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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Jun 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▲ 301 vs last sale 245▲ 234 vs year ago 312 · +75.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 65▲ 82 vs year ago 86 · +95.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Top slaughter bull 2120# @ 229.00. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $398.30/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −54.85 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.
Average price
$398.30
110 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,201
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.13
vs MO average
+17.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550401.272,20797
Medium and Large 1-2573376.152,15513thin
One grade step is worth $25.12/cwt here — about $51 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 sale110 hd
398.30
—
MO average17 barns · 3,107 hd
392.18
+6.13
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
+17.29
This barn, trailing median23 sales
453.16
−54.85
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
506458409361median 453.1603/1204/1605/2809/2410/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,682202.863,41219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,379162.792,24541
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168157.431,83838
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,011131.341,32716

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,440$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,268$2,3012thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,0252thin

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322495.43/cwt482.00–515.001,59511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426445.69/cwt424.00–460.001,89911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464420.81/cwt414.00–429.001,95316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned483410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0204
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520405.48/cwt393.00–420.002,10843
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573376.15/cwt373.00–380.002,15513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578399.65/cwt380.00–404.502,31046
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned593376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,2304
Steers600–650Large 1-2609345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615379.28/cwt368.00–390.002,33341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned631380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3986
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2403
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3256
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661379.25/cwt377.00–381.002,50725
Steers650–700Large 1-2661345.39/cwt343.00–351.002,28310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670342.54/cwt330.00–354.002,29529
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708339.39/cwt327.00–347.002,4038
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned711322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2894
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3303
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3863
Steers950–1000Large 2968269.50/cwt269.50–269.502,6093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2603
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4843
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5123
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384392.79/cwt388.00–403.001,5089
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430361.93/cwt360.00–364.001,5566
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478359.90/cwt356.00–362.001,72018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned483338.32/cwt335.00–343.001,6347
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1496384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,9056
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519337.58/cwt334.00–344.001,75223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned519331.11/cwt325.00–335.001,71814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533361.44/cwt360.00–363.001,92619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned568322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8293
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569349.89/cwt344.00–351.001,99125
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571331.64/cwt317.00–338.001,89422
Heifers550–600Medium 2573285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy583305.07/cwt300.00–308.001,7799
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,9073
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned626305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9097
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,8273
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0523
Heifers700–750Large 1-2720281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,0234
Heifers850–900Large 2873259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,2613
Heifers900–950Large 2900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3403
Heifers1100–1150Large 21,125206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,3184
Heifers1150–1200Large 21,159171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9824
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2348486.00/cwt486.00–486.001,6913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,5503
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,8913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9273
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,8925
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned608316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,1293
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2769274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,1074
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473163.50/cwt163.00–164.002,4082
Bulls——1,604194.89/cwt185.00–206.003,1269
Bulls——1,822221.67/cwt210.00–229.004,0398
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982139.68/cwt124.00–155.001,37213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118165.98/cwt163.00–169.001,85614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13595.19/cwt80.00–113.001,0803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179156.02/cwt151.00–162.001,83920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286134.53/cwt129.00–143.001,7304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323167.36/cwt163.00–176.002,21422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444157.49/cwt151.50–163.002,27419
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,300.59/head1,575.00–2,700.002,3012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.