Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 500lbs sold with a 5.00 to 10.00 higher and steers over 500lbs sold with a steady undertone. Heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.31/cwt on 108 head, down $13.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −1.96 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$454.31

▼ 13.30 vs prior sale

108 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$105.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.29

vs MO average

−33.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	480.43	2,705	34
Medium and Large 1-2	565	462.66	2,615	45
Medium and Large 2	540	420.03	2,270	23
Medium 2	591	375.00	2,216	6thin

One grade step is worth $105.43/cwt here — about $489 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 sale108 hd

454.31

—

MO average20 barns · 3,668 hd

488.60

−34.29

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−33.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−1.96

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	1,921	192.39	3,695	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	159.16	2,216	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	156.16	1,886	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	133.57	1,338	32

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,802	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,471	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	818	$2,692	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,635	$3,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	750–800	778	352.65/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	467.31/cwt	455.00–472.50	2,210	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	495.49/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,423	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	583.28/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,228	12
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	423	428.73/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	360.98/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,953	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	457.57/cwt	445.00–464.50	2,672	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	406.82/cwt	390.00–414.00	2,738	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	418.60/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,193	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	608.62/cwt	592.50–625.00	2,234	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	546.19/cwt	527.50–580.00	2,567	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	591	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	368.14/cwt	355.00–378.00	2,338	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	512	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	354.28/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	502.53/cwt	460.00–507.50	2,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	422.72/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	545.37/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,291	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	334	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,021	21
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	414	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,091	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	476.26/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	590.92/cwt	584.00–605.00	2,541	9
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	723	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,603	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	420.12/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,622	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	480.43/cwt	466.00–485.00	2,705	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	402	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,156	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	417.28/cwt	417.00–422.50	2,779	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	515	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	488	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	442.04/cwt	438.00–455.00	2,785	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	381.00/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	330.76/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,083	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	124.86/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,192	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	164.12/cwt	157.50–174.50	2,365	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	146.71/cwt	146.00–148.50	1,652	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	161.03/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,987	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	110.25/cwt	107.50–112.50	896	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	139.52/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,451	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	149.25/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,993	200.87/cwt	200.00–202.50	4,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,508	1
Bulls	—	—	1,946	192.05/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,737	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	182.52/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,949	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	303.37/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,445	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	234.06/cwt	232.50–235.00	2,095	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	2,691.55/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,802.36/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,222	1,671.49/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,671	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,813.71/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,814	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	3,950.00/head	3,550.00–4,350.00	3,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	352.96/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	294.04/cwt	287.50–307.50	2,705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	311.13/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	440.03/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,156	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,702	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	403.32/cwt	396.00–411.00	2,460	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	400.77/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,248	27
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	461.01/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,033	22
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	456	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	505.14/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	431.14/cwt	407.50–437.50	2,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	338.42/cwt	290.00–350.00	2,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	446.75/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	411.34/cwt	325.00–435.00	1,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	371.35/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	343.35/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	506.32/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,086	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	487.07/cwt	462.50–500.00	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	461.91/cwt	461.00–465.00	2,157	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	556.04/cwt	535.00–577.50	2,024	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	419.41/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,055	22
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	643	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,186	18
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	497	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	393.40/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,113	6

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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