Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2026-09-10

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Sep 10
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 261▼ 295 vs year ago 856 · −34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 25▼ 58 vs year ago 104 · −55.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 12 vs year ago 23 · −52.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week not enough volume last sale for a comparison, however feeder cattle showed a firm undertone. Supply was light with good demand. Ten head of fancy steers weighing 502 lbs. sold for 425.00/cwt.. Thirteen fancy 702 lb. heifers sold for 340.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $379.17/cwt on 42 head, down $5.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −75.91 against this barn's trailing median of $455.09.
Average price
$379.17
▼ 5.32 vs prior sale
42 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$514
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$82.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.08
vs MO average
−11.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535403.012,15524
Medium and Large 1-2539360.821,94412thin
Medium and Large 2512320.501,6416thin
One grade step is worth $82.51/cwt here — about $514 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
516461406350median 455.0901/2203/2605/2107/2309/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $455.09 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale42 hd
379.17
—
MO average5 barns · 270 hd
382.25
−3.08
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−11.42
This barn, trailing median32 sales
455.09
−75.91
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Low1,816170.023,0878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273133.421,6984thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,553133.172,06810
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008103.891,04810

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 (2-4 yrs)1,145$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$2,8002thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,120212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,3743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,273133.42/cwt132.50–135.001,6984
Bulls——1,703163.24/cwt150.00–173.002,7805
Bulls——1,910189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,6101
Bulls——2,050177.47/cwt173.00–181.003,6382
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583303.76/cwt300.00–307.501,7716
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463387.22/cwt375.00–410.001,7933
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3742
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600599372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,2314
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700669360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4088
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—8152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2203,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,602137.12/cwt131.00–141.002,1977
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,438123.94/cwt120.00–128.001,7823
CowsLean 85-90%—96385.71/cwt75.00–100.008255
CowsLean 85-90%—1,093119.45/cwt115.00–125.001,3063
CowsLean 85-90%—995147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4631
CowsLean 85-90%—995105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800756333.64/cwt332.00–334.502,52229
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1615
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,08512
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567395.15/cwt375.00–400.002,2415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600552317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650624328.41/cwt312.50–332.502,0499
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650611389.62/cwt376.00–398.002,38152
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550507413.77/cwt385.00–425.002,09815
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670372.33/cwt365.00–380.002,49531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450419410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471380.08/cwt367.50–390.001,79011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500492427.90/cwt425.00–447.502,10522
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,90618
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4775
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719337.59/cwt322.50–340.002,42724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,3872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527349.86/cwt337.50–358.001,84412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581338.96/cwt325.00–346.001,96923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500485407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,9762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621325.43/cwt325.00–326.002,0217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524360.53/cwt350.00–375.001,8899
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375420.20/cwt415.00–425.001,5764
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600564311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7544
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550512320.50/cwt320.00–321.001,6416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611354.30/cwt345.00–355.002,16515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583361.70/cwt360.00–362.502,1093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676341.82/cwt333.00–347.002,31113
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750742283.36/cwt283.00–286.002,1038
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700688250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7202
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500492337.57/cwt327.50–342.501,6613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850838312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6194
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6882

How this sale compares

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.