Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 10.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Producers took advantage of the stronger feeder trade this week with several nice consignments in the offering. The market seemed to shrug off the sharply lower futures on Thursday with the board apparently spooked by news of a potential worker strike at the JBS plant in Greeley, Co.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.46/cwt on 187 head, up $30.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +6.19 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$462.46

▲ 30.88 vs prior sale

187 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$72.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.11

vs MO average

−20.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	505	490.00	2,475	3thin
Medium and Large 1	564	465.95	2,630	130
Medium and Large 1-2	542	456.84	2,474	48
Medium and Large 2	506	418.00	2,115	6thin

One grade step is worth $72.00/cwt here — about $359 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 sale187 hd

462.46

—

MO average18 barns · 2,359 hd

484.57

−22.11

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−20.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

+6.19

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	1,827	184.36	3,368	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	161.93	2,348	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	150.05	2,035	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	133.42	1,433	15

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$3,031	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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	500–550	512	410.00/cwt	405.00–411.00	2,099	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	437.43/cwt	415.00–449.00	2,690	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	393.45/cwt	376.00–406.00	2,853	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	588.09/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,199	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	450.38/cwt	424.00–480.00	2,608	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	529	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	503.42/cwt	485.00–519.00	2,693	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	415.71/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,798	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	360.92/cwt	355.50–375.00	2,783	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	416.34/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,573	23
Steers	Large 1	650–700	667	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	430.33/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,401	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	523.60/cwt	510.00–529.00	2,477	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	604.62/cwt	595.00–625.00	1,886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,407	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	368.05/cwt	364.00–368.50	3,003	36
Steers	Large 1	500–550	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	381.20/cwt	371.50–386.00	2,889	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	474.40/cwt	465.00–487.50	2,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	465.68/cwt	449.00–490.00	2,496	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	370.71/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,085	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	161.93/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	140.56/cwt	129.50–147.00	1,843	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	158.04/cwt	154.00–163.50	2,186	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	129.87/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,391	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	145.50/cwt	137.50–151.00	1,571	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	176.21/cwt	168.00–179.50	3,137	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	200.69/cwt	198.50–202.50	3,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	187.07/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,551	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	3,030.81/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	754	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	375.76/cwt	365.00–382.00	2,371	45
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	507	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	366.04/cwt	350.50–369.50	2,427	147
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	453.70/cwt	437.50–466.50	2,178	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,396	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	354.43/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,148	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,006	9
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	694	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	408.30/cwt	391.00–417.00	2,311	33
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	432	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	457.10/cwt	445.00–477.50	1,906	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	512.28/cwt	450.00–526.00	2,121	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	662	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	398	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	559.59/cwt	520.00–589.00	2,434	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	472.68/cwt	456.00–491.00	2,212	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	440.98/cwt	412.50–454.00	2,284	105

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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