Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale four weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly steady but a slightly weak undertone was noted on some weight breaks. The majority of the offering consisted of a large group of yearling steers but several loads of yearlings were offered along with some new crop calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.17/cwt on 44 head, down $20.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −88.82 against this barn's trailing median of $464.00.

Average price

$375.17

▼ 20.00 vs prior sale

44 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.67

vs MO average

−30.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	388.14	2,111	14thin
Large 1-2	564	370.16	2,086	25
Medium and Large 1-2	580	363.93	2,111	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $1 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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.68, low $375.17, median $464.00 across 22 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 sale44 hd

375.17

—

MO average15 barns · 1,754 hd

405.85

−30.67

National average171 barns · 11,845 hd

405.79

−30.62

This barn, trailing median22 sales

464.00

−88.82

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	—	High	1,680	200.91	3,375	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	146.62	2,315	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	135.02	1,600	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	116.98	1,123	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Large 1-2	600–650	648	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	388	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,715	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	617	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,913	7
Bulls	—	—	1,948	218.67/cwt	213.00–224.00	4,260	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	126.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,473	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,185	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	839	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,601	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	5
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	476	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,880	15
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	568	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,090	22
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	531	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,050	3
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	359	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,817	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,815	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	180.94/cwt	164.00–200.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,058	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,009	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,977	98
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	269.86/cwt	254.00–289.00	2,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	363.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	357.24/cwt	350.00–365.50	2,408	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,751	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	349.97/cwt	343.00–359.00	2,488	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,391	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	339.02/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,092	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	384.88/cwt	382.00–386.50	2,467	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	342.78/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	367.28/cwt	355.00–371.00	1,954	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	338.98/cwt	336.00–350.75	2,312	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	382.01/cwt	362.50–383.25	2,693	438
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,808	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	358.12/cwt	343.00–367.00	2,775	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	716	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,309	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	794	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,581	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	138.17/cwt	134.00–143.50	1,648	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,123	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	154.12/cwt	153.00–156.50	2,671	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	194.04/cwt	187.00–205.00	2,920	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	144.52/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,124	4

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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