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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Apr 23

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▼ 885 vs last sale 1,382▼ 1 vs year ago 498 · −0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 81▼ 67 vs year ago 155 · −43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 46▼ 21 vs year ago 52 · −40.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand.

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 $452.65/cwt on 42 head, down $38.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +5.09 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$452.65

▼ 38.77 vs prior sale

42 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$819

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$160.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.78

vs MO average

−26.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	530.00	2,677	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	464.11	2,650	23
Medium and Large 2	586	440.49	2,581	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	370.00	1,857	3thin

One grade step is worth $160.00/cwt here — about $819 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 sale42 hd

452.65

—

MO average17 barns · 3,436 hd

485.43

−32.78

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−26.38

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

+5.09

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	1,591	202.23	3,217	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	171.70	2,533	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	166.98	2,049	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	143.83	1,458	25

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,779	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,366	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$2,864	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,237	$3,164	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$4,417	3thin

Every lot

82 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 1-2	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	545.14/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,012	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	592.39/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,281	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	467.78/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,969	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	539.23/cwt	490.00–567.50	2,308	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	507.92/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,418	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	530.70/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,579	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	502	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,857	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,677	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	474.76/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,507	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	461.87/cwt	456.00–480.00	2,679	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	440.49/cwt	432.50–447.50	2,581	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	442.32/cwt	435.00–447.00	2,751	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	415.79/cwt	390.00–428.00	2,619	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	428.83/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,860	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,700	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,738	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,774	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,044	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	528.65/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,919	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	479.60/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,789	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	381	442.47/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,686	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	514.37/cwt	510.00–517.50	2,207	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	431	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,767	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	425.85/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,861	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	487.05/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,163	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	491.72/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,247	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	419.83/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,015	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	471.85/cwt	445.00–479.00	2,274	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	476.25/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,391	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	429.76/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,304	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	408.67/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,342	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	383.56/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,240	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	385.82/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,377	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	359.16/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,212	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,352	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,683	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,604	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,774	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,681	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,101	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	437.23/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,011	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	479.40/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,306	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	478.43/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,531	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,663	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	405.01/cwt	402.50–406.00	2,406	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,372	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,644	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,639	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	205.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,158	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,278	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	146.43/cwt	137.50–161.00	1,466	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	108.90/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,149	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,997	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,718	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	163.91/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,998	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	177.40/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,230	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,168	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	170.13/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,482	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	181.65/cwt	178.00–184.50	2,821	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,237	3,164.15/head	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,164	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,007	2,154.39/head	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,154	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	3,432.66/head	3,350.00–3,525.00	3,433	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	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	985	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	745	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	3,378.38/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,378	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	208.65/cwt	197.50–212.50	2,399	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 1,382Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 81Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 46Year ago 52

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
8	350–400	385	585.00–600.00	592.39
24	400–450	428	490.00–567.50	539.23
7	450–500	476	495.00–515.00	507.92
4	500–550	528	465.00–485.00	474.76
19	550–600	580	456.00–480.00	461.87
14	600–650	630	390.00–428.00	415.79
2	650–700	675	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	730	375.00	375.00
3	750–800	777	357.00	357.00
3	850–900	898	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
3	500–550	502	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	530.00–560.00	545.14
7	400–450	421	450.00–485.00	467.78
2	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
14	550–600	586	432.50–447.50	440.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	486	525.00–535.00	530.70
2	500–550	505	530.00	530.00
24	600–650	622	435.00–447.00	442.32
7	650–700	667	420.00–432.50	428.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
7	350–400	363	520.00–535.00	528.65
21	400–450	444	465.00–505.00	487.05
14	450–500	482	445.00–479.00	471.85
32	500–550	536	400.00–442.50	429.76
7	550–600	584	370.00–395.00	383.56
11	600–650	616	340.00–370.00	359.16
3	650–700	672	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	820	317.50	317.50
2	900–950	915	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	510.00–517.50	514.37
3	450–500	457	485.00–505.00	491.72
8	500–550	502	475.00–480.00	476.25
5	550–600	573	400.00–422.50	408.67
6	600–650	616	385.00–390.00	385.82
2	700–750	740	362.50	362.50
4	850–900	851	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	470.00–490.00	479.60
6	400–450	437	417.50–430.00	425.85
6	450–500	480	400.00–440.00	419.83
2	550–600	555	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	430.00–460.00	442.47
4	400–450	431	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	515.00	515.00
5	450–500	481	475.00–485.00	479.40
7	500–550	529	445.00–500.00	478.43
2	600–650	620	382.50	382.50
2	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
6	800–850	822	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	460	425.00–450.00	437.23
7	550–600	594	402.50–406.00	405.01
2	650–700	695	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	549	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	622	425.00	425.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,154.39

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)	1	—	1,405	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,350.00–3,525.00	3,432.66

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	—	1,140	4,350.00	4,350.00

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	1	—	985	4,550.00	4,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,237	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,164.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	745	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,378.38

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	—	1,150	197.50–212.50	208.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	170.00–175.00	172.46
18	—	1,001	137.50–161.00	146.43
2	—	1,055	100.00–117.00	108.90
3	—	965	130.00–135.00	132.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	174.00–182.00	177.40
14	—	1,219	159.00–175.00	163.91
1	—	1,165	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	178.00–184.50	181.65
9	—	1,459	164.00–175.00	170.13
1	—	1,390	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	200.00–210.00	205.74
2	—	1,730	180.00–185.00	182.57
1	—	1,645	224.00	224.00

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.