Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady except for a nice offering of steers over 650 lbs that traded with a higher undertone. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $211.68/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$211.68

405 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

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	543	219.42	1,191	161
Medium and Large 1	626	210.11	1,316	198
Medium and Large 2	546	191.69	1,046	13thin
Large 1-2	520	191.27	995	33

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $196 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 sale405 hd

211.68

—

MO average18 barns · 14,841 hd

208.15

+3.53

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	1,527	108.21	1,652	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	91.70	1,359	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	91.50	1,095	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	76.55	789	17

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1Full	—	770	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	192.52/cwt	190.50–197.50	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	999	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	582	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	219.73/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,042	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	680	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	491	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	953	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	516	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	991	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	193.65/cwt	187.50–196.00	1,092	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	190.72/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	196.52/cwt	196.50–197.00	1,372	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,384	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	204.58/cwt	199.50–205.00	1,352	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	212.19/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,337	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	218.74/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	235.82/cwt	226.25–240.50	1,226	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	232.27/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,212	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	223.97/cwt	221.00–239.00	974	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	222.59/cwt	220.00–223.50	1,304	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,005	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,122	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	218.58/cwt	216.00–219.00	918	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,050	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	80.33/cwt	75.00–85.00	823	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	90.10/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,344	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	96.51/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,399	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	80.36/cwt	76.00–84.00	966	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	62.11/cwt	56.00–70.00	676	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	97.35/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,142	10
Bulls	—	—	1,580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,551	111.94/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	89.93/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,088	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	187.27/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	198.65/cwt	189.00–209.25	1,045	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	195.85/cwt	188.00–203.50	932	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	705	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	973	8
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	398	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	780	6
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	462	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,290	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,050	2

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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