Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for several reputation strings of calves and a few loads of yearlings. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.26/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −178.05 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$287.26

121 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs MO average

−18.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	294.87	1,640	52
Medium and Large 1-2	563	281.94	1,586	65
Large 1-2	521	275.00	1,433	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $207 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 sale121 hd

287.26

—

MO average18 barns · 3,657 hd

289.76

−2.50

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−18.18

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−178.05

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	—	Average	1,918	162.00	3,106	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	117.03	1,756	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	114.03	1,354	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	969	91.80	889	17

Every lot, as filed

67 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	650–700	656	225.52/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,332	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	256.84/cwt	249.50–265.00	1,461	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,620	19
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	600–650	631	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	671	249.17/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	263.54/cwt	256.00–264.50	1,813	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	620	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	239.63/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,392	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	308.58/cwt	299.00–312.50	1,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	265.80/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,667	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	305.76/cwt	279.00–316.00	1,614	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	305.31/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,615	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	264.61/cwt	259.50–265.75	2,130	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	331.80/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,613	64
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	476	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	287.21/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,654	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	267.64/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,566	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	257.82/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	685	237.90/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,630	12
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	521	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	243.10/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	245.28/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,418	14
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	537	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	411	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	522	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	289.56/cwt	260.00–312.00	1,193	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	104.34/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,242	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	73.24/cwt	68.00–79.00	623	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	110.02/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,767	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	127.53/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,153	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	116.82/cwt	112.00–123.50	1,681	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,412	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	112.89/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,337	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	103.04/cwt	93.50–109.00	1,056	11
Bulls	—	—	1,825	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,902	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,317	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	119.47/cwt	112.00–136.00	1,510	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	186.84/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,663	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	450–500	491	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	276.32/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,208	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,741	3
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	255.25/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,343	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	312.82/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,336	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	1,178	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	639	237.65/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	263.65/cwt	259.50–269.00	1,358	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	278.41/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,339	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	243.04/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,400	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	248.98/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,193	8

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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