Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady but with spots 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate for a moderate supply. Cattle futures and cash fed cattle have lost some ground this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.47/cwt on 49 head, down $9.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 25 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$412.47

▼ 9.38 vs prior sale

49 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$29.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.29

vs MO average

−9.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	418.28	2,299	37
Large 1	506	412.00	2,085	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	388.75	2,110	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.53/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale49 hd

412.47

—

MO average17 barns · 2,267 hd

425.76

−13.29

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−9.70

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

+0.00

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	1,720	227.77	3,918	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	176.04	2,445	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	167.93	1,900	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	134.63	1,304	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,146	265.00	3,037	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$4,450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	500–550	508	508.14/cwt	500.00–513.00	2,581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	504.35/cwt	484.00–515.00	1,906	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	437.70/cwt	435.00–441.00	2,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	555.36/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	419.02/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,590	4
Steers	Large 1	300–350	343	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	474.39/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,983	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	455.97/cwt	442.00–465.00	2,640	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	526.15/cwt	523.00–536.00	2,241	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,381	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	497.64/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,424	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	453.21/cwt	436.00–485.00	2,189	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,984	2
Steers	Large 1	650–700	654	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	553.13/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,362	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	527.86/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	453.17/cwt	449.00–459.00	2,397	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	478.81/cwt	458.00–502.00	2,298	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	461	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,146	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,037	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	132.00/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,224	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	179.91/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,517	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	162.48/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	186.38/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,207	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	95.37/cwt	90.00–105.00	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	145.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,463	12
Bulls	—	—	1,892	250.37/cwt	239.00–258.00	4,737	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	168.38/cwt	163.00–181.00	1,886	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	153.52/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,716	11
Bulls	—	—	1,463	193.86/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,836	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	275.56/cwt	248.00–298.00	2,488	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	310.41/cwt	287.50–328.00	2,887	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	199.09/cwt	184.00–203.00	2,194	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	192.61/cwt	172.00–216.00	2,101	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	472.07/cwt	430.00–482.00	2,020	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	386.88/cwt	350.00–423.00	2,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,463	4
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	361	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,594	4
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	868	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,543	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	506	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	436	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,049	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	377.13/cwt	376.00–379.00	2,168	8

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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