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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, May 1

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

755 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 803▲ 181 vs year ago 574 · +31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 151▼ 119 vs year ago 209 · −56.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 45▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with spots up to 10.00 higher on some of the 4 weight heifer calves. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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 $381.63/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −71.53 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$381.63

115 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$62.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs MO average

+7.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	390.63	2,086	96
Medium and Large 1-2	593	340.00	2,016	5thin
Medium and Large 2	501	338.56	1,696	9thin
Medium 2	514	328.00	1,686	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.63/cwt here — about $400 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 sale115 hd

381.63

—

MO average18 barns · 4,776 hd

384.08

−2.45

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+7.20

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

−71.53

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	1,785	180.02	3,213	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	151.37	1,903	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	151.05	2,351	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	130.56	1,283	6thin

Every lot

63 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,599	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	442.81/cwt	430.00–452.00	1,621	5
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	390	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,338	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,851	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	402.89/cwt	386.00–420.00	1,632	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	439.54/cwt	438.00–444.00	1,868	12
Steers	450–500	Large 1	456	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,847	5
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	456	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,455	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	420.18/cwt	401.00–435.50	2,000	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	334.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,597	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,916	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	338.56/cwt	338.00–339.00	1,696	9
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	514	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,686	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	396.38/cwt	379.00–414.00	2,065	76
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	368.78/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,150	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	354.82/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,203	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,093	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,258	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	289.91/cwt	289.00–290.00	2,145	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	276.25/cwt	276.25–276.25	2,409	39
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,538	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	460.09/cwt	445.00–472.00	1,481	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	332	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,303	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	406.60/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,529	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	384	356.64/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,369	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	411	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,346	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	377.82/cwt	336.00–390.00	1,583	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	397.86/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,691	37
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	432	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,523	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	336.05/cwt	332.00–342.50	1,536	22
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	472	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,643	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	365.12/cwt	352.00–382.00	1,764	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	346.51/cwt	328.00–359.00	1,674	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	345.94/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,785	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	326.92/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,710	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	331.90/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,756	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,686	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,879	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	290.72/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,800	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,835	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	272.22/cwt	259.00–281.00	1,916	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,717	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	247.46/cwt	243.50–250.00	2,314	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	243.82/cwt	243.00–244.35	2,377	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	402.53/cwt	399.00–405.00	1,908	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	344.77/cwt	330.00–364.00	1,917	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	320.81/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,979	13
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,086	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	166.55/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,861	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	186.75/cwt	178.00–195.00	3,395	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	123.56/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,184	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	144.55/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,493	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,605	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	149.13/cwt	144.00–155.50	1,851	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	159.17/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,082	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,085	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,391	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	151.31/cwt	147.00–155.50	2,380	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	210.22/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,783	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	177.59/cwt	160.00–196.00	1,865	7

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 803Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 151Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	474	399.00–405.00	402.53
7	550–600	556	330.00–364.00	344.77
13	600–650	617	300.00–336.00	320.81
5	800–850	841	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	419	336.00–390.00	377.82
5	450–500	483	328.00–359.00	346.51
10	500–550	529	322.00–336.00	331.90
8	600–650	619	284.00–296.00	290.72
9	650–700	665	276.00	276.00
10	700–750	704	259.00–281.00	272.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	445.00–472.00	460.09
6	350–400	376	400.00–414.00	406.60
37	400–450	425	380.00–415.00	397.86
18	450–500	483	352.00–382.00	365.12
30	500–550	516	329.00–354.00	345.94
5	550–600	551	341.00	341.00
10	900–950	935	243.50–250.00	247.46
25	950–1000	975	243.00–244.35	243.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	352.50	352.50
9	450–500	472	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	392.50	392.50
8	350–400	384	351.00–360.00	356.64
3	400–450	411	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	542	310.00–312.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	457	332.00–342.50	336.05
8	500–550	523	325.00–329.00	326.92
3	700–750	740	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	495.00	495.00
7	350–400	398	465.00	465.00
12	400–450	425	438.00–444.00	439.54
29	450–500	476	401.00–435.50	420.18
76	500–550	521	379.00–414.00	396.38
20	550–600	583	360.00–385.00	368.78
20	600–650	621	346.00–360.00	354.82
2	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	710	318.00	318.00
39	850–900	872	276.25	276.25
13	950–1000	966	262.75	262.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	343.00	343.00
6	450–500	456	319.00	319.00
5	500–550	514	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	456	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	430.00–452.00	442.81
4	400–450	405	386.00–420.00	402.89
2	450–500	490	391.00	391.00
5	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	642	326.00	326.00
20	700–750	740	289.00–290.00	289.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	478	330.00–340.00	334.03
9	500–550	501	338.00–339.00	338.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	157.00	157.00
16	—	1,573	147.00–155.50	151.31
2	—	1,458	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,241	144.00–155.50	149.13
6	—	1,308	157.00–162.00	159.17
1	—	1,180	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	144.00–145.00	144.55
4	—	958	114.00–133.00	123.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	163.00–171.00	166.55
8	—	1,818	178.00–195.00	186.75

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	7	—	1,050	160.00–196.00	177.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	848	203.00–220.00	210.22

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.