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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Oct 16

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

418 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 470▼ 49 vs year ago 467 · −10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 90▼ 42 vs year ago 101 · −41.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 20▲ 23 vs year ago 25 · +92.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeder cattle on offer this week to compare to last week's trading. Demand was moderate to good on light supply as farmers in the area are working hard in the fields to finish their harvest. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $446.06/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −7.10 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$446.06

66 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$86.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.67

vs MO average

−22.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	466.93	2,476	50
Medium and Large 1-2	562	380.85	2,141	16thin

One grade step is worth $86.08/cwt here — about $335 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 sale66 hd

446.06

—

MO average18 barns · 1,958 hd

434.39

+11.67

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−22.98

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

−7.10

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	—	High	1,711	188.61	3,228	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	162.74	2,310	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	154.19	1,848	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	132.34	1,466	23

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)	1,479	$2,826	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$6,143	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$5,940	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$4,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,279	$4,713	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$4,060	3thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	320	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,510	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	1,876	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	533.82/cwt	520.00–548.00	2,055	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	392	482.48/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,891	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	532.98/cwt	510.00–537.00	2,260	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	432	430.89/cwt	420.00–434.00	1,861	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,859	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,158	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	406.85/cwt	404.00–422.00	2,022	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	482.23/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,488	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	396.00/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,063	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	458.04/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,396	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,195	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	386.80/cwt	364.00–409.00	2,158	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	435.78/cwt	426.00–449.00	2,488	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	427.91/cwt	418.00–444.00	2,469	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	370.29/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,166	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	427.23/cwt	412.00–434.00	2,670	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	400.70/cwt	382.00–412.00	2,572	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,594	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	385.00/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,510	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,745	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,945	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	307	467.26/cwt	440.00–535.00	1,434	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	495.40/cwt	478.00–515.00	1,858	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,490	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	456.45/cwt	446.00–462.00	1,862	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,734	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,927	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	448	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,702	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,907	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	409.60/cwt	404.00–422.00	1,942	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,030	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,019	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	522	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,723	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	371.62/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,973	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	368.03/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,079	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	424	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,908	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,430	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,453	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,473	1
Bulls	—	—	1,602	191.46/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,067	5
Bulls	—	—	2,405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,930	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	103.08/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,028	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,520	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	130.06/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,332	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	141.21/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,632	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	153.97/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,843	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	156.85/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,981	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	160.57/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,217	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,297	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	169.24/cwt	169.00–169.50	2,598	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	246.13/cwt	224.00–275.00	2,220	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,879	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,479	2,826.30/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,826	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	6,142.50/head	5,650.00–6,225.00	6,143	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,060.00/head	4,060.00–4,060.00	4,060	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	5,940.00/head	5,400.00–6,100.00	5,940	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	4,800.00/head	4,500.00–4,900.00	4,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	4,712.50/head	4,400.00–4,950.00	4,713	8

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 470Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 90Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 20Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	520.00–548.00	533.82
2	500–550	523	450.00–466.00	458.04
6	550–600	571	426.00–449.00	435.78
2	600–650	647	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	536.00	536.00
19	400–450	424	510.00–537.00	532.98
35	500–550	516	465.00–485.00	482.23
5	550–600	577	418.00–444.00	427.91
10	600–650	625	412.00–434.00	427.23
8	650–700	652	381.00–389.00	385.00
1	700–750	730	376.00	376.00
2	750–800	767	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	472.00	472.00
5	350–400	392	480.00–492.50	482.48
9	400–450	432	420.00–434.00	430.89
16	450–500	497	404.00–422.00	406.85
8	550–600	585	367.00–380.00	370.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	440	422.50	422.50
1	450–500	465	464.00	464.00
4	500–550	521	390.00–415.00	396.00
4	550–600	558	364.00–409.00	386.80
5	600–650	642	382.00–412.00	400.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	307	440.00–535.00	467.26
3	350–400	375	478.00–515.00	495.40
3	400–450	408	446.00–462.00	456.45
2	500–550	510	398.00	398.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	474	404.00–422.00	409.60
2	500–550	515	392.00	392.00
2	550–600	590	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	522	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	408.00	408.00
2	450–500	472	404.00	404.00
5	500–550	531	370.00–372.00	371.62
5	550–600	565	365.00–370.00	368.03
2	650–700	650	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	732	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	480	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	741	331.00	331.00

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	—	902	224.00–275.00	246.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	202.00	202.00

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)	5	—	1,479	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,826.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	4,060.00	4,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,279	4,400.00–4,950.00	4,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,063	5,650.00–6,225.00	6,142.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,238	4,500.00–4,900.00	4,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,210	5,400.00–6,100.00	5,940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,197	148.00–158.00	153.97
1	—	1,020	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,405	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,381	153.00–164.00	160.57
2	—	1,535	169.00–169.50	169.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,156	135.00–146.00	141.21
5	—	997	96.00–110.00	103.08
4	—	1,024	120.00–138.00	130.06
2	—	1,263	155.00–159.00	156.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,405	205.00	205.00
5	—	1,602	187.00–198.00	191.46
1	—	1,565	158.00	158.00

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.