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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, May 28

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

847 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 944▼ 59 vs year ago 906 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 109▲ 59 vs year ago 58 · +101.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 45▼ 11 vs year ago 39 · −28.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 10.00-20.00 higher with heavier weights selling 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.41/cwt on 114 head, up $7.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +15.84 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$463.41

▲ 7.80 vs prior sale

114 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$69.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs MO average

+3.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	468.52	2,483	98
Medium and Large 1-2	557	443.22	2,467	12thin
Medium and Large 2	548	398.75	2,183	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.77/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale114 hd

463.41

—

MO average8 barns · 873 hd

459.58

+3.83

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+3.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

+15.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $447.56 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,617	214.65	3,471	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	177.35	2,629	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	173.27	2,113	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	141.78	1,452	34

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$3,200	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$2,925	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$4,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$2,800	2thin

Every lot

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,972	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	592.04/cwt	580.00–605.00	2,185	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	529.85/cwt	495.00–552.50	2,252	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	471.73/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,066	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	520.34/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,477	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	446.49/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,152	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	468.52/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,483	98
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	431.63/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,344	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,221	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	447.09/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,508	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,132	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	422.33/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,631	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	405.16/cwt	387.50–417.50	2,569	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	415.80/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,757	37
Steers	650–700	Large 1	695	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,519	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,733	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	342.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,542	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,745	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	350.44/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,726	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	792	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,622	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,788	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	348.98/cwt	347.00–351.00	2,883	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,949	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,987	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,550	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	336	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,294	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	436.82/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,586	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,980	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	487.62/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,843	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	508.99/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,082	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	453.63/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,910	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	439.25/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,056	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	471.63/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,302	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	430.25/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,246	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	408.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,231	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	415.32/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,396	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,382	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	384.12/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,393	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	355.04/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,372	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	333.60/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,395	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,530	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,663	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	298.60/cwt	290.00–324.00	2,434	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,838	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	484.11/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,874	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,899	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	443.03/cwt	430.00–467.50	2,162	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	405.00/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,276	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	380.02/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,428	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	336.03/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,456	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	212.09/cwt	202.00–218.00	3,453	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	114.44/cwt	75.00–125.00	1,097	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	134.78/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,301	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	157.90/cwt	146.00–166.00	1,732	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,992	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	172.63/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,073	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	158.68/cwt	150.00–164.50	1,952	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	180.67/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,298	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	173.70/cwt	168.00–177.50	2,505	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	183.19/cwt	180.00–188.50	2,834	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,200.45/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,105	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	3,417.36/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,417	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	785	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	875	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	4,425.00/head	4,425.00–4,425.00	4,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Thu May 28, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 944Year ago 906

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 109Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 45Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
2	350–400	375	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	422	450.00	450.00
9	450–500	488	430.00–467.50	443.03
2	500–550	510	420.00	420.00
9	550–600	562	400.00–407.50	405.00
6	600–650	639	370.00–390.00	380.02
2	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
6	700–750	731	326.00–338.00	336.03
2	800–850	800	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	580.00	580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	475.00–490.00	484.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	378	485.00–490.00	487.62
9	400–450	421	440.00–475.00	453.63
13	450–500	468	430.00–455.00	439.25
10	500–550	546	405.00–410.00	408.52
19	600–650	623	365.00–390.00	384.12
5	650–700	668	342.50–375.00	355.04
25	700–750	718	315.00–345.00	333.60
2	750–800	750	327.50	327.50
4	800–850	815	290.00–324.00	298.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	535.00	535.00
11	400–450	409	490.00–515.00	508.99
17	450–500	488	465.00–485.00	471.63
41	500–550	522	425.00–440.00	430.25
18	550–600	577	410.00–422.50	415.32
11	600–650	600	397.00	397.00
6	700–750	727	348.00	348.00
23	800–850	807	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	363	425.00–455.00	436.82
5	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
5	600–650	605	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	680.00	680.00
4	350–400	369	580.00–605.00	592.04
14	400–450	425	495.00–552.50	529.85
24	450–500	476	505.00–535.00	520.34
98	500–550	530	450.00–485.00	468.52
41	600–650	623	410.00–435.00	422.33
37	650–700	663	400.00–427.50	415.80
8	700–750	724	377.50	377.50
3	750–800	750	366.00	366.00
6	800–850	826	347.00–351.00	348.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	407.50	407.50
2	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	618	345.00	345.00
4	750–800	792	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	545.00	545.00
3	400–450	438	465.00–475.00	471.73
6	450–500	482	420.00–455.00	446.49
3	500–550	543	425.00–445.00	431.63
9	550–600	561	437.50–450.00	447.09
25	600–650	634	387.50–417.50	405.16
14	700–750	743	340.00–350.00	342.15
5	750–800	778	345.00–354.00	350.44
2	800–850	820	340.00	340.00
14	850–900	870	339.00	339.00
2	900–950	905	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	590	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,287	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,417.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,105	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	4,425.00	4,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	180.00–188.50	183.19
8	—	1,442	168.00–177.50	173.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	150.00–164.50	158.68
24	—	1,201	166.00–178.00	172.63
8	—	1,272	179.00–184.00	180.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	959	75.00–125.00	114.44
1	—	1,165	171.00	171.00
13	—	965	127.00–142.00	134.78
14	—	1,097	146.00–166.00	157.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	230.00	230.00
6	—	1,628	202.00–218.00	212.09

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.