Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks, feeder steers and heifers sold on a light test, though a higher undertone was noted. Buyer attendance and demand was moderate for a heavier sale supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $271.37/cwt on 589 head.

Average price

$271.37

589 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$42.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	282.15	1,502	381
Medium and Large 1-2	543	253.84	1,378	175
Medium and Large 2	476	239.82	1,142	33

One grade step is worth $42.33/cwt here — about $360 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 sale589 hd

271.37

—

MO average17 barns · 17,902 hd

259.79

+11.58

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	1,268	114.17	1,447	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	110.12	1,552	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	98.61	1,148	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	88.02	887	29

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)	1,284	$1,411	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,401	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,385	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$1,875	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$1,858	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$1,764	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	870	212.26/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	260.26/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,715	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	402	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	579	233.26/cwt	231.50–236.00	1,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	244.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	253.27/cwt	252.00–256.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	284.73/cwt	274.00–298.00	1,489	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	241.84/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	295.81/cwt	279.00–308.50	1,429	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	251.91/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	271.41/cwt	261.50–276.50	1,050	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	222.23/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	238.72/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,272	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	274.40/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,682	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	231.71/cwt	227.50–235.50	1,601	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	233.66/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,103	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	286.85/cwt	278.00–296.00	1,222	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	269.93/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,128	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	296.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,010	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	262.92/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,257	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	233.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	221.50/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	288.17/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	279.03/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,549	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	255.67/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,501	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	252.58/cwt	224.00–269.00	1,318	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	266.26/cwt	260.00–268.00	980	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	234.24/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,155	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	229.74/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	222.67/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	100.70/cwt	99.50–102.00	1,430	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	114.18/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,634	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	98.21/cwt	95.50–101.50	1,116	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.50	983	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	106.77/cwt	104.50–109.50	1,478	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	105.93/cwt	103.00–108.50	1,296	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	92.46/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,060	11
Bulls	—	—	1,195	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	87.62/cwt	83.50–92.50	880	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	78.73/cwt	77.00–80.00	746	2
Bulls	—	—	878	98.85/cwt	97.00–101.00	868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	135.74/cwt	135.50–136.00	2,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,611.25/head	1,585.00–1,660.00	1,611	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,410.89/head	1,310.00–1,525.00	1,411	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,400.84/head	1,300.00–1,535.00	1,401	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	1,857.50/head	1,625.00–1,935.00	1,858	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,385.45/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,385	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,063.00/head	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,063	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,439	1,950.45/head	1,900.00–2,060.00	1,950	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	233.23/cwt	220.00–242.00	980	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	472	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,031	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	216.72/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,390	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	250.27/cwt	240.00–255.50	1,309	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	278.25/cwt	278.25–278.25	1,286	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	243.95/cwt	226.00–250.00	832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	237.81/cwt	230.00–256.00	882	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	222.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,145	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	242.79/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,476	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	254.03/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,191	58

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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