Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 6.00 higher and heifers traded steady. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.96/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −121.04 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$158.96

212 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$36.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	170.55	954	64
Medium and Large 1-2	560	156.78	878	120
Medium 1-2	482	149.29	719	14thin
Medium and Large 2	583	134.32	784	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.23/cwt here — about $171 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 sale212 hd

158.96

—

MO average16 barns · 8,290 hd

164.36

−5.40

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−121.04

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	1,625	87.33	1,419	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	73.30	1,061	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	63.44	762	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	50.03	501	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$1,137	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Unweaned	—	411	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	756	4
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	187.54/cwt	179.50–190.00	1,151	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	204.90/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,006	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	187.70/cwt	174.00–200.00	923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	199.58/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	187.74/cwt	187.00–192.50	1,113	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	153.85/cwt	150.00–156.00	832	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	145.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	974	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	898	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	155.80/cwt	155.50–156.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	192.86/cwt	188.00–196.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	657	164.28/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,079	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	550	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	169.86/cwt	162.00–172.00	983	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	453	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	988	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	601	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	175.61/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,208	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.11/cwt	155.00–169.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	154.36/cwt	153.00–156.50	1,045	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	366	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	886	32
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	612	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,050	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	171.82/cwt	169.00–172.00	904	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	163.90/cwt	158.00–169.00	710	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	413	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,137.31/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,137	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	96.83/cwt	92.00–98.00	942	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	69.02/cwt	64.00–77.00	701	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	822	68.29/cwt	59.50–80.00	561	11
Bulls	—	—	1,675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,709	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,280	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	64.25/cwt	58.00–69.50	768	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	54.79/cwt	50.00–58.00	676	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	79.70/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,196	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	45.79/cwt	40.00–51.00	447	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	37.77/cwt	36.00–40.00	347	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	56.53/cwt	53.00–62.00	587	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	69.46/cwt	64.00–75.00	983	5

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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