Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a steady undertone. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower with the most decline on breaking cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.63/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −134.37 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$145.63

142 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	150.79	770	50
Medium 1-2	349	148.94	520	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	141.61	781	54
Medium and Large 2	403	141.00	568	12thin
Medium 1	481	140.00	673	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $96 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 sale142 hd

145.63

—

MO average15 barns · 5,721 hd

136.97

+8.67

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−134.37

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	—	High	1,417	80.08	1,135	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	66.36	926	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	64.44	796	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	56.66	542	13

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	325	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	492	14
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	—	437	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.78/cwt	148.00–151.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	481	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.26/cwt	150.00–154.50	789	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.29/cwt	120.00–126.50	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	148.14/cwt	143.00–156.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.58/cwt	143.00–145.50	826	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	568	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.07/cwt	161.00–170.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,046	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	170.22/cwt	169.00–171.00	826	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.43/cwt	157.50–166.00	760	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	155.55/cwt	154.50–156.50	868	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	71.04/cwt	68.50–74.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,373	80.81/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,110	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	61.78/cwt	59.00–64.00	733	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	67.09/cwt	63.50–73.00	863	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	62.02/cwt	57.00–67.00	822	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	69.51/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,006	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	61.22/cwt	61.00–61.50	597	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	57.01/cwt	51.50–61.00	537	10

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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