Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, calves under 500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone and those over 500 lbs sold with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good, best for the lighter calves with the grass greening up this week and a few new faces looking for some grazers. Supply was light. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.96/cwt on 22 head, down $33.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −19.35 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$445.96

▼ 33.74 vs prior sale

22 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$13.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.79

vs MO average

−26.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	449.76	2,505	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	435.84	2,358	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.92/cwt here — about $147 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 sale22 hd

445.96

—

MO average18 barns · 1,824 hd

464.75

−18.79

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−26.24

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−19.35

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	1,235	190.75	2,356	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	170.07	2,426	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	160.88	1,939	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,167	138.31	1,614	6thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2Fleshy	600–650	626	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	366.52/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	347	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,364	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	376	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	435.84/cwt	432.50–442.50	2,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	385.33/cwt	381.00–397.00	2,609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	365.69/cwt	364.00–376.00	2,790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	434.74/cwt	434.00–439.00	2,739	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	362.51/cwt	354.00–364.00	2,773	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	447.43/cwt	442.00–453.00	2,765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	449.76/cwt	442.00–468.00	2,505	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	594.80/cwt	580.00–599.00	2,129	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	535.87/cwt	535.00–538.00	2,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	534.53/cwt	481.00–552.00	2,576	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	448	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,475	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	177.31/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,523	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	168.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,392	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	144.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	119.56/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	161.38/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,909	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	150.41/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,846	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	169.35/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	190.75/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,356	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	182.81/cwt	171.00–204.00	2,212	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	167.92/cwt	157.00–177.00	1,956	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	875	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	362.22/cwt	358.00–369.00	2,409	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	608	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	343.40/cwt	332.00–348.00	2,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	446.51/cwt	437.50–470.00	1,956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	595.41/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	485.66/cwt	472.00–500.00	2,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	395.20/cwt	392.00–399.00	2,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	421.69/cwt	416.00–440.00	2,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	432.49/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,085	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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