Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 lower based on limited weight comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower. A nice run of replacements this week that included a complete herd sellout with pairs and bred cows. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.63/cwt on 114 head, down $17.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −29.08 against this barn's trailing median of $400.71.

Average price

$371.63

▼ 17.50 vs prior sale

114 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$57.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs MO average

+20.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	387.97	2,188	63
Medium and Large 1-2	549	364.84	2,004	31
Medium and Large 2	561	330.64	1,856	20

One grade step is worth $57.33/cwt here — about $332 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $371.63, median $400.71 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

371.63

—

MO average8 barns · 616 hd

374.05

−2.42

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

+20.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

400.71

−29.08

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	1,767	204.90	3,621	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	164.83	2,067	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	163.59	2,303	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	140.98	1,507	41

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$3,684	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,264	$3,180	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,423	$3,050	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,848	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,819	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,559	$4,533	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,531	$4,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,573	$4,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$3,523	13

Every lot, as filed

98 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	400–450	403	468.14/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	576	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	387.50–407.50	2,260	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	491.10/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	380.10/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,969	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	406.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	324.40/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,381	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	611	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,084	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	307.17/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	313.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	336	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,043	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,457	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,012	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	441.38/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	341.06/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,609	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	400.56/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,427	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,141	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	542.58/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,052	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	381.19/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,272	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	357.52/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,209	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	456.09/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,331	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,939.82/head	2,450.00–3,325.00	2,940	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	444.04/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,087	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	394.32/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,571	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	563.81/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,951	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,179.71/head	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,180	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	3,684.27/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,472	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,262	2,710.48/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,710	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	126.77/cwt	112.50–136.00	1,263	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	149.40/cwt	145.50–154.00	2,077	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	166.74/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,354	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	422	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	200.63/cwt	196.00–206.00	3,433	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	166.24/cwt	154.00–175.50	2,121	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	151.91/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,867	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	147.73/cwt	136.00–157.50	1,637	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	180.73/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium 2-3	550–600	592	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	374	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,477	4
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	477	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	738	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	515	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	393.86/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,549	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,818.97/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,819	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	204.87/cwt	187.50–220.00	2,090	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	301.17/cwt	262.50–318.00	2,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	287.31/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	379.11/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	336.37/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,126	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	370.00/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	447.00/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	352.28/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,026	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	329.68/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,568	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	448	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	347.74/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	394.78/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,463	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	442.48/cwt	430.00–462.00	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	338.69/cwt	337.00–339.00	2,256	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	368.93/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	408.75/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	301.20/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	336.17/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,108	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	386.39/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,797	14
Bulls	—	—	1,908	215.56/cwt	214.00–217.00	4,113	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	102.47/cwt	95.00–110.00	956	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	161.18/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,633	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,537.50/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,538	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,573	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,681	4,075.00/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,075	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,489	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,275	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,410	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,592	4,250.00/head	4,200.00–4,400.00	4,250	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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