Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold with a firm to higher undertone and a light test of heifers traded mostly steady. More weaned calves were offered this week and the steer calves found an active market. Demand was moderate to good, best for steers under 575 lbs. Supply was light, but the highlight of the sale was 42 head of fancy open replacement heifers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.78/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −139.22 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$140.78

142 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

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	458	143.87	659	94
Medium and Large 1	530	137.41	728	34
Large 1-2	500	129.00	645	4thin
Medium and Large 2	534	127.90	683	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale142 hd

140.78

—

MO average16 barns · 7,286 hd

135.92

+4.86

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−139.22

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	1,756	95.34	1,674	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	64.61	886	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	62.88	735	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	55.11	567	22

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	159.59/cwt	156.00–162.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	152.08/cwt	149.00–153.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	547	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	160.58/cwt	160.00–161.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.23/cwt	136.00–140.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	188.79/cwt	182.00–191.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	172.21/cwt	167.00–179.00	889	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.45/cwt	154.00–161.00	886	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	68.50/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,027	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	63.77/cwt	60.00–67.00	854	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	57.67/cwt	55.00–59.00	722	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	70.29/cwt	67.50–75.00	839	5
Bulls	—	—	2,012	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.50	2,143	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	90.31/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,434	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	54.71/cwt	50.50–58.50	560	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	62.64/cwt	59.00–66.50	725	46
Bulls	—	—	1,660	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	60.38/cwt	59.00–62.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	778	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	66.30/cwt	64.00–69.00	686	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	105.93/cwt	103.00–108.00	782	3
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	4
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	473	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	667	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	602	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,399	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,877	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	151.99/cwt	150.00–153.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.60/cwt	130.00–136.50	701	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	627	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.02/cwt	136.00–145.00	662	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	618	5

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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