Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 8, 2026

2,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $407.67/cwt +34.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,678/hd at 657 lb · 115 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $429.51/cwt +47.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,504/hd at 583 lb · 115 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $371.80/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,134/hd at 574 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,093	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	338	6	525.00–590.00	$576.79	$1,950	—
365–394	383	10	495.00–565.00	$508.69	$1,948	+68.69
409 thin fleshed	409	5	575.00	$575.00	$2,352	—
402–446	434	34	445.00–510.00	$490.81	$2,130	+31.51
452–497	485	49	460.00–507.50	$492.94	$2,391	+67.94
500–547	531	72	430.00–480.00	$460.00	$2,443	+35.24
555–599	583	115	415.00–440.00	$429.51	$2,504	+47.03
616 unweaned	616	4	377.50	$377.50	$2,325	—
604–649	636	99	385.00–415.00	$404.15	$2,570	+18.11
652 unweaned	652	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,380	—
660–688	674	34	375.00–407.50	$391.01	$2,635	+23.26
709–746	738	23	367.00–378.00	$369.30	$2,725	+26.67
765–798	785	10	351.00–360.00	$354.51	$2,783	+24.51
808–846	842	19	335.00	$335.00	$2,821	+15.00
858	858	4	325.00	$325.00	$2,788	+12.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	7	552.50	$552.50	$1,983	+22.50
401–448	432	34	525.00–575.00	$551.36	$2,382	+37.34
466–491	481	53	510.00–520.00	$517.91	$2,491	+45.41
501–525	510	76	495.00–525.00	$501.02	$2,555	+59.19
550–599	589	51	440.00–464.00	$444.39	$2,617	+34.79
602–647	621	55	422.50–435.00	$425.30	$2,641	+19.56
651–680	657	115	400.00–417.50	$407.67	$2,678	+25.71
702–724	715	24	360.00–394.00	$375.09	$2,682	+18.84
750–788	771	61	359.00–370.00	$360.73	$2,781	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–338	325	4	505.00–515.00	$510.20	$1,658	+133.47
355–390	367	7	425.00–475.00	$450.27	$1,652	—
400–430	415	2	375.00–450.00	$411.14	$1,706	+52.71
455–482	478	17	370.00–381.00	$380.26	$1,818	—
507–523	519	17	385.00–415.00	$404.53	$2,100	+54.53
562–582	576	7	375.00–397.50	$391.23	$2,253	+71.23
620–633	632	11	382.50–396.00	$394.80	$2,495	—
680–692	687	12	357.50–380.00	$374.96	$2,576	—
700–747	738	8	340.00–347.50	$343.13	$2,532	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662–669	664	18	382.50–386.00	$385.22	$2,558	—
763–782	771	25	342.50–361.00	$353.49	$2,725	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	19	350.00	$350.00	$2,398	—
716	716	7	345.00	$345.00	$2,470	—
821	821	13	333.00	$333.00	$2,734	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–395	377	18	492.50–495.00	$494.42	$1,864	+54.42
408–442	420	46	460.00–505.00	$484.26	$2,034	+49.26
455–486	469	43	440.00–480.00	$463.61	$2,174	+38.00
507–529	511	98	422.50–447.50	$438.43	$2,240	+32.16
564–565	564	27	395.00–405.00	$398.15	$2,246	+4.40
619	619	19	377.50	$377.50	$2,337	-15.40
655–677	669	24	354.00	$354.00	$2,368	-1.41
700–730	716	41	340.00–354.00	$351.19	$2,515	+16.19
753	753	17	330.00	$330.00	$2,485	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	320	3	455.00–460.00	$458.20	$1,466	+53.20
362–378	370	8	430.00–470.00	$449.08	$1,662	+57.60
405–446	421	18	410.00–460.00	$449.56	$1,893	+61.92
450–499	471	45	375.00–442.50	$418.45	$1,971	+16.93
472 thin fleshed	472	11	445.00	$445.00	$2,100	—
500–545	526	23	360.00–400.00	$390.21	$2,053	+42.20
550–597	574	111	337.50–390.00	$371.80	$2,134	+6.80
605–649	629	70	337.50–377.50	$362.31	$2,279	+20.45
652–662	655	10	325.00–345.00	$338.94	$2,220	+28.94
715–723	721	4	334.00–348.00	$344.53	$2,484	—
757–790	761	17	313.00–330.00	$327.92	$2,495	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–438	419	12	370.00–402.50	$388.30	$1,627	+33.65
468–473	472	12	355.00–382.00	$375.30	$1,771	+43.53
500	500	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,775	+44.67
575–595	582	7	335.00–365.00	$351.29	$2,045	+38.09
622	622	3	339.00	$339.00	$2,109	+51.45

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	13	340.00	$340.00	$2,040	—
740	740	18	324.50	$324.50	$2,401	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	5	377.50	$377.50	$2,205	—
717	717	5	340.00	$340.00	$2,438	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–490	472	5	370.00–400.00	$388.66	$1,834	+6.16
545	545	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,962	-20.47
568–575	570	3	340.00–352.50	$344.20	$1,962	+10.74
628	628	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,884	—
725–740	730	3	277.50–290.00	$285.78	$2,086	—
755–765	760	2	285.00–300.00	$292.45	$2,223	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	8	443.00	$443.00	$2,193	—
548	548	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,110	—
620	620	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,232	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
822–1095	920	85-90%	8	87.50–110.00	$99.98	$920	—
812–1155	935	85-90%	18	119.50–129.50	$125.13	$1,170	—
920–1290	1096	85-90%	10	137.00–144.00	$139.52	$1,529	—
875–1235	1106	85-90%	35	127.00–137.50	$132.34	$1,464	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1535	1173	80-85%	10	132.00–143.50	$137.88	$1,617	—
1065–1320	1205	80-85%	33	140.00–155.00	$145.89	$1,758	—
1105–1470	1273	80-85%	4	156.50–161.50	$158.32	$2,015	+5.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1548	1327	75-80%	25	146.00–162.00	$155.15	$2,059	—
1434–1880	1495	75-80%	17	162.50–169.50	$163.81	$2,449	+3.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1715	1620	2	140.00–151.00	$145.18	$2,352	—
1285–2145	1721	20	170.00–182.50	$174.42	$3,002	—
1545–2050	1840	4	185.00–190.50	$187.03	$3,441	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1088–1425	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,325.00–1,950.00	$1,719.92
1170–1620	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,450.00–3,150.00	$2,810.22

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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.