Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test, steers and heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply that included a consignment of yearling steers and heifers and some fancy new crop calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.34/cwt on 152 head, up $14.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 25 comparable sales and sits +5.87 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$418.34

▲ 14.83 vs prior sale

152 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$64.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

vs MO average

−6.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	436.99	2,299	58
Medium and Large 1-2	577	408.36	2,355	90
Medium 1-2	593	372.50	2,209	4thin

One grade step is worth $64.49/cwt here — about $91 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.56, low $390.11, median $412.47 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 sale152 hd

418.34

—

MO average19 barns · 2,562 hd

424.49

−6.14

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−6.85

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

+5.87

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	—	High	1,649	214.91	3,543	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	193.33	2,776	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	176.21	1,966	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	151.99	1,489	3thin

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	750–800	754	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	464.40/cwt	460.00–474.00	2,220	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,491	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	419.98/cwt	398.00–426.00	2,234	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	597.33/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,551	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	405.49/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,911	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	466.96/cwt	456.00–475.00	2,620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	792.00/cwt	792.00–792.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,369	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	416.82/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	449.58/cwt	442.00–463.00	2,581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	489.14/cwt	462.50–520.00	2,602	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	476	544.00/cwt	544.00–544.00	2,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	393.50/cwt	393.00–394.00	2,719	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	550.88/cwt	540.00–568.00	2,584	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	482.17/cwt	470.00–523.00	2,584	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	421.10/cwt	413.00–437.00	2,792	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	406.50/cwt	406.50–406.50	2,390	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	495.42/cwt	489.00–499.00	2,551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	392.64/cwt	387.50–404.00	2,580	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	564.00/cwt	564.00–564.00	2,499	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	195.14/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,777	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	184.74/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,040	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,529	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	187.90/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	222.69/cwt	218.00–235.00	3,748	6
Bulls	—	—	1,145	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	170.52/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,917	6
Bulls	—	—	1,798	206.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,704	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	188.97/cwt	179.00–194.00	2,341	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	216.10/cwt	189.00–302.50	2,526	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	282.34/cwt	212.50–340.00	2,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	510.96/cwt	490.00–519.00	2,105	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	368.29/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,294	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	549.51/cwt	535.00–556.00	2,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	646	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	422.35/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,074	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,415	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	472	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	608.54/cwt	582.50–622.50	1,899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	351.63/cwt	345.50–352.00	2,957	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	435.52/cwt	422.00–450.00	2,291	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,914	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	593	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,486	4

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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