Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Several more new crop calves this week with most coming in off the cow. A couple loads of big yearling steers highlighted the sale. Demand was moderate to good for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.14/cwt on 12 head, up $5.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −81.54 against this barn's trailing median of $462.68.

Average price

$381.14

▲ 5.97 vs prior sale

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.45

vs MO average

−33.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	381.14	2,078	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale12 hd

381.14

—

MO average19 barns · 2,451 hd

402.60

−21.45

National average179 barns · 17,467 hd

414.98

−33.84

This barn, trailing median23 sales

462.68

−81.54

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	1,713	198.02	3,392	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	146.89	2,099	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	134.31	1,614	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	120.15	1,123	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,500	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	383.19/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	373	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	438	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	420	404.26/cwt	360.00–418.00	1,698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	353.57/cwt	349.00–356.00	2,199	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	637	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	400.27/cwt	378.00–423.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,527	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	610	362.85/cwt	358.00–366.00	2,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	367	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,234	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,140	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	415.25/cwt	414.00–421.00	2,039	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,681	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	125.38/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	193.63/cwt	184.00–204.00	3,282	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	145.58/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,089	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	150.37/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,125	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	741	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	792	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,743	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	241.99/cwt	220.00–270.00	2,405	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	516	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,729	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	213.39/cwt	212.00–215.00	3,788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	135.02/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,604	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	118.84/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	358.08/cwt	354.00–361.00	1,730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,652	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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