Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, very few sales of similar type and kind were offered, however the undertone was steady to lower. Supply was light and demand was moderate. Farmers have been busy with fieldwork and pastures have been getting fertilized this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.90/cwt on 210 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −149.10 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$130.90

210 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$312

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$49.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	371	147.00	545	13thin
Medium and Large 1	509	135.13	688	48
Medium and Large 1-2	547	128.97	705	125
Large 1-2	466	127.48	594	21
Medium 1	875	98.00	858	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.00/cwt here — about −$312 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 sale210 hd

130.90

—

MO average14 barns · 5,187 hd

126.29

+4.62

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−149.10

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	1,734	79.89	1,385	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	51.86	704	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	46.64	536	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	31.48	300	19

Every lot, as filed

56 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 and Large 1	—	377	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	759	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	39.62/cwt	38.00–41.00	422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,854	80.84/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	795	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	60.77/cwt	51.00–72.00	614	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	80.53/cwt	73.00–82.00	751	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	12,904	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.63/cwt	148.00–158.75	814	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	826	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.06/cwt	128.00–129.25	861	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.09/cwt	158.50–159.50	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	172.60/cwt	169.00–175.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.55/cwt	146.50–148.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	796	109.25/cwt	109.25–109.25	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,051	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	998	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	435	152.33/cwt	140.00–155.50	663	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	727	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	851	4
Steers	Large 1	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	13
Steers	Large 1	—	366	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	542	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	26.71/cwt	20.00–31.00	240	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	41.18/cwt	36.50–44.00	433	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	51.38/cwt	46.00–56.00	689	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	58.13/cwt	56.00–60.00	841	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	43.36/cwt	41.00–45.50	574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	46.78/cwt	44.50–52.00	540	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	52.78/cwt	52.50–53.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.59/cwt	114.50–115.75	783	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	148.42/cwt	146.50–149.50	563	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	716	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	460	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	136.69/cwt	135.50–137.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	140.24/cwt	137.00–145.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	792	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	875	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	858	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	273	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	396	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	767	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	775	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	382	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	512	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	371	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	545	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	655	19

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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