Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly steady, instances 5.00 to 6.00 higher, Over 550 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to

5.00 higher, Over 500 lbs steady. Demand good. Supply light. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.76/cwt on 196 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −120.24 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$159.76

196 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$40.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	161.10	869	176
Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.34	724	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	140.00	763	2thin
Large 1-2	820	121.00	992	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.10/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale196 hd

159.76

—

MO average14 barns · 6,925 hd

159.40

+0.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−120.24

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	1,591	106.28	1,691	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	86.12	1,192	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	76.94	905	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	959	64.81	622	54

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	156.89/cwt	145.00–166.50	819	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	153.92/cwt	149.00–160.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.59/cwt	164.00–175.50	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	162.66/cwt	158.00–166.00	791	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	155.29/cwt	152.00–162.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,253	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	861	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	178.94/cwt	174.00–185.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	469	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	190.46/cwt	185.50–196.50	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	214.13/cwt	205.00–218.00	807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	406	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	548	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,172	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	176.89/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,024	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	218.14/cwt	216.00–219.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	200.87/cwt	197.00–209.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	270	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	313	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	809	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	155.67/cwt	155.00–156.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	150.44/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,074	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	89.54/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,305	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	79.52/cwt	76.00–85.00	935	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	50.18/cwt	42.50–57.00	394	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	62.17/cwt	58.00–67.00	601	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	78.82/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,137	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	90.01/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,227	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	87.12/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,187	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	71.99/cwt	64.00–75.50	829	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	70.19/cwt	67.00–74.00	679	17
Bulls	—	—	1,317	97.53/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,195	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	106.81/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,740	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	75.39/cwt	75.00–77.00	805	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	744.18/cwt	700.00–785.00	7,516	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	81.24/cwt	67.00–96.00	686	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	115.58/cwt	109.00–130.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.62/cwt	148.00–154.00	868	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	689	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	817	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	154.32/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	173.84/cwt	168.00–179.50	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	703	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	956	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,012	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	160.91/cwt	156.00–168.50	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.15/cwt	147.00–149.00	779	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.01/cwt	161.00–169.50	700	4

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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