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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

722 head

▼ 603 vs last sale 1,325▼ 403 vs year ago 1,125 · −35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 139▲ 15 vs year ago 46 · +32.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the gain on the 600-725 lb steers. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Cattle futures were higher Thursday but buyers have mostly already had it figured in for the last couple weeks. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 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 $460.84/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 15 of 23 comparable sales and sits +7.68 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$460.84

76 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$100.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs MO average

−11.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	492.34	2,704	32
Medium and Large 1-2	535	457.25	2,445	31
Medium and Large 2	577	391.85	2,261	13thin

One grade step is worth $100.49/cwt here — about $443 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale76 hd

460.84

—

MO average20 barns · 5,476 hd

459.33

+1.51

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−11.14

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

+7.68

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	1,749	178.75	3,127	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	161.32	2,370	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	144.02	1,759	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	129.31	1,373	7thin

Every lot

51 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	559.00/cwt	559.00–559.00	2,348	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	487.15/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,075	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	446.91/cwt	442.00–455.00	2,132	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	536.06/cwt	502.50–550.00	2,568	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,115	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	514.99/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,678	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	483.90/cwt	465.00–501.00	2,531	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	474.73/cwt	458.00–481.00	2,715	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	391.85/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,261	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	431.35/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,493	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	451.07/cwt	434.00–467.50	2,788	64
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,488	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	627	441.11/cwt	437.00–446.00	2,766	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	416.28/cwt	387.00–432.00	2,772	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	387.16/cwt	369.50–416.00	2,613	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	695	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,551	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,588	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	387.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,788	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	353.03/cwt	346.50–358.00	2,708	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,809	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	359.13/cwt	351.50–360.75	2,895	23
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,109	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	495.90/cwt	492.00–499.00	1,671	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	480.49/cwt	475.00–497.00	1,850	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	462.58/cwt	435.00–472.50	1,994	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	406.11/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,970	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	420.63/cwt	420.00–421.00	2,166	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	408.27/cwt	380.00–426.00	2,111	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	387.15/cwt	369.00–398.00	2,207	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	363.80/cwt	362.00–367.00	2,274	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	351.49/cwt	339.00–358.00	2,327	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1Fleshy	711	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,346	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,805	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	454.93/cwt	442.00–470.00	1,993	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	394.42/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,434	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	169.50/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	184.91/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,397	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	125.82/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,271	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	143.36/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,696	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	138.04/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,643	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	135.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,678	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	159.90/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,074	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,153	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	160.92/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,357	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	166.42/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,488	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	274.23/cwt	266.00–282.50	2,751	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	203.71/cwt	182.00–228.00	2,267	2

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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 722Last week 1,325Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 139Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
9	300–350	337	492.00–499.00	495.90
19	350–400	385	475.00–497.00	480.49
19	400–450	431	435.00–472.50	462.58
22	450–500	485	400.00–416.00	406.11
25	500–550	517	380.00–426.00	408.27
19	550–600	570	369.00–398.00	387.15
8	600–650	625	362.00–367.00	363.80
6	650–700	662	339.00–358.00	351.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
8	500–550	515	420.00–421.00	420.63
10	550–600	550	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	711	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	426	475.00–500.00	487.15
8	450–500	477	442.00–455.00	446.91
18	500–550	523	465.00–501.00	483.90
7	550–600	578	425.00–440.00	431.35
3	600–650	626	397.50	397.50
14	650–700	675	369.50–416.00	387.16
2	700–750	717	361.00	361.00
11	750–800	767	346.50–358.00	353.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
15	400–450	420	559.00	559.00
7	450–500	479	502.50–550.00	536.06
14	500–550	520	500.00–517.50	514.99
18	550–600	572	458.00–481.00	474.73
64	600–650	618	434.00–467.50	451.07
9	650–700	666	387.00–432.00	416.28
38	700–750	720	375.00–405.00	387.29
7	750–800	789	356.00	356.00
23	800–850	806	351.50–360.75	359.13
12	950–1000	987	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	519	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	577	390.00–395.00	391.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	627	437.00–446.00	441.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	695	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	500.00	500.00
11	400–450	438	442.00–470.00	454.93
12	600–650	617	370.00–405.00	394.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	116.00–134.00	125.82
2	—	1,190	137.00–139.00	138.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	137.00–149.00	143.36
3	—	1,297	158.00–163.00	159.90
5	—	1,238	130.00–140.00	135.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,465	158.00–165.00	160.92
1	—	1,435	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,495	165.00–168.00	166.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	168.00–171.00	169.50
3	—	1,837	180.00–188.00	184.91

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	2	—	1,113	182.00–228.00	203.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	266.00–282.50	274.23

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.