Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on very light comparisons, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. The rain and mud made for a light supply and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.02/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −136.98 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$143.02

127 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$3.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	144.47	798	68
Medium and Large 1-2	485	141.36	685	59

One grade step is worth $3.11/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale127 hd

143.02

—

MO average17 barns · 5,830 hd

141.92

+1.10

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−136.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,699	85.46	1,452	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	63.14	900	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	58.96	687	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	47.36	461	13

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · MO-Kan Livestock Market - Butler, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.63/cwt	144.00–147.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.19/cwt	138.50–146.00	806	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	140.22/cwt	138.50–142.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	500	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.52/cwt	137.00–146.00	661	15
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	157.03/cwt	156.00–158.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	162.14/cwt	160.25–167.00	953	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	191.29/cwt	190.00–192.50	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	785	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	690	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	186.50/cwt	182.00–189.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	178.01/cwt	177.00–179.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.36/cwt	153.00–158.00	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	957	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	87.94/cwt	70.00–110.00	893	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	66.84/cwt	62.00–72.50	715	7
Bulls	—	—	1,325	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	981	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	92.74/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	84.42/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	49.88/cwt	48.50–51.00	618	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	63.32/cwt	60.00–67.50	761	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	56.73/cwt	53.00–60.50	640	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	60.84/cwt	57.50–63.00	799	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	64.83/cwt	63.00–67.50	976	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	42.81/cwt	37.00–45.50	388	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	50.21/cwt	47.50–53.50	509	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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