Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There have been no recent comparisons for an accurate trend but steers and heifers sold with a lower undertone with plenty of negative news around putting pressure on the market. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. The yearling steers saw the best demand. Corn harvest has started this week for some. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-20.00 lower than three weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.17/cwt on 68 head, down $41.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −67.51 against this barn's trailing median of $462.68.

Average price

$395.17

▼ 41.29 vs prior sale

68 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$37.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.25

vs MO average

+24.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	413.19	2,297	35
Medium and Large 1-2	555	376.06	2,087	33

One grade step is worth $37.13/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.68, low $375.17, median $462.68 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale68 hd

395.17

—

MO average14 barns · 912 hd

379.92

+15.25

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+24.17

This barn, trailing median23 sales

462.68

−67.51

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	1,633	202.73	3,311	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,604	151.84	2,435	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	147.73	1,813	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	136.78	1,368	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	739	334.50/cwt	332.00–341.50	2,472	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	336.47/cwt	329.00–349.00	2,581	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,057	6
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	798	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,490	3
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	928	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	296.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	486.37/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	391.31/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,058	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,561	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	350.50/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,771	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	378.01/cwt	354.00–388.50	2,355	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,454	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,675	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	319.26/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,015	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	341.75/cwt	333.00–346.00	2,283	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	329.01/cwt	326.00–331.00	2,547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	295.02/cwt	286.00–302.00	2,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	344.41/cwt	329.00–349.00	2,466	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	361.71/cwt	353.00–377.00	2,105	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	426.81/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	413.19/cwt	390.00–424.00	2,297	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	363.07/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	358.06/cwt	349.50–368.50	2,585	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,992	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	302.18/cwt	287.00–316.00	2,028	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	363.89/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,129	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	362.61/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,962	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	331.76/cwt	310.00–339.50	1,911	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	398.96/cwt	370.50–405.00	2,509	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,222	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	145.12/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,496	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	154.53/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,406	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	202.73/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	147.73/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,813	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	138.94/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,398	5

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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