Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2026-02-12

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Feb 12
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,309 head
▼ 325 vs last sale 1,634▲ 1,309 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 61▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. A number of barn records were set. Heifers were in very good demand with 18 head weighing 467 lbs. selling for 518.00/cwt.. Another group of 18 head weighing 700 lbs. sold for 381.50/cwt. A quality lot of 26 steers weighing 752 lbs. sold for 387.50/cwt.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $467.61/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +20.04 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.
Average price
$467.61
133 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$521
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$75.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.52
vs MO average
−10.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555490.552,72177
Medium and Large 1-2554436.842,42054
Medium and Large 2530415.002,2002thin
One grade step is worth $75.55/cwt here — about $521 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale133 hd
467.61
—
MO average18 barns · 4,852 hd
482.13
−14.52
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−10.78
This barn, trailing median33 sales
447.56
+20.04
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—Average1,980192.313,8086thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,551167.812,60211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215160.351,94820
CowsLean 85-90%High1,029140.611,44714

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$2,8699
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,276$2,7674thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$2,1751thin

Every lot

72 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 1-2329522.74/cwt505.00–525.001,7209
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331612.50/cwt612.50–612.502,0274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376597.81/cwt597.50–600.002,2488
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1955
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423506.61/cwt475.00–525.002,14324
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439585.42/cwt535.00–601.002,57023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473486.85/cwt475.00–510.002,3036
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,1082
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479531.80/cwt528.00–535.002,54725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527510.16/cwt485.00–539.002,68921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534460.21/cwt415.00–482.502,45829
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565483.19/cwt437.50–496.502,73056
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577409.74/cwt387.50–432.502,36425
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612454.03/cwt444.00–490.002,77970
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629419.94/cwt382.50–433.002,64159
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663387.74/cwt375.00–400.002,5712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667422.51/cwt414.50–428.002,81831
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2698370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5832
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720376.22/cwt375.00–377.002,7095
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722398.75/cwt379.00–425.002,87930
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778378.86/cwt374.00–387.502,948106
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785360.16/cwt335.00–369.002,82717
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805388.00/cwt388.00–388.003,1235
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,0292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5052
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366457.83/cwt450.00–475.001,6765
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390532.81/cwt505.00–535.002,07813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414500.25/cwt470.00–520.002,07122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433424.44/cwt420.00–435.001,8387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464507.59/cwt475.00–518.002,35547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475392.26/cwt385.00–400.001,8634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479428.55/cwt410.00–460.002,05322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512389.26/cwt375.00–417.501,9933
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518452.34/cwt430.00–471.002,34361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565414.28/cwt397.50–422.502,34124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579383.55/cwt380.00–385.002,22110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2598321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,9203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623379.16/cwt365.00–392.502,36280
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626350.08/cwt340.00–362.502,19211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664335.87/cwt325.00–347.502,23013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667366.70/cwt359.00–372.002,44632
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717370.00/cwt356.00–381.502,65332
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4456
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770337.83/cwt336.75–346.502,60153
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381506.91/cwt500.00–520.001,9316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,1133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438442.46/cwt435.00–450.001,9384
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,4138
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577414.52/cwt407.50–420.002,3926
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,5443
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,730202.50/cwt202.50–202.503,5031
Bulls——2,030190.27/cwt185.00–195.003,8625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%997128.73/cwt125.00–131.001,2835
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015156.58/cwt152.00–160.001,5894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072139.70/cwt135.00–144.001,4985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196158.27/cwt151.00–165.001,89311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227147.07/cwt143.00–150.501,8053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244170.81/cwt167.50–180.002,1256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506167.77/cwt159.00–171.502,5277
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,2701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653175.18/cwt174.50–175.502,8963
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2762,767.09/head2,700.00–2,950.002,7674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5142,999.17/head2,725.00–3,100.002,9997

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.