Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly steady but some hard weaned 600-655 lb steers sold on a very active market and basically were 10.00 higher from the most accurate comparison two weeks ago. Heifers sold steady. Demand was good to very good with several attractive consignments of calves and more yearlings in the offering this week. Corn has traded sharply higher this week which has put a sobering mood into the cattle market, but buyers mostly shrugged it off and were actively trying to own cattle with only a few strictly feedlot bound yearlings offered. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower except fleshier breaking cows steady. Slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.22/cwt on 347 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −131.78 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$148.22

347 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	149.18	797	181
Medium and Large 1-2	500	148.12	741	156
Medium 1-2	493	136.00	670	6thin
Large 1	613	127.00	779	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $18 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 sale347 hd

148.22

—

MO average17 barns · 10,919 hd

144.61

+3.61

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−131.78

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	1,526	90.91	1,388	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,637	77.50	1,269	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	67.92	890	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	62.06	695	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	52.59	507	34

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	166.51/cwt	158.00–170.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	157.80/cwt	156.00–159.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.21/cwt	144.00–150.50	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.72/cwt	154.00–159.00	743	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	150.00/cwt	146.00–154.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,018	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	152.57/cwt	144.00–157.50	790	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	193.42/cwt	193.00–195.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	187.68/cwt	178.00–199.00	790	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.15/cwt	125.50–129.50	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	166.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	151.76/cwt	142.50–156.00	848	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	154.41/cwt	151.00–157.00	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	165.66/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,024	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.22/cwt	150.00–162.00	663	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	509	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	175.95/cwt	170.00–179.00	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	643	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.96/cwt	188.00–194.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	165.01/cwt	154.50–167.50	1,084	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	143.43/cwt	136.00–146.00	909	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	938	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,177	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	177.70/cwt	170.50–182.50	922	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	888	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.67/cwt	160.00–166.50	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	150.28/cwt	149.50–150.50	1,088	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.82/cwt	175.00–181.00	761	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	718	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	789	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	66.08/cwt	63.00–70.50	843	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	613	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	779	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	55.96/cwt	54.00–58.00	638	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	68.56/cwt	65.50–72.00	795	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	61.20/cwt	57.00–66.50	678	40
Bulls	—	—	1,795	98.67/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,771	3
Bulls	—	—	1,492	90.61/cwt	86.00–96.50	1,352	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	428	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	758	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	74.65/cwt	72.00–76.50	1,074	6
Bulls	—	—	1,278	80.59/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,030	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,637	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,269	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	46.17/cwt	40.00–49.50	376	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	816	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,061	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	54.54/cwt	52.00–58.50	542	28
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	407	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	643	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	482	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	771	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	322	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	605	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	68.37/cwt	64.00–72.00	803	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	83.29/cwt	79.00–85.00	782	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	133.86/cwt	132.00–138.00	626	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	636	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	808	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	787	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.26/cwt	140.00–149.50	775	33
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	493	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	150.52/cwt	142.00–153.00	661	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,875	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	72.71/cwt	60.00–84.00	712	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	81.20/cwt	78.00–85.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	624	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	889	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	157.72/cwt	156.00–162.00	522	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	137.77/cwt	132.50–141.00	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	162.40/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,030	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	173.49/cwt	164.00–176.00	755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.73/cwt	147.00–157.00	580	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	843	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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