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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Jan 16

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Jan 2Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,125 head

▼ 1,017 vs last sale 2,142▲ 91 vs year ago 1,034 · +8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 174▼ 53 vs year ago 99 · −53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 45▼ 25 vs year ago 35 · −71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher and those over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 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 $301.18/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −103.82 against this barn's trailing median of $405.00.

Average price

$301.18

130 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$22.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs MO average

−2.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	304.93	1,669	108
Medium and Large 1-2	566	282.74	1,600	22

One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale130 hd

301.18

—

MO average18 barns · 4,774 hd

301.85

−0.68

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−2.85

This barn, trailing median23 sales

405.00

−103.82

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	1,802	169.60	3,056	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	128.72	1,963	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	126.41	1,567	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	107.97	974	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,509	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	378.83/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,633	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,656	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	369.76/cwt	361.00–382.00	1,775	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	364.99/cwt	349.50–379.00	1,894	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,644	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	291.80/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,690	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,598	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	318.83/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,868	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,022	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	302.10/cwt	291.00–314.00	1,870	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	293.15/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,982	123
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	268.63/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,851	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	280.52/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,972	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	746	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,932	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	276.25/cwt	276.25–276.25	2,086	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	259.49/cwt	253.00–263.00	2,014	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	781	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,796	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	271.75/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,256	48
Steers	800–850	Medium 1Fleshy	841	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,993	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	2,157	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,230	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	353.79/cwt	344.00–375.00	1,288	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,181	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	320.44/cwt	317.00–324.00	1,343	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	346.88/cwt	338.00–354.00	1,551	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	327.79/cwt	306.00–346.00	1,531	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,483	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	311.51/cwt	299.00–319.00	1,654	58
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	297.30/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,683	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	282.74/cwt	278.00–287.50	1,600	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	244.88/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,548	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	271.99/cwt	266.00–275.50	1,722	146
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	267.82/cwt	264.00–269.75	1,773	68
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	670	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,688	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	245.51/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,655	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	250.78/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,791	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	761	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,743	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,011	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	879	220.50/cwt	220.00–221.50	1,938	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,555	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,847	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	168.90/cwt	168.00–170.00	3,125	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	110.62/cwt	108.00–115.00	966	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	123.73/cwt	119.50–128.00	1,517	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	130.42/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,645	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	127.36/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,917	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	132.45/cwt	130.00–134.50	2,094	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,475	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,836	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 Jan 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,125Last week 2,142Year ago 1,034

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 174Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 45Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	364	344.00–375.00	353.79
9	400–450	447	338.00–354.00	346.88
16	450–500	467	306.00–346.00	327.79
58	500–550	531	299.00–319.00	311.51
50	550–600	566	280.00–312.00	297.30
146	600–650	633	266.00–275.50	271.99
68	650–700	662	264.00–269.75	267.82
26	700–750	714	246.00–254.00	250.78
5	850–900	852	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	761	229.00	229.00
12	850–900	879	220.00–221.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	419	317.00–324.00	320.44
7	450–500	480	309.00	309.00
22	550–600	566	278.00–287.50	282.74
17	600–650	632	230.00–260.00	244.88
6	650–700	674	245.00–246.00	245.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
10	400–450	431	375.00–383.00	378.83
9	450–500	480	361.00–382.00	369.76
26	500–550	519	349.50–379.00	364.99
33	550–600	586	312.00–333.00	318.83
6	600–650	609	332.00	332.00
123	650–700	676	280.00–306.00	293.15
13	700–750	703	275.00–284.00	280.52
40	750–800	755	276.25	276.25
48	800–850	830	270.00–272.00	271.75
11	850–900	855	252.25	252.25
5	900–950	910	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	372.50	372.50
6	450–500	460	350.00–370.00	359.92
4	500–550	548	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	579	291.00–293.00	291.80
33	600–650	619	291.00–314.00	302.10
10	650–700	689	257.00–280.00	268.63
29	750–800	776	253.00–263.00	259.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	781	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	746	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	841	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	316.00	316.00
4	750–800	757	244.00	244.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,261	127.00–133.00	130.42
9	—	1,226	119.50–128.00	123.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
3	—	873	108.00–115.00	110.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,505	122.00–131.00	127.36
4	—	1,581	130.00–134.50	132.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,850	168.00–170.00	168.90

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	—	1,080	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	147.50	147.50

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.