Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, based on limited comparisons, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for a light to moderate supply with a mix of both new crop calves and a few yearlings coming off dry pastures. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.07/cwt on 213 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −38.93 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$241.07

213 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$64.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.97

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	255.64	1,465	94
Medium 1	689	235.00	1,619	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	234.93	1,338	95
Medium and Large 2	698	210.00	1,466	3thin
Medium 1-2	554	191.54	1,061	13thin

One grade step is worth $64.10/cwt here — about $405 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 sale213 hd

241.07

—

MO average9 barns · 4,061 hd

255.04

−13.97

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−38.93

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	1,538	127.26	1,957	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,344	118.86	1,598	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	108.93	1,271	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	95.85	898	19

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	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,492	21

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	—	533	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	244.28/cwt	244.00–244.50	1,532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	269.45/cwt	265.00–270.25	1,452	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	256.16/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,373	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,795	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	368	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	222.79/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,056	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	655	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	499	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	241.70/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	283.34/cwt	278.00–288.50	1,357	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	280.75/cwt	280.75–280.75	1,659	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	497	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,302	2
Steers	Large 1	—	536	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	278.07/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,154	8
Steers	Large 1	—	552	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	268.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	563	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	251.98/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,323	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	261.12/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,266	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	466	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,067	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,393	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	120.22/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,624	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	108.32/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,290	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	102.53/cwt	102.00–103.50	1,104	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	82.75/cwt	77.50–87.00	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	97.39/cwt	90.00–104.00	917	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	116.04/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	133.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,160	4
Bulls	—	—	1,388	113.95/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,582	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,016	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,491.67/head	2,325.00–2,650.00	2,492	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	794	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,628	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	691	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	195.74/cwt	191.00–200.50	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	261.09/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,261	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	247.78/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,457	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	256.35/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	689	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	248.40/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	246.02/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	225.68/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,280	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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