Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.26/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −173.05 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$292.26

68 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

vs MO average

−13.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	295.94	1,609	45
Large 1	541	292.35	1,581	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	277.12	1,500	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.68, low $436.46, median $465.31 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale68 hd

292.26

—

MO average15 barns · 2,307 hd

301.13

−8.87

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−13.21

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−173.05

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	1,734	147.76	2,562	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	134.50	1,900	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	127.85	1,465	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	105.69	1,001	11

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	270.01/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	298.73/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,291	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	748	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	315.64/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,651	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	257.37/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	254.35/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,452	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	281.55/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	300.15/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	275.41/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,413	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	321.34/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	332.41/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,512	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	363.53/cwt	346.00–380.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	297.39/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,383	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	294.77/cwt	291.00–298.00	1,270	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	134.58/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,606	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	113.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,268	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,247	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	105.84/cwt	98.00–114.00	989	9
Bulls	—	—	1,798	150.51/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,706	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	120.68/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,609	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	139.21/cwt	137.00–144.50	2,037	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	133.66/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,861	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	127.06/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,437	30
Bulls	—	—	1,410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,777	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	526	295.80/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,556	9
Steers	Large 1	550–600	585	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	399	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	340	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,047	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	4
Steers	Large 1	400–450	437	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	274.99/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,587	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	242.85/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,399	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	661	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	346.61/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,452	7
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	387	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,246	4
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	732	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	286.87/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,486	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	167.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	282.17/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,199	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	235.10/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	252.98/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,032	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	219.88/cwt	218.00–223.50	1,574	9

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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