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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, May 21

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

944 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 911▲ 123 vs year ago 821 · +15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 100▲ 25 vs year ago 84 · +29.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 44▲ 17 vs year ago 28 · +60.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, lightweight steers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower, and 600lb - 700lb steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on a high quality offering of 6 weight yearling steers this week. The best test of 400lb - 500lb heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.50/cwt on 122 head, down $7.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +1.27 against this barn's trailing median of $393.23.

Average price

$394.50

▼ 7.42 vs prior sale

122 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$47.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.46

vs MO average

−23.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	406.23	2,268	69
Medium and Large 1-2	547	388.81	2,125	36
Medium and Large 2	556	358.96	1,997	17thin

One grade step is worth $47.26/cwt here — about $270 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 sale122 hd

394.50

—

MO average20 barns · 4,083 hd

425.97

−31.46

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−23.76

This barn, trailing median33 sales

393.23

+1.27

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $334.00, median $393.23 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	—	High	1,834	223.46	4,099	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	175.63	2,627	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	174.10	2,136	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	146.17	1,467	35

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)	1,136	$2,674	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$3,461	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,775	2thin

Every lot

89 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 1-2	334	573.95/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,917	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	519.38/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,922	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,185	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	404	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,858	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,226	6
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	438	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,840	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	499.02/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,320	17
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,382	9
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	474	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,612	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	457.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,196	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	3
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 2	492	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,169	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,452	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	483.42/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,538	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	445.16/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,386	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	445.37/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,401	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,597	12
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	574	357.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,050	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	433.51/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,523	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	398.76/cwt	375.00–408.00	2,325	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	428.75/cwt	421.00–437.50	2,688	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	396.98/cwt	386.00–407.50	2,513	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	384.50/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,599	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	412.54/cwt	397.50–416.00	2,793	63
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,464	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	510.35/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,669	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	459.68/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,669	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,734	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	532.97/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,025	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	401	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,045	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	509.67/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,110	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	457.11/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,915	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	443	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,049	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	474	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,991	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	473.88/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,256	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	414.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,983	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	449.98/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,187	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	498	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,029	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	498	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,868	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	430.43/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,191	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	411.81/cwt	400.00–429.00	2,174	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	395.13/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,098	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	380.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,156	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	340.26/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,943	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	395.86/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,336	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,392	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,976	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	364.63/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,253	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,116	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	360.13/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,535	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	335.89/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,428	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	291.16/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,105	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,544	15
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	909	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,682	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	497.42/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,029	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	405.41/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,173	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	549	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,072	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,205	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	849	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,657	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,767	215.72/cwt	211.00–220.50	3,812	7
Bulls	—	—	1,913	232.49/cwt	224.50–240.00	4,448	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	827	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	136.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,346	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	152.09/cwt	142.00–161.50	1,559	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	171.07/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,873	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	176.06/cwt	171.00–180.50	2,127	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	164.73/cwt	161.50–172.00	2,066	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	183.53/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,358	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,589	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	169.87/cwt	168.50–172.00	2,543	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	177.28/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,675	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,775.00/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,775	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	288.37/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,437	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	258.38/cwt	225.00–307.50	2,488	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	947	2,034.86/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,035	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	3,153.08/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,153	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	3,460.81/head	3,350.00–3,575.00	3,461	2

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 944Last week 911Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 100Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 44Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	380	530.00–540.00	532.97
6	400–450	414	495.00–525.00	509.67
49	450–500	476	467.50–475.00	473.88
11	500–550	509	425.00–435.00	430.43
37	550–600	590	395.00–397.00	395.86
14	600–650	607	394.00	394.00
3	650–700	652	385.00	385.00
21	700–750	704	350.00–363.00	360.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	500.00–520.00	510.35
8	350–400	363	450.00–475.00	459.68
10	400–450	419	450.00–460.00	457.11
30	450–500	486	440.00–455.00	449.98
20	500–550	531	385.00–410.00	395.13
16	550–600	566	370.00–385.00	380.91
16	600–650	618	355.00–370.00	364.63
2	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
21	700–750	723	320.00–346.00	335.89
15	800–850	818	311.00	311.00
9	900–950	909	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	498	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	401	510.00	510.00
21	500–550	528	400.00–429.00	411.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	443	462.50	462.50
4	450–500	474	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	478	400.00–420.00	414.93
8	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	571	325.00–352.50	340.26
2	600–650	608	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	677	312.50	312.50
2	700–750	723	282.50–300.00	291.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	485.00–510.00	497.42
2	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	536	392.50–410.00	405.41
3	550–600	592	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	638	350.00	350.00
4	800–850	849	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	549	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	565	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	520.00	520.00
9	450–500	474	502.50	502.50
12	500–550	503	487.50	487.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	575.00	575.00
2	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
17	450–500	465	485.00–505.00	499.02
38	500–550	525	480.00–500.00	483.42
12	550–600	572	454.00	454.00
65	600–650	627	421.00–437.50	428.75
63	650–700	677	397.50–416.00	412.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	550.00–600.00	573.95
5	350–400	370	505.00–535.00	519.38
10	450–500	480	450.00–475.00	457.50
22	500–550	539	440.00–470.00	445.37
7	550–600	582	427.50–437.50	433.51
7	600–650	633	386.00–407.50	396.98
4	650–700	676	375.00–387.50	384.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	574	350.00–365.00	357.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	538	430.00	430.00
7	550–600	583	375.00–408.00	398.76
2	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	758	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	536	427.50–450.00	445.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	181.00–188.00	183.53
7	—	1,254	161.50–172.00	164.73
19	—	1,208	171.00–180.50	176.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	105.00–110.00	107.42
10	—	986	130.00–145.00	136.51
2	—	1,095	170.00–172.00	171.07
21	—	1,025	142.00–161.50	152.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,509	174.00–181.00	177.28
3	—	1,497	168.50–172.00	169.87
1	—	1,415	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,913	224.50–240.00	232.49
7	—	1,767	211.00–220.50	215.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,230	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,775.00

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	3	—	845	287.50–290.00	288.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	963	225.00–307.50	258.38

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)	4	—	1,278	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,153.08

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)	3	—	947	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,034.86

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)	2	—	1,168	3,350.00–3,575.00	3,460.81

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.