Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to spots of up to 10.00 higher. A much larger offering was on hand following the holiday break and groups of reputation cattle were offered. Demand was good to very good and trade was active. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.49/cwt on 669 head.

Average price

$178.49

669 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	181.58	1,035	561
Medium and Large 1-2	564	162.46	916	108

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $118 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 sale669 hd

178.49

—

MO average16 barns · 17,698 hd

168.30

+10.20

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	1,683	84.86	1,428	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	59.88	853	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	53.55	668	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	46.62	481	26

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	906	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	158.99/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,103	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	596	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	554	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	341	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	597	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	165.62/cwt	162.00–167.00	879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	146.93/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,051	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,283	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	184.94/cwt	175.00–190.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	169.08/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,064	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	167.38/cwt	160.50–179.00	1,116	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	181.51/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,027	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	178.08/cwt	176.00–183.00	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	153.23/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	192.26/cwt	191.00–194.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	151.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	341	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	188.32/cwt	181.00–194.00	991	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	191.24/cwt	183.50–200.75	914	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	168.34/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,204	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	212.60/cwt	196.50–213.50	918	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	202.75/cwt	202.75–202.75	1,040	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	646	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	940	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	145.00/cwt	144.00–147.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	148.93/cwt	138.00–157.00	830	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	138.28/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,003	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	166.89/cwt	160.00–174.50	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.66/cwt	144.00–147.00	908	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	59.34/cwt	55.00–62.50	821	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	54.29/cwt	50.00–58.50	680	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	37.24/cwt	36.00–41.00	361	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	54.37/cwt	53.50–55.50	593	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	47.55/cwt	42.00–52.00	494	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	53.15/cwt	52.00–54.50	663	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	64.52/cwt	62.00–66.50	1,056	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	834	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	48.73/cwt	47.00–50.00	581	5
Bulls	—	—	1,533	84.56/cwt	81.50–87.50	1,296	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	92.74/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,788	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	646	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	93.06/cwt	86.00–102.50	952	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,045	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,099	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	944	33
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	547	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	132.75/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	168.42/cwt	154.00–172.50	692	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.67/cwt	143.50–153.00	860	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	134.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	954	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.57/cwt	139.50–149.50	909	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.66/cwt	159.50–166.50	766	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	158.56/cwt	154.00–164.50	817	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	152.35/cwt	148.00–163.00	646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	158.10/cwt	155.00–164.50	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.13/cwt	146.00–150.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.46/cwt	147.00–161.00	734	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.39/cwt	149.00–160.00	891	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	153.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	562	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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