Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the feeder steers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher, with spots up to 20.00 higher. The feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 15.00 higher. The largest draft of the day was 60 head of 816 lb. steers which sold for 361.50/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate and demand was good for all classes in the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $491.46/cwt on 59 head, up $8.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +35.19 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$491.46

▲ 8.75 vs prior sale

59 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$756

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$143.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs MO average

+8.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	518.95	2,699	33
Medium and Large 1-2	531	474.55	2,518	20
Medium and Large 2	505	440.00	2,222	2thin
Medium 2	518	375.00	1,943	4thin

One grade step is worth $143.95/cwt here — about $756 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale59 hd

491.46

—

MO average19 barns · 2,709 hd

484.12

+7.35

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+8.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

+35.19

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	1,701	213.76	3,636	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	178.02	2,640	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	169.85	2,103	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	142.60	1,450	17

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)	1,265	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,837	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,733	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$3,700	5

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,836.64/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	415.24/cwt	392.50–419.00	2,795	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	548.48/cwt	540.00–552.50	2,561	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	228.21/cwt	205.00–250.00	2,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	304.79/cwt	302.00–307.50	2,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	471.74/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	353.76/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	375.02/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	475.49/cwt	475.00–476.00	2,477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	383.67/cwt	383.00–384.00	2,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	576.61/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,214	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	369	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	356	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	425.96/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	458.29/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,943	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	450.35/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	431.28/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	545.06/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,066	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	179.27/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	108.32/cwt	102.50–115.00	937	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	133.51/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,295	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	154.00/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,649	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	178.02/cwt	177.50–178.50	2,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	207.06/cwt	197.00–212.50	3,288	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,625.00/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	518	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,943	4
Steers	Large 2	600–650	609	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,314	6
Steers	Large 2	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	221.79/cwt	215.00–227.00	4,074	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	160.87/cwt	157.50–163.00	2,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	169.76/cwt	164.00–176.50	2,046	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	474.27/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,098	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	818	2,199.54/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	506.78/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	583.56/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	605.01/cwt	598.00–620.00	2,577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	573.24/cwt	562.50–581.00	2,660	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	518.95/cwt	502.50–531.00	2,699	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	431.94/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,838	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,950	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	461.29/cwt	457.50–465.00	2,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	540.66/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	417.32/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,425	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	657.70/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	395.01/cwt	387.00–420.00	2,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	551.90/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	479.06/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,223	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,893	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	206.81/cwt	200.00–216.00	2,294	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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