Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.97/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −178.35 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$286.97

118 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$20.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.76

vs MO average

−18.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	288.64	1,620	33
Medium and Large 1	564	288.15	1,624	69
Large 1-2	546	283.14	1,545	11thin
Medium and Large 2	594	268.00	1,592	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale118 hd

286.97

—

MO average9 barns · 1,230 hd

312.73

−25.76

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−18.17

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−178.35

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	1,554	167.18	2,597	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	141.60	2,047	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	134.94	1,671	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	123.83	1,240	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	550–600	581	286.78/cwt	281.00–289.50	1,666	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	266.53/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,679	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,080	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	139.23/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,976	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	144.37/cwt	143.00–147.50	2,131	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	132.52/cwt	124.00–138.50	1,657	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	140.99/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,706	6
Bulls	—	—	1,413	157.05/cwt	152.50–164.00	2,219	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	184.05/cwt	183.00–185.00	3,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	278.71/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,343	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	155.58/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	259.50/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,477	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	256.51/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	284.60/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,321	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	308.35/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,369	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	262.54/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	281.95/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,638	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	285.62/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,222	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	290.39/cwt	284.00–311.00	1,577	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,857	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	183.21/cwt	162.00–196.00	1,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	263.96/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,518	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	244.85/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,604	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	252.55/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	271.98/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,412	40
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	643	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	335.52/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,470	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	296.70/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,602	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	332.61/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,580	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	286.31/cwt	267.00–291.00	1,449	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	282.33/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,725	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	120.74/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,268	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,568	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	464	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,209	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	512	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	486	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,162	3

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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