Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison as the last reported sale was three weeks ago, however a sharply higher price trend on feeder steers and heifers from that time was noted. in the past three weeks, the CME Feeder Cattle contracts have been 10.00 to 12.00 higher. The offering was attractive today with several groups of high quality sought after feeder cattle. Demand was good to very good. No recent test of slaughter cows and bulls, however a higher market noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.14/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −114.18 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$351.14

182 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.42

vs MO average

+2.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	354.92	1,980	157
Medium and Large 1-2	561	327.38	1,836	25

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $144 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 sale182 hd

351.14

—

MO average18 barns · 2,705 hd

345.72

+5.42

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+2.90

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−114.18

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	1,580	163.18	2,579	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	136.77	1,665	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	134.54	1,972	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	121.91	1,278	24

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	462.98/cwt	460.00–467.50	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	263.17/cwt	259.00–266.50	2,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	376.47/cwt	371.00–379.00	1,830	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,359	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	283.95/cwt	274.00–286.00	2,229	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	347.73/cwt	332.00–354.00	2,013	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	410.83/cwt	399.00–426.00	1,734	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,332	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	304.00/cwt	296.00–310.00	2,207	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,042	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	337.36/cwt	321.00–353.00	2,109	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	729	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	279.91/cwt	264.00–289.00	1,626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	313.76/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,173	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	336.21/cwt	316.00–349.00	1,442	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	336.79/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,829	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	327.80/cwt	318.00–331.50	2,232	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	317.19/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	377.33/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	369.93/cwt	360.00–384.00	1,894	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	272.65/cwt	268.00–283.50	1,988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	265.08/cwt	261.00–274.00	2,076	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	300.53/cwt	290.00–316.00	2,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	302.36/cwt	293.00–317.00	1,899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	326.39/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	333.85/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,289	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	395.01/cwt	394.00–396.00	1,742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	146.03/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,891	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,710	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	125.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,804	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	136.12/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,001	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	124.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,497	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	137.12/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,659	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	109.51/cwt	101.00–115.00	979	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	125.51/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,362	16
Bulls	—	—	1,643	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	166.83/cwt	154.00–177.00	2,734	9
Bulls	—	—	1,363	140.33/cwt	128.00–148.50	1,913	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	174.98/cwt	167.00–199.00	1,766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	767	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,186	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	351.17/cwt	339.00–356.00	1,647	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	631	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	375.38/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	209.33/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	262.94/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	258.88/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	258.23/cwt	256.50–260.00	1,880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	711	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	380.54/cwt	375.00–386.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	369.98/cwt	359.00–392.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,159	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,393	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	323.11/cwt	314.00–349.00	1,535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	399.20/cwt	399.00–400.00	1,437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	369.42/cwt	365.00–396.00	1,603	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	337.96/cwt	317.00–348.00	1,754	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	271.30/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	296.79/cwt	291.00–302.00	1,867	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	308.26/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,788	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	411.83/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,388	13
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,052	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	688	254.07/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	479	313.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,499	10

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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