Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeder cattle on offer this week to compare to last week's trading. Demand was moderate to good on light supply as farmers in the area are working hard in the fields to finish their harvest. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.06/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −19.25 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$446.06

66 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$86.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.67

vs MO average

−22.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	466.93	2,476	50
Medium and Large 1-2	562	380.85	2,141	16thin

One grade step is worth $86.08/cwt here — about $335 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 sale66 hd

446.06

—

MO average18 barns · 1,958 hd

434.39

+11.67

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−22.98

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−19.25

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	1,711	188.61	3,228	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	162.74	2,310	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	154.19	1,848	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	132.34	1,466	23

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)	1,479	$2,826	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$6,143	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$5,940	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$4,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,279	$4,713	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$4,060	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1Unweaned	500–550	523	458.04/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	495.40/cwt	478.00–515.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	482.23/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,488	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	532.98/cwt	510.00–537.00	2,260	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	427.23/cwt	412.00–434.00	2,670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	385.00/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	456.45/cwt	446.00–462.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	435.78/cwt	426.00–449.00	2,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	533.82/cwt	520.00–548.00	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,430	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	246.13/cwt	224.00–275.00	2,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	307	467.26/cwt	440.00–535.00	1,434	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	427.91/cwt	418.00–444.00	2,469	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,479	2,826.30/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	409.60/cwt	404.00–422.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	153.97/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,843	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,520	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	160.57/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,217	6
Bulls	—	—	2,405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	141.21/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,632	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	103.08/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,028	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,060.00/head	4,060.00–4,060.00	4,060	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	4,712.50/head	4,400.00–4,950.00	4,713	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	6,142.50/head	5,650.00–6,225.00	6,143	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	4,800.00/head	4,500.00–4,900.00	4,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	5,940.00/head	5,400.00–6,100.00	5,940	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	130.06/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,332	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	156.85/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,297	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	169.24/cwt	169.00–169.50	2,598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,602	191.46/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,067	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	432	430.89/cwt	420.00–434.00	1,861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	370.29/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,166	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	320	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	482.48/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	424	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	400.70/cwt	382.00–412.00	2,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	371.62/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	647	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	386.80/cwt	364.00–409.00	2,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	396.00/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	368.03/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	497	406.85/cwt	404.00–422.00	2,022	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,453	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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