Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher but with spots up to 10.00 higher on some fancy, thin fleshed grazing type cattle under 525 lbs. Demand was good to very good, best for those under 650 lbs in thin condition with grass just around the corner. Supply was moderate with some winter weather Thursday morning likely reducing receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.84/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$210.84

290 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$19.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

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	219.69	1,187	160
Medium and Large 1-2	612	199.95	1,223	130

One grade step is worth $19.74/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale290 hd

210.84

—

MO average15 barns · 13,953 hd

202.00

+8.84

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	1,368	114.03	1,560	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	88.07	1,330	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	82.32	952	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	69.48	635	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$1,275	6

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	418	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	166.61/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,285	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,227	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	197.26/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,243	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	232.10/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,121	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	218.57/cwt	216.00–222.00	796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	204.46/cwt	204.00–205.00	873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	185.46/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	207.54/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,283	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	221.75/cwt	200.00–229.50	1,016	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	225.10/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,184	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	207.84/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,199	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,276	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,022	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	323	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	199.96/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,026	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	164.33/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,453	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	216.01/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,223	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,252	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	571	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,538	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	88.45/cwt	83.50–91.50	1,312	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	82.52/cwt	80.00–88.50	959	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	66.35/cwt	59.00–71.50	578	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	76.20/cwt	71.00–80.00	767	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	75.72/cwt	73.00–79.50	847	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,123	2
Bulls	—	—	1,368	114.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,560	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	87.07/cwt	76.00–92.00	832	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	110.73/cwt	98.00–124.00	1,132	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	586	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	698	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	484	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	164.50/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,183	29
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	167.81/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,057	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,271	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	214.75/cwt	214.75–214.75	984	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	173.26/cwt	164.00–178.00	977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,232	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	185.00/cwt	180.50–191.00	895	9

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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