Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was light on a hot day but some quality groups of mostly steers were offered. 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 $316.42/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −148.90 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$316.42

57 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$26.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.58

vs MO average

+17.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	318.73	1,734	52
Medium and Large 1-2	552	292.40	1,613	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.33/cwt here — about $120 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 sale57 hd

316.42

—

MO average18 barns · 2,918 hd

310.84

+5.58

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+17.00

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−148.90

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	—	High	1,650	165.11	2,724	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	147.54	2,255	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	140.53	1,762	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	124.59	1,321	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	500–550	535	320.87/cwt	318.50–324.00	1,717	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	230.99/cwt	224.00–235.50	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	588	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	297.03/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	316.04/cwt	304.00–322.00	1,495	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	691	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	316.39/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	319.70/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,927	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	140.16/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,724	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	129.78/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,385	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,401	7
Bulls	—	—	1,722	177.65/cwt	172.00–185.00	3,059	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,131	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	144.46/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,173	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	132.48/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,855	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	163.60/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	312.30/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,783	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,877	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	631	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	474	285.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,353	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	155.65/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	315.71/cwt	306.00–325.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	328.70/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	288.59/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,815	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	152.84/cwt	134.00–160.00	2,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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