Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the higher quality, vaccinated cattle sold from steady to 15.00 lower while the plainer calves and those without a health program sold sharply lower. Demand was good for the bigger groups of quality cattle to light for the all natural calves. The feeder cattle market has been extremely volatile this week with cattle futures taking a sharp downturn midweek leaving those operating on the physical side of the cattle business confused and frustrated. Slaughter cows sold uneven with the fleshier breaking cows steady to 2.00 lower and the boning and lean cows 3.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.96/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −83.51 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$328.96

114 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$62.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.14

vs MO average

−36.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	337.84	1,916	79
Medium and Large 1-2	563	319.21	1,796	26
Medium 2	513	282.50	1,449	5thin
Medium and Large 2	590	275.00	1,623	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.84/cwt here — about $294 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.56, low $390.11, median $412.47 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 sale114 hd

328.96

—

MO average18 barns · 2,381 hd

355.10

−26.14

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−36.65

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

−83.51

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	1,602	169.65	2,718	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	163.98	2,380	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	145.18	1,745	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	90.32	865	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,750	5

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	500–550	531	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	584	367.77/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,148	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	378.45/cwt	352.00–395.00	1,968	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	381.56/cwt	375.00–383.00	2,427	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	372.26/cwt	362.00–373.00	1,712	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	290.20/cwt	269.00–300.00	1,956	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	355.93/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,844	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	405.39/cwt	387.00–412.50	2,299	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	388.70/cwt	374.00–390.00	1,924	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	384.19/cwt	381.00–394.00	1,783	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	445.23/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,456	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	333.05/cwt	318.00–345.00	1,962	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	304.56/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	684	346.58/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,371	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	407	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	1,864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	332.73/cwt	328.00–338.00	2,050	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	735	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,102	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	142.58/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,717	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,154	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	192.43/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	173.39/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,693	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,151	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	168.73/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,474	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	86.87/cwt	80.00–94.00	823	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	161.80/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,338	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	130.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,519	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	157.79/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,923	11
Bulls	—	—	1,524	155.45/cwt	136.00–170.00	2,369	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	190.15/cwt	160.00–206.00	2,109	4
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	513	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,449	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,508	23
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	275	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	708	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	412.37/cwt	370.00–437.50	1,786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	803	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	375.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	735	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	545	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	536	333.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	681	284.40/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	391.72/cwt	385.00–414.00	1,492	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	657	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	353.35/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,018	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	589	297.08/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	415.93/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,947	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	320.62/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	413.50/cwt	413.50–413.50	1,848	6

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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