Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for a light supply. The majority of the fall calves have already been marketed and the market has seen a slight downturn following last week's bearish Cattle On Feed report. If there was a decent stretch of dry weather, most producers would like to turn their attention to putting up some hay and finishing up fieldwork. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.00/cwt on 30 head, down $10.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −7.48 against this barn's trailing median of $412.47.

Average price

$405.00

▼ 10.40 vs prior sale

30 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$50.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.99

vs MO average

−2.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	425.55	2,260	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	391.02	2,229	12thin
Medium and Large 2	570	375.00	2,136	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.55/cwt here — about $124 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 sale30 hd

405.00

—

MO average8 barns · 784 hd

418.99

−13.99

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−2.44

This barn, trailing median25 sales

412.47

−7.48

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	1,688	240.08	4,052	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	185.65	2,811	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	177.28	2,090	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	147.62	1,443	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	181.46/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,794	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	191.94/cwt	188.00–196.50	2,831	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	233.65/cwt	223.00–241.00	4,019	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	121.82/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,060	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	178.93/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,110	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	186.41/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	462.04/cwt	458.00–469.00	2,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	502.29/cwt	498.00–504.00	2,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	425.55/cwt	420.00–429.00	2,260	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	724	317.03/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	371.33/cwt	370.00–374.00	2,180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	486.20/cwt	485.00–488.00	2,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	470.77/cwt	465.00–482.00	2,537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	393.12/cwt	392.00–396.00	2,457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,193	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,079	261.74/cwt	259.00–270.00	2,824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	403.05/cwt	398.00–409.00	2,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	841	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,671	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	188.44/cwt	178.00–217.50	2,354	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,063	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	163.10/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,700	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	161.16/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,826	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	251.33/cwt	244.00–259.00	4,099	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,905	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	287.00/cwt	260.00–309.00	2,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,676	3

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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