Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to spots 5.00 higher. Some bigger groups of long weaned calves in very attractive condition were offered which made for an active market. Demand was moderate to very good for a moderate supply with the thinner grazing calves seeing the best demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.16/cwt on 435 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −81.84 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$198.16

435 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$29.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	480	205.20	984	240
Medium and Large 1	551	196.36	1,081	117
Large 1-2	464	184.33	855	30
Medium and Large 2	485	176.02	854	48

One grade step is worth $29.18/cwt here — about $130 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 sale435 hd

198.16

—

MO average15 barns · 9,953 hd

197.45

+0.71

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−81.84

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	—	High	1,591	118.45	1,884	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	94.06	1,274	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	87.74	1,017	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	61.14	609	13

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)	1,095	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,888	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$1,425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	—	392	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	217.46/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,381	42
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	405	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	757	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	191.68/cwt	182.50–202.00	711	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	511	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	560	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,154	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	187.82/cwt	182.00–193.50	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	253.86/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,064	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,332	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,188	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	342	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	186.43/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,370	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	313	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,147	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	429	219.21/cwt	219.00–220.00	940	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	234.34/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,205	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	204.68/cwt	200.00–209.50	1,173	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	505	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	655	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,302	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	608	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	223.62/cwt	221.00–225.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	228.45/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,323	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	451	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,064	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,275	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	393	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	835	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	194.78/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	167.01/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,234	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	69.88/cwt	67.00–72.00	718	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	58.58/cwt	50.00–65.00	561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	97.26/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,380	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	92.31/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,218	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	74.03/cwt	70.00–79.00	803	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	94.84/cwt	89.50–97.50	1,117	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	87.65/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,022	23
Bulls	—	—	1,767	132.16/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,335	3
Bulls	—	—	1,516	118.24/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,793	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	43.30/cwt	40.00–50.00	418	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	98.63/cwt	86.50–106.00	1,566	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	727	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	822	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,887.50/head	1,625.00–1,975.00	1,888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	985	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	116.96/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	204.85/cwt	200.00–219.00	772	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	553	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	217.44/cwt	214.00–219.50	811	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	193.46/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,130	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	209.65/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	457	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	212.06/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,115	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	211.02/cwt	199.00–227.00	901	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	192.42/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,216	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	187.50/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,307	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,273	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	183.73/cwt	182.00–184.50	900	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	215.73/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,001	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	198.04/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,135	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	209.17/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,130	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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