613 2 147.00–149.00 $148.15 $2,390 —
1560–2150 1848 5 160.00–176.50 $169.46 $3,132 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1095 1090 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,462.79
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1545 1545 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.