Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 lower with too few sales over 650 lbs for a trend. Demand was moderate to good in spots for a light to moderate mid summer run made up mostly of long time weaned, home raised short yearling types. Cash fed cattle have sold 7.00-15.00 lower over the last two weeks and feeder cattle futures have followed suite with sharp losses in the weeks since the last reported sale here at MO-KAN. Calf and feeder buyers have adjusted accordingly. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.46/cwt on 71 head, down $13.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −28.85 against this barn's trailing median of $465.31.

Average price

$436.46

▼ 13.88 vs prior sale

71 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.03

vs MO average

−2.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	442.98	2,463	43
Medium and Large 1-2	524	426.44	2,233	28

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale71 hd

436.46

—

MO average15 barns · 1,774 hd

455.49

−19.03

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−2.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

465.31

−28.85

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	1,782	228.93	4,080	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	185.39	2,712	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	177.55	1,971	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	812	146.77	1,192	25

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1Fleshy	650–700	661	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,214	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	188.07/cwt	186.50–196.00	2,735	22
Bulls	—	—	1,782	228.93/cwt	223.00–235.00	4,080	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	186.46/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	397.39/cwt	395.00–411.00	2,098	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	498	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	456.53/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,424	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	713	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	384.67/cwt	379.00–386.00	2,789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	572.00/cwt	572.00–572.00	2,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	384.49/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	437.84/cwt	410.00–462.00	2,242	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	441.00/cwt	430.00–451.00	1,887	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	492.88/cwt	484.00–500.00	2,331	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	433.23/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,487	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	400.50/cwt	392.00–418.00	1,962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	431.26/cwt	424.00–438.00	2,018	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	350.85/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	367.89/cwt	362.00–374.00	2,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	387.75/cwt	386.00–389.00	2,206	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	416.26/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	389.50/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	520.67/cwt	520.00–522.00	2,104	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	325.55/cwt	323.00–332.00	2,370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,429	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	156.59/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,331	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	739	131.89/cwt	124.00–148.00	975	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	169.74/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,669	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	182.49/cwt	174.00–186.50	2,706	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	178.48/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,035	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	795	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,320	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,580	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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