Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs traded 8.00-15.00 higher and heavier weights sold steady when compared to the higher trade for those on the last sale. Heifers sold steady to firm. Demand was good to very good with several strings of reputation cattle offered. The quality was very attractive and trade was active. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.50/cwt on 786 head.

Average price

$192.50

786 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$53.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	197.94	1,133	471
Medium and Large 1-2	565	187.02	1,056	271
Large 1-2	607	171.27	1,040	26
Medium 1-2	554	167.27	927	15thin
Medium and Large 2	801	144.00	1,153	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.94/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale786 hd

192.50

—

MO average16 barns · 18,552 hd

186.10

+6.40

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	1,660	84.57	1,403	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	69.97	1,050	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	61.82	762	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	852	43.66	372	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$1,060	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$925	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,422	$1,386	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	—	770	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,197	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	559	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	177.89/cwt	175.50–180.50	1,190	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	616	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	689	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	192.70/cwt	185.25–208.50	1,114	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	211.55/cwt	205.50–220.00	1,011	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	596	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	190.30/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,024	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	237.19/cwt	218.00–240.25	1,001	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	171.39/cwt	157.50–178.00	1,087	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	213.75/cwt	200.00–226.00	915	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	801	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	568	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	824	5
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	566	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	166.98/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,231	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,362	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	225.41/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,082	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	181.21/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	186.84/cwt	182.50–189.50	1,155	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	209.30/cwt	199.50–220.00	1,080	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	807	3
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	542	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	851	4
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	714	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,139	5
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	467	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,091	8
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	175.05/cwt	174.50–178.00	1,229	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	191.28/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	178.27/cwt	171.00–182.50	1,103	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	169.66/cwt	162.00–177.00	969	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	998	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	212.50/cwt	208.00–217.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	185.04/cwt	182.00–187.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	943	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	76.20/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,240	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	69.23/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,028	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	53.88/cwt	49.50–55.50	580	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	338	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	53.46/cwt	50.00–55.50	601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	973	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	63.15/cwt	59.50–68.50	795	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	36.46/cwt	36.00–37.00	293	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	87.50/cwt	85.50–88.50	1,394	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	81.64/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,409	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	1,385.94/head	1,275.00–1,410.00	1,386	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	99.29/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,026	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	134.45/cwt	122.00–149.00	1,373	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,182	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	165.27/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	179.90/cwt	170.50–187.00	957	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	177.66/cwt	161.00–186.50	581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	188.49/cwt	187.50–190.00	818	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	398	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	176.28/cwt	175.50–179.00	821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	161.42/cwt	157.00–168.00	931	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	185.52/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,048	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	514	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	154.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	940	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	656	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	171.09/cwt	159.00–180.00	835	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	164.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,126	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	189.53/cwt	179.00–196.00	885	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	169.87/cwt	164.00–175.00	885	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	159.96/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	170.48/cwt	160.00–177.50	888	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	155.92/cwt	153.00–165.50	887	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	175.85/cwt	171.00–180.00	739	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	199.71/cwt	197.00–200.00	779	19
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	501	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	601	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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