Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few calves and yearlings for a trend. The majority of the offering came from the special replacement cow sale with several groups of quality bred cows and cow-calf pairs on hand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.41/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −159.90 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$305.41

31 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.10

vs MO average

−8.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	310.31	1,657	25
Medium and Large 1-2	563	285.00	1,605	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $53 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

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 sale31 hd

305.41

—

MO average15 barns · 3,778 hd

316.51

−11.10

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−8.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−159.90

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	1,705	161.34	2,751	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	137.94	2,020	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	132.37	1,599	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	116.44	1,088	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$2,689	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,601	51
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,050	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$3,504	139
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,025	$2,875	12

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1-2Fleshy	700–750	708	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	280.58/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	263.55/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,410	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	328.14/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,244	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	2,782.41/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,782	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	310.89/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,638	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,702	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	2,688.50/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	131.35/cwt	124.50–137.00	1,580	37
Bulls	—	—	1,800	161.84/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,913	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	168.68/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	118.30/cwt	108.00–127.00	1,132	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	118.43/cwt	117.50–119.50	1,326	3
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,133	2,427.50/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,428	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	793	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,887	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	146.22/cwt	132.00–153.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	261.40/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,623	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	141.89/cwt	141.00–142.50	2,116	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	136.62/cwt	131.00–141.50	1,989	12
Bulls	—	—	1,410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	138.48/cwt	137.00–142.50	1,721	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,259	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	3,206.10/head	3,200.00–3,225.00	3,206	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	3,629.08/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,629	98

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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