Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply of quality calves as some reputation strings are starting to show up. A welcome, measurable rain fell Wednesday night that settled the dust and brought with it fall like weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.74/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −177.57 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$287.74

204 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$48.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.94

vs MO average

−12.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	295.90	1,667	96
Medium and Large 1-2	535	292.58	1,567	68
Large 1-2	551	261.37	1,441	36
Medium and Large 2	550	247.00	1,359	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.90/cwt here — about $309 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

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 sale204 hd

287.74

—

MO average17 barns · 2,434 hd

280.80

+6.94

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−12.95

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−177.57

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	1,682	155.41	2,614	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	120.84	1,796	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	112.78	1,380	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	101.38	1,079	15

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	550–600	569	244.83/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,393	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	696	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	264.53/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,275	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	610	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,427	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	273.96/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,394	24
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	516	271.69/cwt	271.50–272.00	1,402	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	306.76/cwt	303.00–308.50	1,632	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	324.56/cwt	317.00–344.00	1,422	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	291.20/cwt	279.00–300.50	1,680	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	319.51/cwt	310.00–320.50	1,377	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	338.44/cwt	327.00–347.50	1,584	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	256.47/cwt	250.00–260.25	1,844	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	269.52/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	303.31/cwt	279.00–307.50	1,565	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	268.57/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,555	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	264.12/cwt	259.50–269.50	1,682	17
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	574	254.81/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,463	22
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	461	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	682	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	251	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	305.62/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,568	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,211	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,436	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	104.17/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,313	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	113.79/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,389	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	110.34/cwt	109.00–111.50	1,274	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	94.00–105.50	1,050	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	121.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,730	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	109.81/cwt	108.00–111.50	1,570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	130.28/cwt	129.50–131.00	2,247	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	163.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,994	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	149.84/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,059	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	181.29/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	507	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	281.40/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,511	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	226.01/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	257.09/cwt	247.00–262.50	1,442	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	260.64/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,475	48
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	245.21/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,067	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	278.89/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,439	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,136	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	283.88/cwt	271.00–296.00	1,087	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	285.52/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,228	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	282.94/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,335	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	249.60/cwt	247.75–256.00	1,655	35

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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