Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady except for a load of 968 lb steers that traded with a higher undertone. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.25/cwt on 395 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −57.75 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$222.25

395 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$30.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.30

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	224.89	1,151	230
Medium and Large 1-2	472	220.23	1,041	151
Medium 1-2	371	207.00	768	7thin
Medium and Large 2	501	194.29	974	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.61/cwt here — about $178 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 sale395 hd

222.25

—

MO average18 barns · 11,822 hd

215.95

+6.30

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−57.75

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	1,499	117.81	1,766	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	93.85	1,338	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	89.81	1,066	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	75.26	758	27

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,785	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	574	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,312	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	76.76/cwt	73.00–84.00	787	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	97.81/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,391	6
Bulls	—	—	1,728	121.72/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	371	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	268.21/cwt	257.00–275.00	829	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,146	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,401	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,446	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	593	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,287	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	207.42/cwt	195.50–212.00	1,288	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	935	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	352	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	294.06/cwt	291.00–297.00	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	248.24/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,187	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	397	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	265.69/cwt	245.00–285.00	999	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	284.11/cwt	270.00–296.00	770	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	395	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	233.52/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,452	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,347	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	494	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,346	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	237.56/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,240	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	276.54/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,308	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,888	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	264.23/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,363	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	296.02/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,284	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	286.42/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,232	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	226.98/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	247.45/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,242	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	607	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	243.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,171	10
Bulls	—	—	1,040	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	96.06/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,251	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	69.88/cwt	65.00–72.00	672	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	868	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	92.85/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,319	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	78.26/cwt	75.00–80.00	838	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	89.87/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,059	39
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	94.30/cwt	86.00–109.00	972	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	157.75/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,712	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	234.76/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,007	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	228.60/cwt	220.00–241.50	1,074	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	256.33/cwt	239.00–264.00	943	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	228.45/cwt	224.00–245.00	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	498	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	688	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	244.13/cwt	227.00–251.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	202.87/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,160	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	473	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	523	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	216.13/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,042	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	195.45/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,116	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	226.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	941	16

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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