Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light to moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.46/cwt on 224 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −48.54 against this barn's trailing median of $280.00.

Average price

$231.46

224 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$90.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.49

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	236.57	1,306	111
Medium and Large 1-2	485	234.95	1,138	92
Medium 1-2	422	206.33	871	15thin
Large 1	960	146.00	1,402	6thin

One grade step is worth $90.57/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale224 hd

231.46

—

MO average15 barns · 9,739 hd

217.97

+13.49

This barn, trailing median1 sales

280.00

−48.54

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	—	High	1,717	110.57	1,898	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	92.01	1,337	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	85.31	1,005	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	75.60	780	22

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	462	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	234.85/cwt	217.00–246.00	1,198	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	244.28/cwt	224.00–258.00	1,177	23
Steers	Large 1	—	587	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	299.25/cwt	292.00–300.50	1,317	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	238.59/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,470	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	257.66/cwt	250.00–265.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	247.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,381	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	211.64/cwt	210.50–212.00	1,549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	240.47/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,501	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	300.41/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,466	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	226.22/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,552	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	291.34/cwt	280.50–298.50	1,390	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	258.84/cwt	258.00–259.50	1,380	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,467	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	273.14/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	249.99/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	265.44/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,141	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	85.53/cwt	82.00–89.50	994	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	66.07/cwt	59.00–70.00	642	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	90.78/cwt	89.50–93.00	1,088	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	122.12/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,223	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	78.40/cwt	72.50–82.50	822	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	84.20/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,055	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	97.11/cwt	96.50–97.50	1,563	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	91.69/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,319	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	77.38/cwt	74.50–80.50	969	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,710	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	101.62/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,070	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	142.00/cwt	124.00–149.00	1,413	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	92.46/cwt	92.00–93.00	997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	254.98/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	217.43/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,337	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	258.82/cwt	247.00–288.00	1,250	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	960	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	240.15/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,285	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	266.07/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,107	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	236.40/cwt	225.00–243.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	235.22/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,353	46
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	402	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	844	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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