Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold with a lower undertone on a light supply. The overall quality didn't match last week's much bigger run of calves and with the board losing some ground lately and some negative rumblings, buyers have backed off a little. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.16/cwt on 30 head, down $38.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −12.15 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$453.16

▼ 38.94 vs prior sale

30 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$6.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.37

vs MO average

−20.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	457.54	2,631	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	450.97	2,470	20

One grade step is worth $6.57/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale30 hd

453.16

—

MO average17 barns · 4,576 hd

483.53

−30.37

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−20.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−12.15

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	—	Low	1,797	229.96	4,133	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	183.04	2,564	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	180.01	1,976	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	162.56	1,528	15

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,871	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,073	$3,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	300–350	340	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	400.14/cwt	391.00–408.00	2,469	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	698	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	446.34/cwt	438.00–460.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	451.18/cwt	432.00–472.00	1,918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	608.01/cwt	606.00–610.00	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	457.54/cwt	455.00–468.00	2,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	458.21/cwt	432.00–470.00	2,456	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	421.50/cwt	421.50–421.50	2,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	426.98/cwt	426.00–428.00	2,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	482.90/cwt	464.00–490.00	2,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	490.01/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,161	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	505.98/cwt	492.00–522.00	1,923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	478.09/cwt	464.00–488.00	1,955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	434.79/cwt	434.00–436.00	2,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	451.47/cwt	436.00–474.00	2,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	433.26/cwt	426.00–436.00	2,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	494.70/cwt	486.00–508.00	2,142	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	433.89/cwt	429.00–438.00	2,243	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	471.16/cwt	464.00–478.00	2,167	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,408	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,870.52/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,871	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	282.39/cwt	260.00–295.00	2,457	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	211.85/cwt	183.00–245.00	2,091	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	178.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,937	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	183.04/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,564	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	187.04/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,138	8
Bulls	—	—	1,802	228.47/cwt	217.00–239.00	4,117	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	245.39/cwt	244.00–247.00	4,343	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	163.95/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,546	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,219	1

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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