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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Apr 2

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

697 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 710▲ 146 vs year ago 551 · +26.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 50▲ 18 vs year ago 55 · +32.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 36 vs year ago 5 · +720.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the feeder steers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher, with spots up to 20.00 higher. The feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 15.00 higher. The largest draft of the day was 60 head of 816 lb. steers which sold for 361.50/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate and demand was good for all classes in the offering.

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 $491.46/cwt on 59 head, up $8.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +43.90 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$491.46

▲ 8.75 vs prior sale

59 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$756

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$143.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs MO average

+8.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	518.95	2,699	33
Medium and Large 1-2	531	474.55	2,518	20
Medium and Large 2	505	440.00	2,222	2thin
Medium 2	518	375.00	1,943	4thin

One grade step is worth $143.95/cwt here — about $756 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 sale59 hd

491.46

—

MO average19 barns · 2,709 hd

484.12

+7.35

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+8.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

+43.90

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	—	Average	1,701	213.76	3,636	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	178.02	2,640	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	169.85	2,103	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	142.60	1,450	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,837	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,733	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$3,700	5

Every lot

75 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	657.70/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,039	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,960	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,325	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	369	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,196	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	506.78/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,916	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	576.61/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,214	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,448	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	605.01/cwt	598.00–620.00	2,577	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	474.27/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,020	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	573.24/cwt	562.50–581.00	2,660	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,662	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	548.48/cwt	540.00–552.50	2,561	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,581	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	518	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,943	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	518.95/cwt	502.50–531.00	2,699	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	475.49/cwt	475.00–476.00	2,477	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	471.74/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,637	5
Steers	600–650	Large 2	609	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,314	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	425.96/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,607	11
Steers	650–700	Large 2	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	431.94/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,838	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	415.24/cwt	392.50–419.00	2,795	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	383.67/cwt	383.00–384.00	2,770	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	395.01/cwt	387.00–420.00	2,868	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	353.76/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,745	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,950	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,948	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,893	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	356	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,798	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	540.66/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,952	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,814	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	458.29/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,943	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,176	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	479.06/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,223	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	450.35/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,162	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,042	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	461.29/cwt	457.50–465.00	2,339	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	375.02/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,104	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,124	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	417.32/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,425	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,066	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,599	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,098	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,888	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	551.90/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,075	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	583.56/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,358	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	545.06/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,333	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,490	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,085	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,504	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	431.28/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,359	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,540	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,556	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	207.06/cwt	197.00–212.50	3,288	6
Bulls	—	—	1,837	221.79/cwt	215.00–227.00	4,074	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	108.32/cwt	102.50–115.00	937	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	133.51/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,295	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	154.00/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,649	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	169.76/cwt	164.00–176.50	2,046	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	160.87/cwt	157.50–163.00	2,032	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	179.27/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,470	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	178.02/cwt	177.50–178.50	2,640	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	818	2,199.54/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,836.64/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,837	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	304.79/cwt	302.00–307.50	2,896	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	228.21/cwt	205.00–250.00	2,503	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	206.81/cwt	200.00–216.00	2,294	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	3,625.00/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,625	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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 710Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 50Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 33Year ago 5

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,836.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	818	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,199.54

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)	1	—	1,510	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,097	205.00–250.00	228.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	302.00–307.50	304.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,109	200.00–216.00	206.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	4	—	1,264	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	4,000.00	4,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	356	505.00	505.00
4	550–600	578	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	374	485.00	485.00
11	400–450	424	450.00–467.50	458.29
7	450–500	480	440.00–460.00	450.35
10	550–600	561	362.50–387.50	375.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	492	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	582	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	688	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	560.00	560.00
8	350–400	361	540.00–545.00	540.66
25	450–500	464	470.00–490.00	479.06
4	500–550	507	457.50–465.00	461.29
27	550–600	581	405.00–435.00	417.32
5	650–700	663	392.00	392.00
2	750–800	765	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	463	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	550.00–555.00	551.90
6	400–450	428	525.00–555.00	545.06
2	450–500	498	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	547	420.00–442.50	431.28
3	600–650	639	397.50	397.50
3	850–900	852	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	404	575.00–590.00	583.56
4	500–550	519	482.50	482.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	595.00	595.00
11	450–500	487	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	605.00	605.00
12	350–400	384	575.00–585.00	576.61
11	450–500	467	540.00–552.50	548.48
15	500–550	521	475.00–476.00	475.49
5	550–600	559	450.00–477.50	471.74
11	600–650	612	417.50–430.00	425.96
15	650–700	673	392.50–419.00	415.24
3	700–750	722	383.00–384.00	383.67
6	750–800	776	330.00–363.00	353.76
3	850–900	880	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	480.00–520.00	506.78
7	400–450	426	470.00–475.00	474.27
2	500–550	505	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	609	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	655	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	580.00	580.00
6	450–500	467	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	640.00–670.00	657.70
4	350–400	369	630.00	630.00
9	400–450	426	598.00–620.00	605.01
24	450–500	464	562.50–581.00	573.24
33	500–550	520	502.50–531.00	518.95
22	650–700	657	425.00–436.00	431.94
4	700–750	726	387.00–420.00	395.01
60	800–850	816	361.50	361.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	177.00–182.00	179.27
3	—	1,263	157.50–163.00	160.87
15	—	1,205	164.00–176.50	169.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	102.50–115.00	108.32
5	—	970	120.00–142.50	133.51
10	—	1,071	148.00–163.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	177.50–178.50	178.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	197.00–212.50	207.06
5	—	1,837	215.00–227.00	221.79

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.