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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Sep 12
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811
Feeder Cattle receipts
370 head
389 vs last sale 759 295 vs year ago 665 · 44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
16 vs last sale 47 182 vs year ago 245 · 74.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 0 30 vs year ago 50 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, yearling steers and heifers sold steady, and a light test of cattle under 600 lbs sold with a lower undertone. Demand was good for a few nice consignments of yearlings which made up the majority of the offering and light to moderate for some calves. Supply was light. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.85/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits 159.62 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.
Average price
$252.85
39 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,424
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.61
vs MO average
+14.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550254.341,39927
Medium and Large 1593249.501,48012thin
One grade step is worth $4.84/cwt here — about −$81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
475442409376median 412.4712/1802/1204/0205/1407/16
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 sale39 hd
252.85
MO average16 barns · 2,721 hd
248.24
+4.61
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
+14.24
This barn, trailing median25 sales
412.47
−159.62
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,798161.952,9116thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,504132.111,9867thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,164122.891,43125
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,011107.351,08513

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$1,9605

Every lot, as filed

38 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500485259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700693214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800763193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,4763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450448275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4152
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,7758
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728260.25/cwt260.25–260.251,89518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750707233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6474
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5254
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4133
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000979194.45/cwt180.00–200.001,90411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700698233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350346300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0383
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700681249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6964
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550548255.01/cwt250.00–256.251,39725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600240.88/cwt238.00–241.251,44526
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1262
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900878220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,9363
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850813246.25/cwt246.25–246.252,00238
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530250.70/cwt241.00–260.001,32915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3084
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2025
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,75024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800786200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5723
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600593249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,48012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2121,960.11/head1,875.00–2,050.001,9605
Bulls1,150141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6221
Bulls1,927166.14/cwt163.00–172.003,2025
CowsLean 85-90%1,022109.94/cwt105.00–117.001,12410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,141122.36/cwt116.00–135.001,39616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150112.74/cwt111.00–114.001,2974
CowsLean 85-90%97398.72/cwt88.00–104.009613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251132.69/cwt132.00–135.001,6605
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,471130.92/cwt128.00–133.501,9265
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585135.09/cwt133.50–136.502,1412

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.