Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable sales were very limited and the overall quality was below average. Most of the calves came straight off the cow. This weeks dreary weather and mud kept most cattle at home. Supply was light and demand was moderate to light. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.18/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −154.82 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$125.18

53 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$181

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

$5.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

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	574	126.01	723	45
Medium and Large 1	750	120.50	904	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.51/cwt here — about −$181 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 sale53 hd

125.18

—

MO average17 barns · 4,512 hd

126.68

−1.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−154.82

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	1,645	81.86	1,347	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	60.89	827	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	56.23	693	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	44.63	483	31

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	1,197	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	119.65/cwt	119.50–120.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	87.07/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	914.81/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,362	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	85.68/cwt	79.00–93.00	831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	134.56/cwt	131.50–135.00	702	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	58.29/cwt	55.00–62.00	738	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	54.32/cwt	49.50–57.00	668	22
Bulls	—	—	1,712	81.71/cwt	77.50–84.00	1,399	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	47.29/cwt	43.50–52.50	527	19
Bulls	—	—	1,595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	62.04/cwt	57.50–66.00	788	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	66.18/cwt	62.50–68.50	980	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	39.17/cwt	31.50–45.50	399	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	46.35/cwt	44.50–47.50	520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,013	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	51.80/cwt	51.50–52.50	692	3

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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