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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, July 23, 2026

1,028 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (179)

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.35/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,332/hd at 618 lb · 113 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $378.75/cwt ≈ $2,708/hd at 715 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $445.88/cwt -12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,310/hd at 518 lb · 52 head
Phillipsburg 6-weight heifers sold at $377/cwt, running $4/cwt above the MO average ($373) but $8/cwt under Kingsville. The class is down $30/cwt from its early July peak of $393. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,028 783 612
Feeder cattle 979 667 574
Slaughter cattle 25 58 23
Replacement cattle 24 58 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 lower with feeder heifers selling 2.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,767 —
408–430 417 7 510.00 $510.00 $2,127 -7.28
485 485 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,328 -13.53
502–531 518 52 442.00–455.00 $445.88 $2,310 -12.07
575 575 37 425.00 $425.00 $2,444 -3.00
610–648 637 42 413.50–418.50 $414.87 $2,643 —
671 671 23 392.00 $392.00 $2,630 -25.27
715 715 71 378.75 $378.75 $2,708 —
804 804 43 349.00 $349.00 $2,806 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 545.00 $545.00 $1,804 -18.89
350–355 354 10 520.00–530.00 $522.97 $1,851 -2.03
408–443 427 10 460.00–485.00 $472.43 $2,017 -2.23
490–495 492 5 452.50–460.00 $455.52 $2,241 -13.83
515–542 534 14 385.00–435.00 $416.05 $2,222 -23.01
589–595 594 48 410.00–411.00 $410.83 $2,440 -3.90
615–640 620 18 382.50–406.00 $400.72 $2,484 +2.53
656–683 667 18 370.00–389.00 $383.34 $2,557 +14.07
708 708 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,478 -20.20
760–790 779 11 347.00–349.00 $348.29 $2,713 +7.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,706 —
430–441 440 27 436.00–445.00 $436.98 $1,923 -23.02
450–497 484 7 424.00–435.00 $426.92 $2,066 -2.77
501–529 522 50 398.00–417.50 $400.87 $2,093 -23.08
600–625 618 113 369.00–382.00 $377.35 $2,332 -2.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 4 455.00 $455.00 $1,743 -5.97
420–429 426 6 395.00–410.00 $405.07 $1,726 -39.93
472–485 479 4 405.00–410.00 $407.47 $1,952 -2.55
532–545 541 9 357.50–395.00 $372.68 $2,016 -24.67
563–580 569 20 345.00–371.00 $366.13 $2,083 -16.30
605–610 608 4 335.00–347.50 $341.28 $2,075 -17.76
663–670 668 18 352.00–358.00 $353.65 $2,362 —
701 701 7 332.50 $332.50 $2,331 +7.09
858 858 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,553 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,666 +7.88
472 472 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,652 -35.89
510 510 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,976 +23.07
717 717 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,294 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,849 -42.50
458 458 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,015 -9.30
505–547 529 17 377.50–410.00 $389.21 $2,059 -1.98
552–568 558 5 365.00–392.50 $381.31 $2,128 -2.47
600 600 17 363.00 $363.00 $2,178 —
670 670 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,462 +34.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–498 482 6 412.50–425.00 $418.12 $2,015 —
558 558 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,814 —
628 628 4 337.50 $337.50 $2,120 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–417 416 10 495.00–505.00 $503.02 $2,093 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–855 808 85-90% 2 110.00–115.00 $112.65 $910 +8.65
760–875 818 85-90% 2 124.00–127.00 $125.39 $1,026 +21.39
1015–1025 1020 85-90% 2 143.00–144.00 $143.50 $1,464 -7.45
1105–1210 1158 85-90% 2 157.50–165.00 $161.08 $1,865 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1260 1212 80-85% 3 151.00–158.00 $154.04 $1,867 -19.85
1295–1310 1303 80-85% 2 177.50–181.00 $179.24 $2,335 +17.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1465 1458 75-80% 2 175.00–176.50 $175.75 $2,562 —
1620–1650 1635 75-80% 2 165.50–168.00 $166.74 $2,726 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1885 1770 3 223.00–228.00 $225.65 $3,994 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215–1355 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 3,050.00–3,475.00 $3,250.92
1398–1455 1417 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,925.00–3,150.00 $3,002.01
1435 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1136 1136 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210–1685 1448 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 3,375.00–3,450.00 $3,418.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Price trend

high 460.87 low 343.94 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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