Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a lighter run was offered and the overall quality was less attractive. The higher quality calves sold steady to weak and plainer kind sold with a lower undertone. Supply was light and demand was moderate to light. 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 $134.46/cwt on 210 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −145.54 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$134.46

210 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	141.79	727	111
Medium and Large 1-2	560	127.71	715	31
Medium and Large 2	477	125.71	599	55
Large 1	515	125.00	643	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $83 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

134.46

—

MO average17 barns · 8,031 hd

132.35

+2.11

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−145.54

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	1,624	100.77	1,637	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	69.28	970	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	66.96	799	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	52.50	517	15

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Large 1	—	479	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	111.32/cwt	110.75–114.50	920	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	133.81/cwt	131.00–138.00	677	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	116.43/cwt	116.00–118.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	132.94/cwt	124.00–137.50	780	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	55.88/cwt	50.50–59.00	562	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	35.42/cwt	34.50–37.00	318	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	682	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	67.69/cwt	65.00–70.50	919	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	72.20/cwt	67.50–75.00	1,068	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	65.90/cwt	62.00–69.00	768	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	70.21/cwt	67.50–74.50	873	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	92.85/cwt	84.50–96.50	1,400	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	107.70/cwt	104.50–109.50	1,831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,276	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.56/cwt	147.00–156.00	734	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.68/cwt	139.00–147.00	800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.38/cwt	156.00–160.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	140.75/cwt	135.00–145.50	814	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	539	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	853	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.20/cwt	157.50–167.00	793	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	486	3
Steers	Large 1	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	10
Steers	Large 1	—	606	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	128.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	618	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.62/cwt	128.50–134.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.23/cwt	144.50–150.50	707	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.20/cwt	134.50–137.50	778	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	135.37/cwt	131.50–145.00	719	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	655	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	537	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	671	8

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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