Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Today's offering included a large number of bull calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.24/cwt on 138 head, down $14.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −69.84 against this barn's trailing median of $455.09.

Average price

$385.24

▼ 14.14 vs prior sale

138 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$66.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.61

vs MO average

−20.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	406.60	2,206	59
Medium and Large 1-2	566	380.40	2,153	57
Medium and Large 2	560	340.51	1,907	22

One grade step is worth $66.09/cwt here — about $300 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $455.09 across 32 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 sale138 hd

385.24

—

MO average15 barns · 1,754 hd

405.85

−20.61

National average172 barns · 11,871 hd

405.75

−20.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

455.09

−69.84

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	1,734	179.23	3,107	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	129.36	1,927	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	126.27	1,595	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,061	105.53	1,120	18

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)	1,265	$2,765	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$2,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	400–450	430	412.51/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,774	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	318.50/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	407.94/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	326.45/cwt	321.00–338.00	2,236	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.88/cwt	356.00–379.00	1,887	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	328.62/cwt	317.50–337.50	2,021	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	387.74/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	343.61/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,371	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	342.88/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,831	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	463.69/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	358.07/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,546	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	353.13/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	427.33/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,957	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	453.50/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,909	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	411.01/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,166	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	328.36/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,095	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	334.37/cwt	333.00–337.50	2,240	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	355.22/cwt	342.00–370.00	1,979	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	452.17/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	398.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,276	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	356.61/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,232	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	355.06/cwt	335.00–367.50	2,034	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	443.77/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	453.26/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,034	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,623	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	446.45/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	419.55/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,947	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	505.00/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	407.07/cwt	397.00–411.00	2,508	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,670	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	120.85/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,536	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	94.66/cwt	79.00–103.00	996	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	110.38/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,202	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	139.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	173.45/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	181.16/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,165	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,694	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	128.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,327	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	123.37/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,874	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,969	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,662.93/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	863	2,549.57/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	870	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,140	2,636.40/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	367.67/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,172	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	485.85/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	378.27/cwt	354.00–390.00	2,550	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	333.31/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,626	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	339.04/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	335.74/cwt	322.50–341.00	1,941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	426.44/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	431.46/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	434.69/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	387.20/cwt	379.00–410.00	2,060	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	376.43/cwt	367.00–387.50	2,206	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	339.34/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,951	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	433.39/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	367.57/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,257	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	346.41/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	408.12/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,934	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	330.77/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	496.79/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	362.91/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	318.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	341.74/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	350.99/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,727	10

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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