Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included several nice consignments of calves. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $488.63/cwt on 76 head, up $0.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 25 comparable sales and sits +23.31 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$488.63

▲ 0.58 vs prior sale

76 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$1.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs MO average

−2.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	488.94	2,684	56
Medium and Large 1-2	543	487.76	2,648	20

One grade step is worth $1.17/cwt here — about $36 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 sale76 hd

488.63

—

MO average16 barns · 2,376 hd

497.45

−8.82

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−2.20

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

+23.31

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	1,520	219.62	3,338	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	184.75	2,648	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	179.44	2,052	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	159.62	1,645	5thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	400–450	427	480.85/cwt	468.00–497.50	2,053	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	419.24/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,235	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	534.09/cwt	480.00–558.00	2,227	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,239	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	436.70/cwt	431.00–440.00	2,900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	497.42/cwt	485.00–501.00	2,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	489.42/cwt	470.00–504.00	2,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	448	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,755	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	468	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	469.99/cwt	464.00–478.00	2,698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	587.73/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,433	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	586.39/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	677.01/cwt	635.00–695.00	2,173	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	519.02/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,481	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	499.57/cwt	492.50–514.00	2,608	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	478.30/cwt	460.00–486.00	2,755	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	447.13/cwt	440.00–458.00	2,808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	458.86/cwt	456.00–460.00	2,147	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	494.79/cwt	488.00–518.00	2,073	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	493.00/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	462.42/cwt	454.00–475.00	2,747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	538.00/cwt	538.00–538.00	2,313	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	175.83/cwt	166.00–182.00	1,966	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,639	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	157.77/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,650	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,717	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	183.25/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,628	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	187.02/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,237	12
Bulls	—	—	1,520	219.62/cwt	209.00–229.00	3,338	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	203.49/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,913	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	253.57/cwt	251.00–256.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	451.79/cwt	442.50–470.00	2,114	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	373.87/cwt	365.00–375.50	2,512	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	437.02/cwt	429.00–446.00	2,277	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	602	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,118	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	469.26/cwt	428.00–482.00	1,774	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	455.19/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	333.89/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,270	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	720	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	393.83/cwt	391.00–398.00	2,280	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	383.19/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,372	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	340.85/cwt	340.00–341.50	2,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	507.41/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,943	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	412.96/cwt	394.00–422.00	2,333	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	503	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	513.59/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,815	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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