Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady except for 400-525 lb steer calves trading 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good, best for the grazing type calves. Mostly calves were offered, the quality was good with some fancy calves brought to town but several were straight off the cow or carrying some flesh. Cattle futures closed lower and corn higher on Thursday. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.77/cwt on 323 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −146.23 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$133.77

323 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$21.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	139.87	775	173
Medium 1-2	471	132.00	622	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	631	127.36	804	134
Medium and Large 2	614	118.00	724	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $51 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 sale323 hd

133.77

—

MO average19 barns · 16,122 hd

132.84

+0.93

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−146.23

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	1,747	77.77	1,359	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	55.26	767	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	48.68	603	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	41.09	417	46

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	139.99/cwt	136.50–146.00	727	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	693	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	132.57/cwt	129.50–133.50	913	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	716	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.62/cwt	152.50–154.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	144.73/cwt	143.00–146.50	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	970	91.76/cwt	89.00–94.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	141.38/cwt	141.00–143.00	882	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.36/cwt	145.00–153.50	722	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.50/cwt	132.50–139.00	782	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	136.78/cwt	135.00–138.50	911	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	126.55/cwt	126.00–127.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	132.90/cwt	132.00–134.00	835	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.22/cwt	159.50–164.75	854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	145.67/cwt	144.00–146.75	857	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	143.52/cwt	142.50–146.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	170.91/cwt	164.00–174.50	796	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	176.54/cwt	174.00–182.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.77/cwt	150.00–154.50	868	13
Bulls	—	—	1,767	79.64/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,407	11
Bulls	—	—	1,652	71.21/cwt	62.00–75.00	1,176	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	48.33/cwt	48.00–48.50	553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	42.00/cwt	40.00–48.50	430	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	43.18/cwt	41.50–45.00	581	6
Bulls	—	—	2,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	606	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	76.84/cwt	66.00–93.00	748	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	49.64/cwt	49.00–50.00	647	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	47.89/cwt	44.00–51.50	563	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	53.03/cwt	51.00–54.50	683	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	37.33/cwt	32.50–41.00	359	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	878	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	60.12/cwt	57.50–63.00	878	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	53.49/cwt	49.00–56.50	729	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	742	127.49/cwt	125.50–130.00	946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	681	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	55.09/cwt	50.00–60.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	471	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	127.27/cwt	124.00–129.00	779	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	160.63/cwt	160.00–161.00	785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	931	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	107.60/cwt	107.00–110.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	134.25/cwt	133.00–135.50	906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	125.12/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.39/cwt	138.50–150.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	110.32/cwt	109.00–112.00	930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.60/cwt	150.50–157.00	814	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	853	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	756	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	132.15/cwt	128.00–135.00	772	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	548	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	704	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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