Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 15, 2026

1,377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $434.32/cwt +9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,714/hd at 625 lb · 135 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $379.39/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,724/hd at 718 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $439.77/cwt -23.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,098/hd at 477 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,377	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	9	562.50	$562.50	$2,228	—
438	438	4	515.00	$515.00	$2,256	-36.36
465–483	472	38	500.00–507.50	$504.36	$2,381	-13.55
517–525	521	36	470.00–507.50	$492.02	$2,563	-9.00
550–598	580	57	433.50–472.50	$438.65	$2,544	-5.74
608–637	625	135	418.00–448.50	$434.32	$2,714	+9.02
652–696	679	39	395.00–410.00	$403.16	$2,737	-4.51
700–747	718	75	367.50–410.00	$379.39	$2,724	+4.30
809	809	15	351.00	$351.00	$2,840	—
858	858	2	341.00	$341.00	$2,926	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	3	490.00–520.00	$503.50	$1,677	-73.29
360–382	377	10	482.50–520.00	$489.79	$1,847	-18.90
415–442	435	38	455.00–505.00	$467.58	$2,034	-23.23
451–492	471	48	442.50–500.00	$475.36	$2,239	-17.58
500–548	522	32	400.00–470.00	$431.61	$2,253	-28.39
550–595	584	48	384.00–431.00	$417.30	$2,437	-12.21
605–648	627	56	355.00–417.50	$395.28	$2,478	-8.87
650–699	684	24	352.50–375.00	$366.99	$2,510	-24.02
730–743	738	11	337.50–357.50	$352.53	$2,602	-16.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	3	440.00–450.00	$443.13	$1,462	-67.07
356–360	357	39	450.00–465.00	$460.74	$1,645	+10.47
408–435	420	9	397.50–445.00	$415.69	$1,746	+4.55
455–492	484	8	415.00–437.50	$426.04	$2,062	+45.78
500–538	523	15	375.00–392.50	$384.41	$2,010	-20.12
560–595	572	9	370.00–385.00	$379.19	$2,169	-12.04
630	630	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,016	-74.80
652–690	667	5	325.00–345.00	$336.73	$2,246	-38.23
840	840	2	312.50	$312.50	$2,625	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–342	332	8	470.00–500.00	$483.77	$1,606	—
350–365	355	3	460.00–465.00	$463.29	$1,645	-31.13
405–448	436	47	440.00–475.00	$451.46	$1,968	-32.80
452–496	477	60	420.00–450.00	$439.77	$2,098	-23.84
508–524	517	31	414.00–450.00	$429.98	$2,223	-8.45
572–581	575	42	377.50–390.00	$383.55	$2,205	-14.60
618	618	3	356.00	$356.00	$2,200	-21.50
662–676	674	16	349.00–355.00	$349.74	$2,357	-4.26
744	744	15	362.50	$362.50	$2,697	+11.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–340	322	12	432.50–450.00	$435.32	$1,402	-22.88
395	395	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,659	-29.08
400–430	417	18	375.00–430.00	$411.07	$1,714	-38.49
470–495	485	5	375.00–415.00	$392.97	$1,906	-25.48
505–545	523	25	369.00–395.00	$384.98	$2,013	-5.23
553–592	579	23	362.50–376.00	$370.52	$2,145	-1.28
600–640	612	44	330.00–366.00	$360.25	$2,205	-2.06
662–690	683	18	320.00–347.00	$342.58	$2,340	+3.64
700–745	721	4	300.00–315.00	$308.56	$2,225	-35.97
778–797	790	12	300.00–315.00	$304.92	$2,409	-23.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–448	439	9	355.00–367.50	$362.16	$1,590	-26.14
452–490	466	16	340.00–375.00	$355.10	$1,655	-20.20
500–530	510	3	330.00–337.50	$332.60	$1,696	-22.40
560–585	568	7	320.00–345.00	$335.12	$1,903	-16.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–488	478	7	390.00–427.50	$411.08	$1,965	—
514–542	520	9	350.00–375.00	$355.79	$1,850	—
553	553	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,908	—
675	675	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,295	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	14	420.00	$420.00	$2,184	+35.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552–563	560	11	380.00–395.00	$390.97	$2,189	+46.77

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–447	438	6	375.00–400.00	$387.77	$1,698	—
590	590	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,991	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
832–1200	966	85-90%	11	90.00–110.00	$103.92	$1,004	—
725–1078	979	85-90%	10	112.50–123.00	$119.14	$1,166	—
870–1135	1008	85-90%	14	125.00–133.50	$129.61	$1,306	—
930–1140	1019	85-90%	5	133.50–136.00	$134.45	$1,370	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1265	1129	80-85%	5	156.00–166.00	$162.00	$1,829	—
1105–1320	1245	80-85%	13	140.50–152.00	$146.93	$1,829	—
1255–1293	1281	80-85%	6	119.00–132.00	$124.77	$1,598	-33.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1725	1527	75-80%	6	144.00–156.50	$149.43	$2,282	—
1480–1790	1553	75-80%	8	160.00–169.50	$163.11	$2,533	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1152–1830	1378	3	150.00–164.50	$156.42	$2,155	—
1500–2250	1833	6	168.50–180.50	$172.53	$3,162	-14.50
1445–2165	1875	3	183.50–186.50	$185.54	$3,479	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215–1440	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,900.00–2,750.00	$2,567.74
1240–1595	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,454.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1190	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,167.61
1240–1262	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,375.00–3,450.00	$3,399.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1048–1060	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,140.82

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1290	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,850.00–4,225.00	$4,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,125.00	$4,125.00	—

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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.