Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly 10.00-20.00 lower except light 6 weight steers sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.21/cwt on 197 head, down $17.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −21.06 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$435.21

▼ 17.07 vs prior sale

197 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$76.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.12

vs MO average

−36.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	459.31	2,559	93
Medium and Large 1-2	559	423.02	2,366	80
Medium and Large 2	541	382.45	2,071	24

One grade step is worth $76.86/cwt here — about $489 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

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 sale197 hd

435.21

—

MO average20 barns · 5,476 hd

459.33

−24.12

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−36.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−21.06

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	1,730	171.76	2,971	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	157.25	2,425	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	144.53	1,777	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	991	120.53	1,194	40

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)	1,255	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,495	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,394	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$4,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$4,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$1,650	5

Every lot, as filed

80 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	435	467.58/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,034	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	360.25/cwt	330.00–366.00	2,205	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,567.74/head	1,900.00–2,750.00	2,568	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,454.75/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	503.50/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	370.52/cwt	362.50–376.00	2,145	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	352.53/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	395.28/cwt	355.00–417.50	2,478	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	417.30/cwt	384.00–431.00	2,437	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	366.99/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,510	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	342.58/cwt	320.00–347.00	2,340	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	304.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,409	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	431.61/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,253	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	435.32/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,402	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	411.07/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,714	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	392.97/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	384.98/cwt	369.00–395.00	2,013	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	489.79/cwt	482.50–520.00	1,847	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	336.73/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	443.13/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	332.60/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	411.08/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	355.10/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,655	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	379.19/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,169	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,140.82/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	426.04/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,062	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	149.43/cwt	144.00–156.50	2,282	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	163.11/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,533	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	162.00/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,829	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	146.93/cwt	140.50–152.00	1,829	13
Bulls	—	—	1,833	172.53/cwt	168.50–180.50	3,162	6
Bulls	—	—	1,378	156.42/cwt	150.00–164.50	2,155	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	4,150.00/head	3,850.00–4,225.00	4,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	4,125.00/head	4,125.00–4,125.00	4,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	740	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	124.77/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,598	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	185.54/cwt	183.50–186.50	3,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	103.92/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,004	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	119.14/cwt	112.50–123.00	1,166	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	129.61/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,306	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	134.45/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	415.69/cwt	397.50–445.00	1,746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	460.74/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,645	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	335.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,903	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	988	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	590	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	438	387.77/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	429.98/cwt	414.00–450.00	2,223	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	483.77/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	362.16/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.79/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	384.41/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,010	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	451.46/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,968	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	403.16/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,737	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	3,167.61/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,168	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	3,399.71/head	3,375.00–3,450.00	3,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	439.77/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,098	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,840	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	463.29/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	492.02/cwt	470.00–507.50	2,563	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	504.36/cwt	500.00–507.50	2,381	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,228	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	349.74/cwt	349.00–355.00	2,357	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	438.65/cwt	433.50–472.50	2,544	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	390.97/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,189	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	434.32/cwt	418.00–448.50	2,715	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	379.39/cwt	367.50–410.00	2,724	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	383.55/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,205	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,697	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	475.36/cwt	442.50–500.00	2,239	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	308.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,225	4

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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