Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 3 to 5 weights sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, 600# calves and yearling steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.26/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −84.05 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$381.26

159 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$42.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs MO average

+2.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	388.68	2,135	131
Medium and Large 1-2	573	346.57	1,985	28

One grade step is worth $42.10/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale159 hd

381.26

—

MO average17 barns · 4,676 hd

383.78

−2.52

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+2.47

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−84.05

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	1,881	186.05	3,500	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	150.85	2,231	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	150.58	1,844	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	134.06	1,347	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,395	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,030	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1Unweaned	450–500	464	368.39/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,709	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	310.85/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	379.38/cwt	370.50–389.00	2,189	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	285.71/cwt	284.00–290.00	2,237	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	405.34/cwt	389.00–415.00	2,136	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	411.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,509	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	463.55/cwt	448.00–476.00	1,757	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	387.80/cwt	386.00–392.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	317.17/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,779	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	460.18/cwt	436.00–484.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,421	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	374.64/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,158	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	436.59/cwt	426.00–443.00	1,986	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	354.56/cwt	346.00–359.00	2,198	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	315.63/cwt	305.00–321.00	2,269	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	303.37/cwt	298.00–307.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	363.95/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,729	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	4,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	144.10/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,555	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	127.37/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,216	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	156.04/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	150.27/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,207	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	3,233.33/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,750	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Steers	Large 2	850–900	867	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,332	2
Steers	Large 2	800–850	825	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,256	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	150.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,828	11
Bulls	—	—	1,892	179.76/cwt	170.00–193.00	3,401	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	398.83/cwt	391.00–405.00	2,078	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	359.81/cwt	351.00–363.00	1,882	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,394.74/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,030.09/head	1,885.00–2,300.00	2,030	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	318.40/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,162	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	407	368.26/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	545	320.95/cwt	319.00–322.50	1,749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	283.02/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	361.86/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	399.27/cwt	399.00–400.00	1,956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	392.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	403.34/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	274.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	466	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	339.07/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,990	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	333.58/cwt	332.50–334.00	1,721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	334.37/cwt	319.00–345.00	2,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	298.99/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	353.03/cwt	352.00–354.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	593	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	363.43/cwt	352.00–379.00	2,242	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	456.85/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	439.31/cwt	430.00–462.00	1,661	6

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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