Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the trend was lower for both feeder cattle and slaughter cattle. Not enough receipts for a comparison. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.15/cwt on 25 head, down $16.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −6.12 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$450.15

▼ 16.72 vs prior sale

25 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$44.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.60

vs MO average

−22.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	468.43	2,564	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	439.01	2,413	11thin
Medium and Large 2	588	424.00	2,493	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.43/cwt here — about $70 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 sale25 hd

450.15

—

MO average18 barns · 1,824 hd

464.75

−14.60

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−22.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−6.12

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	1,690	190.80	3,225	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	161.98	2,467	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	154.16	1,908	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	144.61	1,473	12

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)	1,160	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,694	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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	350–400	383	534.67/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,226	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	315.17/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	423.74/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	391.94/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	494.81/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,177	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	451.72/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	438.77/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	461.52/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	355.83/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,242	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	506.64/cwt	375.00–642.50	3,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	438.13/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	138.60/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,222	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	161.98/cwt	161.50–163.50	2,467	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	201.74/cwt	197.50–208.00	3,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,644	188.78/cwt	177.00–195.00	3,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	341.60/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,002	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,113	2,548.99/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,549	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	155.18/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,935	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	148.90/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	451.49/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	481.82/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	458.03/cwt	457.00–466.00	2,872	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	536.19/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,327	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,066	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,836	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,846	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	431.74/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	311.13/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	355.44/cwt	352.50–356.00	2,616	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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