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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Apr 9

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,099 head

▲ 402 vs last sale 697▲ 198 vs year ago 901 · +22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 73▲ 67 vs year ago 53 · +126.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 41▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with spots of 6 weight steers up to 13.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes in the offering on a moderate supply.

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 $501.78/cwt on 133 head, up $10.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +54.22 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$501.78

▲ 10.32 vs prior sale

133 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$109.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

vs MO average

+10.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	522.00	2,667	90
Medium and Large 1-2	539	470.71	2,536	31
Medium and Large 2	557	433.99	2,416	10thin
Medium 2	542	412.50	2,236	2thin

One grade step is worth $109.50/cwt here — about $431 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

501.78

—

MO average16 barns · 2,376 hd

497.45

+4.33

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+10.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

+54.22

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	1,720	211.42	3,637	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	178.26	2,616	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	173.75	2,054	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	145.14	1,492	36

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)	1,353	$3,236	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,855	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$3,104	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$3,950	2thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	701.68/cwt	700.00–705.00	2,273	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,235	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	594.93/cwt	570.00–620.00	2,201	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	396	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	2,307	7
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	403	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,803	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	405	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,278	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	487.58/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,038	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	555.34/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,338	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	585.01/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,498	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	541.41/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,518	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	505.04/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,424	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	449.98/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,187	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	488	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,059	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,375	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	515.50/cwt	515.50–515.50	2,588	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,530	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	524.23/cwt	512.50–526.00	2,695	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	480.93/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,491	11
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	542	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,236	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	423.74/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,420	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	448.44/cwt	439.00–467.50	2,565	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	452.00/cwt	440.00–453.00	2,721	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	426.90/cwt	412.50–434.00	2,660	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	449.19/cwt	449.00–450.00	2,938	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	393.88/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,659	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	371.18/cwt	362.50–371.50	2,788	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	381.50/cwt	381.50–381.50	3,033	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,736	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,168	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	575.02/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,748	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	473.10/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,471	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	571.27/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,828	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	535.88/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,752	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	546.32/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,989	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	508.61/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,867	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	436.58/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,615	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	378	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,890	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	399	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,007	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	492.49/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,083	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	451.64/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,910	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	520.02/cwt	505.00–527.50	2,205	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,121	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,138	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	488.66/cwt	482.50–490.00	2,233	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	464	456.16/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,117	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	462.96/cwt	447.50–475.00	2,218	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	434.33/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,093	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	437.56/cwt	435.00–446.00	2,302	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	436.76/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,446	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	396.56/cwt	386.00–425.00	2,312	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	374.25/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,335	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,514	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	367.60/cwt	341.00–371.00	2,400	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	324.94/cwt	317.00–327.50	2,304	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	359.43/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,671	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	340.23/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,647	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,547	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	309.38/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,750	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	956	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,801	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	580.22/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,170	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	398	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,731	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,264	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,396	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	516.26/cwt	507.50–525.00	2,359	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	479.88/cwt	477.50–482.50	2,279	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,049	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	498	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,892	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,163	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,394	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	427.22/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,422	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	190.26/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	211.68/cwt	203.00–220.00	3,795	6
Bulls	—	—	1,833	231.81/cwt	229.00–235.00	4,249	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	130.99/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,247	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	155.04/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,645	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	165.11/cwt	163.00–168.50	1,874	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	164.71/cwt	164.00–165.50	1,878	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	174.78/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,040	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	184.33/cwt	182.50–186.00	2,531	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,679	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	179.71/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,633	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	160.44/cwt	155.00–166.50	2,427	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	313.12/cwt	290.00–327.50	2,392	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	225.73/cwt	200.00–256.00	2,440	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	3,104.27/head	2,450.00–3,375.00	3,104	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,205.91/head	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,206	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,982.62/head	2,750.00–3,175.00	2,983	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	3,236.33/head	3,075.00–3,400.00	3,236	3

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,099Last week 697Year ago 901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 73Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	327	525.00–545.00	535.88
7	350–400	367	485.00–515.00	508.61
19	400–450	423	475.00–505.00	492.49
16	450–500	479	447.50–475.00	462.96
6	500–550	526	435.00–446.00	437.56
7	550–600	583	386.00–425.00	396.56
4	600–650	624	374.00–375.00	374.25
9	650–700	653	341.00–371.00	367.60
8	700–750	709	317.00–327.50	324.94
2	800–850	815	312.50	312.50
10	850–900	889	307.00–315.00	309.38
11	950–1000	956	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	440	482.00	482.00
9	450–500	464	445.00–470.00	456.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	450.00–490.00	473.10
3	350–400	370	425.00–450.00	436.58
13	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	451.64
14	450–500	482	422.50–445.00	434.33
4	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	570	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	565.00–575.00	571.27
4	350–400	399	503.00	503.00
6	450–500	453	472.00	472.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	304	570.00–580.00	575.02
4	350–400	364	545.00–550.00	546.32
16	400–450	424	505.00–527.50	520.02
26	450–500	457	482.50–490.00	488.66
7	550–600	560	435.00–437.50	436.76
45	600–650	648	388.00	388.00
15	700–750	743	355.00–361.00	359.43
11	750–800	778	335.00–360.00	340.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	370	570.00–620.00	594.93
5	400–450	421	540.00–565.00	555.34
17	450–500	480	495.00–515.00	505.04
11	500–550	518	475.00–487.50	480.93
13	550–600	572	439.00–467.50	448.44
24	600–650	623	412.50–434.00	426.90
2	650–700	675	385.00–402.50	393.88
28	750–800	751	362.50–371.50	371.18
2	800–850	812	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	396	582.50	582.50
2	400–450	405	562.50	562.50
7	500–550	510	496.00	496.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	480.00–492.50	487.58
8	450–500	486	445.00–462.50	449.98
2	500–550	500	475.00	475.00
8	550–600	571	420.00–425.00	423.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	445.00–450.00	447.48
6	450–500	488	422.00	422.00
2	500–550	542	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	502	515.50	515.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	700.00–705.00	701.68
4	350–400	352	635.00	635.00
14	400–450	427	570.00–600.00	585.01
15	450–500	465	530.00–555.00	541.41
67	500–550	514	512.50–526.00	524.23
13	600–650	602	440.00–453.00	452.00
48	650–700	654	449.00–450.00	449.19
66	750–800	795	381.50	381.50
64	850–900	880	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	570.00–595.00	580.22
2	400–450	408	555.00	555.00
8	450–500	475	477.50–482.50	479.88
2	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
14	550–600	567	410.00–432.50	427.22
6	850–900	885	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	425.00	425.00
5	500–550	525	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	398	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	498	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	457	507.50–525.00	516.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	764	290.00–327.50	313.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,081	200.00–256.00	225.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	957	2,450.00–3,375.00	3,104.27
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	2	—	1,118	3,950.00	3,950.00

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	—	1,100	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,205.91

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,750.00–3,175.00	2,982.62

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,353	3,075.00–3,400.00	3,236.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,900.00	3,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	203.00–220.00	211.68
2	—	1,833	229.00–235.00	231.81
2	—	1,390	179.00–200.00	190.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	952	122.50–140.00	130.99
2	—	1,140	164.00–165.50	164.71
21	—	1,061	146.00–164.00	155.04
3	—	975	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	155.00–166.50	160.44
4	—	1,448	184.00–186.00	184.99
6	—	1,465	173.00–183.00	179.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	182.50–186.00	184.33
4	—	1,135	163.00–168.50	165.11
13	—	1,167	168.00–183.00	174.78

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.