Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2026-11-05

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Nov 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
← Oct 29Nov 5latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
▼ 311 vs last sale 944▼ 390 vs year ago 1,023 · −38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 125▲ 27 vs year ago 133 · +20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 68▼ 18 vs year ago 48 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the steers and heifers sold with a sharply lower undertone. Slaughter cows sold with a lower undertone. CME cattle futures have lost considerable ground over the past week and continued to drop even lower on Thursday. Supply and demand were both moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $364.36/cwt on 45 head, down $51.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −68.51 against this barn's trailing median of $432.87.
Average price
$364.36
▼ 51.19 vs prior sale
45 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$64.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−35.98
vs MO average
−54.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546384.732,10111thin
Medium and Large 1-2549361.141,98130
Large 1-2590345.002,0362thin
Medium and Large 2555320.001,7762thin
One grade step is worth $64.73/cwt here — about $325 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 sale45 hd
364.36
—
MO average18 barns · 2,311 hd
400.35
−35.98
National average185 barns · 28,311 hd
419.08
−54.72
This barn, trailing median33 sales
432.87
−68.51
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
516461406350median 432.8703/1205/0707/0909/1011/05
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $432.87 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,555166.492,5898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,399113.501,58826
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,246113.071,40838
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06786.4492225
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26991.801,1655thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$2,9822thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,338$2,1462thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)942$1,7653thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,250$3,1501thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336448.66/cwt435.00–457.501,5075
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419418.31/cwt402.50–425.001,7539
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned473375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482393.07/cwt387.50–405.001,8959
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,1057
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531381.48/cwt379.00–390.002,02614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564343.35/cwt325.00–353.001,93616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0714
Steers550–600Large 1-2590345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0362
Steers600–650Large 1-2605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1184
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned618327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622334.22/cwt325.00–346.002,07911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628365.82/cwt364.00–366.502,29726
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684342.81/cwt338.00–345.502,34559
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1133
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full723322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,3283
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5133
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,3984
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Full859300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5776
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,7402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2137
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009285
Heifers300–350Large 2302310.00/cwt310.00–310.009366
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 2334300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,00210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned400405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned417362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5123
Heifers400–450Large 1-2427315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3453
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2Unweaned430365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned449287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474334.96/cwt320.00–350.001,5888
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 2481267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2876
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485361.65/cwt359.00–367.501,75417
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2Unweaned497312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5533
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519361.16/cwt340.00–369.001,87426
Heifers500–550Large 1-2521325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6934
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532317.47/cwt314.00–330.001,68917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6262
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571318.99/cwt318.00–320.001,8216
Heifers550–600Large 1-2572320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8306
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full598321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,9204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full619331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,04914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2652292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667326.50/cwt326.50–326.502,17813
Heifers700–750Large 1-2702275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9314
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768296.32/cwt289.00–302.002,2767
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,5032
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,3795
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Large 2348295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0278
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3882
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2Unweaned460370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned540327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7692
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564326.77/cwt315.00–335.001,8435
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9034
Bulls550–600Large 1-2584306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,7874
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443158.40/cwt144.00–167.002,2865
Bulls——1,742179.98/cwt179.00–181.003,1353
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99755.22/cwt50.00–65.005513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01478.30/cwt70.00–93.007948
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10493.18/cwt85.00–104.001,02910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130109.28/cwt105.00–115.001,2354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159126.63/cwt123.00–133.001,4684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183105.73/cwt103.00–108.001,25110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286113.87/cwt109.00–121.001,46424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373106.00/cwt105.00–107.001,4554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394124.65/cwt122.50–126.001,7385
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404116.69/cwt111.50–121.001,63814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42090.05/cwt85.00–96.001,2793
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26991.80/cwt80.00–102.001,1655
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28951,597.77/head1,550.00–1,650.001,5982
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,981.66/head2,825.00–3,100.002,9822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3382,145.79/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1462
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2907202.55/cwt172.50–227.501,8376
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2955237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2682
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139193.22/cwt177.50–220.002,2014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501

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.