Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the feeder steers sold unevenly steady, and the feeder heifers sold with a slightly higher undertone, based on very limited comparisons. All the feeders were sold in small groups and singles on Thursday with only one package of feeders over 10 head. The supply was light with moderate demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher, based on limited comparisons as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.87/cwt on 40 head, up $6.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −23.40 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$432.87

▲ 6.02 vs prior sale

40 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$50.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs MO average

+33.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	440.71	2,401	22
Medium and Large 1-2	528	432.67	2,286	14thin
Medium and Large 2	550	390.50	2,148	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.21/cwt here — about $253 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

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 sale40 hd

432.87

—

MO average10 barns · 439 hd

429.44

+3.43

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+33.58

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−23.40

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	1,596	214.02	3,416	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	177.27	2,506	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	171.84	1,973	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	151.89	1,542	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	151.22	1,806	4thin

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)	1,083	$3,149	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,324	$2,641	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,405	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$3,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	921	$2,266	4thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	673	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$3,113	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	4,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,499	214.93/cwt	210.00–221.00	3,222	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	176.31/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,904	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	220.55/cwt	219.00–222.00	3,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,566	201.35/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,153	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	174.51/cwt	171.50–178.50	2,349	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	180.95/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,613	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	165.80/cwt	164.50–167.00	2,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	130.85/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,200	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	155.29/cwt	145.00–168.50	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	385.89/cwt	384.00–387.00	2,562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.69/cwt	445.00–452.50	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	449.24/cwt	405.00–467.50	2,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	421.22/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,409	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	493	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	487.19/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,343	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	429.50/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,014	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	353.03/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	449.70/cwt	427.50–470.00	1,880	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	396.13/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	382.48/cwt	381.00–387.50	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	414.73/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	354.83/cwt	345.00–368.00	2,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	454.20/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,389	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	413.53/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,404	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	637	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,835	6
Steers	Large 1	750–800	781	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,609	4
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	722	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,491	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	163.28/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,744	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	150.14/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	166.09/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,996	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	811	231.30/cwt	211.00–260.00	1,876	4
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,817	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	673	1,725.09/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	878	2,067.73/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,068	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	825	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,361.11/head	2,175.00–2,525.00	2,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,685	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,742.17/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,742	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	3,148.88/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,149	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,050	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	953	2,421.63/head	2,100.00–2,725.00	2,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	498.92/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	648	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	490.71/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	431.76/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	396.12/cwt	393.00–402.50	2,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	465.89/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	447.76/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	436.12/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,263	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	492.43/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	356.18/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	437.16/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,661	7

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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