Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2026-06-25

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Jun 25
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,317 head
▲ 699 vs last sale 618▲ 1,123 vs year ago 194 · +578.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 76▲ 33 vs year ago 28 · +117.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 33▲ 16 vs year ago 24 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher with the exception of heavy six weights which sold 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The largest lot of the day was 174 steers weighing 932 lbs. which sold for 330.50/cwt.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $456.93/cwt on 112 head, down $8.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +9.37 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.
Average price
$456.93
▼ 8.35 vs prior sale
112 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$94.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.79
vs MO average
−11.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549476.792,61553
Medium and Large 1-2564442.132,49256
Medium and Large 2598382.502,2873thin
One grade step is worth $94.29/cwt here — about $328 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale112 hd
456.93
—
MO average19 barns · 3,475 hd
477.73
−20.79
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−11.53
This barn, trailing median33 sales
447.56
+9.37
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
516461406350median 447.5603/0504/3006/2509/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,583218.213,4545thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,537176.992,7215thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,183171.802,03314
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,077147.681,59022

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,062$3,2253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,274$2,8155
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)893$3,40218
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$5,5503thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2306510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5614
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9143
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,1533
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418541.30/cwt540.00–545.002,2634
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned441500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2054
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1303
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472511.69/cwt500.00–520.002,41531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525479.52/cwt475.00–485.002,51721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546447.23/cwt420.00–455.002,44223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,67932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576438.57/cwt430.00–450.002,52633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2598382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2873
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625425.93/cwt405.00–438.002,66252
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639446.11/cwt445.00–447.002,85180
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned652407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,6544
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657438.83/cwt420.00–443.002,88345
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693406.17/cwt385.00–409.002,81550
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725393.19/cwt380.00–404.002,85140
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,66714
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776364.92/cwt364.00–365.002,83226
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823357.97/cwt355.00–361.002,9468
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932330.50/cwt330.50–330.503,080174
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9953
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420472.27/cwt455.00–490.001,9846
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430535.51/cwt530.00–545.002,30311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466493.08/cwt450.00–512.502,29849
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469435.97/cwt417.50–445.002,04515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517452.83/cwt437.00–470.002,34144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540383.72/cwt382.50–390.002,0726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557438.48/cwt412.50–471.502,44214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574399.20/cwt390.00–403.002,29116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613376.51/cwt357.60–382.502,3088
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619398.76/cwt383.00–411.002,46856
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661383.06/cwt375.00–385.002,53239
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4153
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4642
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,55815
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1901307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,77121
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy962228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,1935
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411539.32/cwt510.00–555.002,2173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518438.96/cwt435.00–440.002,27410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335202.69/cwt197.00–208.002,7062
Bulls——1,748228.56/cwt217.50–234.003,9953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020167.48/cwt165.00–170.001,7082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082138.04/cwt130.00–143.001,4946
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087151.05/cwt144.00–162.001,64213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088182.98/cwt179.00–190.001,9913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193171.69/cwt165.00–178.002,0489
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283155.49/cwt155.00–156.001,9952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432182.31/cwt179.00–185.502,6113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495164.50/cwt164.50–164.502,4591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,895173.50/cwt173.50–173.503,2881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0905,550.00/head5,550.00–5,550.005,5503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2742,815.23/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8155
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2853,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28903,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,42516
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29203,220.00/head3,220.00–3,220.003,2202

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.