Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven with the calves under 550 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone and those over 550 lbs selling with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Despite cattle futures down near the limit again Thursday, buyers have remained aggressive for the grazing type calves and with several larger groups of those offered, it made for an active market with some impressive prices on the lighter cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.24/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −88.07 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$377.24

127 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$18.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.15

vs MO average

−47.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	385.88	2,113	58
Large 1-2	521	377.50	1,967	17thin
Large 1	576	368.00	2,120	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	367.26	2,002	34

One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about $111 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 sale127 hd

377.24

—

MO average21 barns · 3,472 hd

399.39

−22.15

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−47.63

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−88.07

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	—	Low	1,687	183.62	3,098	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	158.44	2,358	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	145.69	1,786	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	122.83	1,259	7thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	366.96/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	432.13/cwt	418.00–454.00	2,040	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	407.15/cwt	370.00–485.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	363.82/cwt	362.00–366.00	1,768	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	362.45/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	316.79/cwt	308.00–328.00	1,964	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	335.83/cwt	328.00–337.50	2,139	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	318.38/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	573.13/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,582	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	532.95/cwt	486.00–537.50	1,961	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	393.32/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,510	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	367.94/cwt	364.00–374.00	2,300	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	406.81/cwt	388.00–420.00	2,132	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	363.46/cwt	359.50–383.00	2,083	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	437.02/cwt	412.50–447.00	1,661	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	369.56/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,933	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	348.68/cwt	346.00–353.00	2,200	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	499.33/cwt	450.00–513.00	2,097	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,852	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	488.50/cwt	488.50–488.50	1,612	28
Bulls	—	—	1,535	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	186.52/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,217	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	132.83/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,609	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	156.86/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,958	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	147.69/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,806	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	122.83/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	431	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,789	8
Steers	Large 1	400–450	449	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,133	10
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,009	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	159.51/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,334	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	144.22/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,101	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	172.49/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,784	4
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	9
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	521	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,967	17
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	436	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,722	20
Steers	Large 1	550–600	576	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,120	18
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,360	17
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	531	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,912	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	489.86/cwt	487.50–492.50	1,425	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	328.35/cwt	322.50–338.00	1,911	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	176.09/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	314	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	371.40/cwt	364.00–382.00	1,961	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	348.61/cwt	338.00–359.00	1,806	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	250.90/cwt	218.00–284.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	394.58/cwt	385.00–408.00	1,839	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	669	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,141	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	335.13/cwt	334.00–337.00	2,410	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	562	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	672	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	325.31/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,831	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	273.87/cwt	264.00–289.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	360.58/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,066	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	707	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,322	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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