Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, calves sold steady to 5.00 higher except for 500-550 lb steers and 450-550 lb heifers selling 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.55/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −150.92 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$261.55

73 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$14.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs MO average

−5.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	266.03	1,483	51
Medium and Large 1-2	564	251.17	1,416	22

One grade step is worth $14.86/cwt here — about $67 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

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 sale73 hd

261.55

—

MO average15 barns · 2,534 hd

257.03

+4.52

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−5.50

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

−150.92

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	1,519	144.61	2,196	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	117.30	1,795	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	110.74	1,366	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	90.08	928	15

Every lot, as filed

55 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	300–350	312	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	290.78/cwt	279.00–306.00	1,384	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	284.25/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,330	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	300.20/cwt	287.00–318.00	1,426	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	703	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	234.48/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,470	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	282.03/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	267.99/cwt	264.50–271.00	1,694	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	297.33/cwt	296.00–299.00	1,576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	296.43/cwt	281.00–312.50	1,707	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	310.89/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,383	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	246.52/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,676	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	259.19/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	266.94/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	721	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	320.78/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,729	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	243.72/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,496	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,573	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,966	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	111.67/cwt	107.50–117.00	1,382	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	96.38/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,128	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	116.87/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,470	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	95.14/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,007	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	76.15/cwt	68.00–82.00	726	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	116.17/cwt	110.50–120.00	1,758	12
Bulls	—	—	1,446	138.34/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,000	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,521	146.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,233	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	115.43/cwt	106.00–127.00	1,347	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	188.42/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,705	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	133.50/cwt	121.00–152.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	249.69/cwt	247.50–252.00	1,551	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	597	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	245.98/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	274.23/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,429	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	311.65/cwt	299.00–316.00	1,440	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	320.05/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,370	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	262.93/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,501	37
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	646	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,602	3

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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