Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.66/cwt on 90 head, up $12.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.35 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$405.66

▲ 12.43 vs prior sale

90 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$21.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.82

vs MO average

−19.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	408.96	2,241	76
Medium and Large 1-2	537	387.76	2,084	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.20/cwt here — about $157 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $373.72, median $401.31 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 sale90 hd

405.66

—

MO average19 barns · 2,562 hd

424.49

−18.82

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−19.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

+4.35

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	1,743	200.40	3,492	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	172.69	2,649	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	163.88	2,031	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	136.10	1,355	16

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)	1,139	$3,239	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$3,238	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,810	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$3,583	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	450–500	476	476.19/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	386.63/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	421.40/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,621	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	544.31/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,041	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	526.32/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	493.82/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	446.42/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,103	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,819.70/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	347.75/cwt	337.50–354.00	2,692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	331.93/cwt	327.50–347.50	2,576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	441.79/cwt	422.50–490.00	2,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	444.88/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	539.80/cwt	470.00–555.00	2,337	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	343.38/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,304	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	390.19/cwt	385.00–417.50	2,673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	518.05/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	394.87/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	339.95/cwt	332.50–342.00	2,499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	358.38/cwt	340.00–376.00	2,222	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	172.08/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,139	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	139.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,414	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	127.86/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,151	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	159.54/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,009	7
Bulls	—	—	1,923	211.30/cwt	210.00–212.50	4,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	955	3,375.00/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,375	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	177.18/cwt	173.00–178.50	2,741	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	165.21/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,498	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	429.29/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,082	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	2,684.12/head	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,684	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	443	335.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,488	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	300.12/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	395.08/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	436.25/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	500.24/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	586.90/cwt	570.00–627.50	2,541	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	475.63/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,193	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	435.82/cwt	433.00–440.00	2,632	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	537.56/cwt	530.00–557.50	2,510	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	503.88/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,696	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,533	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	400.86/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,277	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,316.14/head	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	420.72/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,184	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	507.18/cwt	490.00–522.50	2,145	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	487.18/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,753	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	348.39/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	432.19/cwt	420.00–436.00	2,498	4

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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