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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Apr 23

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

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Feeder Cattle receipts

629 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 327▼ 174 vs year ago 803 · −21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 134▲ 38 vs year ago 151 · +25.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 25▲ 35 vs year ago 45 · +77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady but with spots 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate for a moderate supply. Cattle futures and cash fed cattle have lost some ground this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.47/cwt on 49 head, down $9.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 23 comparable sales and sits +7.48 against this barn's trailing median of $405.00.

Average price

$412.47

▼ 9.38 vs prior sale

49 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$29.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.29

vs MO average

−9.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	418.28	2,299	37
Large 1	506	412.00	2,085	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	388.75	2,110	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.53/cwt here — about $189 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 sale49 hd

412.47

—

MO average17 barns · 2,267 hd

425.76

−13.29

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−9.70

This barn, trailing median23 sales

405.00

+7.48

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.56, low $332.17, median $405.00 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	1,720	227.77	3,918	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	176.04	2,445	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	167.93	1,900	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	134.63	1,304	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,146	265.00	3,037	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$4,450	4thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,984	2
Steers	300–350	Large 1	343	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,135	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	555.36/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,160	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	526.15/cwt	523.00–536.00	2,241	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	553.13/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,362	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	497.64/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,424	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	508.14/cwt	500.00–513.00	2,581	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	455.97/cwt	442.00–465.00	2,640	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	419.02/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,590	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,747	6
Steers	650–700	Large 1	654	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,596	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,827	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	3
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	361	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,841	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	504.35/cwt	484.00–515.00	1,906	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	474.39/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,983	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	472.07/cwt	430.00–482.00	2,020	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	3
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	436	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,049	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	453.21/cwt	436.00–485.00	2,189	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	437.70/cwt	435.00–441.00	2,215	9
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	506	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,085	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	386.88/cwt	350.00–423.00	2,054	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,381	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,222	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	377.13/cwt	376.00–379.00	2,168	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,463	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,492	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,579	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,551	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,594	4
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	868	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,543	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	527.86/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,969	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	461	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,982	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	478.81/cwt	458.00–502.00	2,298	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	453.17/cwt	449.00–459.00	2,397	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,374	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,146	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,037	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	193.86/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,836	2
Bulls	—	—	1,892	250.37/cwt	239.00–258.00	4,737	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	95.37/cwt	90.00–105.00	866	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	132.00/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,224	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	145.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,463	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	153.52/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,716	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	168.38/cwt	163.00–181.00	1,886	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	186.38/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,207	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	162.48/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,198	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	179.91/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,517	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	275.56/cwt	248.00–298.00	2,488	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	310.41/cwt	287.50–328.00	2,887	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	199.09/cwt	184.00–203.00	2,194	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	192.61/cwt	172.00–216.00	2,101	9

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 327Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 134Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 25Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	620.00	620.00
21	400–450	427	520.00–565.00	553.13
29	450–500	487	490.00–515.00	497.64
10	500–550	508	500.00–513.00	508.14
35	550–600	579	442.00–465.00	455.97
6	600–650	630	436.00	436.00
9	650–700	678	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	550.00–570.00	555.36
17	400–450	426	523.00–536.00	526.15
4	600–650	618	418.00–420.00	419.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	622.50	622.50
5	650–700	654	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
17	400–450	428	430.00–482.00	472.07
6	500–550	531	350.00–423.00	386.88
3	550–600	566	392.50	392.50
4	650–700	662	372.00	372.00
8	700–750	741	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	378	484.00–515.00	504.35
13	400–450	418	465.00–490.00	474.39
42	450–500	483	436.00–485.00	453.21
9	500–550	506	435.00–441.00	437.70
20	550–600	559	426.00	426.00
8	650–700	670	372.00	372.00
7	750–800	766	333.00	333.00
4	800–850	808	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
8	550–600	575	376.00–379.00	377.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	361	510.00	510.00
9	400–450	436	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	506	412.00	412.00
3	850–900	868	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	601	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	520.00–540.00	527.86
6	450–500	480	458.00–502.00	478.81
9	500–550	529	449.00–459.00	453.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,146	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	927	126.00–140.00	132.00
3	—	908	90.00–105.00	95.37
12	—	1,004	139.00–149.00	145.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	176.00–187.00	179.91
2	—	1,353	161.00–164.00	162.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	182.00–192.00	186.38
24	—	1,120	163.00–181.00	168.38
11	—	1,118	141.00–161.00	153.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,892	239.00–258.00	250.37
2	—	1,463	190.00–197.00	193.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,175	4,450.00	4,450.00

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	35	—	903	248.00–298.00	275.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	930	287.50–328.00	310.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,102	184.00–203.00	199.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,091	172.00–216.00	192.61

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.