Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, lightweight steers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower, and 600lb - 700lb steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on a high quality offering of 6 weight yearling steers this week. The best test of 400lb - 500lb heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.50/cwt on 122 head, down $7.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −6.81 against this barn's trailing median of $401.31.

Average price

$394.50

▼ 7.42 vs prior sale

122 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$47.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.46

vs MO average

−23.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	406.23	2,268	69
Medium and Large 1-2	547	388.81	2,125	36
Medium and Large 2	556	358.96	1,997	17thin

One grade step is worth $47.26/cwt here — about $270 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 sale122 hd

394.50

—

MO average20 barns · 4,083 hd

425.97

−31.46

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−23.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.31

−6.81

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	1,834	223.46	4,099	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	175.63	2,627	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	174.10	2,136	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	146.17	1,467	35

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)	1,136	$2,674	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$3,461	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	550–600	590	395.86/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,336	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	509.67/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	457.11/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,452	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	412.54/cwt	397.50–416.00	2,793	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	428.75/cwt	421.00–437.50	2,688	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	380.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,156	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	532.97/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,025	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	335.89/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,428	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	405.41/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,173	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	519.38/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	510.35/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	364.63/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,253	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	497.42/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	498	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	573.95/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	449.98/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,187	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	499.02/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,320	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	360.13/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,535	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	483.42/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,538	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,382	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	411.81/cwt	400.00–429.00	2,174	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	430.43/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,191	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	401	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	473.88/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,256	49
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	492	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,226	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	183.53/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,358	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	232.49/cwt	224.50–240.00	4,448	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	136.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,346	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	171.07/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	152.09/cwt	142.00–161.50	1,559	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,775.00/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,775	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	164.73/cwt	161.50–172.00	2,066	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	176.06/cwt	171.00–180.50	2,127	19
Bulls	—	—	1,767	215.72/cwt	211.00–220.50	3,812	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	177.28/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,675	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	169.87/cwt	168.50–172.00	2,543	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,589	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	574	357.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,050	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	474	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	549	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	443	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,049	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	288.37/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,437	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	3,153.08/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,153	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,460.81/head	3,350.00–3,575.00	3,461	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	258.38/cwt	225.00–307.50	2,488	9
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	474	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	498	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	398.76/cwt	375.00–408.00	2,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	291.16/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	414.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	947	2,034.86/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	340.26/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	433.51/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	536	445.16/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	377	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	445.37/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,401	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	396.98/cwt	386.00–407.50	2,513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	459.68/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	384.50/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	457.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,196	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	395.13/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,098	20

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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