Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2026-02-19

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Feb 19
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,172 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 1,309▲ 1,172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 63▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 17▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 500lbs sold with a 5.00 to 10.00 higher and steers over 500lbs sold with a steady undertone. Heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $454.31/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +6.74 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.
Average price
$454.31
108 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$489
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$105.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−34.29
vs MO average
−33.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563480.432,70534
Medium and Large 1-2565462.662,61545
Medium and Large 2540420.032,27023
Medium 2591375.002,2166thin
One grade step is worth $105.43/cwt here — about $489 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 sale108 hd
454.31
—
MO average20 barns · 3,668 hd
488.60
−34.29
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−33.04
This barn, trailing median33 sales
447.56
+6.74
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—High1,921192.393,69513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,392159.162,2166thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208156.161,8869thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002133.571,33832

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)1,191$2,8024thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,189$2,4718
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)818$2,6923thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,635$3,9502thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7712
Steers300–350Medium 1-2334605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,02121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1346607.50/cwt607.50–607.502,1024
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367608.62/cwt592.50–625.002,23411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8232
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382583.28/cwt580.00–585.002,22812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned402510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0502
Steers400–450Medium 1-2414505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,09111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420545.37/cwt540.00–555.002,2916
Steers400–450Medium 2423428.73/cwt425.00–432.501,8142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430590.92/cwt584.00–605.002,5419
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2446502.53/cwt460.00–507.502,2419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470546.19/cwt527.50–580.002,56725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473467.31/cwt455.00–472.502,2109
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned488485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489495.49/cwt480.00–515.002,42312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned490507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,4873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned515460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524418.60/cwt415.00–430.002,19315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525476.26/cwt450.00–485.002,50012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563480.43/cwt466.00–485.002,70534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571422.72/cwt415.00–427.502,4148
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584457.57/cwt445.00–464.502,67231
Steers550–600Medium 2591375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2166
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,3552
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624420.12/cwt400.00–435.002,62220
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630442.04/cwt438.00–455.002,78523
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666417.28/cwt417.00–422.502,77942
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673406.82/cwt390.00–414.002,73839
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,51910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,8182
Steers700–750Large 1-2723360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,60313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727354.28/cwt345.00–358.002,5767
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778352.65/cwt332.50–360.002,7448
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818360.98/cwt358.00–362.002,95327
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1846373.00/cwt373.00–373.003,15665
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium 2350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363446.75/cwt440.00–475.001,6225
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364556.04/cwt535.00–577.502,02414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370505.14/cwt495.00–510.001,8693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412506.32/cwt485.00–515.002,08616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430411.34/cwt325.00–435.001,7695
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441461.01/cwt445.00–470.002,03322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned445475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1142
Heifers450–500Large 2456375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7104
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467461.91/cwt461.00–465.002,15718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490440.03/cwt430.00–455.002,15649
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490419.41/cwt395.00–427.502,05522
Heifers450–500Medium 2497350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned498437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1794
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned512395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513371.35/cwt330.00–400.001,9055
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522431.14/cwt407.50–437.502,2516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1552429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,3689
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561400.77/cwt380.00–407.502,24827
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574343.35/cwt325.00–370.001,9716
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610403.32/cwt396.00–411.002,46039
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633338.42/cwt290.00–350.002,14211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635368.14/cwt355.00–378.002,33835
Heifers600–650Large 2643340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,18618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2651335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6467
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,70222
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808311.13/cwt308.00–315.002,5149
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920294.04/cwt287.50–307.502,7056
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0272
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9253
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,2883
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425487.07/cwt462.50–500.002,0703
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned448465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3004
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537393.40/cwt382.50–420.002,1136
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605381.00/cwt360.00–395.002,3055
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2679352.96/cwt332.50–360.002,3974
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2709330.76/cwt325.00–347.502,3454
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5081
Bulls——1,946192.05/cwt180.00–200.003,7379
Bulls——1,993200.87/cwt200.00–202.504,0033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%813110.25/cwt107.50–112.508962
Cows—Lean 85-90%955124.86/cwt115.00–130.001,1929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040139.52/cwt130.00–152.001,45121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126146.71/cwt146.00–148.501,6524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234161.03/cwt150.00–167.001,9874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295149.25/cwt148.50–150.001,9332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430174.50/cwt174.50–174.502,4951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441164.12/cwt157.50–174.502,3654
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2806303.37/cwt300.00–310.002,4453
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895234.06/cwt232.50–235.002,0952
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068182.52/cwt182.00–183.001,9492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28182,691.55/head2,500.00–3,050.002,6923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,813.71/head2,400.00–3,050.002,8144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,802.36/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2221,671.49/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6353,950.00/head3,550.00–4,350.003,9502

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.