Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the best tests of steers and heifers weighing 450lbs to 700lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The feeder cattle futures board has been consistently trending down the past couple weeks, and many buyers are proceeding with caution in the auction barns and keeping decisions more conservative this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.37/cwt on 83 head, down $31.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −32.90 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$423.37

▼ 31.19 vs prior sale

83 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$55.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.11

vs MO average

−15.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	440.71	2,453	33
Medium and Large 1-2	576	420.42	2,423	38
Medium and Large 2	565	385.05	2,176	12thin

One grade step is worth $55.66/cwt here — about $278 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $420.65, median $456.27 across 30 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 sale83 hd

423.37

—

MO average15 barns · 1,774 hd

455.49

−32.11

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−15.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−32.90

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	—	Low	1,657	214.78	3,558	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	173.06	2,104	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	172.48	2,552	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	139.62	1,381	11

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)	1,120	$3,156	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,455	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,409	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$3,089	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	923	$3,004	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,510	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$4,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,413	$3,917	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	300–350	335	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	410.02/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,968	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	460.97/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	391.19/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	397.35/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,038	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	359.04/cwt	347.50–363.00	2,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	332.68/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	383.78/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,168	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	449.30/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	417.27/cwt	416.00–420.00	2,716	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	566.23/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	517.28/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	457.95/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	493.53/cwt	490.00–501.00	2,354	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	395.58/cwt	391.00–405.00	2,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	423.95/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,145	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	380.17/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,338	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	429.69/cwt	423.00–442.00	2,118	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,470	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,455.08/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,455	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	217.25/cwt	207.50–240.00	2,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	3,469.13/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,469	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	833	1,772.37/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	131.52/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,302	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	165.43/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,577	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	177.18/cwt	174.00–179.50	2,528	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	161.82/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,104	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	179.76/cwt	178.50–181.00	2,004	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	150.95/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,535	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	386	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,756	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	173.89/cwt	167.50–179.00	2,120	11
Bulls	—	—	1,588	201.46/cwt	201.00–202.00	3,199	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	225.21/cwt	223.00–227.00	4,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,619	216.22/cwt	211.00–220.00	3,501	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	306.22/cwt	287.50–323.00	2,698	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,088.80/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,089	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,408.62/head	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,409	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,930.19/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,930	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	3,004.47/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,004	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	485	430.03/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	385.89/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	343.50/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	382.06/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,178	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	359.84/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	417.12/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	364.43/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	301.27/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	520	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	474.66/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	337.70/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	462	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	414.73/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,455	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	469.35/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,286	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	340.62/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	398.19/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	583	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	370.20/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,603	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	369.27/cwt	351.00–383.00	2,467	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	325.41/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,340	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	382.43/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	439.06/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,340	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	563.89/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,625	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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