Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. A heavy supply of feeders to kick off the first sale of the new year and consignors brought the goods that buyers want. The majority of the offering had ample quality, was weaned, vaccinated, and carrying only average flesh. Demand was good to very good and buyers bid aggressively from start to finish. Prices have soared back to record levels for many weight classes making for some very pleased consignors when they pick up their checks. A bit of rain could even be heard hitting the roof during the auction which was a welcome sound that hasn't been heard in quite some time. A heavy supply of slaughter cows and bulls wrapped up the day and sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.28/cwt on 338 head, up $30.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −3.99 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$452.28

▲ 30.36 vs prior sale

338 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$77.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.63

vs MO average

−14.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	478.28	2,591	127
Medium and Large 1-2	563	441.25	2,484	187
Medium and Large 2	536	400.65	2,146	24

One grade step is worth $77.63/cwt here — about $445 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

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 sale338 hd

452.28

—

MO average22 barns · 8,485 hd

462.91

−10.63

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−14.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−3.99

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	1,732	174.11	3,015	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	158.66	2,213	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	145.24	1,749	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	127.88	1,330	71

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)	1,395	$2,810	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,214	$1,720	6

Every lot, as filed

90 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	750–800	761	327.92/cwt	313.00–330.00	2,495	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	652	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	449.08/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	338.94/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,220	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	449.56/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	490.81/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,130	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	576.79/cwt	525.00–590.00	1,950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	429.51/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,504	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	508.69/cwt	495.00–565.00	1,948	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,821	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	391.01/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,635	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	404.15/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,570	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	354.51/cwt	351.00–360.00	2,783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	460.00/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,443	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	369.30/cwt	367.00–378.00	2,725	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	344.20/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,962	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,719.92/head	1,325.00–1,950.00	1,720	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,810.22/head	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	492.94/cwt	460.00–507.50	2,391	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	344.53/cwt	334.00–348.00	2,484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	458.20/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	371.80/cwt	337.50–390.00	2,134	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	362.31/cwt	337.50–377.50	2,279	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	351.29/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	418.45/cwt	375.00–442.50	1,971	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	390.21/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,053	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,100	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	374.96/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	343.13/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	375.30/cwt	355.00–382.00	1,771	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	388.30/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	391.23/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,253	7
Bulls	—	—	1,620	145.18/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,352	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	187.03/cwt	185.00–190.50	3,441	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	125.13/cwt	119.50–129.50	1,170	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	139.52/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,529	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	163.81/cwt	162.50–169.50	2,449	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	137.88/cwt	132.00–143.50	1,617	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	132.34/cwt	127.00–137.50	1,464	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	155.15/cwt	146.00–162.00	2,059	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	158.32/cwt	156.50–161.50	2,015	4
Bulls	—	—	1,721	174.42/cwt	170.00–182.50	3,002	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	145.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,758	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	99.98/cwt	87.50–110.00	920	8
Steers	Medium 2-3	700–750	716	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,470	7
Heifers	Medium 2-3	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	584	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,205	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	664	385.22/cwt	382.50–386.00	2,558	18
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	771	353.49/cwt	342.50–361.00	2,725	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	717	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	411.14/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	380.26/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,818	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	394.80/cwt	382.50–396.00	2,495	11
Steers	Medium 2-3	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	19
Steers	Medium 2-3	800–850	821	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,734	13
Heifers	Medium 2-3	700–750	740	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,401	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	494.42/cwt	492.50–495.00	1,864	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	398.15/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,246	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,368	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	450.27/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	510.20/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	404.53/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,100	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,193	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	375.09/cwt	360.00–394.00	2,682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	463.61/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,174	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	444.39/cwt	440.00–464.00	2,617	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	407.67/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,678	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	360.73/cwt	359.00–370.00	2,781	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	425.30/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,641	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	484.26/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,034	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	351.19/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,515	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,337	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	517.91/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,491	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	501.02/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,555	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	388.66/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	285.78/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	551.36/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,382	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,485	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	438.43/cwt	422.50–447.50	2,240	98

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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