Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with spots up to 10.00 higher on some of the 4 weight heifer calves. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.63/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −83.68 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$381.63

115 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$62.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs MO average

+7.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	390.63	2,086	96
Medium and Large 1-2	593	340.00	2,016	5thin
Medium and Large 2	501	338.56	1,696	9thin
Medium 2	514	328.00	1,686	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.63/cwt here — about $400 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 sale115 hd

381.63

—

MO average18 barns · 4,776 hd

384.08

−2.45

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+7.20

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−83.68

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	1,785	180.02	3,213	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	151.37	1,903	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	151.05	2,351	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	130.56	1,283	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	346.51/cwt	328.00–359.00	1,674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	331.90/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	377.82/cwt	336.00–390.00	1,583	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	396.38/cwt	379.00–414.00	2,065	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	365.12/cwt	352.00–382.00	1,764	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	272.22/cwt	259.00–281.00	1,916	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	320.81/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,979	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	344.77/cwt	330.00–364.00	1,917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	406.60/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	345.94/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,785	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	397.86/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,691	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	368.78/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,150	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	439.54/cwt	438.00–444.00	1,868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	354.82/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,203	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	460.09/cwt	445.00–472.00	1,481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	420.18/cwt	401.00–435.50	2,000	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	276.25/cwt	276.25–276.25	2,409	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,391	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	151.31/cwt	147.00–155.50	2,380	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	149.13/cwt	144.00–155.50	1,851	14
Bulls	—	—	1,718	166.55/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,861	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	144.55/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	472	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,643	9
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	432	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,523	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	159.17/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,082	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	186.75/cwt	178.00–195.00	3,395	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	123.56/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	411	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,346	3
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	514	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	384	356.64/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,369	8
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	456	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,455	6
Steers	Large 1	450–500	456	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	243.82/cwt	243.00–244.35	2,377	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	177.59/cwt	160.00–196.00	1,865	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	210.22/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,258	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	332	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	336.05/cwt	332.00–342.50	1,536	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	247.46/cwt	243.50–250.00	2,314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	326.92/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	442.81/cwt	430.00–452.00	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	402.89/cwt	386.00–420.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	338.56/cwt	338.00–339.00	1,696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	334.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	289.91/cwt	289.00–290.00	2,145	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	290.72/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	402.53/cwt	399.00–405.00	1,908	5

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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