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Mid Missouri Stockyards

Name: Mid Missouri Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Oct 22

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,077 head

▲ 586 vs last sale 491▲ 214 vs year ago 863 · +24.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 62▼ 32 vs year ago 68 · −47.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 32▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with the light receipts last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls for a comparison. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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 $393.01/cwt on 126 head, up $7.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.85 against this barn's trailing median of $448.86.

Average price

$393.01

▲ 7.30 vs prior sale

126 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$84.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.70

vs MO average

−46.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	410.24	2,253	78
Medium and Large 1-2	556	371.67	2,067	41
Medium and Large 2	554	326.02	1,808	7thin

One grade step is worth $84.22/cwt here — about $445 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 sale126 hd

393.01

—

MO average15 barns · 1,797 hd

400.71

−7.70

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−46.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

448.86

−55.85

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.78, low $364.36, median $448.86 across 34 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	1,685	168.04	2,832	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	121.76	1,827	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	119.05	1,476	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	93.49	1,006	34

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)	1,261	$2,389	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$1,997	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,967	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	472.41/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,587	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	455.59/cwt	451.00–475.00	1,731	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	493.42/cwt	492.50–495.00	2,092	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	424.72/cwt	408.00–450.00	1,831	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,949	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	372.03/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,734	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	416.52/cwt	402.50–432.50	2,024	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	379.59/cwt	354.00–398.00	1,993	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	416.80/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,213	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,759	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	327.54/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,844	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	399.74/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,310	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	364.83/cwt	353.00–381.00	2,127	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,894	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	402.41/cwt	387.50–408.00	2,503	73
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	354.15/cwt	340.00–378.00	2,267	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	365.61/cwt	358.00–369.50	2,453	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	345.79/cwt	321.00–356.00	2,362	27
Steers	650–700	Large 1	699	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,440	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,640	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	331.78/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,402	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	328.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,533	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	404.72/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,372	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	408.02/cwt	400.00–413.00	1,546	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	372.05/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,436	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	400.70/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,711	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	347.05/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,482	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	404.61/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,910	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	387.84/cwt	375.00–395.50	1,869	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	349.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,687	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	334.85/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,765	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	369.53/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,959	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	336.19/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,926	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	310.55/cwt	309.00–312.00	1,783	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	362.83/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,148	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	343.86/cwt	338.50–350.00	2,132	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	317.99/cwt	311.00–332.50	2,000	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	318.68/cwt	312.00–324.00	2,145	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,250	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,328	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,396	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,363	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	497.18/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,551	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	462.69/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,698	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	1,958	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,864	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	345.04/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,742	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	318.99/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,812	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,973	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,054	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,231	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,303	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	162.41/cwt	154.00–169.50	2,581	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	173.40/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,113	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,571	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	78.75/cwt	69.00–90.50	826	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	101.87/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,116	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	114.83/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,273	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,360	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	123.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,484	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,598	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	111.73/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,425	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	110.32/cwt	104.00–117.50	1,589	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	123.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,859	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	130.14/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,012	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	790	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,858.03/head	1,785.00–1,925.00	1,858	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	2,361.39/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,361	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	905	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,620	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,256	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,046	247.23/cwt	236.00–255.00	2,586	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO

Thu Oct 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 491Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 62Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	400.00–435.00	404.72
11	350–400	379	400.00–413.00	408.02
11	400–450	427	400.00–402.50	400.70
29	450–500	482	375.00–395.50	387.84
15	500–550	527	325.00–350.00	334.85
34	550–600	573	317.00–345.00	336.19
12	600–650	629	311.00–332.50	317.99
19	650–700	673	312.00–324.00	318.68
3	700–750	722	322.50	322.50
2	750–800	778	308.00	308.00
4	800–850	801	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	472	400.00–412.50	404.61
15	500–550	530	360.00–397.50	369.53
21	550–600	592	352.50–365.00	362.83
33	600–650	620	338.50–350.00	343.86
6	650–700	686	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	386	360.00–382.50	372.05
19	400–450	427	330.00–362.50	347.05
25	450–500	483	340.00–360.00	349.18
10	550–600	574	309.00–312.00	310.55
2	700–750	705	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	485.00–505.00	497.18
8	350–400	367	445.00–475.00	462.69
2	450–500	478	390.00	390.00
7	500–550	505	335.00–349.00	345.04
9	550–600	576	342.50	342.50
3	600–650	640	321.00	321.00
2	700–750	715	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	414	473.00	473.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	568	317.50–320.00	318.99
3	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	465.00–480.00	472.41
13	350–400	380	451.00–475.00	455.59
25	400–450	431	408.00–450.00	424.72
44	450–500	486	402.50–432.50	416.52
19	500–550	525	354.00–398.00	379.59
22	550–600	583	353.00–381.00	364.83
28	600–650	640	340.00–378.00	354.15
27	650–700	683	321.00–356.00	345.79
6	700–750	724	325.00–335.00	331.78
5	750–800	770	325.00–330.00	328.99
2	800–850	810	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	424	492.50–495.00	493.42
7	450–500	450	433.00	433.00
48	500–550	531	400.00–440.00	416.80
30	550–600	578	396.00–410.00	399.74
73	600–650	622	387.50–408.00	402.41
69	650–700	671	358.00–369.50	365.61
2	700–750	702	376.00	376.00
11	750–800	790	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	699	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
11	450–500	466	350.00–385.00	372.03
3	500–550	543	324.00	324.00
4	550–600	563	317.50–337.50	327.54
2	600–650	605	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	202.00	202.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,785.00–1,925.00	1,858.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,347	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,361.39

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)	1	—	1,525	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,275.00	2,275.00

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)	2	—	1,000	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	905	179.00	179.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,046	236.00–255.00	247.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	237.50	237.50

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	—	1,100	2,875.00	2,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,096	97.00–107.50	101.87
16	—	1,049	69.00–90.50	78.75
1	—	1,115	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,109	111.00–118.00	114.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,508	118.00–130.00	123.29
5	—	1,546	129.00–132.00	130.14
5	—	1,440	104.00–117.50	110.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,275	104.00–120.00	111.73
5	—	1,220	130.00–132.00	130.99
12	—	1,204	120.00–126.00	123.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	169.00–175.00	173.40
1	—	1,920	186.00	186.00
7	—	1,589	154.00–169.50	162.41

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.