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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Mar 21

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 468▲ 273 vs year ago 333 · +82.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 141▲ 49 vs year ago 150 · +32.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 13▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was light and demand was moderate. The overall quality didn't match the last several weeks with mostly smaller groups of cattle handled in a variety of different ways. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.54/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −129.45 against this barn's trailing median of $405.00.

Average price

$275.54

45 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$3.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs MO average

−1.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	276.91	1,524	27
Medium and Large 1-2	533	273.50	1,458	18thin

One grade step is worth $3.41/cwt here — about $66 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 sale45 hd

275.54

—

MO average16 barns · 2,835 hd

278.04

−2.50

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−1.68

This barn, trailing median23 sales

405.00

−129.45

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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.56, low $332.17, median $405.00 across 23 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	1,660	140.75	2,337	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	135.13	1,938	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	128.90	1,507	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	107.13	1,087	22

Every lot

55 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	979	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	320.50/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,048	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,283	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,349	6
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	410	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,296	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	334.64/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,442	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	437	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,390	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	340.98/cwt	339.00–342.50	1,493	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,596	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,442	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	310.20/cwt	301.00–322.00	1,653	12
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	544	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,556	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,659	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	303.32/cwt	290.00–310.50	1,865	9
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	635	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,711	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,652	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	730	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,810	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,847	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,972	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	943	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	317.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,019	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	315.23/cwt	307.50–316.00	1,157	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	326.30/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,266	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	318.85/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,317	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	302.34/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,279	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	284.38/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,317	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	283.04/cwt	277.00–286.50	1,460	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	273.50/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,458	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	272.69/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,565	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	258.17/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,593	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	256.16/cwt	244.00–258.50	1,586	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,530	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,668	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,694	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,694	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,827	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	212.79/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,987	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,166	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,214	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	370	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,125	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,644	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	738	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,827	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,626	138.84/cwt	129.00–147.00	2,258	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,019	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	98.69/cwt	84.00–103.00	942	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	111.96/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,174	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	116.31/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,328	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	127.31/cwt	117.00–135.00	1,488	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	138.91/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,638	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	133.83/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,892	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	140.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,136	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	140.35/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,548	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	146.76/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,685	9

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.

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

MO-Kan Livestock Market - Butler, MO

Thu Mar 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 468Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 141Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	321	315.00–330.00	317.39
43	350–400	367	307.50–316.00	315.23
32	400–450	423	275.00–310.00	302.34
8	450–500	463	282.50–285.00	284.38
18	500–550	533	269.00–281.00	273.50
20	600–650	619	244.00–258.50	256.16
12	650–700	674	227.00	227.00
5	700–750	713	234.00	234.00
3	750–800	753	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	262	360.00	360.00
9	350–400	388	315.00–331.00	326.30
13	400–450	413	316.00–328.00	318.85
11	500–550	516	277.00–286.50	283.04
16	550–600	574	266.00–279.00	272.69
15	600–650	617	256.00–263.00	258.17
3	700–750	718	236.00	236.00
3	850–900	866	211.00	211.00
10	900–950	934	210.00–217.00	212.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	738	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	335.00	335.00
12	350–400	357	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
5	550–600	578	284.50	284.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	304.00	304.00
3	400–450	438	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	391	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	438	339.00–342.50	340.98
2	450–500	475	336.00	336.00
9	600–650	615	290.00–310.50	303.32
3	750–800	751	246.00	246.00
2	800–850	815	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	288	340.00	340.00
15	300–350	327	319.00–330.00	320.50
7	350–400	390	329.00	329.00
46	400–450	431	320.00–340.00	334.64
4	450–500	492	293.00	293.00
12	500–550	533	301.00–322.00	310.20
4	550–600	582	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	638	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	316.00	316.00
7	500–550	544	286.00	286.00
3	600–650	635	269.50	269.50
4	700–750	730	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	318.00	318.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,148	140.00–158.00	146.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,103	136.00–151.00	140.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,626	129.00–147.00	138.84
1	—	1,935	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,049	106.00–120.00	111.96
8	—	954	84.00–103.00	98.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	137.00–142.00	140.65
17	—	1,414	129.00–136.50	133.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,169	117.00–135.00	127.31
6	—	1,142	114.00–119.00	116.31
18	—	1,179	132.00–143.00	138.91

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.