Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher with the exception of heavy six weights which sold 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 174 steers weighing 932 lbs. which sold for 330.50/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.93/cwt on 112 head, down $8.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +1.32 against this barn's trailing median of $455.61.

Average price

$456.93

▼ 8.35 vs prior sale

112 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$94.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.79

vs MO average

−11.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	476.79	2,615	53
Medium and Large 1-2	564	442.13	2,492	56
Medium and Large 2	598	382.50	2,287	3thin

One grade step is worth $94.29/cwt here — about $328 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 sale112 hd

456.93

—

MO average19 barns · 3,475 hd

477.73

−20.79

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−11.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

455.61

+1.32

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	1,583	218.21	3,454	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	176.99	2,721	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	171.80	2,033	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	147.68	1,590	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$3,225	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$2,815	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$3,402	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$5,550	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	399.20/cwt	390.00–403.00	2,291	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,558	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	438.83/cwt	420.00–443.00	2,883	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	376.51/cwt	357.60–382.50	2,308	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,679	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	438.96/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,274	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	962	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	398.76/cwt	383.00–411.00	2,468	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	535.51/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,303	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	357.97/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	541.30/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	438.48/cwt	412.50–471.50	2,442	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	493.08/cwt	450.00–512.50	2,298	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	539.32/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	452.83/cwt	437.00–470.00	2,341	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	446.11/cwt	445.00–447.00	2,851	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	393.19/cwt	380.00–404.00	2,851	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	383.06/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,532	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	652	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	511.69/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,415	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,771	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	182.98/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	228.56/cwt	217.50–234.00	3,995	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,244	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	138.04/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,494	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	151.05/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,642	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	5,550.00/head	5,550.00–5,550.00	5,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	479.52/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,517	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	383.72/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,072	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	438.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,526	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	447.23/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,442	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	425.93/cwt	405.00–438.00	2,662	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	435.97/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,045	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	406.17/cwt	385.00–409.00	2,815	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,080	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	364.92/cwt	364.00–365.00	2,832	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	472.27/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,984	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	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	—	1,274	2,815.23/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,815	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	3,220.00/head	3,220.00–3,220.00	3,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,459	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	3,288	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	182.31/cwt	179.00–185.50	2,611	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	202.69/cwt	197.00–208.00	2,706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	171.69/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,048	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,995	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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