Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on a very light test of the market, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate for a light supply impacted by the winter storm moving through the area. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower, bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.36/cwt on 174 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −124.64 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$155.36

174 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$7.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

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	528	157.60	832	89
Medium and Large 1	580	153.12	888	82
Large 1	601	150.00	902	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale174 hd

155.36

—

MO average16 barns · 8,962 hd

151.24

+4.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−124.64

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	—	Low	1,607	104.37	1,678	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	81.38	1,194	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	79.28	1,004	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	59.80	591	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Large 1	—	601	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	146.68/cwt	146.00–148.00	934	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	155.32/cwt	155.00–155.50	581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,088	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,256	9
Steers	Large 1	—	641	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	176.38/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,074	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	294	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	152.98/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,030	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	140.30/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,085	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	177.32/cwt	170.00–182.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	387	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	993	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	163.40/cwt	160.00–166.00	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	742	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.92/cwt	159.00–169.00	868	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.63/cwt	146.00–147.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	200.05/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,054	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	926	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.14/cwt	151.00–160.00	904	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	165.59/cwt	165.00–167.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	169.88/cwt	160.00–172.00	620	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	88.86/cwt	85.50–92.00	1,084	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	106.35/cwt	95.50–110.00	1,726	9
Bulls	—	—	1,948	113.95/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,094	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	63.71/cwt	60.00–70.00	615	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	55.89/cwt	54.00–59.00	564	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	72.59/cwt	71.00–74.00	870	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	80.05/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,020	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	87.53/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,326	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	80.26/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,171	11

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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