Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were not enough comparable sales on the feeders to establish a trend, but a higher undertone was evident. The kind and quality was much different this week as most of the offering consisted of colored-up cattle. Supply was moderate and demand was good, as buyer attendance was better this week. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.65/cwt on 82 head, down $12.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −35.62 against this barn's trailing median of $456.27.

Average price

$420.65

▼ 12.22 vs prior sale

82 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$47.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.08

vs MO average

+6.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	441.75	2,465	28
Large 1-2	547	413.00	2,259	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	412.40	2,374	43
Medium and Large 2	541	394.04	2,130	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.71/cwt here — about $335 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 sale82 hd

420.65

—

MO average13 barns · 1,190 hd

435.73

−15.08

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+6.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

456.27

−35.62

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	1,623	214.68	3,484	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	165.44	2,241	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	160.35	1,867	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	140.07	1,453	24

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,353	$2,526	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	467.39/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	401.65/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,382	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	375.30/cwt	365.00–379.00	2,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	331.89/cwt	328.00–333.00	2,721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	386.18/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,356	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	339.52/cwt	334.00–346.50	2,288	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	345.83/cwt	339.00–351.00	2,127	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	355.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	327.41/cwt	324.00–332.50	2,400	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	565	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	340.54/cwt	339.50–345.00	2,609	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	389.09/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,121	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	386.89/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,615	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	441.75/cwt	440.00–446.00	2,465	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	443.67/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,329	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	441.09/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,901	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	291.67/cwt	287.00–294.00	2,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	368.53/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,285	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	405.50/cwt	402.50–407.00	2,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	396.77/cwt	394.00–410.00	2,135	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	434.40/cwt	424.00–447.50	2,120	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,202	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	172.55/cwt	171.00–173.50	2,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	206.34/cwt	205.50–207.50	2,775	2
Bulls	—	—	2,028	225.21/cwt	213.00–239.00	4,567	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	118.21/cwt	102.50–134.00	1,201	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	370.96/cwt	352.00–400.00	2,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	445.63/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,063	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,197	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	980	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	940	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,103	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	905	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,525.60/head	2,400.00–2,625.00	2,526	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	791	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,642	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	558	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	683	326.64/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,231	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	547	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,259	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	623	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,461	12
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	675	350.86/cwt	340.00–364.50	2,368	22
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	788	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,301	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	438	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,927	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	366	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,775	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	522	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,104	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	728	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,337	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	212.49/cwt	212.00–213.00	3,177	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	168.53/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,926	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	156.41/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,589	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	150.52/cwt	148.50–155.00	1,651	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	156.26/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,029	2

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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