Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers over 450 lbs. sold 2.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs. sold steady to 15.00 higher. Not enough lighter weights for a comparison. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was light with very good demand. Nine head of 623 lb. steers sold for 474.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.92/cwt on 62 head, up $4.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +2.65 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$458.92

▲ 4.61 vs prior sale

62 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$76.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.45

vs MO average

−28.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	493.06	2,673	34
Medium and Large 1-2	578	417.70	2,414	20
Medium and Large 2	544	416.86	2,268	8thin

One grade step is worth $76.21/cwt here — about $405 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 sale62 hd

458.92

—

MO average18 barns · 2,329 hd

485.37

−26.45

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−28.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

+2.65

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	1,736	192.63	3,344	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	167.28	2,510	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	158.58	1,968	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	130.52	1,273	31

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	636.01/cwt	605.00–655.00	2,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	499.10/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,610	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	481.99/cwt	472.50–485.00	2,781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	467.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,978	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	551.85/cwt	540.00–567.50	2,097	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	491.33/cwt	405.00–520.00	2,147	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	407.79/cwt	387.50–412.50	2,267	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	431.01/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	508.18/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	409.43/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	453.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	403.17/cwt	385.00–422.50	2,488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	417.69/cwt	402.50–440.00	2,210	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	507.20/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	405.61/cwt	387.50–460.00	2,389	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	330.79/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	357.41/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,127	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	373.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	366.96/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	342.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,264	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	416.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,360	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,813	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	165.11/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,465	9
Bulls	—	—	1,670	188.01/cwt	179.00–194.00	3,140	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,318	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	176.49/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,658	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	121.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,097	13
Bulls	—	—	1,857	201.11/cwt	196.00–204.50	3,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	932	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,871	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	141.34/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,707	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	134.89/cwt	127.50–144.50	1,383	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,240	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	151.60/cwt	150.50–153.00	1,615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	159.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	584.54/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	375.89/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	421.21/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	536.11/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	506.54/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,153	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	548.01/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	558.41/cwt	557.50–570.00	2,680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	576.61/cwt	545.00–610.00	2,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	432.89/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	460.87/cwt	429.00–474.00	2,839	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	472.08/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	486.68/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,302	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,966	12

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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