Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower, and heifers sold with a steady to firm undertone based on very limited weight comparisons for both steers and heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Heavy rain and thunderstorms in the area overnight and expected tomorrow contributed to a light run this week. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.87/cwt on 43 head, up $7.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.60 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$466.87

▲ 7.95 vs prior sale

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$76.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.26

vs MO average

−8.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	494.21	2,619	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	479.62	2,606	28
Medium and Large 2	555	417.50	2,315	10thin

One grade step is worth $76.71/cwt here — about $304 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 sale43 hd

466.87

—

MO average15 barns · 2,481 hd

475.13

−8.26

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−8.69

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

+10.60

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	1,403	182.69	2,563	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	161.09	2,036	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	161.05	2,445	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	128.81	1,243	20

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)	1,185	$3,244	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$2,846	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Unweaned	450–500	454	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	395.15/cwt	390.00–418.00	2,521	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	418.42/cwt	416.00–422.50	2,230	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,234	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	571.13/cwt	552.50–577.50	2,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	626.17/cwt	605.00–635.00	1,954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	494.21/cwt	493.00–495.00	2,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	438.23/cwt	436.00–440.00	2,778	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	372.36/cwt	357.50–377.50	2,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	379.18/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,587	2
Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	5
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	488	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	370.35/cwt	365.00–370.50	2,767	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	482.67/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,606	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	517.30/cwt	507.50–540.00	2,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	474.47/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	385.59/cwt	380.50–391.50	2,769	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	510.95/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	427.16/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	518.68/cwt	507.50–523.00	2,495	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	557.59/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	469.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	429.00/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	452	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,096	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,573	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	163.81/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,406	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,339	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	153.16/cwt	152.00–154.50	1,766	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	120.61/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,104	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	137.46/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,376	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	93.20/cwt	85.00–99.00	871	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	161.71/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,070	8
Bulls	—	—	1,308	194.39/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	169.12/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	216.45/cwt	197.00–252.50	2,312	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,244.30/head	2,575.00–3,700.00	3,244	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,845.73/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,439	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	417.72/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	522	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	377.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	378.11/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	397	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	370.65/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	462.47/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	517.62/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	435.31/cwt	402.50–456.00	2,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	405.02/cwt	382.50–415.00	2,130	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	336.25/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	2

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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