Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light supply of feeders sold with a steady to weak undertone. Demand was moderate to light. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. A much larger run is expected next week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.10/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −138.90 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$141.10

74 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	144.37	838	45
Medium 1-2	385	138.00	531	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	135.28	734	21

One grade step is worth $9.09/cwt here — about $104 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 sale74 hd

141.10

—

MO average16 barns · 6,106 hd

144.40

−3.30

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−138.90

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	1,591	83.12	1,322	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	64.19	901	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	53.72	651	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	45.06	456	39

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	434	139.34/cwt	138.50–140.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	148.49/cwt	144.00–150.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	152.73/cwt	150.00–155.50	906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	172.12/cwt	168.00–174.50	840	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	144.74/cwt	144.00–146.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	152.55/cwt	151.00–155.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,298	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	139.79/cwt	135.00–143.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	373	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	835	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	926	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,139	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	55.44/cwt	50.00–60.00	490	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	954	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	79.75/cwt	71.00–88.00	666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	63.39/cwt	60.50–66.00	804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	54.05/cwt	50.00–60.50	644	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	40.30/cwt	34.00–44.50	382	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	47.49/cwt	43.50–51.50	495	27
Bulls	—	—	1,732	84.96/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,472	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	94.60/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,209	74.84/cwt	67.00–80.00	905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	48.17/cwt	45.50–49.50	590	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	62.15/cwt	56.50–65.00	823	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	73.35/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,191	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	53.07/cwt	52.00–54.00	737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	290	1

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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