Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2026-07-09

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Jul 9
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▼ 474 vs last sale 1,317▼ 31 vs year ago 874 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 61▼ 67 vs year ago 118 · −56.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago feeder steers sold 4.00-10.00 lower with the exception of five weight steers which sold 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-15.00 lower again with the exception of five weights heifers which sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $454.56/cwt on 116 head, down $2.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +7.00 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.
Average price
$454.56
▼ 2.37 vs prior sale
116 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,537
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$92.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.17
vs MO average
−4.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526495.772,60641
Medium and Large 1-2579444.142,57053
Medium and Large 2569402.892,29222
One grade step is worth $92.88/cwt here — about $314 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale116 hd
454.56
—
MO average11 barns · 1,995 hd
484.73
−30.17
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−4.92
This barn, trailing median33 sales
447.56
+7.00
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—Average1,781217.463,8744thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480179.822,66210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256168.262,11316
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,068137.201,46611

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$2,9758
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)880$2,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)735$3,0005

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9522
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390576.95/cwt575.00–585.002,2505
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416567.51/cwt540.00–575.002,3619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435520.10/cwt510.00–537.502,26210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0793
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481506.88/cwt500.00–535.002,43831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,3694
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523498.59/cwt480.00–505.002,60838
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527444.97/cwt425.00–468.002,3456
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5763
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned560442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,4753
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569402.89/cwt397.50–420.002,29222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587444.17/cwt425.00–453.002,60744
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635422.39/cwt402.50–430.002,68232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1648435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,8198
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned655425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7843
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669408.80/cwt385.00–414.002,73518
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670426.59/cwt420.00–431.002,85897
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,7032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726391.18/cwt380.00–404.002,84041
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768365.31/cwt363.00–367.002,80624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368513.88/cwt502.50–530.001,8918
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7587
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415502.47/cwt500.00–505.002,0854
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424465.31/cwt412.50–492.501,97317
Heifers400–450Medium 2445330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473441.20/cwt440.00–442.502,0878
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482473.99/cwt455.00–491.002,28529
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514456.49/cwt435.00–461.002,34618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519417.02/cwt410.00–426.002,16414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567412.89/cwt407.50–420.002,34135
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577396.81/cwt375.00–406.002,2907
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,1133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608396.36/cwt387.50–405.002,41037
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630369.03/cwt352.50–377.502,3256
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676361.96/cwt352.50–363.502,44725
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368555.70/cwt550.00–570.002,04510
Bulls350–400Medium 2373445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2102
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,3606
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523416.74/cwt412.50–425.002,1806
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566388.60/cwt384.00–395.002,1997
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4842
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4112
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3337380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2813
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3492300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4763
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,0101
Bulls——1,895220.28/cwt218.00–222.004,1743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975112.17/cwt106.00–120.001,0942
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032152.50/cwt147.00–163.001,5743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107131.67/cwt126.00–136.001,4585
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,9771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233180.71/cwt178.00–185.002,2286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239172.71/cwt165.00–178.002,1407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365170.98/cwt166.00–176.002,3342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509182.03/cwt179.00–183.502,7478
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0404,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2123,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4004

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.