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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

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

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

745 head

▲ 410 vs last sale 335▲ 146 vs year ago 599 · +24.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 56▲ 79 vs year ago 104 · +76.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 30 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included several nice consignments of calves. 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 $488.63/cwt on 76 head, up $0.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 23 comparable sales and sits +35.47 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$488.63

▲ 0.58 vs prior sale

76 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$1.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs MO average

−2.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	488.94	2,684	56
Medium and Large 1-2	543	487.76	2,648	20

One grade step is worth $1.17/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

488.63

—

MO average16 barns · 2,376 hd

497.45

−8.82

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−2.20

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

+35.47

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	1,520	219.62	3,338	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	184.75	2,648	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	179.44	2,052	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	159.62	1,645	5thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	586.39/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,876	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	677.01/cwt	635.00–695.00	2,173	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,755	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,239	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,175	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	587.73/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,433	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	534.09/cwt	480.00–558.00	2,227	43
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	448	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,128	6
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	468	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,115	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	497.42/cwt	485.00–501.00	2,373	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	519.02/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,481	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	499.57/cwt	492.50–514.00	2,608	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	525	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,678	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	489.42/cwt	470.00–504.00	2,579	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	469.99/cwt	464.00–478.00	2,698	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	478.30/cwt	460.00–486.00	2,755	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	447.13/cwt	440.00–458.00	2,808	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	436.70/cwt	431.00–440.00	2,900	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,913	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,793	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,026	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,815	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	513.59/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,746	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	469.26/cwt	428.00–482.00	1,774	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	507.41/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,943	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	480.85/cwt	468.00–497.50	2,053	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	455.19/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,007	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	451.79/cwt	442.50–470.00	2,114	22
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	503	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,150	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	437.02/cwt	429.00–446.00	2,277	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	523	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,118	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	419.24/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,235	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	412.96/cwt	394.00–422.00	2,333	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	393.83/cwt	391.00–398.00	2,280	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	602	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,017	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	383.19/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,372	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,316	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	373.87/cwt	365.00–375.50	2,512	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	333.89/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,270	9
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	720	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,311	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	340.85/cwt	340.00–341.50	2,468	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,226	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	494.79/cwt	488.00–518.00	2,073	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	538.00/cwt	538.00–538.00	2,313	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,518	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	458.86/cwt	456.00–460.00	2,147	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	493.00/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,613	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	462.42/cwt	454.00–475.00	2,747	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	219.62/cwt	209.00–229.00	3,338	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,620	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,639	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	157.77/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,650	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	175.83/cwt	166.00–182.00	1,966	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	187.02/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,237	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,717	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	183.25/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,628	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	253.57/cwt	251.00–256.00	2,219	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	203.49/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,913	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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 335Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 56Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 30

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included several nice consignments of calves. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	495.00–530.00	507.41
16	400–450	427	468.00–497.50	480.85
22	450–500	468	442.50–470.00	451.79
18	500–550	521	429.00–446.00	437.02
17	550–600	565	394.00–422.00	412.96
11	600–650	619	375.00–388.00	383.19
19	650–700	672	365.00–375.50	373.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	500.00–520.00	513.59
23	350–400	378	428.00–482.00	469.26
13	400–450	441	430.00–460.00	455.19
2	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
16	500–550	533	412.00–430.00	419.24
13	550–600	579	391.00–398.00	393.83
2	600–650	645	359.00	359.00
9	650–700	680	330.00–336.00	333.89
9	700–750	724	340.00–341.50	340.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	523	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	427.50	427.50
3	700–750	720	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	742	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	605.00	605.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	580.00–590.00	586.39
3	350–400	385	565.00	565.00
43	400–450	417	480.00–558.00	534.09
11	450–500	477	485.00–501.00	497.42
8	500–550	527	470.00–504.00	489.42
7	550–600	574	464.00–478.00	469.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	635.00–695.00	677.01
10	350–400	367	610.00	610.00
35	400–450	414	565.00–610.00	587.73
52	450–500	478	490.00–540.00	519.02
28	500–550	522	492.50–514.00	499.57
28	550–600	576	460.00–486.00	478.30
15	600–650	628	440.00–458.00	447.13
9	650–700	664	431.00–440.00	436.70
3	700–750	730	399.00	399.00
4	850–900	867	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	475.00	475.00
2	700–750	735	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
9	400–450	419	488.00–518.00	494.79
7	450–500	468	456.00–460.00	458.86
5	500–550	530	485.00–505.00	493.00
5	550–600	594	454.00–475.00	462.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	538.00	538.00
2	450–500	462	545.00	545.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,118	166.00–182.00	175.83
2	—	1,018	160.00–162.00	161.05
12	—	1,196	184.00–190.00	187.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	167.00	167.00
4	—	1,046	151.00–164.00	157.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	190.00	190.00
7	—	1,434	178.00–187.00	183.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	209.00–229.00	219.62

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	—	940	196.00–212.00	203.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	251.00–256.00	253.57

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.