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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 20, 2025

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $306.13/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 617 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.00/cwt +15.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 460 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $438.30/cwt +14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,069/hd at 472 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 474 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 442.50 $442.50 $1,947 +4.31
466–477 472 27 427.00–443.00 $438.30 $2,069 +14.77
500–539 528 7 384.00–397.00 $392.80 $2,074 -7.63
550–597 569 23 373.00–387.00 $380.65 $2,166 +6.86
650–655 653 8 332.50–344.00 $338.23 $2,209 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–365 359 4 420.00–440.00 $434.92 $1,561 -10.08
413 unweaned 413 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,621 —
417–442 431 7 395.00–420.00 $409.64 $1,766 -7.42
455–492 488 11 392.00–414.00 $405.85 $1,981 +3.16
545 545 8 377.00 $377.00 $2,055 +22.39
602–619 613 6 323.00–335.00 $331.07 $2,029 +4.92
651–689 unweaned 666 10 307.50–308.00 $307.79 $2,050 —
670–682 678 3 314.00–324.00 $317.29 $2,151 +5.60
760–768 766 5 307.50–312.50 $311.51 $2,386 -8.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,316 +5.00
452–495 466 3 341.00–372.50 $352.15 $1,641 -20.35
518 unweaned 518 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,595 —
559–596 581 10 339.00–350.00 $341.47 $1,984 —
898 898 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,470 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 319 3 300.00–342.50 $315.12 $1,005 —
392 392 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,392 —
454 454 9 336.00 $336.00 $1,525 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 402.50 $402.50 $1,449 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–396 393 11 390.00–391.00 $390.92 $1,536 +23.47
425 425 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 +15.88
450–492 480 4 347.50–367.50 $357.68 $1,717 +21.69
510–540 525 2 325.00–335.00 $330.14 $1,733 +5.48
550–598 577 7 315.00–320.00 $317.04 $1,829 +32.04
579 unweaned 579 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,766 —
605–638 617 36 300.00–310.00 $306.13 $1,889 -3.82
818–830 823 5 270.00–280.00 $274.04 $2,255 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–341 330 9 420.00–425.00 $423.45 $1,397 +23.45
354–390 366 6 410.00–427.50 $416.22 $1,523 +14.93
400–415 408 5 395.00–417.50 $408.17 $1,665 -0.89
432 unweaned 432 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,739 —
455–482 460 30 390.00–403.00 $402.00 $1,849 +15.16
510–520 512 5 352.50–360.00 $353.99 $1,812 -9.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,109 -3.51
542 542 6 316.00 $316.00 $1,713 —
575 575 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,725 +11.91
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,423 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,280 —
515 515 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,365 —
577 577 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,644 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 6 337.50 $337.50 $1,627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 11 387.50 $387.50 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,658 —
450 450 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
625 625 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,016 +6.69
664 664 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,092 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 423.00 $423.00 $1,798 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1495–1530 1513 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,500.00–3,450.00 $2,969.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1320 1024 85-90% 7 112.00–124.00 $120.48 $1,234 +7.85
975–1185 1068 85-90% 5 75.00–106.00 $90.67 $968 -36.09
925–1292 1098 85-90% 20 125.00–140.00 $131.25 $1,441 -6.60
1175 1175 85-90% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,680 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1225 1221 80-85% 4 134.00–139.00 $136.50 $1,667 +3.49
1195–1315 1255 80-85% 2 154.00–154.50 $154.26 $1,936 —
1105–1440 1278 80-85% 25 140.00–152.50 $145.64 $1,861 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1495 1468 75-80% 2 134.50–139.50 $137.05 $2,012 +4.90
1515 1515 75-80% 1 156.50 $156.50 $2,371 —
1355–1735 1516 75-80% 9 142.50–152.50 $147.74 $2,240 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1490 1443 2 160.00–164.50 $162.32 $2,342 —
1260–2115 1654 8 169.50–184.00 $176.60 $2,921 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1135 986 (<2 yrs)Open 8 199.00–241.00 $214.04 $2,110
950–1275 1157 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 155.00–204.00 $173.47 $2,007

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1163–1440 1306 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,853.53
1145–1470 1308 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,050.00–2,550.00 $2,350.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1435–1495 1468 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,800.00–2,975.00 $2,891.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1175 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,050.00–2,900.00 $2,455.49

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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.