Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few calves and yearlings to establish a trend. Supply was light as the big numbers that showed up early in the summer when it was dry seem to have caught up, heat is on it's way and there has been some moisture in the area. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.02/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −33.98 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$246.02

123 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

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	507	248.80	1,261	84
Medium and Large 1	565	242.28	1,369	29
Medium and Large 2	458	233.50	1,068	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $193 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 sale123 hd

246.02

—

MO average15 barns · 6,004 hd

248.65

−2.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−33.98

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	1,812	132.11	2,394	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	116.81	1,669	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	107.55	1,305	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	102.68	999	9thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	526	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,273	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	276.51/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	236.46/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	269.00/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,267	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	228.88/cwt	220.00–231.50	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	256.84/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,477	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	261.45/cwt	259.00–263.00	983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	256.78/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,078	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	258.05/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,205	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	230.82/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	933	5
Bulls	—	—	1,669	129.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,159	7
Bulls	—	—	1,895	140.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,661	5
Bulls	—	—	2,400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	117.13/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,611	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	108.27/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,088	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	108.81/cwt	106.00–113.50	1,331	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	114.79/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	98.44/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,109	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	120.38/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,792	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	107.25/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	98.20/cwt	93.00–103.00	931	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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