Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of calves and yearlings sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.17/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −51.83 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$228.17

130 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

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

$49.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	238.50	1,366	22
Medium and Large 1-2	513	227.49	1,168	104
Medium and Large 2	418	189.00	790	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.50/cwt here — about $576 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 sale130 hd

228.17

—

MO average16 barns · 5,982 hd

239.16

−10.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−51.83

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	—	Low	1,536	128.78	1,978	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,361	116.87	1,590	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	106.37	1,271	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	97.43	1,021	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)	1,230	$1,513	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,743	22

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	559	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	476	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	426	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	228.37/cwt	217.00–235.50	1,082	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	252.98/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	241.49/cwt	241.00–242.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	248.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,555	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,216	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	257.81/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,320	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	231.18/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,320	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	271.40/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	237.70/cwt	230.00–260.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	239.20/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	244.68/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,052	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	253.18/cwt	242.00–270.00	805	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	96.83/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,135	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	116.10/cwt	109.50–122.00	1,428	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,073	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	97.12/cwt	89.50–101.00	1,015	25
Bulls	—	—	1,300	116.15/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,510	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,447	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	103.92/cwt	98.50–110.50	1,230	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	121.64/cwt	119.00–125.50	1,679	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	114.54/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,536	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	131.79/cwt	122.00–134.00	2,110	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	116.61/cwt	113.50–119.50	1,158	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,785.00/head	1,625.00–2,075.00	1,785	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	242.45/cwt	234.00–246.00	938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	218.55/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	578	224.44/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,297	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,146	5

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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