Sale reports / Missouri / Mo-Kan Livestock Market / 2024-02-15

Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Feb 15
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
▼ 288 vs last sale 1,070▲ 105 vs year ago 677 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 83▲ 42 vs year ago 100 · +42.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 11 vs year ago 26 · −42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $272.20/cwt on 371 head.
Average price
$272.20
371 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$325
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$62.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.39
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482282.931,36467
Medium and Large 1646275.431,780270
Medium and Large 2410261.001,0704thin
Large 1-2765220.681,68930
One grade step is worth $62.25/cwt here — about −$325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale371 hd
272.20
—
MO average15 barns · 18,588 hd
268.81
+3.39
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,709128.062,18820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,384111.191,53924
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,218102.071,24352
CowsLean 85-90%Low98382.2180846

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,7352thin

Every lot

64 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 2410261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0704
Steers—Medium and Large 1413314.93/cwt310.00–326.001,3017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419295.61/cwt290.00–304.001,23924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463283.14/cwt271.00–305.001,31114
Steers—Medium and Large 1519313.14/cwt285.00–330.501,62550
Steers—Medium and Large 1564294.89/cwt281.00–300.001,66315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587270.82/cwt260.00–276.001,5903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608254.05/cwt230.00–259.001,5458
Steers—Medium and Large 1640283.18/cwt275.00–287.001,812111
Steers—Large 1-2641240.39/cwt239.00–248.001,54113
Steers—Medium and Large 1663260.56/cwt255.00–261.001,72814
Steers—Large 1-2675242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7204
Steers—Large 1-2705236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6642
Steers—Medium and Large 1764235.07/cwt226.00–240.001,79658
Steers—Large 1-2780202.63/cwt196.00–213.001,5815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788221.46/cwt220.00–226.001,7454
Steers—Medium and Large 1839224.39/cwt209.00–226.751,88315
Steers—Large 1-2862207.37/cwt205.00–211.001,7883
Steers—Large 1-21,010191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9296
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383264.90/cwt260.00–270.001,0152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned403266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,0724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy441250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469255.25/cwt249.00–259.001,19715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473271.67/cwt263.00–275.001,28550
Heifers—Large 1-2485255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524257.88/cwt247.00–272.001,35128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574256.99/cwt248.00–260.001,47586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577239.07/cwt237.00–240.001,37914
Heifers—Medium 1-2598218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3043
Heifers—Large 1-2615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625242.14/cwt241.00–246.001,51321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625225.27/cwt222.00–233.001,4088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726221.55/cwt218.00–226.001,60810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780222.85/cwt218.00–227.001,73813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360300.51/cwt300.00–301.001,0822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470297.24/cwt297.00–298.001,3974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531272.65/cwt262.00–280.001,4485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589259.28/cwt253.00–286.001,5275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2791195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5424
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3307147.00/cwt147.00–147.004514
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635122.35/cwt109.00–129.002,00012
Bulls——1,819136.63/cwt133.00–144.002,4858
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90462.90/cwt52.00–70.5056912
Cows—Lean 85-90%958105.48/cwt102.50–108.001,0103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01687.44/cwt76.00–102.0088831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191108.90/cwt105.00–114.501,29712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226100.02/cwt81.50–107.001,22640
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355112.67/cwt110.00–117.001,52718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472106.75/cwt105.00–108.001,5716
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106132.51/cwt113.00–152.001,4668
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4383
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,734.87/head1,500.00–1,925.001,7352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

This sale against other markets

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.