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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report, Phillipsburg, MO

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 4, 2026

1,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $444.09/cwt +12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,278/hd at 513 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $460.63/cwt -7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,423/hd at 526 lb · 46 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.81/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,613/hd at 617 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,089 992 1,237
Feeder cattle 959 847 839
Slaughter cattle 95 117 118
Replacement cattle 35 28 280

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher. The steers over 550 lbs. sold mostly steady. The heifers over 550 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 lower. The slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Most of the offering was sold in small packages. Feeder cattle futures have been extremely volatile lately with the talk of new world screwworm, but they were a pleasant surprise on Thursday, closing limit up to 10.75 on the front four months. 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
345 345 5 625.00 $625.00 $2,156 —
384 384 4 575.00 $575.00 $2,208 -17.04
424 424 6 527.50 $527.50 $2,237 -2.35
475 475 20 525.00 $525.00 $2,494 +4.66
524–536 526 27 457.50–470.00 $468.11 $2,462 -0.41
526 526 19 450.00 $450.00 $2,367 -18.52
588 588 17 434.00–442.00 $434.94 $2,557 —
604–645 616 40 417.50–429.00 $425.88 $2,623 +3.55
620 620 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,542 -12.33
651–670 662 19 406.00–415.00 $409.73 $2,712 -6.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 unweaned 334 4 555.00 $555.00 $1,854 —
367 367 7 550.00 $550.00 $2,018 +5.00
368 368 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,914 -25.00
430 430 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,172 +33.27
410–447 unweaned 438 17 465.00–505.00 $470.58 $2,061 —
453–498 464 25 445.00–502.50 $479.84 $2,226 +33.35
492 unweaned 492 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,165 —
503–535 513 53 431.00–457.50 $444.09 $2,278 +12.46
562 562 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,304 -37.09
610 610 8 416.00 $416.00 $2,538 +10.84
655–675 662 6 390.00–392.50 $390.85 $2,587 —
709 709 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,747 +45.35
818 unweaned 818 6 344.00 $344.00 $2,814 —
847 847 6 337.00 $337.00 $2,854 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,604 —
368 368 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,656 —
434 434 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,931 —
455–457 456 6 425.00–460.00 $442.54 $2,018 —
501 501 6 443.00 $443.00 $2,219 —
565 565 2 416.50 $416.50 $2,353 +26.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,998 —
601 601 8 409.00 $409.00 $2,458 —
672 672 5 402.00 $402.00 $2,701 —
712 712 3 368.00 $368.00 $2,620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 535.00 $535.00 $1,846 —
358 358 9 527.50 $527.50 $1,888 -7.50
414–420 415 13 500.00–505.00 $501.17 $2,080 -7.82
462–472 469 9 485.00 $485.00 $2,275 +13.37
515 515 21 405.00 $405.00 $2,086 -25.25
503–544 523 24 422.50–445.00 $429.70 $2,247 -0.55
555–575 558 16 390.00–412.00 $409.16 $2,283 -6.16
572 unweaned 572 11 386.00 $386.00 $2,208 —
628 628 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,245 -39.50
691 691 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,370 —
710–727 724 11 340.00–342.00 $340.36 $2,464 -7.64
916 916 10 293.00 $293.00 $2,684 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,846 +22.38
400–448 430 27 447.50–487.50 $464.69 $1,998 +11.06
452–493 474 13 440.00–475.00 $458.18 $2,172 +18.93
486–492 unweaned 489 8 425.00–433.00 $429.02 $2,098 —
502–530 511 9 390.00–425.00 $412.91 $2,110 +4.39
566–594 585 23 360.00–367.50 $364.64 $2,133 —
625–635 630 4 340.00–345.00 $342.48 $2,158 -41.64
662 662 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,234 -17.54
805 805 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,455 +6.40
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,306 —
476–488 481 7 370.00–383.00 $377.35 $1,815 —
580 580 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,885 —
623 623 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,936 —
450–460 455 4 347.50–415.00 $380.88 $1,733 -24.12
542 542 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,978 —
592 592 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,998 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 unweaned 279 9 570.00 $570.00 $1,590 —
375 375 2 537.50 $537.50 $2,016 +47.50
405 405 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,005 +45.00
475–498 492 8 407.50–432.50 $413.53 $2,035 -29.50
528 528 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,244 +5.00
759 759 4 324.00 $324.00 $2,459 —
1088 1088 2 259.00 $259.00 $2,818 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,939 —
556 556 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,168 —
667 667 6 336.00 $336.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,060 —
568–578 575 6 422.50–435.00 $426.62 $2,453 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1405 1055 85-90% 9 135.00–148.00 $143.12 $1,510 —
755–1635 1159 85-90% 20 148.00–167.00 $157.16 $1,821 -13.84
1030–1370 1188 85-90% 4 107.00–117.00 $112.40 $1,335 -58.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1520 1261 80-85% 13 158.00–169.00 $164.27 $2,071 -16.40
1015–1400 1264 80-85% 10 168.00–174.50 $171.98 $2,174 -8.69
1240–1295 1266 80-85% 4 179.00–185.00 $181.49 $2,298 +0.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1850 1400 75-80% 10 167.00–178.00 $171.84 $2,406 —
1350–1425 1401 75-80% 4 179.50–185.50 $182.27 $2,554 —
1330–1695 1495 75-80% 4 159.00–164.00 $161.08 $2,408 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1320 1185 2 185.00–190.00 $187.78 $2,225 —
1455–1755 1665 5 210.00–225.00 $218.23 $3,634 —
1695–2140 1898 4 220.00–239.00 $228.46 $4,336 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1075 969 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 196.00–242.50 $217.69 $2,109

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,800.00–2,950.00 $2,875.00
1080–1200 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,542.11
1095–1255 1169 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 2,200.00–2,750.00 $2,428.35
1495 1495 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1342 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 3,550.00 $3,550.00
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1255–1502 1415 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 3,100.00–3,500.00 $3,328.79

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1590 1590 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.