Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Demand was good for a moderate supply with some fancy groups of calves on hand. Cattle futures closed sharply lower with several months locked limit down in anticipation of a bearish Cattle On Feed report to come out Friday afternoon. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.15/cwt on 61 head, up $5.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −6.16 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$459.15

▲ 5.99 vs prior sale

61 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$29.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.11

vs MO average

−15.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	461.61	2,547	56
Medium and Large 1-2	528	431.64	2,279	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $268 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

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 sale61 hd

459.15

—

MO average20 barns · 5,701 hd

481.26

−22.11

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−15.33

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−6.16

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	1,579	228.66	3,610	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	179.42	2,505	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	176.72	2,045	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	158.38	1,613	6thin

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	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$4,535	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,000	1thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,410	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	163.25/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	457.04/cwt	444.00–476.00	2,623	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,825.00/head	4,825.00–4,825.00	4,825	3
Bulls	—	—	1,569	228.52/cwt	217.00–238.00	3,585	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	4,481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	179.42/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	406.35/cwt	393.00–422.00	2,320	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	405.33/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,432	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,453	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	500.05/cwt	480.00–506.00	2,065	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	766	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,850	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	442.34/cwt	424.00–447.00	2,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	459.19/cwt	454.00–478.00	2,213	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	431.05/cwt	419.00–438.00	2,729	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	396.50/cwt	396.50–396.50	2,902	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	409.25/cwt	404.00–415.00	2,693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	428.57/cwt	418.00–438.00	2,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	381.26/cwt	377.00–387.00	2,627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	463.92/cwt	452.00–468.00	2,194	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	459.93/cwt	448.00–486.00	1,955	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	416.69/cwt	412.00–419.00	2,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	431.64/cwt	430.00–434.00	2,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	488.03/cwt	476.00–518.00	2,147	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	496.97/cwt	475.00–503.00	2,465	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	477.64/cwt	473.00–496.00	2,565	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	726	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	419.60/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,664	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	175.44/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,040	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	185.03/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,165	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,656	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	183.36/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,683	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	187.12/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,931	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,226	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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