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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Sep 24

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,177 head

▲ 476 vs last sale 701▲ 664 vs year ago 513 · +129.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 67▼ 15 vs year ago 75 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 16 · +37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Today's offering included a large number of bull calves.

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 $385.24/cwt on 138 head, down $14.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −62.32 against this barn's trailing median of $447.56.

Average price

$385.24

▼ 14.14 vs prior sale

138 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$66.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.61

vs MO average

−20.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	406.60	2,206	59
Medium and Large 1-2	566	380.40	2,153	57
Medium and Large 2	560	340.51	1,907	22

One grade step is worth $66.09/cwt here — about $300 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 sale138 hd

385.24

—

MO average15 barns · 1,754 hd

405.85

−20.61

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−20.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.56

−62.32

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	—	Low	1,734	179.23	3,107	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	129.36	1,927	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	126.27	1,595	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,061	105.53	1,120	18

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)	1,265	$2,765	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$2,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	485.85/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,618	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,561	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,803	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	433.39/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,651	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	453.50/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,909	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	407.94/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,734	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,747	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	446.45/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,103	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	408.12/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,934	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,864	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	339.04/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,780	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	411.01/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,166	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	387.20/cwt	379.00–410.00	2,060	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	398.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,276	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	376.43/cwt	367.00–387.50	2,206	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	341.74/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,013	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	367.57/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,257	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	407.07/cwt	397.00–411.00	2,508	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	346.41/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,148	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,178	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	378.27/cwt	354.00–390.00	2,550	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	343.61/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,371	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	358.07/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,546	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,256	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	330.77/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,451	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,676	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	333.31/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,626	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	434.69/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,421	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	431.46/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,601	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	453.26/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,713	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	443.77/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,833	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	412.51/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,774	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	367.67/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,581	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	419.55/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,947	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	387.74/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,803	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	350.99/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,727	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	362.88/cwt	356.00–379.00	1,887	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	342.88/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,831	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	355.22/cwt	342.00–370.00	1,979	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	339.34/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,951	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	335.74/cwt	322.50–341.00	1,941	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	328.62/cwt	317.50–337.50	2,021	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	356.61/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,232	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,944	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	318.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,120	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	334.37/cwt	333.00–337.50	2,240	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,172	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	318.50/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,401	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	496.79/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,550	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,670	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,471	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	505.00/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,863	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	463.69/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,748	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	426.44/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,765	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	452.17/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,895	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,034	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	427.33/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,957	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	362.91/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,684	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	353.13/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,783	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,022	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	355.06/cwt	335.00–367.50	2,034	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	328.36/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,095	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	326.45/cwt	321.00–338.00	2,236	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	173.45/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	181.16/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,165	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	128.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,327	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	94.66/cwt	79.00–103.00	996	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	110.38/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,202	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	139.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,738	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	120.85/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,536	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,969	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	123.37/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,874	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	890	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,140	2,636.40/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,636	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,662.93/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,663	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,575	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,623	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	880	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,694	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	863	2,549.57/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	870	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Sep 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,177Last week 701Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 67Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	378	450.00–455.00	453.26
4	400–450	413	440.00–445.00	443.77
22	450–500	464	415.00–420.00	419.55
44	500–550	520	356.00–379.00	362.88
13	550–600	557	342.00–370.00	355.22
57	600–650	626	340.00–374.00	356.61
25	650–700	670	333.00–337.50	334.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	415.00–475.00	434.69
12	350–400	371	405.00–445.00	431.46
13	400–450	430	405.00–422.50	412.51
16	450–500	465	367.50–395.00	387.74
27	500–550	534	335.00–353.00	342.88
36	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	339.34
17	600–650	615	317.50–337.50	328.62
9	650–700	666	310.00–325.00	318.27
2	700–750	732	320.00	320.00
5	750–800	754	317.50–320.00	318.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	360.00–375.00	367.67
10	450–500	492	350.00–355.00	350.99
16	550–600	578	322.50–341.00	335.74
2	600–650	648	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	712	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	495.00–500.00	496.79
8	350–400	377	450.00–485.00	463.69
6	400–450	414	410.00–435.00	426.44
17	450–500	458	425.00–430.00	427.33
4	500–550	505	350.00–362.50	353.13
22	550–600	573	335.00–367.50	355.06
16	600–650	638	325.00–337.50	328.36
9	650–700	685	321.00–338.00	326.45
3	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	525.00	525.00
10	350–400	369	490.00–510.00	505.00
5	400–450	419	440.00–470.00	452.17
5	450–500	452	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	512	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	464	340.00–385.00	362.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	485.00–490.00	485.85
2	350–400	368	490.00	490.00
19	400–450	421	445.00–460.00	453.50
7	450–500	471	435.00–455.00	446.45
38	500–550	527	400.00–417.00	411.01
21	550–600	571	390.00–410.00	398.62
58	600–650	616	397.00–411.00	407.07
42	650–700	674	354.00–390.00	378.27
34	700–750	711	340.00–364.00	358.07
10	750–800	778	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	455.00	455.00
8	350–400	381	405.00–460.00	433.39
9	400–450	425	395.00–425.00	407.94
18	450–500	474	390.00–430.00	408.12
21	500–550	532	379.00–410.00	387.20
36	550–600	586	367.00–387.50	376.43
13	600–650	614	350.00–383.00	367.57
20	650–700	690	330.00–349.00	343.61
7	700–750	741	325.00–340.00	330.77
15	750–800	788	330.00–336.00	333.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	478	390.00	390.00
10	500–550	525	325.00–355.00	339.04
12	550–600	589	320.00–352.50	341.74
7	600–650	620	335.00–350.00	346.41
6	650–700	670	320.00–330.00	325.00
3	700–750	722	312.50	312.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,623	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,225.00	3,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,636.40

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	—	1,305	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,662.93

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	—	880	192.50	192.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	863	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549.57
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,271	109.00–129.00	120.85
2	—	1,243	135.00–145.00	139.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	79.00–103.00	94.66
6	—	1,089	106.00–115.00	110.38
3	—	1,033	125.00–130.00	128.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	119.00–130.00	123.37
7	—	1,464	130.00–140.00	134.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	173.00–174.00	173.45
6	—	1,747	175.00–185.00	181.16

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.