Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs sold mostly steady, and steers over 600lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.74/cwt on 72 head, up $14.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.83 against this barn's trailing median of $454.56.

Average price

$399.74

▲ 14.50 vs prior sale

72 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$47.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs MO average

+3.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	419.90	2,175	20
Medium and Large 1-2	545	395.59	2,157	44
Medium and Large 2	539	372.17	2,006	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.73/cwt here — about $169 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 sale72 hd

399.74

—

MO average19 barns · 2,451 hd

402.60

−2.86

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

+3.27

This barn, trailing median33 sales

454.56

−54.83

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	1,767	176.14	3,112	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	131.09	1,584	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	131.02	1,912	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	108.58	1,147	37

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)	1,460	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$1,695	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	650–700	666	309.27/cwt	297.00–320.00	2,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	429.93/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	329.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	431.73/cwt	410.00–437.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	289.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	398.37/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,159	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	414.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	325.33/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	331.52/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	377.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	319.96/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	372.17/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	388.28/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	349.84/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	338.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,896	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	650	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	577	322.40/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	362.91/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	370.06/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	590	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	447.55/cwt	442.50–460.00	1,437	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	316.11/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	377.57/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	367.62/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	292.43/cwt	278.00–300.00	1,813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	325.74/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	360.90/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,230	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	350.31/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	302.75/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	311.68/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	318.73/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	298.88/cwt	285.00–312.50	2,310	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	305.18/cwt	275.00–333.00	2,167	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	230.93/cwt	154.00–302.00	2,289	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	932	1,484.26/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	167.21/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,752	5
Bulls	—	—	1,802	179.23/cwt	170.00–189.00	3,230	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	123.69/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,535	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	134.55/cwt	129.00–142.50	1,978	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	121.33/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	571	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,839	8
Bulls	—	—	2,055	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	132.77/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,560	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,814	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	120.45/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,268	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	101.38/cwt	88.00–113.00	1,097	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	82.18/cwt	77.00–87.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	765	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	359.88/cwt	359.00–370.00	1,922	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	351.28/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,030	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	347.12/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,517	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	419.90/cwt	419.00–421.00	2,175	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	159.35/cwt	132.50–192.50	1,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,905.44/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	331.72/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	393.31/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	322.52/cwt	322.50–323.00	2,316	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	444.51/cwt	443.50–455.00	2,107	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	422.99/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	319.75/cwt	319.75–319.75	2,427	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	456.99/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	519.64/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	427.87/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	445.54/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	350.05/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,174	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	375.06/cwt	369.00–380.00	2,490	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	343.32/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,737	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	392.24/cwt	387.00–399.50	2,412	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	487.43/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,823	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	316.77/cwt	312.50–319.00	2,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	388.10/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,677	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	325.40/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,910	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	370.16/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	440.58/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	464.40/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	354.63/cwt	342.50–372.50	1,855	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	311.68/cwt	309.00–315.00	2,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	326.85/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,049	8

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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