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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Jul 23

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

979 head

▲ 312 vs last sale 667▲ 405 vs year ago 574 · +70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 58▲ 2 vs year ago 23 · +8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 58▲ 9 vs year ago 15 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 lower with feeder heifers selling 2.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $426.86/cwt on 151 head, up $3.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −20.71 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$426.86

▲ 3.48 vs prior sale

151 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$25.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs MO average

+7.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	437.20	2,368	89
Medium and Large 1-2	580	412.01	2,392	62

One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale151 hd

426.86

—

MO average11 barns · 704 hd

426.26

+0.60

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+7.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−20.71

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	1,770	225.65	3,994	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	171.25	2,648	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	164.12	2,049	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	951	135.66	1,290	8thin

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)	1,285	$3,251	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,429	$3,169	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$2,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$4,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	933	$2,950	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,804	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	522.97/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,851	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,127	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	472.43/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,017	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	455.52/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,241	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	445.88/cwt	442.00–455.00	2,310	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	416.05/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,222	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	410.83/cwt	410.00–411.00	2,440	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	400.72/cwt	382.50–406.00	2,484	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	414.87/cwt	413.50–418.50	2,643	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	383.34/cwt	370.00–389.00	2,557	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,630	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,478	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	378.75/cwt	378.75–378.75	2,708	71
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	348.29/cwt	347.00–349.00	2,713	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,806	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,706	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,743	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,666	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	405.07/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,726	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	436.98/cwt	436.00–445.00	1,923	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,652	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	407.47/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,952	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	426.92/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,066	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,976	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	400.87/cwt	398.00–417.50	2,093	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	372.68/cwt	357.50–395.00	2,016	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	366.13/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,083	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	341.28/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,075	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	377.35/cwt	369.00–382.00	2,332	113
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	353.65/cwt	352.00–358.00	2,362	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,331	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,294	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,553	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	503.02/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,093	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	418.12/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,015	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	389.21/cwt	377.50–410.00	2,059	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	381.31/cwt	365.00–392.50	2,128	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,814	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,178	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,120	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,462	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	225.65/cwt	223.00–228.00	3,994	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	910	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	125.39/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,026	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,464	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	161.08/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,865	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	154.04/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,867	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	179.24/cwt	177.50–181.00	2,335	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	175.75/cwt	175.00–176.50	2,562	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	166.74/cwt	165.50–168.00	2,726	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,136	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	3,250.92/head	3,050.00–3,475.00	3,251	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,417	3,002.01/head	2,925.00–3,150.00	3,002	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,448	3,418.65/head	3,375.00–3,450.00	3,419	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	840	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	4

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 Jul 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 979Last week 667Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 58Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 58Year ago 15

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 lower with feeder heifers selling 2.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
17	500–550	529	377.50–410.00	389.21
5	550–600	558	365.00–392.50	381.31
17	600–650	600	363.00	363.00
3	650–700	670	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	416	495.00–505.00	503.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	482	412.50–425.00	418.12
2	550–600	558	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	628	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	455.00	455.00
6	400–450	426	395.00–410.00	405.07
4	450–500	479	405.00–410.00	407.47
9	500–550	541	357.50–395.00	372.68
20	550–600	569	345.00–371.00	366.13
4	600–650	608	335.00–347.50	341.28
18	650–700	668	352.00–358.00	353.65
7	700–750	701	332.50	332.50
3	850–900	858	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	525.00	525.00
27	400–450	440	436.00–445.00	436.98
7	450–500	484	424.00–435.00	426.92
50	500–550	522	398.00–417.50	400.87
113	600–650	618	369.00–382.00	377.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	472	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	510	387.50	387.50
3	700–750	717	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	545.00	545.00
10	350–400	354	520.00–530.00	522.97
10	400–450	427	460.00–485.00	472.43
5	450–500	492	452.50–460.00	455.52
14	500–550	534	385.00–435.00	416.05
48	550–600	594	410.00–411.00	410.83
18	600–650	620	382.50–406.00	400.72
18	650–700	667	370.00–389.00	383.34
2	700–750	708	350.00	350.00
11	750–800	779	347.00–349.00	348.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	570.00	570.00
7	400–450	417	510.00	510.00
4	450–500	485	480.00	480.00
52	500–550	518	442.00–455.00	445.88
37	550–600	575	425.00	425.00
42	600–650	637	413.50–418.50	414.87
23	650–700	671	392.00	392.00
71	700–750	715	378.75	378.75
43	800–850	804	349.00	349.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	3,050.00–3,475.00	3,250.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,417	2,925.00–3,150.00	3,002.01

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)	2	—	1,448	3,375.00–3,450.00	3,418.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,136	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,120	3,750.00	3,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,270	4,500.00	4,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	151.00–158.00	154.04
2	—	1,303	177.50–181.00	179.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	110.00–115.00	112.65
2	—	818	124.00–127.00	125.39
2	—	1,020	143.00–144.00	143.50
2	—	1,158	157.50–165.00	161.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	175.00–176.50	175.75
2	—	1,635	165.50–168.00	166.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	223.00–228.00	225.65

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.