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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Jan 30

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

798 head

▲ 272 vs last sale 526▼ 562 vs year ago 1,360 · −41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

254 head

▲ 224 vs last sale 30▲ 69 vs year ago 185 · +37.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher except for some 450-525 lb heifers selling 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher with some high dressing kind up to 10.00 higher.

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 $342.94/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −110.21 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$342.94

88 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs MO average

−5.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	347.98	1,947	53
Medium and Large 1-2	548	335.31	1,837	35

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale88 hd

342.94

—

MO average17 barns · 4,674 hd

339.92

+3.03

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−5.72

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

−110.21

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	1,604	162.25	2,603	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	134.77	1,860	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	132.00	1,490	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	117.75	1,128	6thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,550	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	378.99/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,728	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	374.72/cwt	362.00–387.50	1,746	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	367.27/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,866	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	345.21/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,761	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	327.89/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,889	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	341.06/cwt	332.00–356.00	1,971	39
Steers	600–650	Large 1	610	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,888	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	321.58/cwt	310.00–334.00	2,032	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,862	5
Steers	650–700	Large 1	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	298.42/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,005	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,954	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	264.35/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,909	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	281.36/cwt	270.00–289.00	2,048	34
Steers	750–800	Large 1	752	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,985	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	271.15/cwt	264.00–280.50	2,093	39
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	258.88/cwt	253.00–266.00	2,128	11
Steers	850–900	Large 1Fleshy	855	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,048	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,134	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,188	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	339.52/cwt	329.00–356.00	1,280	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	350.66/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,455	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	305.01/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,299	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	353.25/cwt	325.00–364.00	1,653	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,445	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	497	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,451	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	297.36/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,517	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	327.28/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,689	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,613	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,405	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	300.47/cwt	284.00–309.00	1,716	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	268.66/cwt	264.50–281.00	1,545	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	605	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,531	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	615	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,676	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	272.96/cwt	264.00–283.00	1,728	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,717	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	259.22/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,706	5
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	669	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,706	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	681	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,600	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	241.70/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,721	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1-2	734	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,732	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	254.09/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,878	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	250.84/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,919	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,871	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,945	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,070	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,495	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	323.50/cwt	309.00–338.00	1,540	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	291.55/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,673	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,818	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	238.27/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,875	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	158.56/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	174.06/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,255	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	117.75/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,128	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	130.03/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,450	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	138.80/cwt	135.50–145.50	1,634	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	134.77/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,860	4

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 526Year ago 1,360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 30Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	855	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	610	309.50	309.50
8	650–700	650	297.00	297.00
12	750–800	752	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	378.00–380.00	378.99
14	500–550	508	365.00–369.00	367.27
39	550–600	578	332.00–356.00	341.06
40	600–650	632	310.00–334.00	321.58
38	650–700	672	290.00–300.00	298.42
34	700–750	728	270.00–289.00	281.36
39	750–800	772	264.00–280.50	271.15
11	800–850	822	253.00–266.00	258.88
3	900–950	931	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	392.50	392.50
4	450–500	466	362.00–387.50	374.72
15	500–550	510	335.00–355.00	345.21
20	550–600	576	325.00–331.00	327.89
5	600–650	642	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	681	287.00	287.00
13	700–750	722	260.00–274.00	264.35
3	900–950	908	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	377	329.00–356.00	339.52
6	400–450	426	301.00–310.00	305.01
2	450–500	485	298.00	298.00
9	500–550	510	288.00–300.00	297.36
16	550–600	575	264.50–281.00	268.66
3	600–650	636	270.00	270.00
7	700–750	712	240.00–243.00	241.70
2	800–850	810	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	615	272.50	272.50
6	650–700	669	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	415	330.00–362.50	350.66
20	450–500	468	325.00–364.00	353.25
31	500–550	516	322.00–330.00	327.28
39	550–600	571	284.00–309.00	300.47
38	600–650	633	264.00–283.00	272.96
5	650–700	658	256.00–264.00	259.22
18	700–750	739	252.00–256.00	254.09
13	750–800	765	246.00–255.00	250.84
4	800–850	812	239.50	239.50
3	900–950	906	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	292.00	292.00
4	500–550	536	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	253.00	253.00
3	650–700	681	235.00	235.00
6	700–750	734	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	476	309.00–338.00	323.50
5	550–600	574	280.00–310.00	291.55
4	700–750	736	247.00	247.00
8	750–800	787	237.00–239.00	238.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	132.00–136.00	134.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,177	135.50–145.50	138.80
38	—	1,115	122.00–137.00	130.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	112.00–124.00	117.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,870	173.00–175.00	174.06
2	—	1,383	156.00–161.00	158.56

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.