Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. Cash fed cattle have been selling higher this week and cattle futures have been supportive. Big rains over basically the last month have the pastures lush and green and the ponds full but have also kept the farmers out of the field and there's still a lot of spring field work yet to be done. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.79/cwt on 34 head, down $12.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −12.69 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$399.79

▼ 12.69 vs prior sale

34 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.49

vs MO average

−24.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	402.34	2,233	22
Medium and Large 1-2	565	395.10	2,234	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about −$1 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

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 sale34 hd

399.79

—

MO average19 barns · 2,519 hd

429.28

−29.49

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−24.28

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

−12.69

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	1,637	223.47	3,659	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	177.76	2,097	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	176.35	2,662	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	142.31	1,332	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,112	280.00	3,114	34

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	460.08/cwt	452.00–468.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	556.70/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	483.05/cwt	468.00–505.00	2,029	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	390.12/cwt	363.00–406.00	2,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	468.88/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	463.99/cwt	435.00–482.50	1,953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	498.33/cwt	470.00–536.00	2,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	662.88/cwt	605.00–685.00	2,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	644.38/cwt	608.00–695.00	2,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	660.77/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	246	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	709	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	471.22/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,479	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	491.58/cwt	482.00–515.00	2,556	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	468.44/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	558.55/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,346	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	447.78/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,760	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	516.07/cwt	494.00–545.00	2,384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	517.94/cwt	505.00–528.00	2,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,300	2
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	950–1000	965	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	538.23/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,959	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	459.43/cwt	420.00–476.00	2,196	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,604	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	188.79/cwt	184.00–197.00	2,277	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	123.80/cwt	108.00–136.00	1,118	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	163.30/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	150.33/cwt	142.00–161.00	1,466	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	168.19/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,595	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,826	1
Heifers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,112	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,114	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	172.95/cwt	164.00–182.00	2,044	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,421	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	238.90/cwt	238.00–240.00	4,909	2
Bulls	—	—	1,609	225.53/cwt	220.00–233.00	3,629	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	179.16/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,677	10
Bulls	—	—	1,305	201.86/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,634	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,168	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	203.92/cwt	192.00–228.00	2,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	451.17/cwt	439.00–460.00	2,211	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,404	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	374.40/cwt	369.00–379.00	2,396	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	354.87/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,417	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,257	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	341.27/cwt	337.50–348.00	2,669	73

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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