Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply and demand was moderate. Quite a few long weaned yearling cattle were offered along with some quality un-weaned calves. A special cow sale followed the feeders. Slaughter cows sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.45/cwt on 329 head.

Average price

$148.45

329 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

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	468	155.60	729	99
Medium and Large 1	575	145.81	839	215
Large 1-2	515	139.50	718	3thin
Medium 1-2	470	139.17	654	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $75 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 sale329 hd

148.45

—

MO average18 barns · 13,115 hd

140.84

+7.61

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	1,534	84.89	1,302	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	62.21	862	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	59.07	695	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	44.80	423	28

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	573	135.76/cwt	135.50–136.00	778	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	165.78/cwt	165.00–166.00	650	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	157.74/cwt	157.00–159.50	694	6
Bulls	Medium 1Unweaned	—	621	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	159.08/cwt	151.00–166.00	611	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	118.99/cwt	118.25–119.75	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	432	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	437	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	763	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	729	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	159.04/cwt	158.50–160.00	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	141.08/cwt	140.50–142.50	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	147.83/cwt	143.50–149.50	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	149.74/cwt	148.75–155.50	800	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	696	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	124.58/cwt	124.50–125.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	151.91/cwt	147.00–157.50	846	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	130.93/cwt	126.00–132.50	924	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	158.04/cwt	155.75–163.00	766	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	927	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	159.68/cwt	157.50–161.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	107.25/cwt	107.00–108.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	602	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	771	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	391	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	567	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	581	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	761	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.32/cwt	124.00–139.00	641	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	48.09/cwt	42.00–54.50	471	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	41.44/cwt	35.00–45.00	384	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	27.48/cwt	25.00–30.00	217	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	499	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	61.30/cwt	56.50–64.00	823	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	63.58/cwt	62.50–64.50	921	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	58.61/cwt	55.00–63.00	678	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	63.54/cwt	61.00–65.00	813	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	52.51/cwt	51.00–54.00	609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	86.15/cwt	80.50–91.50	1,348	9
Bulls	—	—	1,258	72.92/cwt	70.00–77.00	917	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,760	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	70.92/cwt	62.00–81.50	750	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	82.80/cwt	68.00–85.25	813	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,202.80/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	14,614	75
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,376.45/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	15,113	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,285.66/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	14,567	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,063.96/cwt	875.00–1,225.00	12,523	76
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	942.67/cwt	910.00–975.00	11,878	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	18,325	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,228.41/cwt	1,175.00–1,335.00	13,611	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	138.18/cwt	130.50–144.00	593	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.62/cwt	115.50–122.50	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.82/cwt	125.00–129.50	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	116.89/cwt	112.00–120.25	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	115.39/cwt	114.50–115.75	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	132.59/cwt	132.50–134.50	675	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	142.81/cwt	140.00–146.00	613	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.64/cwt	139.00–142.00	654	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	129.46/cwt	128.75–130.00	728	14

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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