Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand was good for a light to moderate supply that was highlighted by two loads of 9 weight steers. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $457.26/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −8.06 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$457.26

61 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$59.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.97

vs MO average

+47.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	475.00	2,508	19thin
Medium and Large 1	557	464.33	2,585	29
Large 1-2	548	415.54	2,279	13thin

One grade step is worth $59.46/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale61 hd

457.26

—

MO average16 barns · 2,429 hd

436.29

+20.97

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+47.96

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−8.06

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	1,752	214.12	3,750	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	176.35	2,556	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	162.95	1,909	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	144.43	1,357	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$3,250	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,791	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	700–750	723	354.83/cwt	349.00–364.00	2,565	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,643	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	348.07/cwt	336.00–360.00	2,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	396.02/cwt	390.00–404.00	2,689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	371.05/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,356	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	408.97/cwt	393.00–412.75	2,822	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	449.02/cwt	447.00–452.50	1,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	483.63/cwt	468.00–504.00	2,558	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,240	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,605	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	395.95/cwt	387.00–406.50	2,883	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	378.29/cwt	378.00–379.00	3,000	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	427.58/cwt	419.00–438.00	2,638	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	397.47/cwt	385.00–409.00	2,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,008	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	149.61/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,411	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	132.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,233	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	181.28/cwt	177.50–186.50	2,737	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	170.71/cwt	167.50–177.00	2,356	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	174.32/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	161.92/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,896	22
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	587	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,471	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	557	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,961	7
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	550	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,167	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	632	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,402	7
Bulls	—	—	1,688	204.27/cwt	196.00–211.00	3,448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	223.96/cwt	222.00–226.00	4,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	3,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	504.08/cwt	494.00–514.00	2,112	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	200.48/cwt	183.00–222.00	2,081	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,790.56/head	2,550.00–2,975.00	2,791	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	6
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	508	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	364.86/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	355.65/cwt	354.00–359.00	2,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	501.86/cwt	496.00–506.00	2,334	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	447.25/cwt	440.00–462.00	2,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	367.46/cwt	356.00–372.00	2,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,508	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	343.25/cwt	343.25–343.25	3,185	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,099	13

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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