Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for a light to moderate supply that featured more yearlings compared to last week's run of mostly calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.22/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −47.10 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$418.22

39 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

vs MO average

+4.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	442.12	2,408	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	403.28	2,240	24

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $168 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 sale39 hd

418.22

—

MO average16 barns · 2,862 hd

423.86

−5.64

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+4.70

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−47.10

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	1,766	195.48	3,452	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	174.91	2,653	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	157.58	1,934	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	132.82	1,421	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	414.95/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,585	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,044	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	3,461	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	346.81/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	367.09/cwt	359.00–377.50	1,920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,394	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	438.64/cwt	427.50–443.00	2,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	805	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	445.16/cwt	438.00–468.00	2,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	671	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,406	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	488.55/cwt	472.00–499.00	1,905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,175	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	726	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,683	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	457.37/cwt	453.00–465.00	2,223	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	384.30/cwt	383.00–393.00	1,998	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	406.73/cwt	395.00–409.50	2,725	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	394.71/cwt	388.50–400.50	2,218	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	157.03/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,938	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,023	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	192.68/cwt	187.00–200.00	3,378	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	132.82/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,421	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	177.81/cwt	176.50–179.50	2,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	796	355.99/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,834	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	523	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,778	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	467	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,719	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	208.32/cwt	204.00–212.00	4,073	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	169.10/cwt	167.50–170.50	2,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	397.57/cwt	391.00–402.00	2,314	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	381.50/cwt	381.50–381.50	2,892	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,955	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	557	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	408.99/cwt	400.00–429.00	2,164	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	505	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	381.42/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	437.69/cwt	435.00–441.00	2,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	435.83/cwt	426.00–448.00	1,922	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	377.41/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,514	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	373.56/cwt	362.00–383.00	1,946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	368.09/cwt	367.00–369.00	2,393	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	409.61/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,888	15

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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