Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 10.00-25.00 higher with the full gain on the 600-725 lb weight range and heifers sold firm to 10.00 higher except for the 600-625 lb weight range selling 20.00 higher. Demand was very good, trade was active and buyers were aggressive for a moderate supply with the quality and condition attractive on most consignments. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $486.24/cwt on 108 head, up $32.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 25 comparable sales and sits +20.93 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$486.24

▲ 32.38 vs prior sale

108 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$42.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.33

vs MO average

+19.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	498.89	2,722	76
Medium and Large 1-2	565	456.20	2,580	32

One grade step is worth $42.69/cwt here — about $142 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 sale108 hd

486.24

—

MO average22 barns · 8,485 hd

462.91

+23.33

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+19.91

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

+20.93

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	1,636	189.80	3,104	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	162.65	2,245	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	152.32	1,762	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	117.63	1,110	5thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	400–450	433	567.16/cwt	556.00–585.00	2,456	22
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	591	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,323	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,056	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,409	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	563.00/cwt	563.00–563.00	2,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,665	4
Steers	Large 1	700–750	728	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	444.60/cwt	424.00–452.00	2,757	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	511.26/cwt	504.50–525.00	2,720	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	401.73/cwt	396.00–404.00	2,684	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	466.49/cwt	448.00–486.00	2,710	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	544.27/cwt	512.00–567.50	2,553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	353.85/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	448.98/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,568	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	573.98/cwt	517.50–609.00	2,118	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	506.59/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,422	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	423.96/cwt	415.00–436.00	2,692	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	372.16/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,698	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	371.07/cwt	365.00–378.00	2,880	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	724	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	628	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	397.36/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,837	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	433.32/cwt	426.00–457.50	2,414	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,033	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,310	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,297	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	97.57/cwt	90.00–105.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,345	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	189.74/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,833	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	161.62/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,227	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	140.80/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	163.51/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,983	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	149.79/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,720	13
Bulls	—	—	1,940	202.78/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,934	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,386	1
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	482	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,247	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	506.06/cwt	502.50–512.50	2,439	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	368.64/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,252	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	349.34/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,348	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	371.56/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,084	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	398.90/cwt	388.00–409.00	2,050	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	453.94/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,739	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	446.97/cwt	440.00–466.00	1,877	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	412.22/cwt	394.00–426.00	2,024	56
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	538	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	541.08/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	486.03/cwt	464.00–500.00	2,036	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	396.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	438.46/cwt	425.00–446.00	1,881	19
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	689	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,315	6
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	461	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	396.65/cwt	385.00–399.00	2,467	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	445.34/cwt	414.00–475.00	2,093	28
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	508	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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