Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.34/cwt on 57 head, down $10.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −14.97 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$450.34

▼ 10.13 vs prior sale

57 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$13.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.38

vs MO average

−18.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	459.91	2,612	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	446.61	2,305	41

One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $308 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 sale57 hd

450.34

—

MO average19 barns · 3,475 hd

477.73

−27.38

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−18.12

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−14.97

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	1,752	243.25	4,261	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	179.76	2,008	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	178.32	2,630	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	148.62	1,483	7thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	500–550	511	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,290	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,712	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	177.18/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,967	14
Bulls	—	—	1,716	238.47/cwt	226.00–246.00	4,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	446.61/cwt	443.00–468.00	2,305	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	459.91/cwt	459.00–464.00	2,612	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,419	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	508.03/cwt	498.00–518.00	2,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,895	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	459.86/cwt	448.00–476.00	2,396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,563	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	484.79/cwt	482.00–515.00	2,167	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	389.23/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,359	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	177.98/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	188.77/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,154	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	219.19/cwt	217.00–221.00	3,349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	250.45/cwt	246.00–260.00	4,543	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	143.51/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	155.44/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,456	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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