Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. A few groups of long weaned cattle saw the best demand but the un-weaned calves of good quality were still sought after and saw good demand as well. Supply was light. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.78/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$203.78

174 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

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

$40.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.41

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	451	210.43	949	44
Medium and Large 1	572	204.28	1,169	117
Large 1	515	192.00	989	4thin
Medium 1-2	653	170.11	1,111	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.32/cwt here — about −$162 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

203.78

—

MO average7 barns · 2,313 hd

194.38

+9.41

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	1,774	104.26	1,850	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	87.37	1,314	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	80.31	990	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	67.23	685	19

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	529	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,000	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	185.06/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	1,264	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	2
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,110	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	698	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	820	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	675	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	199.67/cwt	199.50–200.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	212.34/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,119	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	212.43/cwt	200.00–214.50	1,047	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	189.24/cwt	188.00–190.50	1,264	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	524	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	204.66/cwt	203.00–205.50	986	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	617	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	216.73/cwt	209.00–219.00	780	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	93.15/cwt	92.50–94.00	1,380	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	85.79/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,295	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	58.05/cwt	50.00–63.00	553	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	79.78/cwt	79.00–81.00	890	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	68.97/cwt	64.00–76.00	710	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	69.43/cwt	67.00–72.00	950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	84.41/cwt	81.50–85.50	1,090	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	78.46/cwt	73.50–83.00	920	17
Bulls	—	—	1,774	104.26/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,850	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	165.85/cwt	160.00–171.00	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	177.27/cwt	169.00–180.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	592	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	176.75/cwt	170.00–181.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	174.19/cwt	170.00–181.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	173.48/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	178.27/cwt	175.00–182.25	1,052	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	179.06/cwt	173.00–180.25	1,083	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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