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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 26, 2026

793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $487.18/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,753/hd at 565 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.86/cwt +18.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,277/hd at 568 lb · 45 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $578.01/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,492/hd at 431 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 793 844 828
Feeder cattle 710 720 663
Slaughter cattle 50 74 112
Replacement cattle 33 50 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. In the slaughter portion of the auction slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with 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 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,968 +0.33
424 unweaned 424 7 545.00 $545.00 $2,311 —
414–442 433 26 570.00–627.50 $586.90 $2,541 +6.77
460–482 467 24 530.00–557.50 $537.56 $2,510 +11.72
500–547 535 22 490.00–525.00 $503.88 $2,696 +0.85
552–595 565 53 475.00–495.00 $487.18 $2,753 -2.22
602–625 604 15 433.00–440.00 $435.82 $2,632 -10.55
655 655 3 422.50 $422.50 $2,767 —
728 728 8 379.00 $379.00 $2,759 -20.94
807–811 810 14 347.50–350.00 $348.39 $2,822 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,090 -20.00
430–442 433 19 470.00–555.00 $539.80 $2,337 —
486 486 4 517.50 $517.50 $2,515 +12.29
530 530 7 422.50–490.00 $441.79 $2,341 -39.59
565–589 579 11 435.00–455.00 $444.88 $2,576 +0.30
612–642 622 17 395.00–430.00 $421.40 $2,621 -5.41
660–695 685 10 385.00–417.50 $390.19 $2,673 -10.90
742 742 2 356.00 $356.00 $2,642 —
765–783 774 11 337.50–354.00 $347.75 $2,692 +17.12
845 845 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–495 485 5 415.00–450.00 $429.29 $2,082 -32.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 375 13 535.00–550.00 $544.31 $2,041 +6.81
412–438 423 25 490.00–522.50 $507.18 $2,145 +22.18
457–478 461 28 460.00–482.50 $475.63 $2,193 +4.12
500–535 519 31 415.00–435.00 $420.72 $2,184 -18.67
550–583 568 45 375.00–410.00 $400.86 $2,277 +18.18
603–624 615 12 385.00–389.00 $386.63 $2,378 +5.74
657 657 15 385.50 $385.50 $2,533 +10.51
767 767 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,742 -41.50
812 812 3 328.00 $328.00 $2,663 -22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 6 505.00–540.00 $526.32 $1,695 +51.36
352–365 356 6 495.00–530.00 $518.05 $1,844 +23.28
406 406 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,969 +27.90
450–498 471 19 420.00–455.00 $446.42 $2,103 -5.54
502–540 520 10 360.00–415.00 $394.87 $2,053 +6.83
580–585 581 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,150 +10.00
605–645 620 13 340.00–376.00 $358.38 $2,222 -0.84
665–685 671 12 340.00–355.00 $343.38 $2,304 -11.36
700–742 735 13 332.50–342.00 $339.95 $2,499 —
765–790 776 11 327.50–347.50 $331.93 $2,576 —
972 972 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,848 —
473–492 483 9 375.00–425.00 $395.08 $1,908 -13.35
665–698 682 4 295.00–305.00 $300.12 $2,047 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442–445 443 5 330.00–340.00 $335.98 $1,488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–442 439 6 485.00–502.50 $493.82 $2,168 —
455–483 476 4 475.00–480.00 $476.19 $2,267 —
520 520 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,444 -1.46
550–587 578 4 420.00–436.00 $432.19 $2,498 -22.81
645 645 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,628 +15.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–472 461 4 490.00–510.00 $500.24 $2,306 —
610 610 4 435.00–437.50 $436.25 $2,661 —
715 715 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,699 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,688 —
460 460 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,955 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,485 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 112.50 $112.50 $928 —
760–1085 900 85-90% 4 118.00–131.00 $127.86 $1,151 —
835–1140 1017 85-90% 9 135.00–145.00 $139.02 $1,414 -7.09
1160–1190 1175 85-90% 2 150.00–152.50 $151.23 $1,777 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,566 —
1050–1340 1243 80-85% 6 170.00–174.00 $172.08 $2,139 —
1100–1355 1259 80-85% 7 154.00–165.00 $159.54 $2,009 -5.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1580 1512 75-80% 3 164.00–168.00 $165.21 $2,498 —
1420–1735 1547 75-80% 5 173.00–178.50 $177.18 $2,741 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,704 —
1580 1580 1 204.00 $204.00 $3,223 —
1840–2005 1923 2 210.00–212.50 $211.30 $4,063 +6.30

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00
1079 1079 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 3,200.00 $3,200.00
985–1345 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,500.00–2,950.00 $2,819.70
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,850.00 $3,850.00
1250–1265 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,250.00–3,450.00 $3,316.14
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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 $
875–975 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,625.00–2,750.00 $2,684.12
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,825.00 $2,825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945–965 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00–3,550.00 $3,375.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1385 1385 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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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.