Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was mostly moderate, good for some yearlings and the higher quality caves. Supply was moderate with mostly smaller groups offered. Lean and boning cows sold steady, fat breaking cow traded 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.26/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$148.26

335 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$22.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	152.25	967	204
Medium and Large 1-2	606	143.04	867	119
Medium and Large 2	531	139.00	738	3thin
Medium 1-2	650	130.17	847	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.08/cwt here — about $121 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 sale335 hd

148.26

—

MO average18 barns · 11,323 hd

150.32

−2.05

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	1,596	71.77	1,145	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	60.46	890	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	47.63	584	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	39.02	408	29

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	153.87/cwt	149.00–160.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	142.82/cwt	142.00–144.50	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	158.22/cwt	152.00–162.50	897	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	164.00/cwt	157.00–166.00	784	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	147.50/cwt	141.00–149.10	1,071	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	159.59/cwt	158.00–160.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	942	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	139.72/cwt	138.25–141.25	1,221	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	720	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	868	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	606	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,288	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	677	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	863	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	617	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	486	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.42/cwt	138.00–149.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	123.61/cwt	122.00–126.50	824	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.73/cwt	146.00–147.00	631	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	41.03/cwt	36.50–45.50	427	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	28.17/cwt	21.00–33.50	286	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	47.33/cwt	47.00–47.50	541	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	67.77/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,054	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	56.15/cwt	50.00–61.50	802	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	49.03/cwt	47.00–51.00	650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	46.53/cwt	43.00–50.00	556	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	54.33/cwt	50.50–58.50	705	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	40.81/cwt	36.00–44.00	518	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	63.27/cwt	57.00–68.00	919	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	77.91/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,344	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	58.12/cwt	53.50–65.00	646	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	88.81/cwt	82.50–93.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.98/cwt	138.25–144.00	848	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	140.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	819	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	143.37/cwt	137.00–145.25	1,141	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	156.76/cwt	155.50–158.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	579	122.18/cwt	120.00–124.50	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	547	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.91/cwt	141.00–148.00	766	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.69/cwt	148.00–154.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	640	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	803	5

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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