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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Dec 12

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,044 head

▼ 538 vs last sale 1,582▲ 460 vs year ago 584 · +78.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 311▼ 54 vs year ago 174 · −31.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's higher market, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good with several groups of attractive calves offered, especially a nice offering of 550-700 lb heifers. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $269.70/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −135.30 against this barn's trailing median of $405.00.

Average price

$269.70

161 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs MO average

−10.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	279.62	1,547	74
Large 1	586	264.50	1,550	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	261.73	1,435	72
Medium and Large 2	513	248.00	1,272	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $275 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 sale161 hd

269.70

—

MO average16 barns · 4,251 hd

275.37

−5.68

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−10.60

This barn, trailing median23 sales

405.00

−135.30

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	—	High	1,764	159.55	2,815	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	116.98	1,824	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	109.64	1,383	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	95.53	950	3thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	398.06/cwt	392.00–405.00	1,672	13
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	431	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,185	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	357.53/cwt	348.00–360.75	1,673	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	343.94/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,637	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	344.36/cwt	326.00–359.00	1,801	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	298.13/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,610	10
Steers	500–550	Large 1	542	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,778	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	301.01/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,689	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	313.72/cwt	299.00–325.00	1,804	22
Steers	550–600	Large 1	585	302.75/cwt	302.75–302.75	1,771	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	299.35/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,871	47
Steers	600–650	Large 1	644	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,832	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,753	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,797	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	249.23/cwt	248.50–250.00	1,685	6
Steers	650–700	Large 1	691	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,804	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	695	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,793	5
Steers	700–750	Large 1	739	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,884	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	249.33/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,895	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	333.43/cwt	329.00–338.00	1,114	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,124	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,267	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,378	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	436	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,192	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	474	293.75/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,392	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	310.29/cwt	296.00–330.00	1,505	62
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	274.75/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,338	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	494	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,373	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,272	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	291.31/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,512	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	267.24/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,392	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	562	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,366	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	274.67/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,560	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	259.13/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,506	28
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	586	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,550	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	244.03/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,503	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	626	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,524	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,427	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	259.18/cwt	252.00–274.00	1,659	99
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	253.37/cwt	244.50–256.00	1,698	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	234.61/cwt	230.50–238.00	1,579	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	235.33/cwt	235.00–235.50	1,624	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,661	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,794	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	808	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,923	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	896	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,832	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,413	8
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	433	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,416	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,764	157.05/cwt	144.00–162.00	2,770	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	164.54/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,904	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	644	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	104.29/cwt	102.50–106.00	1,126	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	100.24/cwt	100.00–100.50	1,166	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	109.79/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,383	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,614	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	113.43/cwt	110.50–116.00	1,673	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	122.89/cwt	120.00–124.50	2,089	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,972	1

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 Dec 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 1,582Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 311Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	248.00	248.00
9	600–650	626	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	329.00–338.00	333.43
3	350–400	358	314.00	314.00
7	400–450	404	341.00	341.00
62	450–500	485	296.00–330.00	310.29
22	500–550	519	275.00–300.00	291.31
52	550–600	568	269.00–284.00	274.67
99	600–650	640	252.00–274.00	259.18
40	650–700	670	244.50–256.00	253.37
3	700–750	707	235.00	235.00
12	750–800	753	238.25	238.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	401	316.00	316.00
14	450–500	487	264.00–281.00	274.75
37	500–550	521	258.00–278.00	267.24
28	550–600	581	255.00–262.00	259.13
26	600–650	616	235.00–249.00	244.03
22	650–700	673	230.50–238.00	234.61
5	850–900	896	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	278.00	278.00
4	600–650	626	243.50	243.50
12	650–700	690	235.00–235.50	235.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	280.00–308.00	293.75
10	550–600	586	264.50	264.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	562	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	808	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	420	392.00–405.00	398.06
12	450–500	468	348.00–360.75	357.53
49	500–550	523	326.00–359.00	344.36
22	550–600	575	299.00–325.00	313.72
47	600–650	625	292.00–305.00	299.35
5	650–700	656	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	542	328.00	328.00
15	550–600	585	302.75	302.75
11	600–650	644	284.50	284.50
19	650–700	691	261.00	261.00
5	700–750	739	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	330.00–351.00	343.94
10	500–550	540	289.00–320.00	298.13
12	550–600	561	290.00–312.00	301.01
3	600–650	647	271.00	271.00
6	650–700	676	248.50–250.00	249.23
6	750–800	760	248.00–250.00	249.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	695	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	334.00	334.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,080	102.50–106.00	104.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,260	106.00–112.50	109.79
2	—	1,163	100.00–100.50	100.24
2	—	1,368	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	120.00–124.50	122.89
5	—	1,475	110.50–116.00	113.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	164.00–165.00	164.54
4	—	1,764	144.00–162.00	157.05

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	1	—	1,160	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	140.00	140.00

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.