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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $387.91/cwt -17.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 526 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.75/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 574 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.40/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 624 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 416 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 450.00–452.50 $451.26 $1,480 -22.09
385–392 390 3 425.00–457.50 $446.80 $1,743 +7.10
400–442 421 6 400.00–420.00 $411.76 $1,734 -13.68
465 465 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,953 -17.95
525–528 526 21 385.00–397.50 $388.94 $2,046 -16.33
529 unweaned 529 4 382.50 $382.50 $2,023 —
570–595 583 2 375.00–379.00 $376.96 $2,198 -12.50
600–647 630 11 347.50–370.00 $366.09 $2,306 -12.91
665–693 680 6 345.00–365.00 $356.95 $2,427 +2.95
702–720 707 4 345.00–351.00 $346.53 $2,450 -4.45
840 840 2 333.00 $333.00 $2,797 +19.50
850 850 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,560 +4.50
370–385 378 2 467.50–472.50 $469.95 $1,776 —
405–429 419 7 455.00–462.50 $459.39 $1,925 -23.99
511–520 515 16 412.50–419.00 $415.94 $2,142 -29.76
555–593 574 6 402.50–407.00 $404.82 $2,324 -16.93
605–632 624 5 377.00–385.00 $379.64 $2,369 -23.34
685 685 2 382.50 $382.50 $2,620 -6.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,190 —
350–363 357 6 345.00–360.00 $352.64 $1,259 —
410–419 416 6 372.50–382.50 $374.14 $1,556 +24.14
552 552 2 367.50 $367.50 $2,029 +33.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 —
400 400 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,550 -24.20
462 462 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,802 -11.44
503–522 515 13 360.00–371.00 $364.13 $1,875 -15.81
560 560 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,974 -15.06
605–638 624 16 355.00–363.00 $361.40 $2,255 -0.22
652 652 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,217 —
700 700 7 337.00 $337.00 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,343 —
358–390 369 3 382.50–385.00 $384.12 $1,417 -11.55
378 unweaned 378 3 382.50 $382.50 $1,446 —
438–441 440 9 375.00–377.50 $377.22 $1,660 +0.04
475–485 483 5 350.00–370.00 $360.00 $1,739 -9.60
525–535 530 2 330.00–355.00 $342.38 $1,815 -11.38
564–595 574 18 325.00–348.00 $341.80 $1,962 -9.72
574 unweaned 574 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,866 ±0.00
625–640 631 4 310.00–342.50 $318.81 $2,012 -36.93
682–698 690 4 317.50–318.00 $317.75 $2,192 -7.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–422 418 7 317.50–330.00 $320.99 $1,342 -21.02
452–494 483 9 325.00–345.00 $332.00 $1,604 -1.36
500–508 505 3 310.00–315.00 $313.35 $1,582 -4.15
598 598 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,809 -5.33
615–645 635 3 285.00–302.50 $296.85 $1,885 -37.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–392 388 3 375.00–425.00 $391.32 $1,518 —
440 440 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 -33.85
455–486 479 7 365.00–382.50 $370.22 $1,773 -35.58
483 unweaned 483 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,763 —
572 572 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,930 -35.00
605–622 617 8 320.00–342.00 $326.68 $2,016 -32.34
662–695 665 13 312.50–324.00 $323.07 $2,148 —
963 963 3 231.00 $231.00 $2,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,510 —
450–480 465 2 315.00–345.00 $329.52 $1,532 -40.48
522 522 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,670 -35.00
625 625 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,969 -7.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 437.50 $437.50 $1,903 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–855 812 85-90% 3 85.00–107.50 $92.90 $754 —
870–975 925 85-90% 3 119.00–124.00 $121.73 $1,126 —
860–1160 1010 85-90% 2 147.00–147.50 $147.29 $1,488 +7.28
855–1275 1105 85-90% 21 124.00–145.00 $135.11 $1,493 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1360 1217 80-85% 9 144.50–150.00 $147.81 $1,799 -2.10
1085–1455 1252 80-85% 18 151.50–158.00 $152.73 $1,912 —
1440 1440 80-85% 1 165.50 $165.50 $2,383 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1625 1525 75-80% 2 150.00 $150.00 $2,288 -14.93
1400–1705 1532 75-80% 19 152.50–165.50 $160.27 $2,455 -4.66
1530–1715 1623 75-80% 2 166.00–167.50 $166.79 $2,707 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–2220 1739 4 169.00–176.50 $172.84 $3,006 —
1625–2105 1849 4 185.00–192.50 $187.68 $3,470 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
718–955 834 (<2 yrs)Open 4 267.50–302.00 $285.18 $2,378
920–1015 994 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 170.00–224.00 $207.71 $2,065

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1325–1630 1478 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,200.00 $3,034.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1240 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,750.00–2,350.00 $2,082.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00

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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
1485 1485 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,075.00 $4,075.00 —

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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.