Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady except for a few spots where some 450-500 lb heifers and 700-750 lb steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply with some reputation groups of calves offered. Finally, West Central Missouri got a nice steady rain Thursday. Slaughter cows sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.59/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −153.89 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$258.59

80 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$32.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.34

vs MO average

−11.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	264.76	1,475	54
Medium and Large 1-2	525	255.68	1,342	15thin
Medium 1-2	546	232.22	1,268	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.55/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.56, low $390.11, median $412.47 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 sale80 hd

258.59

—

MO average15 barns · 2,066 hd

269.92

−11.34

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−11.60

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

−153.89

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	1,679	151.41	2,541	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	130.51	1,805	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	126.20	1,500	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	106.61	1,039	11

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,450	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,950	5

Every lot, as filed

65 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	350–400	376	307.87/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,158	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	241.18/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	255.68/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,342	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	292.43/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,278	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,545	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	323.90/cwt	302.00–346.00	1,104	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	169.32/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	297.87/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	1,303	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	300.39/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	253.60/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,478	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	299.13/cwt	292.00–317.50	1,732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	288.32/cwt	281.50–290.00	1,785	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	278.72/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,463	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,608	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	129.83/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,785	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	133.21/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,706	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	125.63/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,480	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	111.99/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,136	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	82.38/cwt	81.00–84.00	657	2
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	365	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,153	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	362	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,108	16
Bulls	—	—	1,925	164.00/cwt	159.00–171.00	3,157	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	142.74/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	377.43/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,170	12
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	343	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	537	233.05/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,251	8
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	456	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,423	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	438	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	240.34/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	302.29/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,457	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	313.24/cwt	300.50–318.50	1,654	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	361.71/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,523	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	334.21/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,574	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	285.54/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,333	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	841	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	304.84/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,610	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	654	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	212.25/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	740	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,237	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	269.12/cwt	268.50–271.00	1,978	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	909	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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