Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to spots 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 lower, erasing last weeks gains.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.24/cwt on 328 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −140.76 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$139.24

328 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$37.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	140.74	862	210
Medium and Large 1-2	533	138.65	739	107
Medium and Large 2	598	124.00	742	7thin
Medium 1-2	702	103.00	723	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.74/cwt here — about $139 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 sale328 hd

139.24

—

MO average15 barns · 8,059 hd

137.33

+1.91

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−140.76

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	1,681	94.38	1,587	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	69.12	942	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	65.84	771	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	56.29	574	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.60/cwt	142.00–146.00	701	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.77/cwt	137.50–141.50	731	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	135.63/cwt	133.00–140.00	800	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	788	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	78.28/cwt	70.00–94.00	701	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	594	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,246	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,249	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	155.09/cwt	154.00–160.00	717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	150.10/cwt	148.50–152.50	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	167.89/cwt	165.00–171.50	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	147.77/cwt	147.00–149.00	943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	781	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	148.91/cwt	147.75–151.00	1,089	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	160.54/cwt	156.00–162.50	836	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	152.67/cwt	149.00–155.50	960	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	151.10/cwt	151.10–151.10	1,021	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	57.71/cwt	53.00–63.00	590	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	47.32/cwt	40.00–53.50	461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	61.25/cwt	61.00–61.50	649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	67.54/cwt	66.00–69.50	887	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	71.83/cwt	67.50–73.50	1,028	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	63.88/cwt	59.00–68.50	750	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	70.89/cwt	67.50–76.00	850	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	58.36/cwt	56.50–61.50	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	140.49/cwt	136.00–141.25	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	728	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	744	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	947	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	702	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	592	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,727	94.83/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,638	10
Bulls	—	—	1,562	87.68/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,370	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	102.21/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	144.56/cwt	140.00–148.75	846	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	140.34/cwt	137.00–145.00	872	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	972	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.84/cwt	144.00–148.00	749	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	604	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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