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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Apr 16

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,382 head

▲ 283 vs last sale 1,099▲ 432 vs year ago 950 · +45.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 120▼ 2 vs year ago 83 · −2.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 40▲ 9 vs year ago 37 · +24.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, lightweight steers under 500lbs sold 5.00 to 25.00 higher, and heavier weights sold with a mostly steady undertone. Heifers sold mostly 11.00 to 20.00 higher with spots up to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply today for Mid Missouri Stockyards' 10th anniversary sale!

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 $491.42/cwt on 204 head, down $10.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +43.86 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$491.42

▼ 10.36 vs prior sale

204 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$100.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

vs MO average

+3.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	521.47	2,847	80
Medium and Large 1-2	555	474.08	2,629	100
Medium and Large 2	531	467.33	2,482	22
Medium 2	535	421.37	2,254	2thin

One grade step is worth $100.10/cwt here — about $592 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale204 hd

491.42

—

MO average19 barns · 3,926 hd

497.71

−6.29

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+3.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

+43.86

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	1,602	208.93	3,347	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	170.01	2,786	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	166.50	2,047	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	141.74	1,462	22

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,839	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	727.79/cwt	700.00–740.00	2,285	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	646.63/cwt	645.00–647.50	2,114	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,343	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	666.31/cwt	655.00–670.00	2,372	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	614.83/cwt	590.00–625.00	2,318	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,204	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	613.66/cwt	602.50–620.00	2,565	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	598.05/cwt	596.00–605.00	2,524	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	549.23/cwt	535.00–577.50	2,373	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	556.84/cwt	543.00–565.00	2,628	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	528.46/cwt	505.00–542.50	2,521	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,362	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	474.26/cwt	462.50–476.00	2,480	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	500.49/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,628	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,772	31
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	535	421.37/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,254	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	522.40/cwt	518.00–525.00	2,894	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	436.13/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,477	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	431.83/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,453	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	456.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,640	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	447.23/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,742	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,606	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	432.83/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,723	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	3,062	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	440.38/cwt	433.00–448.00	2,942	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	412.63/cwt	397.50–417.50	2,756	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	392.46/cwt	370.00–396.00	2,810	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	397.48/cwt	396.00–405.00	2,854	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	358.29/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,856	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,937	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	343.62/cwt	325.00–351.00	2,831	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	544.17/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,747	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,996	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	479.97/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,594	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	584.27/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,150	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,174	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	540.85/cwt	540.00–542.50	2,066	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	472.12/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,822	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	399	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,596	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	545.77/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,270	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	523.64/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,220	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	535.82/cwt	510.00–542.50	2,417	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	492.15/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,367	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	483.02/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,328	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,153	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	480.58/cwt	462.50–487.50	2,465	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,992	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,422	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	449.78/cwt	432.50–457.50	2,420	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	430.84/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,473	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	379.25/cwt	355.00–386.00	2,219	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	412.95/cwt	411.00–420.00	2,453	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	402.32/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,458	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	360.88/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,256	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	358.87/cwt	348.00–368.00	2,480	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	344.20/cwt	327.50–352.00	2,485	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	351.87/cwt	349.50–368.00	2,646	48
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,582	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,691	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,177	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,380	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	550.63/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,384	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,214	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,511	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	210.66/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,579	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	169.70/cwt	169.00–170.50	1,677	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	147.21/cwt	138.00–157.00	1,504	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	129.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,348	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,230	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	159.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,947	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	168.12/cwt	161.00–177.50	2,071	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,783	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	171.34/cwt	167.00–174.50	2,776	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	163.53/cwt	162.50–164.50	2,793	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	278.54/cwt	265.00–300.00	2,599	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	210.38/cwt	186.00–240.00	2,249	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	220.60/cwt	187.00–265.00	2,568	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	2,839.31/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,839	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Apr 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,382Last week 1,099Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 120Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	314	700.00–740.00	727.79
4	350–400	356	655.00–670.00	666.31
22	400–450	418	602.50–620.00	613.66
64	450–500	472	543.00–565.00	556.84
31	500–550	533	520.00	520.00
49	550–600	554	518.00–525.00	522.40
17	600–650	613	445.00–450.00	447.23
21	650–700	668	433.00–448.00	440.38
36	700–750	718	396.00–405.00	397.48
14	800–850	818	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	650–700	657	466.00	466.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	535	415.00–427.50	421.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	565.00	565.00
9	450–500	492	480.00	480.00
18	500–550	523	462.50–476.00	474.26
4	550–600	568	427.50–445.00	436.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	645.00–647.50	646.63
11	350–400	377	590.00–625.00	614.83
20	400–450	432	535.00–577.50	549.23
44	450–500	477	505.00–542.50	528.46
43	500–550	525	480.00–512.50	500.49
51	550–600	578	450.00–475.00	456.79
41	600–650	629	415.00–437.50	432.83
25	650–700	668	397.50–417.50	412.63
27	700–750	716	370.00–396.00	392.46
17	750–800	797	355.00–362.00	358.29
9	800–850	824	325.00–351.00	343.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	355	660.00	660.00
28	400–450	422	596.00–605.00	598.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	425.00–445.00	431.83
3	600–650	628	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	575.00	575.00
18	450–500	481	490.00–500.00	492.15
3	500–550	518	467.50	467.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	620.00	620.00
12	350–400	368	580.00–590.00	584.27
40	400–450	416	545.00–560.00	545.77
15	450–500	451	510.00–542.50	535.82
55	500–550	513	462.50–487.50	480.58
26	550–600	574	420.00–452.50	430.84
22	600–650	611	395.00–417.50	402.32
48	750–800	752	349.50–368.00	351.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	475.00–495.00	479.97
15	350–400	386	460.00–477.50	472.12
2	450–500	495	435.00	435.00
5	500–550	514	387.50	387.50
5	550–600	585	355.00–386.00	379.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	408	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	535.00–555.00	544.17
3	350–400	382	540.00–542.50	540.85
5	400–450	424	515.00–540.00	523.64
37	450–500	482	465.00–490.00	483.02
31	500–550	538	432.50–457.50	449.78
52	550–600	594	411.00–420.00	412.95
8	600–650	625	350.00–385.00	360.88
13	650–700	691	348.00–368.00	358.87
7	700–750	722	327.50–352.00	344.20
2	750–800	792	326.00	326.00
4	800–850	841	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	550.00–555.00	550.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	577.50	577.50
2	400–450	425	560.00	560.00
3	500–550	515	487.50	487.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,620	167.00–174.50	171.34
2	—	1,708	162.50–164.50	163.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	120.00–135.00	129.47
2	—	988	169.00–170.50	169.70
12	—	1,022	138.00–157.00	147.21
1	—	1,160	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,232	161.00–177.50	168.12
4	—	1,220	158.00–161.00	159.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	204.00–215.00	210.66
1	—	1,215	202.00	202.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,069	186.00–240.00	210.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,164	187.00–265.00	220.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	933	265.00–300.00	278.54

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,050.00	3,050.00

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)	1	—	1,145	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,131	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,839.31

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.