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Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction Market Report, Phillipsburg, MO

Phillipsburg, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 17, 2026

784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $337.83/cwt ≈ $2,767/hd at 819 lb · 64 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.51/cwt ≈ $2,224/hd at 679 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $432.13/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 484 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 784 618 538
Feeder cattle 701 561 404
Slaughter cattle 67 46 111
Replacement cattle 16 11 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test of steers weighing 500lbs to 750lbs sold 8.00 to 23.00 higher. Heifers of the same weights sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 5.00 higher based on few comparisons with last week's light run. A better run of high quality calves and yearlings were in town this week despite the lingering summer heat. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,756 —
401–435 405 8 480.00 $480.00 $1,944 —
452 452 12 490.00 $490.00 $2,215 —
520–526 525 7 420.00–430.00 $428.59 $2,250 +14.82
531 unweaned 531 4 412.50 $412.50 $2,190 —
576–591 586 16 400.00–415.00 $404.36 $2,370 +9.21
639–645 642 7 387.50 $387.50 $2,488 -2.12
652–656 654 22 377.50–382.50 $380.91 $2,491 +8.58
705–722 719 6 356.00–357.50 $356.25 $2,561 +23.75
800–827 819 64 336.00–342.00 $337.83 $2,767 —
890 890 20 317.50 $317.50 $2,826 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–305 303 3 500.00–505.00 $503.32 $1,525 —
405–447 430 7 435.00–450.00 $439.27 $1,889 +9.27
450–493 484 31 427.00–440.00 $432.13 $2,092 +4.23
500–542 534 6 375.00–395.00 $386.72 $2,065 +26.19
545 unweaned 545 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,016 —
555–570 563 2 380.00–385.00 $382.47 $2,153 +20.77
605–622 616 3 382.50 $382.50 $2,356 +28.20
669–690 672 8 354.00–367.50 $363.90 $2,445 +22.08
720–725 723 10 328.00–345.00 $331.04 $2,393 —
775–797 795 10 330.00–334.00 $333.61 $2,652 +27.61
851 851 4 306.00 $306.00 $2,604 —
913–945 917 8 285.00–289.00 $288.48 $2,645 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,495 —
405–435 425 6 405.00–415.00 $413.31 $1,757 —
465–480 473 2 385.00–400.00 $392.38 $1,856 +5.16
592 592 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,954 —
625 625 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 8 368.00 $368.00 $2,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,478 —
389 unweaned 389 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,595 —
408–440 425 8 415.00–435.00 $430.20 $1,828 +20.20
460–465 463 5 395.00–420.00 $407.05 $1,885 +26.97
495 unweaned 495 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,807 —
510–530 unweaned 522 5 358.00–360.00 $358.78 $1,873 —
518–533 525 8 347.50–370.00 $360.85 $1,894 +10.99
560–595 583 3 341.00–345.00 $342.28 $1,995 +3.32
649 649 8 337.00 $337.00 $2,187 +11.57
664–683 679 56 325.50–334.50 $327.51 $2,224 —
760–775 765 10 285.00–311.00 $305.78 $2,339 —
846 846 30 302.50 $302.50 $2,559 —
866 866 4 297.00 $297.00 $2,572 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,828 —
402 402 9 443.00 $443.00 $1,781 —
459 459 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,951 —
503–521 513 13 380.00–390.00 $384.53 $1,973 +7.03
555 unweaned 555 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 —
692–697 696 16 336.00–342.00 $337.49 $2,349 +12.49
732–736 734 11 342.50 $342.50 $2,514 +4.91
800 800 23 338.00 $338.00 $2,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,802 +70.00
490 unweaned 490 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,740 —
490 490 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,899 +49.93
525–540 536 4 325.00–327.50 $326.89 $1,752 —
595 595 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,731 -12.76
890 890 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,492 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–398 391 5 475.00–485.00 $476.87 $1,865 —
405–425 415 2 435.00–445.00 $440.12 $1,826 —
470–480 475 2 420.00–435.00 $427.58 $2,031 +20.08
512–545 523 3 340.00–355.00 $349.79 $1,829 —
562 562 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,925 +25.00
597 unweaned 597 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,090 —
672 unweaned 672 8 322.00 $322.00 $2,164 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1005 954 85-90% 4 75.00–102.00 $90.83 $867 +5.12
890–1200 1067 85-90% 6 103.00–116.00 $109.60 $1,169 -9.85
975–1215 1081 85-90% 5 124.00–135.00 $127.97 $1,383 +8.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1335 1277 80-85% 6 135.00–145.00 $140.21 $1,790 +6.79
1315–1360 1338 80-85% 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $1,686 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,738 —
1460–1515 1498 75-80% 5 135.00–145.00 $141.08 $2,113 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830 1830 1 204.00 $204.00 $3,733 —
1605–2010 1831 5 183.00–192.00 $188.36 $3,449 —
1820–2095 1958 2 165.00–176.00 $170.11 $3,331 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740 740 (<2 yrs)Open 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,183
945–1125 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 190.00–240.00 $216.85 $2,266
1395–1425 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 154.50–157.00 $155.74 $2,196

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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.