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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Oct 15

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

559 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 626▲ 141 vs year ago 418 · +33.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 82▼ 6 vs year ago 59 · −10.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 38 vs year ago 48 · −79.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady but the steer calves sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.92/cwt on 64 head, up $18.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −50.24 against this barn's trailing median of $456.16.

Average price

$405.92

▲ 18.32 vs prior sale

64 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$26.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

vs MO average

−26.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	410.90	2,341	52
Medium and Large 1-2	527	384.33	2,027	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.57/cwt here — about $314 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

405.92

—

MO average19 barns · 2,086 hd

403.10

+2.82

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−26.37

This barn, trailing median24 sales

456.16

−50.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.10, low $375.17, median $456.16 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,644	186.55	3,066	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	143.58	2,104	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	135.11	1,641	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	119.50	1,183	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,344	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,833	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,988	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	439.81/cwt	415.00–451.00	2,340	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	396.86/cwt	391.00–413.00	2,334	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	387.50/cwt	387.00–388.00	2,403	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,305	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	347.12/cwt	336.00–358.00	2,360	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	347.47/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,662	79
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,903	75
Steers	950–1000	Medium 1-2Fleshy	983	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,556	10
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,151	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	3,188	86
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	406.81/cwt	386.00–428.00	1,607	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,544	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,059	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,754	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	338.32/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,749	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	556	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,724	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,154	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1Fleshy	860	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,356	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,051	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,764	43
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,138	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,315	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	324.87/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,329	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,430	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,484	163.55/cwt	155.00–176.00	2,427	5
Bulls	—	—	1,511	187.71/cwt	179.00–194.00	2,836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,909	208.61/cwt	203.00–214.00	3,982	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	119.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,183	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	132.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,566	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,438	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	145.65/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,844	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,161	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	142.10/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,085	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,334	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	151.96/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,781	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	161.94/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,071	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

MO-Kan Livestock Market - Butler, MO

Thu Oct 15, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 626Year ago 418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 82Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 48

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady but the steer calves sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,467	136.00–147.00	142.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	114.00–123.00	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	142.00–149.00	145.65
2	—	1,198	115.00–125.00	120.03
5	—	1,180	128.00–138.00	132.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	179.00–194.00	187.71
5	—	1,909	203.00–214.00	208.61
5	—	1,484	155.00–176.00	163.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	428.00	428.00
7	500–550	517	330.00–349.00	338.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	556	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	395	386.00–428.00	406.81
3	400–450	400	386.00	386.00
3	500–550	516	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	668	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	1050–1100	1,051	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	860	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	342.00	342.00
3	650–700	675	343.00	343.00
8	700–750	717	316.00–330.00	324.87
3	850–900	868	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	444	528.00	528.00
17	500–550	532	415.00–451.00	439.81
35	550–600	588	391.00–413.00	396.86
12	600–650	620	387.00–388.00	387.50
79	750–800	766	340.00–348.00	347.47
75	850–900	885	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	412.00	412.00
8	500–550	511	389.00	389.00
4	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
17	600–650	635	363.00	363.00
4	650–700	680	336.00–358.00	347.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
86	1150–1200	1,151	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	950–1000	983	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	147.00–157.00	151.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	247.00	247.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,279	154.00–169.00	161.94

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.