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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, May 14

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

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Feeder Cattle receipts

911 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 970▼ 327 vs year ago 1,238 · −26.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 112▲ 20 vs year ago 80 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 49▼ 31 vs year ago 75 · −41.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the steers and heifers sold with a lower to sharply lower undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good 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 $459.82/cwt on 131 head, down $18.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.25 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$459.82

▼ 18.16 vs prior sale

131 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$71.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.71

vs MO average

−13.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	489.68	2,600	52
Medium and Large 1-2	567	441.66	2,504	74
Medium and Large 2	557	418.00	2,327	5thin

One grade step is worth $71.68/cwt here — about $273 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 sale131 hd

459.82

—

MO average17 barns · 4,576 hd

483.53

−23.71

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−13.88

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

+12.25

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	1,573	216.70	3,409	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	174.87	2,484	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	169.20	2,124	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	148.06	1,687	40

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)	1,268	$3,141	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,372	$2,763	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$2,398	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$3,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$3,800	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,932	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,921	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,124	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,195	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	551.12/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,282	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,908	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	515.59/cwt	507.50–525.00	2,253	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,293	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	506.93/cwt	490.00–516.00	2,403	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	436.80/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,110	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	522.07/cwt	520.00–527.50	2,542	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	504.82/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,590	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	480.18/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,540	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	475.78/cwt	462.00–492.50	2,641	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	428.35/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,484	55
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,545	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,372	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	416.24/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,527	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	415.19/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,657	73
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,611	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	403.81/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,718	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	392.60/cwt	382.50–396.00	2,803	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,962	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	355.87/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,879	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,821	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	370	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,286	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	519.97/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,017	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,836	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	489.21/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,050	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	416.20/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,773	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	427.69/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,984	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	480.62/cwt	452.50–505.00	2,293	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	377.03/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,979	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	421.32/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,225	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,088	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	397.13/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,280	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,224	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	355.80/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,185	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,368	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,370	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	345.95/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,342	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,534	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,643	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,822	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	949	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,838	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,120	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	474.96/cwt	472.50–477.50	1,810	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	399	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,095	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,300	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	407.60/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,140	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	207.25/cwt	203.00–213.00	2,746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,644	219.40/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,607	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	138.14/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,508	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	153.95/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,792	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	162.19/cwt	157.00–168.50	2,013	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	175.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,222	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	170.53/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,183	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,266	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	176.17/cwt	172.00–180.50	2,406	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	184.33/cwt	180.50–191.50	3,056	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,193	2,640.57/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,641	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,949.73/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	2,398.22/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,398	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	3,366.72/head	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,367	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	2,763.41/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,763	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	853	315.07/cwt	307.50–322.50	2,688	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	233.21/cwt	200.00–295.00	2,617	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	990	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	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 May 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 911Last week 970Year ago 1,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 112Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 75

Compared to last week, the steers and heifers sold with a lower to sharply lower undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	426	400.00–450.00	416.20
6	500–550	525	375.00–378.00	377.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	464	420.00–435.00	427.69
4	500–550	530	394.00	394.00
4	550–600	574	387.50	387.50
13	600–650	614	355.00–360.00	355.80
22	650–700	677	344.00–355.00	345.95
6	750–800	787	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	515.00–525.00	519.97
7	400–450	419	485.00–495.00	489.21
12	450–500	477	452.50–505.00	480.62
17	500–550	528	417.50–440.00	421.32
19	550–600	574	380.00–405.00	397.13
18	600–650	628	377.00	377.00
14	650–700	664	357.00	357.00
10	800–850	812	325.50	325.50
13	850–900	896	315.00	315.00
4	900–950	949	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	437.50	437.50
5	450–500	483	425.00–445.00	436.80
3	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	582	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	600.00	600.00
14	400–450	414	530.00–560.00	551.12
12	450–500	487	520.00–527.50	522.07
34	500–550	513	500.00–512.50	504.82
11	550–600	555	462.00–492.50	475.78
73	600–650	640	412.50–420.00	415.19
14	650–700	673	393.00–410.00	403.81
12	700–750	726	408.00	408.00
15	800–850	809	355.00–356.00	355.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	575.00	575.00
8	350–400	376	565.00	565.00
16	400–450	437	507.50–525.00	515.59
26	450–500	474	490.00–516.00	506.93
19	500–550	529	465.00–490.00	480.18
55	550–600	580	415.00–435.00	428.35
12	600–650	607	415.00–417.50	416.24
6	650–700	666	392.00	392.00
16	700–750	714	382.50–396.00	392.60
8	850–900	868	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	570.00	570.00
7	550–600	581	438.00	438.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	570.00	570.00
4	400–450	434	530.00	530.00
2	700–750	700	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	472.50–477.50	474.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	525	390.00–425.00	407.60
2	550–600	570	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	3,800.00	3,800.00

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)	7	—	1,303	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,366.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,640.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,372	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,763.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,284	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,398.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,235	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,949.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	307.50–322.50	315.07

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	5	—	1,122	200.00–295.00	233.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	3,375.00	3,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,644	215.00–225.00	219.40
2	—	1,325	203.00–213.00	207.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	165.00–170.00	167.37
7	—	1,366	172.00–180.50	176.17
3	—	1,658	180.50–191.50	184.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,164	143.00–165.00	153.95
17	—	1,092	120.00–145.00	138.14
2	—	1,280	169.00–173.00	170.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,241	157.00–168.50	162.19
14	—	1,268	170.00–180.00	175.21

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.