Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $387.01/cwt on 35 head, down $14.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −32.99 against this barn's trailing median of $420.00.

Average price

$387.01

▼ 14.20 vs prior sale

35 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$36.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.35

vs MO average

−0.50 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	391.14	2,581	31
Medium and Large 2	664	355.00	2,357	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.14/cwt here — about $223 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 600–700 lb

23 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $454.65, low $355.21, median $420.00 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

387.01

—

MO average14 barns · 1,264 hd

399.36

−12.35

National average156 barns · 6,926 hd

387.51

−0.50

This barn, trailing median23 sales

420.00

−32.99

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	1,624	226.92	3,686	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	181.62	2,784	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	175.05	2,214	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	146.40	1,461	2thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	171.49/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,174	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	227.38/cwt	214.00–239.00	3,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,869	55
Bulls	—	—	1,510	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	183.36/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	4,083	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	146.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,461	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	181.62/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,009	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,037	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,117	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	389.10/cwt	383.00–394.00	2,595	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,310	13

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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