Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, few true comparisons could be made with a light test of the market but the undertone was steady. Supply was light and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-12.00 higher, bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.37/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −113.63 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$166.37

96 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$6.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	168.21	928	69
Medium and Large 1-2	628	161.67	1,016	27

One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale96 hd

166.37

—

MO average13 barns · 7,578 hd

166.98

−0.61

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−113.63

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	1,538	109.97	1,691	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	90.52	1,309	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	83.96	984	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	67.30	716	7thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1Unweaned	—	519	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	650	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	332	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	822	9
Bulls	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	485	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	772	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,019	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	160.01/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,098	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	479	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	179.50/cwt	176.00–184.50	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	526	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	401	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	456	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	183.00/cwt	180.00–185.50	1,199	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	162.36/cwt	161.50–163.00	1,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	170.55/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,045	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	181.10/cwt	169.50–187.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	159.99/cwt	159.00–162.00	928	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	104.94/cwt	100.00–112.00	879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,538	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,804	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	82.60/cwt	78.00–87.00	962	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	89.06/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,069	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	73.75/cwt	71.50–77.00	816	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	58.69/cwt	56.50–62.00	592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	99.46/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,293	3
Bulls	—	—	1,617	110.22/cwt	104.00–115.50	1,782	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	88.95/cwt	86.50–92.50	1,297	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	94.17/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,335	3

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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