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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, May 15

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

473 head

▼ 349 vs last sale 822▼ 328 vs year ago 801 · −40.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 114▼ 74 vs year ago 182 · −40.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher. Top slaughter bull selling at 214.00 cwt. Demand was good on a light to 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 $384.85/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −68.31 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$384.85

73 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs MO average

+0.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	386.19	2,136	63
Medium and Large 1-2	527	376.43	1,985	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $151 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 sale73 hd

384.85

—

MO average16 barns · 4,197 hd

389.97

−5.12

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+0.25

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

−68.31

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	1,745	192.43	3,358	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	150.65	1,890	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	148.39	2,250	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	140.42	1,466	22

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,492	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

69 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 1Unweaned	287	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,406	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,312	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,548	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,528	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,526	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	441.12/cwt	436.00–446.00	1,853	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	424	408.30/cwt	407.00–409.50	1,731	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	421.44/cwt	399.00–429.00	1,993	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	473	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,797	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	394.81/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,883	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	388.82/cwt	362.00–406.00	1,859	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	398.39/cwt	372.00–414.00	2,064	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	377.04/cwt	373.00–384.00	1,976	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,991	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,020	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	387.30/cwt	378.00–395.00	2,223	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,087	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	589	373.50/cwt	373.50–373.50	2,200	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,071	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	354.73/cwt	337.00–363.50	2,214	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	304.06/cwt	301.00–307.00	2,232	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,389	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	393.19/cwt	388.00–400.00	1,415	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	379.59/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,427	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,693	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	434	358.59/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,556	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	339.50/cwt	337.00–346.00	1,487	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	355.83/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,683	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	341.03/cwt	320.00–368.00	1,620	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,675	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	337.26/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,639	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,712	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	324.42/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,690	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	340.97/cwt	331.00–349.00	1,794	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,789	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,826	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	291.91/cwt	288.00–294.50	1,822	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,934	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,033	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,920	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,332	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,080	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,500	7
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,093	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,448	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,733	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	360.86/cwt	349.00–372.00	1,837	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,884	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	327.86/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,003	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	266.79/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,763	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,069	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,042	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,668	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,714	186.42/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,195	7
Bulls	—	—	1,817	206.44/cwt	196.00–214.00	3,751	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	139.92/cwt	127.00–148.00	1,454	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,729	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	154.12/cwt	147.50–170.00	1,896	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	147.56/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,880	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,877	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	147.78/cwt	143.50–151.00	2,199	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	151.74/cwt	151.50–152.00	2,534	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	2,492.42/head	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,492	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 May 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 822Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 114Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	509	349.00–372.00	360.86
7	600–650	611	322.00–335.00	327.86
4	650–700	661	225.00–310.00	266.79
2	750–800	755	274.00	274.00
2	800–850	820	249.00	249.00
2	850–900	860	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	428.00	428.00
8	500–550	522	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	452.50	452.50
6	400–450	420	436.00–446.00	441.12
19	450–500	473	399.00–429.00	421.44
20	500–550	518	372.00–414.00	398.39
25	550–600	574	378.00–395.00	387.30
28	600–650	624	337.00–363.50	354.73
3	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
6	700–750	734	301.00–307.00	304.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
8	500–550	531	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	588	355.00	355.00
8	600–650	611	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	373.50	373.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	402.00	402.00
10	400–450	424	407.00–409.50	408.30
8	450–500	477	378.00–400.00	394.81
8	500–550	524	373.00–384.00	377.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	382.00	382.00
5	450–500	478	362.00–406.00	388.82
2	500–550	540	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	360	388.00–400.00	393.19
2	450–500	480	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	448.00	448.00
5	400–450	433	391.00	391.00
20	450–500	473	342.00–380.00	355.83
17	500–550	526	331.00–349.00	340.97
3	600–650	602	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	660	293.00	293.00
5	900–950	948	246.00	246.00
7	1050–1100	1,080	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,093	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	787	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	593	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	434	350.00–367.00	358.59
10	450–500	486	332.00–345.00	337.26
13	500–550	521	313.00–330.00	324.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	376	378.00–380.00	379.59
7	400–450	438	337.00–346.00	339.50
9	450–500	475	320.00–368.00	341.03
5	500–550	502	341.00	341.00
7	550–600	568	315.00	315.00
5	600–650	624	288.00–294.50	291.91
3	700–750	742	274.00	274.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,714	180.00–191.00	186.42
3	—	1,817	196.00–214.00	206.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,230	147.50–170.00	154.12
14	—	1,274	143.00–150.00	147.56
1	—	1,390	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	151.00	151.00
21	—	1,039	127.00–148.00	139.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	151.50–152.00	151.74
11	—	1,488	143.50–151.00	147.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,254	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,492.42

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.