Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate for a light supply that included a few strings of yearlings. A much larger run is expected next week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.24/cwt on 235 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −144.76 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$135.24

235 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$3.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	135.64	742	207
Medium and Large 1	602	132.27	796	28

One grade step is worth $3.37/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale235 hd

135.24

—

MO average18 barns · 5,613 hd

131.33

+3.90

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−144.76

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	1,562	75.11	1,173	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	63.86	870	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	54.05	644	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	46.83	482	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	685	135.46/cwt	134.10–139.00	928	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	587	123.45/cwt	121.00–126.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	125.62/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	658	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	963	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,128	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,040	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	602	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	795	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.12/cwt	133.00–144.00	589	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	591	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.29/cwt	137.00–140.00	800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	136.38/cwt	136.00–140.00	687	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	143.77/cwt	143.75–144.00	838	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,053	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	81.47/cwt	79.00–85.00	786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	72.48/cwt	70.50–75.00	999	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	77.74/cwt	77.50–78.00	1,357	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	62.29/cwt	62.00–62.50	847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	48.99/cwt	46.00–51.00	546	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	55.20/cwt	53.00–57.50	664	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	69.00/cwt	67.00–72.50	1,027	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	63.49/cwt	59.00–67.00	836	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	678	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	38.08/cwt	35.00–43.00	363	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	49.10/cwt	45.00–53.00	515	6

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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