Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher on calves under 525 lbs. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $273.11/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$273.11

487 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$791

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$73.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	279.95	1,761	282
Medium and Large 1-2	589	267.13	1,574	160
Large 1-2	623	258.74	1,613	38
Medium and Large 2	600	221.50	1,329	3thin
Medium 2-3	471	206.00	970	4thin

One grade step is worth $73.95/cwt here — about $791 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 sale487 hd

273.11

—

MO average18 barns · 23,633 hd

270.79

+2.33

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	1,568	120.09	1,883	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	104.75	1,564	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,057	103.39	1,093	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	86.55	814	16

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$1,200	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Large 1-2	—	548	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,414	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	681	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	228.52/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,421	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	215.90/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,535	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	224.68/cwt	224.00–224.75	2,047	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,762	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	483	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,454	12
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	471	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	283.42/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,655	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	255.90/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,694	33
Steers	Large 1-2	—	701	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	311.51/cwt	288.00–325.50	1,667	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	246.15/cwt	246.00–246.25	1,770	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	326.93/cwt	320.00–328.50	1,383	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	319.31/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	287.86/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,511	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	250.53/cwt	248.00–254.50	1,591	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,599	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	293.92/cwt	276.00–304.00	1,367	37
Steers	Large 1-2	—	844	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	266.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,519	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,699	11
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	697	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	269.19/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,314	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	104.75/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,564	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	109.60/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	102.36/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,099	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	73.88/cwt	73.00–75.00	615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	96.66/cwt	96.00–98.00	926	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	86.10/cwt	80.00–93.00	823	11
Bulls	—	—	1,549	119.14/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,845	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,414	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	109.90/cwt	106.00–116.00	987	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	279.30/cwt	260.00–283.75	1,472	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	246.86/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,452	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	250.78/cwt	238.50–255.00	1,537	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	254.00/cwt	247.50–259.00	1,570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	297.25/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,364	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	259.75/cwt	243.00–269.00	1,346	36
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,011	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	652	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	278.81/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,191	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	286.30/cwt	278.00–300.00	1,369	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	298.81/cwt	290.00–309.75	1,297	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	219.76/cwt	217.50–223.00	1,732	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	283.98/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,764	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	272.73/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	233.66/cwt	225.50–246.00	1,330	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	431	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,702	7

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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