Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.65/cwt on 42 head, down $38.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.96 against this barn's trailing median of $455.61.

Average price

$452.65

▼ 38.77 vs prior sale

42 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$819

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$160.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.78

vs MO average

−26.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	530.00	2,677	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	464.11	2,650	23
Medium and Large 2	586	440.49	2,581	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	370.00	1,857	3thin

One grade step is worth $160.00/cwt here — about $819 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

452.65

—

MO average17 barns · 3,436 hd

485.43

−32.78

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−26.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

455.61

−2.96

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	1,591	202.23	3,217	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	171.70	2,533	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	166.98	2,049	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	143.83	1,458	25

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,779	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,366	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$2,864	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,237	$3,164	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$4,417	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	450–500	476	507.92/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	461.87/cwt	456.00–480.00	2,679	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	429.76/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,304	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	415.79/cwt	390.00–428.00	2,619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	592.39/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	479.40/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	383.56/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	528.65/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	471.85/cwt	445.00–479.00	2,274	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	545.14/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	474.76/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	405.01/cwt	402.50–406.00	2,406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	437.23/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	539.23/cwt	490.00–567.50	2,308	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	419.83/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	479.60/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,789	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,997	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	146.43/cwt	137.50–161.00	1,466	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	108.90/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,149	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	177.40/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,230	6
Bulls	—	—	1,524	205.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,158	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	163.91/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,998	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,685	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	181.65/cwt	178.00–184.50	2,821	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	170.13/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,482	9
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,237	3,164.15/head	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	431	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	381	442.47/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,686	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	745	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	440.49/cwt	432.50–447.50	2,581	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	467.78/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	425.85/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,861	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,007	2,154.39/head	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	530.70/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,579	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	476.25/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,683	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	208.65/cwt	197.50–212.50	2,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	385.82/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	428.83/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,860	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,432.66/head	3,350.00–3,525.00	3,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	359.16/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,212	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	487.05/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,163	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	514.37/cwt	510.00–517.50	2,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	491.72/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	442.32/cwt	435.00–447.00	2,751	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	478.43/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	408.67/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,342	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	3,378.38/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,378	2

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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