Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light supply of feeders sold steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.28/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −145.72 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$134.28

113 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

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	145.12	801	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	134.22	740	61
Medium and Large 2	515	130.00	669	37

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $132 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 sale113 hd

134.28

—

MO average18 barns · 7,561 hd

133.71

+0.58

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−145.72

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	—	Average	1,715	81.74	1,402	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	65.31	963	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	55.70	616	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	50.07	481	18

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	651	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	533	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.50	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	424	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	51.54/cwt	48.50–55.00	506	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	46.99/cwt	44.00–49.50	418	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	69.63/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,134	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	58.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	718	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	56.24/cwt	52.50–59.00	627	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	51.37/cwt	50.00–52.50	542	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	60.78/cwt	59.50–62.00	707	6
Bulls	—	—	1,711	80.61/cwt	77.50–83.00	1,379	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,540	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,913	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	982.69/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	11,036	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,220.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	14,439	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.94/cwt	148.25–154.50	875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	136.88/cwt	132.50–140.00	940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.83/cwt	126.50–132.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	149.49/cwt	147.00–152.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	587	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.99/cwt	133.00–139.00	777	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	127.51/cwt	126.00–132.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.48/cwt	152.00–154.00	948	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.88/cwt	149.00–152.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	131.99/cwt	126.00–134.00	608	12

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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