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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Apr 24

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

803 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 752▲ 26 vs year ago 777 · +3.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 160▼ 20 vs year ago 171 · −11.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 40 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply with consignments of several groups of calves and several cow calf pairs and bred cow dispersal. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 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 $378.07/cwt on 139 head. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −75.09 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$378.07

139 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$22.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.65

vs MO average

+4.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	379.50	2,082	130
Medium and Large 1-2	537	357.40	1,921	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.10/cwt here — about $162 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 sale139 hd

378.07

—

MO average13 barns · 1,949 hd

368.41

+9.65

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+4.05

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

−75.09

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	—	Average	1,660	181.64	3,016	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	150.45	1,797	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	149.99	2,149	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	134.84	1,299	18

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,723	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,445	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,425	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,940	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,810	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,650	2thin

Every lot

78 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	539.15/cwt	512.00–556.00	1,493	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	462.59/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,716	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	462.60/cwt	439.00–475.00	1,934	40
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	414.11/cwt	404.00–420.00	1,772	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	465.35/cwt	456.00–470.00	1,996	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,930	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	416.24/cwt	395.00–428.00	1,952	65
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	394.58/cwt	386.00–406.00	1,870	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	499	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,891	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	362.94/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,891	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	382.44/cwt	378.00–389.00	2,008	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	379.45/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,996	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	360.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,026	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	382.60/cwt	359.00–400.50	2,173	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,011	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,101	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	364.00/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,257	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	336.61/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,117	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,171	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	319.81/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,303	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,307	2
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	858	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,265	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,366	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,224	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	441.90/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,454	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	425.11/cwt	396.00–460.00	1,543	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,316	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	397	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,421	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,404	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	395.17/cwt	374.00–402.50	1,656	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,616	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,626	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,516	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	349.38/cwt	347.00–351.00	1,667	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	351.10/cwt	320.00–364.00	1,678	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	336.47/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,696	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	350.76/cwt	338.00–359.00	1,817	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	552	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,766	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,714	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	318.89/cwt	312.00–329.00	1,805	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	311.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,827	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,797	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	309.98/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,956	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,889	3
Heifers	900–950	Large 2	926	236.35/cwt	235.50–239.00	2,189	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,518	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	387	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,509	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	390.10/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,724	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	454	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,752	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,910	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,922	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,921	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,681	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	180.90/cwt	168.00–187.00	3,008	8
Bulls	—	—	1,673	192.42/cwt	189.00–196.00	3,219	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	136.71/cwt	121.00–148.00	1,299	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	149.62/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,454	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	112.56/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,135	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	147.09/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,734	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	152.87/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,844	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	152.55/cwt	150.50–154.00	2,131	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	147.79/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,164	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,075	2,650.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,810.00/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,810	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	162.65/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,900	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	2,445.41/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,445	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,723.15/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,723	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,325	1,939.91/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,940	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Apr 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 752Year ago 777

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 160Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	351.00	351.00
17	450–500	477	347.00–351.00	349.38
23	500–550	504	335.00–337.00	336.47
17	550–600	586	310.00–320.00	311.70
11	600–650	620	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	488.00	488.00
8	300–350	329	420.00–470.00	441.90
30	350–400	363	396.00–460.00	425.11
48	400–450	419	374.00–402.50	395.17
40	450–500	478	320.00–364.00	351.10
14	500–550	518	338.00–359.00	350.76
20	550–600	566	312.00–329.00	318.89
6	600–650	631	308.00–312.00	309.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	926	235.50–239.00	236.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	358.00	358.00
5	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	468	324.00	324.00
3	550–600	552	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	386.00	386.00
2	350–400	387	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	438	369.00	369.00
10	450–500	466	349.00	349.00
7	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	562	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	705	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	456.00–470.00	465.35
5	450–500	453	426.00	426.00
29	500–550	525	378.00–389.00	382.44
14	550–600	562	345.00–365.00	360.44
43	600–650	629	320.00–344.00	336.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	277	512.00–556.00	539.15
3	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
17	350–400	371	450.00–470.00	462.59
40	400–450	418	439.00–475.00	462.60
65	450–500	469	395.00–428.00	416.24
28	500–550	526	372.00–385.00	379.45
59	550–600	568	359.00–400.50	382.60
8	600–650	620	355.00–367.00	364.00
11	700–750	720	319.00–322.00	319.81
2	750–800	760	303.50	303.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	858	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	404.00–420.00	414.11
21	450–500	474	386.00–406.00	394.58
7	500–550	521	358.00–370.00	362.94
2	550–600	595	338.00	338.00
5	600–650	618	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	650	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	454	386.00	386.00
4	500–550	535	357.00	357.00
4	550–600	572	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	470.00	470.00
6	400–450	442	360.00–420.00	390.10
3	550–600	575	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
3	—	972	149.00–151.00	149.62
12	—	950	121.00–148.00	136.71
3	—	1,008	110.00–116.00	112.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,179	139.00–150.00	147.09
18	—	1,206	150.00–157.50	152.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,397	150.50–154.00	152.55
21	—	1,464	143.00–150.00	147.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,663	168.00–187.00	180.90
1	—	1,615	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,673	189.00–196.00	192.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,265	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,810.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,650.00

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	8	—	1,168	150.00–168.00	162.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,939.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,165	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,723.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,051	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,445.41

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.