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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

327 head

▼ 418 vs last sale 745▼ 425 vs year ago 752 · −56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 183▼ 26 vs year ago 160 · −16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, calves and yearlings sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light supply with wet conditions around. 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 $471.95/cwt on 17 head, down $16.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 23 comparable sales and sits +18.79 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$471.95

▼ 16.68 vs prior sale

17 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$9.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.76

vs MO average

−16.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	474.78	2,631	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	465.15	2,628	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.63/cwt here — about $3 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 sale17 hd

471.95

—

MO average19 barns · 3,926 hd

497.71

−25.76

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−16.40

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

+18.79

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	1,721	226.91	3,904	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	175.23	2,464	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	173.11	2,091	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	148.55	1,423	8thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	252	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,701	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	654.00/cwt	654.00–654.00	2,132	6
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	385	526.00/cwt	526.00–526.00	2,025	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	538.72/cwt	515.00–548.00	2,133	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	496.00/cwt	480.00–512.00	2,133	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,575	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	465.15/cwt	462.00–470.00	2,628	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	461.71/cwt	446.00–470.00	2,641	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	429.71/cwt	417.00–438.00	2,638	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,786	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,608	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,875	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	381.16/cwt	379.00–385.00	2,741	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	380.35/cwt	379.00–381.00	2,910	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	347.09/cwt	342.00–356.00	3,027	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,167	8
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,053	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,359	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,573	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	534.65/cwt	472.00–586.00	1,732	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	578.00/cwt	578.00–578.00	1,936	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	478.32/cwt	476.00–486.00	1,971	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	446	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,829	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,865	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	447.91/cwt	439.00–457.00	2,172	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,187	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,320	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,242	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,060	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	406.78/cwt	389.00–417.00	2,323	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,330	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,399	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	579.74/cwt	565.00–595.00	2,139	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,172	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,373	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	442.33/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,291	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,462	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,539	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,599	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,722	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,792	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,826	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	239.92/cwt	234.00–244.00	4,158	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	224.19/cwt	218.00–229.00	4,009	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	151.95/cwt	144.00–161.50	1,451	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	138.35/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,339	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	148.07/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,752	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	175.14/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,117	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	195.55/cwt	189.00–197.00	2,411	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	178.16/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,475	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	164.98/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,417	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	806	196.97/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,588	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	274.92/cwt	249.00–297.50	2,812	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	204.00/cwt	194.00–237.50	2,201	10

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 745Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 183Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week, calves and yearlings sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light supply with wet conditions around. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	526.00	526.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	675.00	675.00
6	300–350	326	654.00	654.00
7	350–400	396	515.00–548.00	538.72
4	400–450	430	480.00–512.00	496.00
5	550–600	565	462.00–470.00	465.15
10	600–650	614	417.00–438.00	429.71
2	650–700	662	394.00	394.00
7	700–750	719	379.00–385.00	381.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	501	514.00	514.00
9	550–600	572	446.00–470.00	461.71
5	600–650	626	445.00	445.00
3	650–700	678	424.00	424.00
9	750–800	765	379.00–381.00	380.35
15	850–900	872	342.00–356.00	347.09
8	900–950	926	342.00	342.00
3	1050–1100	1,053	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	578.00	578.00
14	400–450	412	476.00–486.00	478.32
4	450–500	485	439.00–457.00	447.91
5	500–550	500	464.00	464.00
16	550–600	571	389.00–417.00	406.78
5	650–700	659	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	550.00	550.00
7	300–350	324	472.00–586.00	534.65
3	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	486	450.00	450.00
13	500–550	519	432.00	432.00
4	700–750	725	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	457	408.00	408.00
3	500–550	531	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	565.00–595.00	579.74
3	400–450	445	488.00	488.00
8	500–550	518	420.00–450.00	442.33
3	550–600	596	426.00	426.00
3	650–700	695	374.00	374.00
4	800–850	810	336.00	336.00
3	850–900	895	312.00	312.00
3	950–1000	978	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	532.00	532.00
12	550–600	562	438.00	438.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,389	174.00–186.00	178.16
2	—	1,465	164.00–166.00	164.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,209	165.00–183.00	175.14
7	—	1,183	143.00–156.00	148.07
6	—	1,233	189.00–197.00	195.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	135.00–142.00	138.35
6	—	955	144.00–161.50	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	234.00–244.00	239.92
1	—	1,470	183.00	183.00
3	—	1,788	218.00–229.00	224.19

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	9	—	1,023	249.00–297.50	274.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,079	194.00–237.50	204.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	806	192.00–214.00	196.97

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.