Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light supply. The surrounding area could sure use a rain just to settle the dust if nothing else. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.57/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −180.75 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$284.57

53 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$61.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs MO average

−14.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	298.25	1,656	29
Large 1	555	285.00	1,582	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	283.36	1,548	13thin
Medium 1-2	560	236.74	1,326	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.51/cwt here — about $331 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 sale53 hd

284.57

—

MO average17 barns · 2,537 hd

280.24

+4.32

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−14.47

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−180.75

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	—	Low	1,462	143.48	2,097	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	120.68	1,758	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	112.51	1,322	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	98.28	1,039	10

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	254.61/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,464	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	240.08/cwt	239.00–243.50	1,635	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	291.94/cwt	287.50–298.00	1,649	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	256.43/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	791	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	236.49/cwt	235.50–237.00	1,554	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	296.22/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	244.91/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,776	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	648	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	474	264.86/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	262.20/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,681	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,761	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	560	236.74/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,326	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	275.33/cwt	263.00–288.00	1,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	312.41/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	259.75/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,623	13
Steers	Large 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	232.36/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	259.85/cwt	259.00–260.50	1,593	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	99.75/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,059	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	123.63/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,537	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	114.75/cwt	107.00–122.50	1,348	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	130.45/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,066	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	101.36/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,165	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	119.63/cwt	112.00–126.50	1,705	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	104.93/cwt	101.50–109.00	1,441	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	133.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,204	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	147.68/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,205	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	185.27/cwt	161.00–205.00	1,984	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	148.56/cwt	126.00–160.00	1,613	7
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	600–650	607	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	249.01/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	282.55/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	275.98/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	296.70/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	255.46/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,477	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	310.25/cwt	310.00–310.50	1,666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	270.12/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	655	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	270.48/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,434	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	6

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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