Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light supply didn't offer too many true comparisons but steers and heifers sold mostly steady with the overall quality not quite matching last week. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. A bigger run is expected next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.37/cwt on 62 head, down $9.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +10.05 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$475.37

▼ 9.11 vs prior sale

62 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$25.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs MO average

−3.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	495.00	2,866	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	469.10	2,588	47

One grade step is worth $25.90/cwt here — about $278 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 sale62 hd

475.37

—

MO average18 barns · 4,852 hd

482.13

−6.76

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−3.02

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

+10.05

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	1,783	193.30	3,447	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	168.61	2,435	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	150.68	1,750	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	143.38	1,352	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	631	352.01/cwt	351.00–353.00	2,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	384.55/cwt	379.00–387.00	2,246	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	395.04/cwt	385.00–399.00	2,670	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	353.20/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,338	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	463.61/cwt	458.00–470.00	2,694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	458.86/cwt	450.00–472.00	2,147	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	538.00/cwt	538.00–538.00	2,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	545.09/cwt	498.00–554.00	2,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	381.40/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	605	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	509.49/cwt	508.00–510.00	2,232	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	472.21/cwt	467.00–480.00	2,526	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	626	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	663	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	426.25/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,263	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,056	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	182.29/cwt	182.00–182.50	2,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,226	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	169.83/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,384	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	145.50/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,667	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	143.38/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,352	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	159.62/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,404	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	157.82/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,840	7
Bulls	—	—	1,443	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	209.79/cwt	205.00–214.00	4,139	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	191.84/cwt	186.00–199.00	3,612	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	172.91/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,149	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	409.38/cwt	400.00–424.00	2,116	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	347.44/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	368.55/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,419	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	562.00/cwt	562.00–562.00	1,810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	480.45/cwt	476.00–485.00	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	422.28/cwt	408.00–433.00	2,618	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	736	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	656	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,440	3

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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