Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2026-09-10

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Sep 10
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 261▼ 295 vs year ago 856 · −34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 25▼ 58 vs year ago 104 · −55.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 12 vs year ago 23 · −52.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week not enough volume last sale for a comparison, however feeder cattle showed a firm undertone. Supply was light with good demand. Ten head of fancy steers weighing 502 lbs. sold for 425.00/cwt.. Thirteen fancy 702 lb. heifers sold for 340.00/cwt.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $379.17/cwt on 42 head, down $5.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −68.39 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.
Average price
$379.17
▼ 5.32 vs prior sale
42 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$514
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$82.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.08
vs MO average
−11.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535403.012,15524
Medium and Large 1-2539360.821,94412thin
Medium and Large 2512320.501,6416thin
One grade step is worth $82.51/cwt here — about $514 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 sale42 hd
379.17
—
MO average5 barns · 270 hd
382.25
−3.08
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−11.42
This barn, trailing median33 sales
447.56
−68.39
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—Average1,816170.023,0878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273133.421,6984thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,553133.172,06810
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008103.891,04810

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)1,145$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$2,8002thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463387.22/cwt375.00–410.001,7933
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492427.90/cwt425.00–447.502,10522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507413.77/cwt385.00–425.002,09815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512320.50/cwt320.00–321.001,6416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524360.53/cwt350.00–375.001,8899
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567395.15/cwt375.00–400.002,2415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583361.70/cwt360.00–362.502,1093
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned599372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,2314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611389.62/cwt376.00–398.002,38152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611354.30/cwt345.00–355.002,16515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned669360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4088
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670372.33/cwt365.00–380.002,49531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676341.82/cwt333.00–347.002,31113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4775
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1756333.64/cwt332.00–334.502,52229
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,3872
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6194
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3742
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471380.08/cwt367.50–390.001,79011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492337.57/cwt327.50–342.501,6613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,90618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527349.86/cwt337.50–358.001,84412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581338.96/cwt325.00–346.001,96923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583303.76/cwt300.00–307.501,7716
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,08512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621325.43/cwt325.00–326.002,0217
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719337.59/cwt322.50–340.002,42724
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2742283.36/cwt283.00–286.002,1038
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375420.20/cwt415.00–425.001,5764
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,9762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2552317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7544
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624328.41/cwt312.50–332.502,0499
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,703163.24/cwt150.00–173.002,7805
Bulls——1,910189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,6101
Bulls——2,050177.47/cwt173.00–181.003,6382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96385.71/cwt75.00–100.008255
Cows—Lean 85-90%995147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4631
Cows—Lean 85-90%995105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093119.45/cwt115.00–125.001,3063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273133.42/cwt132.50–135.001,6984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438123.94/cwt120.00–128.001,7823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602137.12/cwt131.00–141.002,1977
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2203,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,3743

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.