Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher. Top slaughter bull selling at 214.00 cwt. Demand was good on a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.85/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −80.46 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$384.85

73 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs MO average

+0.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	386.19	2,136	63
Medium and Large 1-2	527	376.43	1,985	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $151 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 sale73 hd

384.85

—

MO average16 barns · 4,197 hd

389.97

−5.12

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+0.25

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−80.46

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	1,745	192.43	3,358	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	150.65	1,890	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	148.39	2,250	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	140.42	1,466	22

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,492	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	800–850	820	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	354.73/cwt	337.00–363.50	2,214	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	387.30/cwt	378.00–395.00	2,223	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	398.39/cwt	372.00–414.00	2,064	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	441.12/cwt	436.00–446.00	1,853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	287	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	340.97/cwt	331.00–349.00	1,794	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	421.44/cwt	399.00–429.00	1,993	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	304.06/cwt	301.00–307.00	2,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	355.83/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,683	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	186.42/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,195	7
Bulls	—	—	1,817	206.44/cwt	196.00–214.00	3,751	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	154.12/cwt	147.50–170.00	1,896	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	139.92/cwt	127.00–148.00	1,454	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	151.74/cwt	151.50–152.00	2,534	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,492.42/head	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,492	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,093	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,448	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	147.56/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,880	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	147.78/cwt	143.50–151.00	2,199	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	473	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	393.19/cwt	388.00–400.00	1,415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	589	373.50/cwt	373.50–373.50	2,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	434	358.59/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	521	324.42/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	337.26/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	524	377.04/cwt	373.00–384.00	1,976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	424	408.30/cwt	407.00–409.50	1,731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	394.81/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	266.79/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	339.50/cwt	337.00–346.00	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	291.91/cwt	288.00–294.50	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	341.03/cwt	320.00–368.00	1,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	385	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	327.86/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	379.59/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,427	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	360.86/cwt	349.00–372.00	1,837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	388.82/cwt	362.00–406.00	1,859	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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