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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Mar 26

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

710 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 720▲ 47 vs year ago 663 · +7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 74▼ 62 vs year ago 112 · −55.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 50▼ 20 vs year ago 53 · −37.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.66/cwt on 90 head, up $12.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.43 against this barn's trailing median of $393.23.

Average price

$405.66

▲ 12.43 vs prior sale

90 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$21.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.82

vs MO average

−19.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	408.96	2,241	76
Medium and Large 1-2	537	387.76	2,084	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.20/cwt here — about $157 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 sale90 hd

405.66

—

MO average19 barns · 2,562 hd

424.49

−18.82

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−19.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

393.23

+12.43

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $334.00, median $393.23 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	1,743	200.40	3,492	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	172.69	2,649	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	163.88	2,031	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	136.10	1,355	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$3,239	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$3,238	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,810	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$3,583	3thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,969	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,090	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,311	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	586.90/cwt	570.00–627.50	2,541	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	539.80/cwt	470.00–555.00	2,337	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	537.56/cwt	530.00–557.50	2,510	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	429.29/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,082	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,515	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	441.79/cwt	422.50–490.00	2,341	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	503.88/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,696	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	487.18/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,753	53
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	444.88/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,576	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	435.82/cwt	433.00–440.00	2,632	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	421.40/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,621	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,767	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	390.19/cwt	385.00–417.50	2,673	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,759	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,642	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	347.75/cwt	337.50–354.00	2,692	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	348.39/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,822	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,746	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	526.32/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,695	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	518.05/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,844	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	544.31/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,041	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,969	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	507.18/cwt	490.00–522.50	2,145	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	443	335.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,488	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	475.63/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,193	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	446.42/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,103	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	395.08/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,908	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	420.72/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,184	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	394.87/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,053	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	400.86/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,277	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,150	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	386.63/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,378	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	358.38/cwt	340.00–376.00	2,222	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,533	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	343.38/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,304	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	300.12/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,047	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	339.95/cwt	332.50–342.00	2,499	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,742	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	331.93/cwt	327.50–347.50	2,576	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,663	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,770	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,688	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	493.82/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,168	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	500.24/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,306	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	476.19/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,267	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	432.19/cwt	420.00–436.00	2,498	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	436.25/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,661	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,628	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	211.30/cwt	210.00–212.50	4,063	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	928	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	127.86/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,151	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	139.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,414	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,566	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,777	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	172.08/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,139	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	159.54/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,009	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	165.21/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,498	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	177.18/cwt	173.00–178.50	2,741	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	810	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	925	2,684.12/head	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,684	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	965	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,819.70/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,820	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	3,316.14/head	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,316	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	955	3,375.00/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1

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 Mar 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 720Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 74Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 50Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	485.00–502.50	493.82
4	450–500	476	475.00–480.00	476.19
2	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
4	550–600	578	420.00–436.00	432.19
2	600–650	645	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	460	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	490.00–510.00	500.24
4	600–650	610	435.00–437.50	436.25
2	700–750	715	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	635.00	635.00
26	400–450	433	570.00–627.50	586.90
24	450–500	467	530.00–557.50	537.56
22	500–550	535	490.00–525.00	503.88
53	550–600	565	475.00–495.00	487.18
15	600–650	604	433.00–440.00	435.82
3	650–700	655	422.50	422.50
8	700–750	728	379.00	379.00
14	800–850	810	347.50–350.00	348.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	540.00	540.00
19	400–450	433	470.00–555.00	539.80
4	450–500	486	517.50	517.50
7	500–550	530	422.50–490.00	441.79
11	550–600	579	435.00–455.00	444.88
17	600–650	622	395.00–430.00	421.40
10	650–700	685	385.00–417.50	390.19
2	700–750	742	356.00	356.00
11	750–800	774	337.50–354.00	347.75
1	800–850	845	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	415.00–450.00	429.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	375	535.00–550.00	544.31
25	400–450	423	490.00–522.50	507.18
28	450–500	461	460.00–482.50	475.63
31	500–550	519	415.00–435.00	420.72
45	550–600	568	375.00–410.00	400.86
12	600–650	615	385.00–389.00	386.63
15	650–700	657	385.50	385.50
3	750–800	767	357.50	357.50
3	800–850	812	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	505.00–540.00	526.32
6	350–400	356	495.00–530.00	518.05
5	400–450	406	485.00	485.00
19	450–500	471	420.00–455.00	446.42
10	500–550	520	360.00–415.00	394.87
4	550–600	581	370.00	370.00
13	600–650	620	340.00–376.00	358.38
12	650–700	671	340.00–355.00	343.38
13	700–750	735	332.50–342.00	339.95
11	750–800	776	327.50–347.50	331.93
3	950–1000	972	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	330.00–340.00	335.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
9	450–500	483	375.00–425.00	395.08
4	650–700	682	295.00–305.00	300.12

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)	1	—	1,060	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,079	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,210	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,819.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,684.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	810	2,825.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,260	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,316.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,243	170.00–174.00	172.08
7	—	1,259	154.00–165.00	159.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,017	135.00–145.00	139.02
4	—	900	118.00–131.00	127.86
1	—	825	112.50	112.50
2	—	1,175	150.00–152.50	151.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	173.00–178.50	177.18
3	—	1,512	164.00–168.00	165.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	210.00–212.50	211.30
1	—	1,580	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,545	175.00	175.00

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.