Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.20/cwt on 371 head.

Average price

$272.20

371 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$325

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

$62.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

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	482	282.93	1,364	67
Medium and Large 1	646	275.43	1,780	270
Medium and Large 2	410	261.00	1,070	4thin
Large 1-2	765	220.68	1,689	30

One grade step is worth $62.25/cwt here — about −$325 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 sale371 hd

272.20

—

MO average15 barns · 18,588 hd

268.81

+3.39

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	1,709	128.06	2,188	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	111.19	1,539	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	102.07	1,243	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	82.21	808	46

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,735	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 and Large 1-2	—	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	222.85/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	225.27/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	256.99/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,475	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	242.14/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,513	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	255.25/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,197	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	598	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,304	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,010	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	224.39/cwt	209.00–226.75	1,883	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	254.05/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,545	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	862	207.37/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,005	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	307	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	221.46/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,745	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	202.63/cwt	196.00–213.00	1,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	313.14/cwt	285.00–330.50	1,625	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	235.07/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,796	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	294.89/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,663	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	260.56/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	283.18/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,812	111
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,070	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	641	240.39/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,541	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	295.61/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,239	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	283.14/cwt	271.00–305.00	1,311	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	314.93/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	270.82/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	441	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	297.24/cwt	297.00–298.00	1,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	272.65/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	259.28/cwt	253.00–286.00	1,527	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	108.90/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,297	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	100.02/cwt	81.50–107.00	1,226	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	62.90/cwt	52.00–70.50	569	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	105.48/cwt	102.50–108.00	1,010	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	87.44/cwt	76.00–102.00	888	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	106.75/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,571	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	112.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,527	18
Bulls	—	—	1,819	136.63/cwt	133.00–144.00	2,485	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	122.35/cwt	109.00–129.00	2,000	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,438	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	132.51/cwt	113.00–152.00	1,466	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,734.87/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	221.55/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	239.07/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,379	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	300.51/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	257.88/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,351	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	271.67/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,285	50

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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