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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, May 8

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

822 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 755▼ 281 vs year ago 1,103 · −25.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 90▼ 12 vs year ago 126 · −9.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 3 to 5 weights sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, 600# calves and yearling steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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 $381.26/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −71.90 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$381.26

159 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$42.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs MO average

+2.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	388.68	2,135	131
Medium and Large 1-2	573	346.57	1,985	28

One grade step is worth $42.10/cwt here — about $150 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 sale159 hd

381.26

—

MO average17 barns · 4,676 hd

383.78

−2.52

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+2.47

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

−71.90

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	1,881	186.05	3,500	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	150.85	2,231	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	150.58	1,844	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	134.06	1,347	10

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,395	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,030	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,475	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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	290	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,470	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	460.18/cwt	436.00–484.00	1,509	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	439.31/cwt	430.00–462.00	1,661	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	463.55/cwt	448.00–476.00	1,757	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,628	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	403.34/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,690	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	456.85/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,942	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,513	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	436.59/cwt	426.00–443.00	1,986	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	392.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,906	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	399.27/cwt	399.00–400.00	1,956	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,131	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	398.83/cwt	391.00–405.00	2,078	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	405.34/cwt	389.00–415.00	2,136	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	361.86/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,932	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	374.64/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,158	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	379.38/cwt	370.50–389.00	2,189	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	339.07/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,990	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	593	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,052	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	334.37/cwt	319.00–345.00	2,056	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	363.43/cwt	352.00–379.00	2,242	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	354.56/cwt	346.00–359.00	2,198	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	318.40/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,162	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,353	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	315.63/cwt	305.00–321.00	2,269	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,323	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	285.71/cwt	284.00–290.00	2,237	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,421	12
Steers	800–850	Large 2	825	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,256	5
Steers	850–900	Large 2	867	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,332	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,350	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,423	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	411.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,509	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	407	368.26/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,499	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	387.80/cwt	386.00–392.00	1,605	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,578	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,663	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	368.39/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,709	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	466	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,549	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	363.95/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,729	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,820	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	333.58/cwt	332.50–334.00	1,721	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	359.81/cwt	351.00–363.00	1,882	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	320.95/cwt	319.00–322.50	1,749	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	317.17/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,779	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	283.02/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,591	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	310.85/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,769	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,812	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	298.99/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,860	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,913	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,945	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	303.37/cwt	298.00–307.00	2,039	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	274.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,896	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,016	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,006	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,257	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,913	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,572	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	353.03/cwt	352.00–354.00	2,002	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,090	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,210	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,892	179.76/cwt	170.00–193.00	3,401	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	4,030	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	127.37/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,216	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	144.10/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,555	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	150.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,828	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,904	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,755	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	150.27/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,207	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	156.04/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	3,233.33/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,750	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	2,030.09/head	1,885.00–2,300.00	2,030	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,394.74/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,395	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 May 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 755Year ago 1,103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 90Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	420	396.00	396.00
29	450–500	464	350.00–380.00	368.39
34	500–550	523	351.00–363.00	359.81
19	550–600	561	315.00–321.00	317.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	418	377.50	377.50
11	500–550	516	332.50–334.00	333.58
11	550–600	569	308.00–315.00	310.85
6	600–650	622	296.00–303.00	298.99
5	650–700	657	296.00	296.00
5	700–750	719	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	482.00	482.00
4	300–350	322	442.00	442.00
15	350–400	367	400.00–420.00	411.12
7	400–450	414	386.00–392.00	387.80
21	450–500	475	350.00–383.00	363.95
4	500–550	507	359.00	359.00
7	600–650	625	306.00	306.00
5	650–700	672	298.00–307.00	303.37
4	700–750	700	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	407	360.00–371.00	368.26
4	450–500	466	332.50	332.50
17	500–550	545	319.00–322.50	320.95
10	550–600	573	315.00–317.50	316.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	562	275.00–296.00	283.02
5	650–700	692	270.00–280.00	274.03
4	850–900	855	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	419	390.00–425.00	403.34
11	450–500	486	390.00–400.00	392.20
8	500–550	534	350.00–369.00	361.86
16	550–600	587	325.00–341.00	339.07
18	600–650	615	319.00–345.00	334.37
15	650–700	679	314.00–320.00	318.40
2	750–800	782	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	436.00–484.00	460.18
14	350–400	379	448.00–476.00	463.55
6	450–500	499	427.00	427.00
19	500–550	527	389.00–415.00	405.34
25	550–600	577	370.50–389.00	379.38
41	600–650	617	352.00–379.00	363.43
6	650–700	693	339.50	339.50
24	700–750	719	305.00–321.00	315.63
15	750–800	783	284.00–290.00	285.71
12	800–850	825	293.50	293.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	507.00	507.00
6	350–400	378	430.00–462.00	439.31
6	400–450	425	440.00–470.00	456.85
31	450–500	455	426.00–443.00	436.59
47	500–550	521	391.00–405.00	398.83
40	550–600	576	368.00–380.00	374.64
13	600–650	620	346.00–359.00	354.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	825	273.50	273.50
2	850–900	867	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	490	399.00–400.00	399.27
4	550–600	593	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	448.00	448.00
2	450–500	465	338.00	338.00
4	550–600	567	352.00–354.00	353.03
3	600–650	643	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	770	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,990	202.00–203.00	202.50
3	—	1,892	170.00–193.00	179.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	141.00–151.00	144.10
6	—	955	119.00–132.00	127.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	155.00–157.00	156.04
18	—	1,469	146.00–155.00	150.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,215	145.00–154.00	150.45
1	—	1,350	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,220	152.00–160.00	156.07

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,333	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,233.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,750	3,275.00	3,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,394.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,272	1,885.00–2,300.00	2,030.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.