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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 18, 2026

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $411.09/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,782/hd at 677 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $413.84/cwt +9.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,322/hd at 561 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $384.45/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,657/hd at 691 lb · 24 head
Phillipsburg, MO 6-weight steers hit $422/cwt, mid-pack for the state and $7/cwt below the MO average ($429), with 727 head on offer. MO 6-weight steers have come off $15 from the early May peak of $438/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 727 853 682
Feeder cattle 618 529 612
Slaughter cattle 76 101 70
Replacement cattle 33 223 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 10.00 to 25.00 higher, and heifers were 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply for all classes in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 517.50 $517.50 $2,282 +2.77
505–540 513 15 480.00–505.00 $499.03 $2,560 +45.34
534 unweaned 534 8 476.00 $476.00 $2,542 —
550–580 570 20 457.00–478.00 $464.09 $2,645 +27.11
602–629 619 15 444.00–458.00 $448.08 $2,774 +26.05
660–677 668 21 413.00–419.00 $416.10 $2,780 +7.77
690–691 unweaned 690 14 400.00–405.00 $403.57 $2,785 —
706 706 11 398.00 $398.00 $2,810 +25.20
717 unweaned 717 10 386.00 $386.00 $2,768 —
821–835 unweaned 824 13 349.00–351.00 $350.53 $2,888 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 610.00–630.00 $619.92 $1,909 +37.60
362–395 377 10 515.00–540.00 $532.73 $2,008 +3.72
430–438 435 3 510.00–515.00 $513.35 $2,233 +36.57
462–495 465 12 465.00–500.00 $476.22 $2,214 +36.35
510–540 532 8 440.00–472.50 $466.12 $2,480 +30.99
555–598 584 8 435.00–450.00 $445.66 $2,603 +26.67
625–631 630 8 420.00–425.00 $421.24 $2,654 +31.89
680–691 691 24 383.50–400.00 $384.45 $2,657 +5.27
715 715 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,681 +17.50
775–795 790 4 330.00–340.00 $332.45 $2,626 -22.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 476 4 435.00–460.00 $449.67 $2,140 +44.67
505–528 517 4 415.00–425.00 $419.89 $2,171 +41.56
582 582 5 418.00 $418.00 $2,433 +53.00
620 620 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,387 —
650–660 655 2 350.00–362.50 $356.20 $2,333 —
775 775 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,519 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 472 3 400.00–420.00 $411.77 $1,944 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,070 —
471–498 480 6 450.00–470.00 $456.92 $2,193 +13.05
500–529 525 17 433.00–445.00 $438.60 $2,303 +39.14
551 unweaned 551 6 412.50 $412.50 $2,273 —
557–570 564 20 410.00–415.00 $414.24 $2,336 +9.50
603–630 611 14 383.00–397.00 $389.35 $2,379 +19.92
651 unweaned 651 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,376 —
654–680 657 9 362.50–371.00 $370.02 $2,431 +8.02
722–730 723 8 340.00–357.50 $342.21 $2,474 —
755 unweaned 755 7 326.00 $326.00 $2,461 —
760–772 771 9 331.00–345.00 $332.53 $2,564 +12.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,794 —
405–438 435 15 445.00–455.00 $445.99 $1,940 +3.13
468–485 478 5 427.50–441.00 $435.72 $2,083 +21.78
510–545 528 4 410.00–420.00 $415.17 $2,192 +48.72
575–594 590 16 374.00–399.00 $382.28 $2,255 +15.72
615–645 625 3 347.50–370.00 $362.26 $2,264 —
685 unweaned 685 11 333.00 $333.00 $2,281 —
695 695 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,384 —
750 750 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,400 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–497 496 8 401.00–407.50 $402.61 $1,997 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–478 472 8 465.00–475.00 $469.96 $2,218 +48.60
510–522 518 3 407.50–437.50 $417.35 $2,162 +0.26
552 552 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,318 +15.53
760–790 775 2 310.00–312.50 $311.23 $2,412 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1110 1085 80-85% 2 163.00–165.00 $164.02 $1,780 —
1040–1420 1259 80-85% 18 165.00–179.00 $172.76 $2,175 —
1310–1330 1317 80-85% 3 180.00–184.00 $182.00 $2,397 +27.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 2 165.00–168.00 $166.50 $1,623 —
985–1120 1048 85-90% 6 128.00–144.00 $137.17 $1,438 -16.73
910–1175 1061 85-90% 7 153.00–164.00 $160.32 $1,701 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1535 1454 75-80% 4 174.50–181.00 $177.86 $2,586 +4.02
1410–1550 1502 75-80% 3 182.50–184.00 $182.97 $2,748 —
1510–1675 1593 75-80% 2 159.50–162.00 $160.69 $2,560 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1910 1663 2 193.00–196.00 $194.28 $3,231 —
1615–1880 1748 2 212.00–217.00 $214.31 $3,746 —
1720–2105 1913 2 222.00–229.00 $225.85 $4,321 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–975 913 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 212.00–282.50 $244.84 $2,235
930 930 (<2 yrs)Open 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,813

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1055–1070 1063 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,400.00 $2,374.82
1000–1635 1264 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 2,500.00–3,350.00 $3,021.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190–1205 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,450.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,963 —
794 794 6 296.00 $296.00 $2,350 —

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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.