Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher except heifers under 600 lbs selling 5.00-15.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Planters have started rolling full steam ahead this week planting corn. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.72/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −89.75 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$322.72

62 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$28.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs MO average

+0.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	328.92	1,772	48
Large 1-2	550	303.00	1,667	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	299.97	1,664	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.95/cwt here — about $108 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

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 sale62 hd

322.72

—

MO average17 barns · 2,482 hd

323.82

−1.10

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

+0.98

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

−89.75

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	1,651	182.45	3,012	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	143.39	2,120	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	141.00	1,651	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	116.91	1,214	9thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	600–650	638	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	295.85/cwt	285.00–307.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	436.45/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	269.40/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	399.45/cwt	386.00–405.50	1,666	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	340.81/cwt	333.00–348.00	1,953	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	304.35/cwt	291.00–319.00	2,006	8
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	319.15/cwt	295.00–334.00	1,532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	264.82/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	341.34/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,464	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	571	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	717	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	359.47/cwt	333.00–366.00	2,196	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	340.65/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	391.10/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,846	29
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	492	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	378.35/cwt	377.00–379.00	2,028	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	394.63/cwt	388.00–399.00	1,500	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	434.81/cwt	406.00–452.00	1,465	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	333.38/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,737	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	493	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	104.42/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,018	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	149.88/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,373	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	142.71/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,081	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	176.62/cwt	161.00–183.00	2,852	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	120.48/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,272	7
Bulls	—	—	1,818	191.12/cwt	186.00–195.00	3,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,868	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	145.80/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,742	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	138.31/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,604	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	161.46/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,587	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	218.09/cwt	186.00–236.00	2,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	322.02/cwt	310.50–335.00	1,816	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	350.55/cwt	337.00–362.00	1,665	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	341.48/cwt	336.00–347.00	1,943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	335.69/cwt	323.00–350.00	1,739	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	400.91/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,479	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	630	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	303.16/cwt	294.00–317.00	1,649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	463	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	287.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,934	8
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	381	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	351	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	364.68/cwt	346.00–380.00	1,681	35
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,667	7

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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