Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 10.00-20.00 higher with heavier weights selling 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.41/cwt on 114 head, up $7.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.80 against this barn's trailing median of $455.61.

Average price

$463.41

▲ 7.80 vs prior sale

114 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$69.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs MO average

+3.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	468.52	2,483	98
Medium and Large 1-2	557	443.22	2,467	12thin
Medium and Large 2	548	398.75	2,183	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.77/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale114 hd

463.41

—

MO average8 barns · 873 hd

459.58

+3.83

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+3.04

This barn, trailing median31 sales

455.61

+7.80

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	—	High	1,617	214.65	3,471	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	177.35	2,629	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	173.27	2,113	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	141.78	1,452	34

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)	1,105	$3,200	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$2,925	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$4,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	405.00/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,276	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	443.03/cwt	430.00–467.50	2,162	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	336.03/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	408.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	468.52/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,483	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	430.25/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,246	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	529.85/cwt	495.00–552.50	2,252	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	333.60/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,395	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	439.25/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	471.63/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,302	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,663	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	348.98/cwt	347.00–351.00	2,883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	380.02/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	422.33/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,631	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	415.80/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,757	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	592.04/cwt	580.00–605.00	2,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	415.32/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,396	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,382	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	3,417.36/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	508.99/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,082	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	520.34/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,477	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	183.19/cwt	180.00–188.50	2,834	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	173.70/cwt	168.00–177.50	2,505	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	158.68/cwt	150.00–164.50	1,952	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	114.44/cwt	75.00–125.00	1,097	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	172.63/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,073	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,992	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	4,425.00/head	4,425.00–4,425.00	4,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Steers	Large 1	650–700	695	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,519	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	180.67/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,298	8
Bulls	—	—	1,550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	212.09/cwt	202.00–218.00	3,453	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	134.78/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,301	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	157.90/cwt	146.00–166.00	1,732	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,200.45/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	6
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	336	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,294	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,105	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	484.11/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	436.82/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,733	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	471.73/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	355.04/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	405.16/cwt	387.50–417.50	2,569	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	446.49/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	342.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,542	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	453.63/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	487.62/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	431.63/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	447.09/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	298.60/cwt	290.00–324.00	2,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	384.12/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,393	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	350.44/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,726	5

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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