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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Oct 9

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 315▼ 510 vs year ago 980 · −52.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 70▲ 28 vs year ago 62 · +45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was good for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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 $441.65/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 9 of 23 comparable sales and sits −11.51 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$441.65

78 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$77.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.19

vs MO average

−4.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	460.57	2,513	59
Medium and Large 1-2	557	382.90	2,131	19thin

One grade step is worth $77.67/cwt here — about $382 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 sale78 hd

441.65

—

MO average18 barns · 1,667 hd

423.46

+18.19

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−4.20

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

−11.51

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	1,553	184.29	2,862	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	162.33	2,390	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	153.07	1,873	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	135.93	1,497	4thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	348	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,566	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,980	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	477.63/cwt	470.00–498.00	1,863	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,284	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,858	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	423.51/cwt	422.00–424.00	2,190	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	475.07/cwt	468.00–484.00	2,494	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	449.15/cwt	441.00–454.00	2,524	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,311	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	590	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,012	9
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	612	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,157	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	392.96/cwt	383.00–399.00	2,692	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	407.77/cwt	398.00–412.50	1,582	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	416.11/cwt	407.00–423.00	1,943	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,765	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	361.32/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,864	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	401.17/cwt	394.00–414.00	2,122	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	380.41/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,191	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	386.35/cwt	382.00–389.00	2,411	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,205	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,491	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,609	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	864	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,851	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,953	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	377.30/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,803	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,806	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	341.64/cwt	338.00–360.00	2,108	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	358.43/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,423	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	178.48/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	193.01/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,368	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	135.93/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,497	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	146.69/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,697	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	154.66/cwt	148.00–163.50	1,918	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	157.36/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,310	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	163.23/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,404	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	249.14/cwt	243.00–258.00	2,688	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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 315Year ago 980

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 70Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 10

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was good for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	446	438.00	438.00
11	450–500	478	365.00–392.50	377.30
3	500–550	516	350.00	350.00
14	600–650	617	338.00–360.00	341.64
14	650–700	676	352.00–361.00	358.43
3	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	795	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	455	502.00	502.00
26	500–550	525	468.00–484.00	475.07
33	550–600	562	441.00–454.00	449.15
26	650–700	685	383.00–399.00	392.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	470.00–498.00	477.63
8	500–550	517	422.00–424.00	423.51
2	550–600	565	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	612	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	450.00	450.00
10	450–500	489	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	590	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	398.00–412.50	407.77
5	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	477	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	516	360.00–362.00	361.32
4	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	665	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	467	407.00–423.00	416.11
22	500–550	529	394.00–414.00	401.17
10	550–600	576	370.00–385.00	380.41
8	600–650	624	382.00–389.00	386.35
7	650–700	694	359.00	359.00
4	750–800	798	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	864	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	689	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	146.00–147.00	146.69
12	—	1,240	148.00–163.50	154.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,473	158.00–170.00	163.23
2	—	1,468	154.00–161.00	157.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	132.00–139.00	135.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	188.00–198.00	193.01
3	—	1,425	169.00–187.00	178.48

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,079	243.00–258.00	249.14

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.