Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher on some calves under 600 lbs. Demand was good for a moderate to light supply. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.72/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −129.75 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$282.72

80 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$16.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs MO average

+9.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	287.76	1,546	56
Medium and Large 1-2	539	270.96	1,461	24

One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

282.72

—

MO average16 barns · 4,133 hd

277.35

+5.37

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

+9.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

−129.75

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	1,745	177.95	3,106	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	145.73	2,149	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	140.63	1,649	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	125.71	1,297	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,566	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	—	—	1,825	187.84/cwt	183.00–194.00	3,428	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	149.03/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,277	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	111.42/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,095	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	139.51/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,611	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	143.26/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	285.06/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,579	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	302.39/cwt	297.00–307.50	1,448	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,845	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	430	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	315.83/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,677	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	269.56/cwt	267.00–277.50	1,658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	280.42/cwt	267.00–288.00	1,447	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,565.97/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	328.72/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,519	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	152.57/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	304.02/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,760	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	170.82/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,942	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,444	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	147.71/cwt	145.50–153.50	1,792	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	126.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,312	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,339	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	335.24/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,582	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	290.10/cwt	279.00–306.00	1,517	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	279.89/cwt	277.00–284.50	1,884	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	377	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	257.72/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,474	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	331.66/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,459	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,527	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	248.03/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,657	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,327	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	256.51/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	284.72/cwt	283.50–291.00	1,552	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,449	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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