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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Oct 17

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

467 head

▼ 513 vs last sale 980▼ 225 vs year ago 692 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 62▼ 99 vs year ago 200 · −49.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 10▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%

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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 to very good and buyers were aggressive for the quality calves. Supply was light. Slaughter cows sold uneven from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower.

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 $305.27/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −147.89 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$305.27

59 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.43

vs MO average

+5.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	306.84	1,687	55
Medium and Large 1-2	511	283.60	1,449	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $237 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 sale59 hd

305.27

—

MO average16 barns · 2,035 hd

284.84

+20.43

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+5.94

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

−147.89

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.10, low $375.17, median $453.16 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	—	Low	1,661	157.61	2,617	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	128.89	2,043	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	119.95	1,457	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	104.03	1,114	6thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	423	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,125	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	338.66/cwt	321.00–349.00	1,463	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	295.70/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,363	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	326.25/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,579	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	283.60/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,449	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	314.24/cwt	311.00–318.50	1,684	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	297.97/cwt	294.00–300.25	1,687	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	262.92/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,617	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	279.56/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,772	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	244.51/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,592	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	252.41/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,838	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,875	3
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	835	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,971	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,998	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,136	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	310.91/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,318	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,015	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	287.90/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,385	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	495	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,233	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	275.60/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,447	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	258.78/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,516	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,558	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,601	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,566	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,620	3
Heifers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	736	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,641	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,281	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,372	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	294.99/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,407	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,517	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	265.64/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,434	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	247.16/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,636	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,668	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	138.42/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	165.92/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	160.03/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,799	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	840	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	108.04/cwt	101.50–114.00	1,172	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	128.00/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,536	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	109.06/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,325	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	121.06/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,473	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	126.97/cwt	119.50–131.50	1,784	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	116.73/cwt	116.00–117.50	1,722	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	135.37/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,572	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	184.68/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,712	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	156.59/cwt	130.00–171.00	1,685	11

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 Oct 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 980Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 62Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	728	250.00–256.00	252.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	432	321.00–349.00	338.66
9	450–500	484	325.00–329.00	326.25
30	500–550	536	311.00–318.50	314.24
25	550–600	566	294.00–300.25	297.97
41	600–650	634	274.00–285.00	279.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	282.00–310.00	295.70
4	500–550	511	278.00–289.00	283.60
9	600–650	615	260.00–266.00	262.92
4	650–700	651	241.00–248.00	244.51
3	750–800	786	238.50	238.50
6	850–900	854	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	835	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	300.00–317.00	310.91
48	450–500	481	280.00–306.00	287.90
16	500–550	525	270.00–283.00	275.60
14	550–600	586	255.00–264.00	258.78
9	600–650	616	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	633	253.00	253.00
3	700–750	706	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	495	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
7	650–700	672	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	736	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	326.00	326.00
7	400–450	430	319.00	319.00
11	450–500	477	280.00–307.00	294.99
17	500–550	540	260.00–272.00	265.64
12	650–700	662	247.00–248.00	247.16
5	750–800	772	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	116.00–117.50	116.73
7	—	1,900	133.00–137.00	135.37
11	—	1,405	119.50–131.50	126.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,217	116.00–127.00	121.06
3	—	1,215	104.00–115.00	109.06
2	—	1,200	127.50–128.50	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,085	101.50–114.00	108.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	137.00–140.00	138.42
2	—	1,598	165.00–167.00	165.92
9	—	1,749	156.00–165.00	160.03

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,076	130.00–171.00	156.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	927	180.00–196.00	184.68

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.