Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There hasn't been a recent test to provide an accurate trend but steers and heifers sold with a firm undertone. Demand was good for a moderate to light supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak when compared to the last reported sale a month ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.87/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −58.44 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$406.87

87 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$18.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

vs MO average

+27.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	409.84	2,222	73
Medium and Large 1-2	552	391.39	2,159	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.45/cwt here — about $63 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 sale87 hd

406.87

—

MO average14 barns · 3,130 hd

397.10

+9.77

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

+27.74

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−58.44

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	1,488	214.50	3,191	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	163.87	2,338	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	159.95	1,859	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	148.10	1,440	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,765	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	4,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,384	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	168.28/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,358	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	159.46/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	148.10/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	354.10/cwt	351.50–362.00	2,348	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	388.94/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,396	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	417.89/cwt	414.00–420.00	1,956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	446.68/cwt	436.00–459.00	1,854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	337.09/cwt	328.00–361.00	2,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	400.51/cwt	394.00–419.00	2,279	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	332.73/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	634	360.30/cwt	359.00–362.00	2,284	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	428.34/cwt	428.00–429.00	1,859	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,699	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	387.71/cwt	370.00–399.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	456	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	537	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,600	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	167.90/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	417.54/cwt	395.00–436.50	2,171	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	370.82/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,936	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	199.61/cwt	182.00–213.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	329.28/cwt	319.50–338.00	1,910	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	339.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,457	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	306.98/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	344.80/cwt	321.00–357.50	2,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,532	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	342.68/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,655	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,823	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,661	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	394.50/cwt	389.00–404.00	2,126	11

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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