Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was good for a light supply affected by the mud and incoming rain/ice mix forecast overnight. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.79/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −137.21 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$142.79

264 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

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

$24.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.09

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	328	148.00	485	3thin
Medium and Large 1	577	145.09	837	132
Medium and Large 1-2	531	143.34	761	103
Large 1	562	138.11	776	9thin
Medium and Large 2	567	123.14	698	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale264 hd

142.79

—

MO average16 barns · 8,670 hd

138.70

+4.09

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−137.21

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	1,701	73.30	1,247	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	56.21	805	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	49.47	594	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	40.52	426	15

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	980	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	579	149.01/cwt	148.50–151.00	863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	176.64/cwt	174.50–180.00	659	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	881	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	461	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	166.82/cwt	164.50–171.00	944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.61/cwt	142.50–155.00	904	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	168.55/cwt	166.00–173.00	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	151.42/cwt	147.00–155.50	733	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	148.82/cwt	144.50–155.00	1,003	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.25/cwt	154.00–158.75	999	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	178.90/cwt	176.00–180.50	920	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	150.29/cwt	143.00–152.75	1,084	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	57.45/cwt	52.50–64.00	649	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	924.67/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,105	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,625	1
Steers	Large 1	—	528	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	182.28/cwt	180.00–184.50	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,172	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	84.28/cwt	82.50–86.00	900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	48.64/cwt	44.50–52.00	589	23
Bulls	—	—	1,790	75.61/cwt	71.50–79.50	1,353	4
Bulls	—	—	1,397	63.21/cwt	61.00–65.00	883	3
Bulls	—	—	1,978	83.81/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	44.03/cwt	41.50–47.00	462	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	29.89/cwt	21.00–36.00	315	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	51.52/cwt	49.00–54.50	700	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	67.15/cwt	66.50–68.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	135.57/cwt	133.00–137.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	328	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	485	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	692	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	896	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	53.46/cwt	51.50–55.50	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	921	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	795	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	746	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.14/cwt	129.50–137.00	833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.87/cwt	140.00–153.50	787	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	144.88/cwt	143.00–145.60	842	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	120.63/cwt	119.00–125.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	143.34/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,111	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,084	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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