Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate for a light to moderate supply that was once again affected by the wet weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.84/cwt on 301 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −117.16 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$162.84

301 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$24.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

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	488	164.03	800	221
Medium and Large 1	464	162.32	753	70
Medium 2-3	492	140.00	689	5thin
Medium 2	543	140.00	760	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.03/cwt here — about $40 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 sale301 hd

162.84

—

MO average16 barns · 9,170 hd

157.51

+5.32

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−117.16

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	1,588	102.69	1,631	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	89.35	1,281	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	86.12	1,048	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	71.59	725	21

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2Value Added	—	467	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	140.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	943	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	626	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	171.58/cwt	170.00–173.00	741	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	182.28/cwt	178.00–183.00	979	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	741	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	944	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	168.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,032	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	308	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	213.71/cwt	210.00–223.00	908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	188.62/cwt	183.00–190.50	1,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	207.38/cwt	200.00–212.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	984	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	181.63/cwt	180.00–184.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	823	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	80.79/cwt	78.00–84.00	793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	71.85/cwt	67.00–81.00	736	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	91.50/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,336	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	87.77/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,242	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	74.43/cwt	70.00–79.50	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	118.31/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,133	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	105.32/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,740	7
Bulls	—	—	1,370	89.63/cwt	78.00–95.50	1,228	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	63.77/cwt	57.00–66.00	631	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	90.38/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,120	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	85.05/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,035	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	102.04/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,015	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	87.92/cwt	84.00–92.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.45/cwt	155.00–159.50	838	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	162.49/cwt	160.00–167.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	156.34/cwt	150.00–159.50	888	30
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	167.18/cwt	165.50–171.00	804	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	190.40/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	175.25/cwt	165.00–176.00	724	76
Heifers	Medium 2	—	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	293	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	186.71/cwt	185.50–206.00	734	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	179.68/cwt	179.50–181.00	704	25

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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