Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was light, but some quality consignments were offered and the quality was attractive with a load of fancy 833 lb steers highlighting the sale. Demand was good despite the incoming weather. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $472.50/cwt on 69 head, up $11.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 25 comparable sales and sits +7.19 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$472.50

▲ 11.66 vs prior sale

69 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$53.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.01

vs MO average

+7.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	484.04	2,683	54
Medium and Large 1-2	572	430.97	2,465	15thin

One grade step is worth $53.07/cwt here — about $218 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 sale69 hd

472.50

—

MO average19 barns · 4,222 hd

459.50

+13.01

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+7.17

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

+7.19

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	1,627	189.85	3,089	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	159.52	2,277	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	152.50	1,707	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	137.62	1,383	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,079	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	417.36/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,809	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	612	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,893	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	663	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	582.02/cwt	540.00–587.00	2,380	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	422.99/cwt	416.00–433.00	2,690	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	455.92/cwt	440.00–458.00	2,612	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,007	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	498.10/cwt	482.50–499.00	2,715	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	430.97/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,465	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,214	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	659	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	441.61/cwt	440.00–444.00	2,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	356.63/cwt	354.00–366.00	2,379	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	398.57/cwt	381.00–410.50	2,304	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	334.43/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,374	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	652	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,282	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	356.33/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,245	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	496	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	403.48/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,118	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	189.85/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,089	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	151.07/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,698	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	161.91/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,792	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,547	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	158.15/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,247	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	135.16/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,399	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	1

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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