Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00-15.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.36/cwt on 35 head, down $33.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −90.20 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$364.36

▼ 33.48 vs prior sale

35 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$41.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

vs MO average

−6.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	374.91	2,117	26
Medium and Large 2	554	333.88	1,850	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.03/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $454.56 across 33 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 sale35 hd

364.36

—

MO average14 barns · 912 hd

379.92

−15.56

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−6.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

454.56

−90.20

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	1,832	187.15	3,429	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	137.64	2,002	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	137.57	1,717	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	128.65	1,342	11

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)	1,304	$2,459	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	700–750	701	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,883	3
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	317.89/cwt	317.50–318.00	2,286	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	399.92/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	483.86/cwt	460.00–492.50	1,819	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	361.04/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,108	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,727.60/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	329.16/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	412.57/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,112	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,090	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	309.98/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	341.16/cwt	330.00–356.00	1,986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	383.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,313	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	355.12/cwt	354.00–357.50	1,900	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,086	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	134.03/cwt	129.00–143.50	1,670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	117.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,221	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	140.09/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,751	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	187.15/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	460.65/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	325.55/cwt	311.00–333.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	373.21/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	520.42/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	328.86/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	451.05/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,701	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,071	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	456.41/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	373.38/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,927	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.88/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,812	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	459.77/cwt	459.00–465.00	2,161	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	134.27/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,954	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	138.31/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,444	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	407	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	346.00/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,972	5

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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