Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the big sale two weeks ago, the steers weighing 400-500 lbs. sold 20.00 to 25.00 higher. The 500-650 lb. steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, and the heavier weights were not well tested. The heifers sold mostly steady on very limited comparisons. The largest lot of the day was 41 hd. of 977 lb. heifers that sold with good demand at 297.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, with a high dressing bull that sold up to 257.00/cwt. The cattle futures have had considerable gains to start the week, but ended up closing slightly lower on Thursday afternoon. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $460.48/cwt on 142 head, down $2.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −4.83 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$460.48

▼ 2.20 vs prior sale

142 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$71.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs MO average

+1.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	467.13	2,646	102
Medium and Large 1-2	550	446.02	2,451	38
Medium and Large 2	595	396.00	2,356	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.13/cwt here — about $290 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 sale142 hd

460.48

—

MO average16 barns · 2,956 hd

470.60

−10.12

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+1.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−4.83

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	1,830	237.61	4,349	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	179.98	2,528	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	171.37	1,986	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	146.17	1,351	11

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	—	—	1,758	234.38/cwt	233.00–236.00	4,120	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	4,746	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	253.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	5,145	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,706	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	165.71/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	459.34/cwt	449.00–478.00	2,664	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	765	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,391	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,257	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	174.61/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	389.95/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	595	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,356	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	178.48/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,438	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	156.20/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	164.07/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,941	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	149.37/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	121.01/cwt	100.00–137.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	449.29/cwt	445.00–451.00	2,323	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	463.95/cwt	460.00–469.00	2,259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	524.15/cwt	516.00–540.00	1,908	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	496.96/cwt	486.00–506.00	2,107	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	408.93/cwt	389.00–420.00	2,360	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	538.91/cwt	526.00–556.00	2,344	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,902	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	399.50/cwt	399.50–399.50	2,856	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	489.90/cwt	479.00–499.00	2,582	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	672	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	395.22/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	509.34/cwt	509.00–510.00	2,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	489.38/cwt	458.00–536.00	1,845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	367.02/cwt	346.00–385.00	2,294	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	455.06/cwt	441.00–466.00	2,448	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	437.88/cwt	430.00–452.00	2,452	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	993	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	441.27/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	543	414.91/cwt	404.00–420.00	2,253	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	427.40/cwt	421.00–429.00	2,654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	396.49/cwt	382.00–403.50	2,692	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	620	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	643	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	497	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	531.00/cwt	518.00–545.00	2,528	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	446.88/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,784	26

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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