Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 10.00 to 25.00 higher, and heifers were 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply for all classes in the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.28/cwt on 68 head, up $33.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.01 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$465.28

▲ 33.00 vs prior sale

68 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$59.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

vs MO average

+6.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	478.49	2,600	43
Medium and Large 1-2	558	455.89	2,544	16thin
Medium and Large 2	553	418.84	2,317	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.65/cwt here — about $284 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 sale68 hd

465.28

—

MO average16 barns · 2,956 hd

470.60

−5.32

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+6.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

+9.01

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	1,775	211.48	3,753	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	175.75	2,638	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	173.21	2,168	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	151.88	1,586	15

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)	1,198	$3,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,264	$3,022	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,049	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	550–600	590	382.28/cwt	374.00–399.00	2,255	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	445.99/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,940	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	417.35/cwt	407.50–437.50	2,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	311.23/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	469.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,218	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	755	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	403.57/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,785	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	824	350.53/cwt	349.00–351.00	2,888	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	389.35/cwt	383.00–397.00	2,379	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	332.53/cwt	331.00–345.00	2,564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	464.09/cwt	457.00–478.00	2,645	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	448.08/cwt	444.00–458.00	2,774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	499.03/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,560	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	414.24/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,336	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	370.02/cwt	362.50–371.00	2,431	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	416.10/cwt	413.00–419.00	2,780	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	456.92/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	438.60/cwt	433.00–445.00	2,303	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	717	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	651	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	342.21/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,071	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,623	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	177.86/cwt	174.50–181.00	2,586	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	160.69/cwt	159.50–162.00	2,560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	182.97/cwt	182.50–184.00	2,748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	182.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,397	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	160.32/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,701	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	619.92/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	362.26/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	415.17/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	466.12/cwt	440.00–472.50	2,480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	445.66/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	532.73/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,008	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	435.72/cwt	427.50–441.00	2,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	332.45/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	421.24/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	476.22/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,214	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	384.45/cwt	383.50–400.00	2,657	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	685	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,281	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	513.35/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	402.61/cwt	401.00–407.50	1,997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	356.20/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,020	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,374.82/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	419.89/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	449.67/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,140	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	794	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,350	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	604	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,963	7
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	472	411.77/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,944	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	244.84/cwt	212.00–282.50	2,235	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	3,450.31/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,021.58/head	2,500.00–3,350.00	3,022	11
Bulls	—	—	1,748	214.31/cwt	212.00–217.00	3,746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	225.85/cwt	222.00–229.00	4,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	194.28/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,231	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	164.02/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	137.17/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,438	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	172.76/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,175	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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