Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the gain on the 600-725 lb steers. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Cattle futures were higher Thursday but buyers have mostly already had it figured in for the last couple weeks. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $460.84/cwt on 76 head, down $25.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −4.48 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$460.84

▼ 25.40 vs prior sale

76 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$100.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs MO average

−11.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	492.34	2,704	32
Medium and Large 1-2	535	457.25	2,445	31
Medium and Large 2	577	391.85	2,261	13thin

One grade step is worth $100.49/cwt here — about $443 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 sale76 hd

460.84

—

MO average20 barns · 5,476 hd

459.33

+1.51

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−11.14

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−4.48

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	1,749	178.75	3,127	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	161.32	2,370	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	144.02	1,759	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	129.31	1,373	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	400–450	431	462.58/cwt	435.00–472.50	1,994	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	495.90/cwt	492.00–499.00	1,671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	446.91/cwt	442.00–455.00	2,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	519	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	353.03/cwt	346.50–358.00	2,708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	536.06/cwt	502.50–550.00	2,568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	431.35/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	474.73/cwt	458.00–481.00	2,715	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	483.90/cwt	465.00–501.00	2,531	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	391.85/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,261	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	487.15/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,075	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	514.99/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	627	441.11/cwt	437.00–446.00	2,766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	387.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,788	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	359.13/cwt	351.50–360.75	2,895	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	420.63/cwt	420.00–421.00	2,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	480.49/cwt	475.00–497.00	1,850	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	394.42/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,434	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	454.93/cwt	442.00–470.00	1,993	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	125.82/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,271	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	143.36/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,696	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	159.90/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	138.04/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,643	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	160.92/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,357	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,153	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	166.42/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,488	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	135.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,678	5
Bulls	—	—	1,618	169.50/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	184.91/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,397	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	203.71/cwt	182.00–228.00	2,267	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	274.23/cwt	266.00–282.50	2,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	451.07/cwt	434.00–467.50	2,788	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	9
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	700–750	711	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	387.15/cwt	369.00–398.00	2,207	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	363.80/cwt	362.00–367.00	2,274	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	406.11/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,970	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	408.27/cwt	380.00–426.00	2,111	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	351.49/cwt	339.00–358.00	2,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	559.00/cwt	559.00–559.00	2,348	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	416.28/cwt	387.00–432.00	2,772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	387.16/cwt	369.50–416.00	2,613	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,551	7

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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