Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply higher and those weighing 500-750 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand was very good for a heavy supply of mostly home raised reputation strings of cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.31/cwt on 262 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −154.00 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$311.31

262 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$935

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$148.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.99

vs MO average

−14.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	325.58	1,830	149
Medium and Large 1-2	555	301.28	1,671	102
Medium and Large 2	554	252.00	1,396	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	506	177.00	896	6thin

One grade step is worth $148.58/cwt here — about $935 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale262 hd

311.31

—

MO average17 barns · 5,051 hd

319.30

−7.99

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−14.06

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−154.00

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	1,863	152.45	2,840	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	113.93	1,668	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	110.50	1,387	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	96.78	1,048	17

Every lot, as filed

74 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	700–750	709	230.63/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	340.61/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,253	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	338.11/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,812	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	686	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	1,961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	712	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,065	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	258.95/cwt	250.00–261.50	1,561	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	275.76/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	339.84/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,631	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,114	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,722	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	720	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	246.70/cwt	243.50–249.50	1,885	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	263.15/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,771	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	371.82/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,565	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	272.23/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,810	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	344.61/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,658	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	389.76/cwt	386.00–401.00	1,501	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	258.05/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,721	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	346.43/cwt	329.00–360.00	1,310	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	344.16/cwt	339.00–358.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	321.91/cwt	305.00–333.00	1,838	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	316.15/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,672	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	292.45/cwt	284.00–320.00	1,667	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	263.84/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,681	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	98.54/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,061	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	110.98/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,415	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	101.89/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,229	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	106.72/cwt	106.50–107.00	1,537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	83.74/cwt	80.00–90.00	913	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	119.12/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,459	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	119.51/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,886	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	113.80/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,647	17
Bulls	—	—	1,863	152.45/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	331.09/cwt	317.50–340.50	1,371	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	288.88/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,494	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	265.58/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,501	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	281.25/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,631	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	257.44/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,473	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	665	229.88/cwt	229.50–230.50	1,529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,644	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,821	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	721	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,741	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	546	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	307.55/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,476	40
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	631	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,461	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	279.90/cwt	257.00–287.50	1,481	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	296.93/cwt	270.00–326.00	1,256	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	246.41/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,513	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	277.69/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,985	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	302.14/cwt	284.00–315.00	1,837	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	291.91/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,416	45

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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