Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, lightweight steers under 500lbs sold 5.00 to 25.00 higher, and heavier weights sold with a mostly steady undertone. Heifers sold mostly 11.00 to 20.00 higher with spots up to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply today for Mid Missouri Stockyards' 10th anniversary sale!

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $491.42/cwt on 204 head, down $10.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +35.81 against this barn's trailing median of $455.61.

Average price

$491.42

▼ 10.36 vs prior sale

204 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$100.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

vs MO average

+3.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	521.47	2,847	80
Medium and Large 1-2	555	474.08	2,629	100
Medium and Large 2	531	467.33	2,482	22
Medium 2	535	421.37	2,254	2thin

One grade step is worth $100.10/cwt here — about $592 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $397.85, median $455.61 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale204 hd

491.42

—

MO average19 barns · 3,926 hd

497.71

−6.29

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+3.07

This barn, trailing median31 sales

455.61

+35.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,602	208.93	3,347	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	170.01	2,786	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	166.50	2,047	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	141.74	1,462	22

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)	1,131	$2,839	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	666.31/cwt	655.00–670.00	2,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	397.48/cwt	396.00–405.00	2,854	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	3,062	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	492.15/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,367	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	351.87/cwt	349.50–368.00	2,646	48
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	535	421.37/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,362	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	500.49/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,628	43
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	436.13/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	412.63/cwt	397.50–417.50	2,756	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	392.46/cwt	370.00–396.00	2,810	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	646.63/cwt	645.00–647.50	2,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	358.29/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,856	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	614.83/cwt	590.00–625.00	2,318	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	474.26/cwt	462.50–476.00	2,480	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	432.83/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,723	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	549.23/cwt	535.00–577.50	2,373	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	522.40/cwt	518.00–525.00	2,894	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	343.62/cwt	325.00–351.00	2,831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	456.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,640	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	528.46/cwt	505.00–542.50	2,521	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	440.38/cwt	433.00–448.00	2,942	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	598.05/cwt	596.00–605.00	2,524	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	613.66/cwt	602.50–620.00	2,565	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,772	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	727.79/cwt	700.00–740.00	2,285	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	556.84/cwt	543.00–565.00	2,628	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,343	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	447.23/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,742	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	568	431.83/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	628	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	545.77/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,270	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	550.63/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,384	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	377	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,177	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	425	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	515	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,511	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	210.66/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	129.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,348	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	169.70/cwt	169.00–170.50	1,677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	147.21/cwt	138.00–157.00	1,504	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	171.34/cwt	167.00–174.50	2,776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	168.12/cwt	161.00–177.50	2,071	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	159.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,947	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,230	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	163.53/cwt	162.50–164.50	2,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,454	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	210.38/cwt	186.00–240.00	2,249	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	220.60/cwt	187.00–265.00	2,568	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	278.54/cwt	265.00–300.00	2,599	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	2,839.31/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	379.25/cwt	355.00–386.00	2,219	5
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	399	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,596	5
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	479.97/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	430.84/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,473	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	480.58/cwt	462.50–487.50	2,465	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	523.64/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	544.17/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	360.88/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	472.12/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,822	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	402.32/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,458	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	483.02/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,328	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	412.95/cwt	411.00–420.00	2,453	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	540.85/cwt	540.00–542.50	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	344.20/cwt	327.50–352.00	2,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	535.82/cwt	510.00–542.50	2,417	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	584.27/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,150	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	449.78/cwt	432.50–457.50	2,420	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	358.87/cwt	348.00–368.00	2,480	13

How this sale compares

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.

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