Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher, bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.72/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$145.72

276 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$19.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	149.71	967	149
Medium and Large 1-2	674	141.89	956	118
Medium 2	663	130.00	862	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.71/cwt here — about $105 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 sale276 hd

145.72

—

MO average18 barns · 9,939 hd

146.90

−1.17

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	—	High	1,762	100.59	1,772	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	76.06	1,022	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	74.47	872	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	61.42	581	17

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	130.14/cwt	125.00–131.50	759	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	781	17
Bulls	—	—	1,840	105.51/cwt	101.50–112.00	1,941	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	97.31/cwt	92.00–100.50	1,664	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	75.00/cwt	74.50–75.50	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	174.68/cwt	172.25–181.00	671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	134.48/cwt	133.00–134.60	1,107	28
Steers	Medium 2	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	145.35/cwt	143.00–145.75	1,038	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	151.12/cwt	150.00–154.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	160.99/cwt	160.00–161.50	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	151.28/cwt	148.00–154.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	159.99/cwt	150.00–163.00	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	139.09/cwt	137.00–139.25	937	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.96/cwt	140.00–144.85	819	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	139.01/cwt	136.00–142.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.26/cwt	140.00–140.50	526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	137.85/cwt	137.85–137.85	1,078	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	155.96/cwt	153.50–157.00	926	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	77.11/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	727	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.28/cwt	132.25–137.00	893	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.50/cwt	146.50–153.50	710	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	70.26/cwt	70.00–70.50	652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	61.19/cwt	55.00–64.50	587	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	760	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	78.52/cwt	75.00–84.00	938	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	71.78/cwt	67.00–74.50	844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	129.77/cwt	129.50–130.00	719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,002	12

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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