Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs sold with a higher undertone, and comparable 700-900lb steers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. The best test of 400-600lb heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. All comparisons based on very limited receipts from last week's sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold from 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes in the offering on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $481.69/cwt on 103 head, up $31.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +25.42 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$481.69

▲ 31.54 vs prior sale

103 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

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

$86.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.04

vs MO average

+9.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	496.35	2,690	41
Medium and Large 1-2	554	475.14	2,633	59
Medium and Large 2	520	410.00	2,132	3thin

One grade step is worth $86.35/cwt here — about $558 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale103 hd

481.69

—

MO average15 barns · 1,701 hd

477.65

+4.04

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+9.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

+25.42

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	1,598	192.65	3,078	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	165.00	2,124	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	164.98	2,382	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	137.88	1,379	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,615	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,461	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,429	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$3,200	2thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	131.45/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,182	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	146.11/cwt	138.00–158.00	1,524	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	164.98/cwt	160.50–169.50	2,382	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	391.57/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	574.28/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	471.46/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	439.39/cwt	417.50–455.00	2,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,010	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	593.45/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	446.37/cwt	442.50–452.50	2,772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	634.67/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	426.81/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	444.58/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	503.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	489.40/cwt	470.00–498.00	2,716	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	401.09/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,743	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	330.63/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	571.76/cwt	525.00–600.00	1,927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	481.38/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,638	49
Steers	Large 2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	462.18/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	505.21/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	399.94/cwt	382.50–418.00	2,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	770	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	3,072	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	171.84/cwt	171.50–172.50	2,303	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	164.62/cwt	162.50–168.50	2,094	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,308	181.60/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,946	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	194.27/cwt	184.00–200.50	3,186	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	175.27/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,010	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	209.07/cwt	185.00–237.00	2,471	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	2,782.28/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,782	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,460.81/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	688	1,280.18/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	382.68/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,166	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,888.97/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,889	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,235	2,197.77/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,198	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,200.00/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	494.77/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	300–350	302	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	408.43/cwt	375.00–422.50	1,977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	448.70/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	374.99/cwt	374.00–382.50	2,512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	451.96/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	388.04/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,095	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	380.89/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,403	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	359.22/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	474.96/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	354.74/cwt	347.50–357.00	2,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	471.51/cwt	452.50–483.00	2,254	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	457.10/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,970	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	580.13/cwt	565.00–582.50	2,500	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	525.84/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,482	18

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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