Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 15, 2025

1,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.32/cwt +14.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 523 lb · 80 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $390.44/cwt -9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 518 lb · 64 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $354.64/cwt -16.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,170/hd at 612 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,070	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	3	422.50–457.50	$438.35	$1,854	-3.82
473 thin fleshed	473	18	450.00	$450.00	$2,128	—
462–495	480	27	402.00–435.00	$411.91	$1,977	-3.85
504–532	518	64	384.00–400.00	$390.44	$2,022	-9.09
555–587	578	46	380.00–388.00	$385.83	$2,230	+0.98
579	579	11	369.00	$369.00	$2,137	-15.85
607–618	612	61	347.50–362.00	$354.64	$2,170	-16.77
690–699	696	13	317.00–345.00	$325.03	$2,262	-29.59
739	739	61	313.00	$313.00	$2,313	-23.42
790	790	6	304.00	$304.00	$2,402	-10.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308 thin fleshed	308	2	502.50	$502.50	$1,548	—
342	342	2	447.50	$447.50	$1,530	+3.77
355–398	387	4	440.00–455.00	$443.44	$1,716	+14.36
382–394 thin fleshed	391	14	459.00–460.00	$459.28	$1,796	—
405–414	412	5	400.00–415.00	$402.95	$1,660	-2.05
460–477 thin fleshed	473	4	412.50–419.00	$414.08	$1,959	—
461–496	483	13	367.50–391.00	$386.01	$1,864	+13.99
501 thin fleshed	501	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,954	—
510–540	538	12	342.00–370.00	$344.98	$1,856	-17.79
584–598	592	32	350.00–365.00	$357.60	$2,117	+7.60
602 thin fleshed	602	16	380.00	$380.00	$2,288	—
618–640	626	43	325.00–345.00	$335.35	$2,099	+5.85
715	715	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,181	+22.12
854	854	4	261.00	$261.00	$2,229	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,802	+15.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 thin fleshed	313	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,330	—
357–397	370	9	412.50–415.00	$413.39	$1,530	+47.35
360–394 thin fleshed	373	20	408.00–423.00	$415.67	$1,550	—
418–448 thin fleshed	429	19	381.00–395.00	$389.36	$1,670	—
415–446	440	9	352.50–382.50	$369.66	$1,627	+15.23
460–486 thin fleshed	475	17	372.00–398.00	$387.64	$1,841	—
462–497	483	19	352.00–355.00	$353.94	$1,710	+8.08
504 unweaned	504	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,411	—
508–538	521	18	329.00–342.50	$335.40	$1,747	+4.45
514–534 thin fleshed	527	54	357.00–361.00	$358.30	$1,888	—
570–592	578	15	307.50–333.00	$323.69	$1,871	+23.18
575–596 unweaned	583	10	298.00–301.00	$299.23	$1,745	—
615–647	631	14	295.00–310.00	$302.31	$1,908	+5.11
666 thin fleshed	666	14	311.00	$311.00	$2,071	—
650–687	678	4	300.00–304.00	$303.04	$2,055	+23.04
701–735	712	12	275.00–291.00	$279.92	$1,993	—
860	860	2	278.00	$278.00	$2,391	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–442	411	13	382.50–417.50	$404.42	$1,662	+1.49
450–482	475	11	368.00–384.50	$371.91	$1,767	+8.34
519–540	533	34	348.00–354.00	$350.23	$1,867	-4.94
574–592	581	22	330.00–335.00	$332.30	$1,931	-4.17
618–639	622	23	309.00–326.50	$322.38	$2,005	-3.12
800	800	18	284.00	$284.00	$2,272	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402 thin fleshed	402	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,688	—
405	405	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,347	+29.58
450–460	455	3	297.50–305.00	$300.81	$1,369	+18.31
525–528	527	4	285.00–290.00	$287.49	$1,515	+12.49
560–562	561	3	260.00–275.00	$264.99	$1,487	—
643	643	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,833	—
716–735	723	8	260.00–268.00	$263.05	$1,902	—
761	761	5	268.00	$268.00	$2,039	—
878	878	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,984	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311 thin fleshed	311	5	495.00	$495.00	$1,539	—
391 unweaned	391	9	421.00	$421.00	$1,646	—
410 thin fleshed	410	11	415.00	$415.00	$1,702	—
443	443	7	387.50	$387.50	$1,717	—
481 thin fleshed	481	12	374.00	$374.00	$1,799	—
465–496	484	11	340.00–375.00	$357.15	$1,729	-16.96
505–520	513	4	320.00–355.00	$337.76	$1,733	—
550–595	573	4	311.00–342.50	$326.13	$1,869	-4.87
600–605	603	2	293.00–310.00	$301.54	$1,818	—
654–670	657	13	275.00–300.00	$284.20	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,595	—
632	632	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,722	—
698	698	2	259.00	$259.00	$1,808	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–956	840	85-90%	4	90.00–106.00	$101.13	$849	—
740–1105	920	85-90%	13	110.00–124.00	$118.93	$1,094	—
780–1215	1007	85-90%	10	127.50–139.00	$132.81	$1,337	+2.41

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1295	1141	80-85%	13	132.50–147.50	$142.91	$1,631	—
1010–1382	1209	80-85%	6	149.00–152.50	$150.31	$1,817	-2.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1360	1284	75-80%	5	142.50–149.50	$146.66	$1,883	—
1225–1625	1335	75-80%	10	151.50–157.00	$153.82	$2,053	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1825	1538	7	165.00–180.00	$172.19	$2,648	—
1840	1840	1	185.50	$185.50	$3,413	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1202	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,838.69
1245–1247	1247	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,125.00–2,500.00	$2,406.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1365	1061	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,187.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	3,275.00–3,550.00	$3,436.90	—

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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.