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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Apr 30

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

644 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 629▼ 111 vs year ago 755 · −14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 189▲ 73 vs year ago 90 · +81.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 80▲ 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. Cash fed cattle have been selling higher this week and cattle futures have been supportive. Big rains over basically the last month have the pastures lush and green and the ponds full but have also kept the farmers out of the field and there's still a lot of spring field work yet to be done. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $399.79/cwt on 34 head, down $12.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −5.21 against this barn's trailing median of $405.00.

Average price

$399.79

▼ 12.69 vs prior sale

34 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.49

vs MO average

−24.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	402.34	2,233	22
Medium and Large 1-2	565	395.10	2,234	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale34 hd

399.79

—

MO average19 barns · 2,519 hd

429.28

−29.49

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−24.28

This barn, trailing median23 sales

405.00

−5.21

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	1,637	223.47	3,659	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	177.76	2,097	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	176.35	2,662	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	142.31	1,332	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,112	280.00	3,114	34

Every lot

61 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	246	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,525	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	660.77/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,890	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	662.88/cwt	605.00–685.00	2,055	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	644.38/cwt	608.00–695.00	2,120	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,300	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	517.94/cwt	505.00–528.00	2,010	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	498.33/cwt	470.00–536.00	2,023	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	558.55/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,346	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	516.07/cwt	494.00–545.00	2,384	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	468.88/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,237	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	491.58/cwt	482.00–515.00	2,556	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	471.22/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,479	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	468.44/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,694	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	447.78/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,615	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,760	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	709	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,808	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,912	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,746	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,953	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	556.70/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,754	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,832	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	460.08/cwt	452.00–468.00	1,735	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	483.05/cwt	468.00–505.00	2,029	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	463.99/cwt	435.00–482.50	1,953	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,916	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	451.17/cwt	439.00–460.00	2,211	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,213	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,020	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,276	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,257	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	390.12/cwt	363.00–406.00	2,224	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,145	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,404	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	374.40/cwt	369.00–379.00	2,396	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	354.87/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,417	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	341.27/cwt	337.50–348.00	2,669	73
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,691	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,567	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,706	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium 1Fleshy	965	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,702	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	538.23/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,959	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,325	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	459.43/cwt	420.00–476.00	2,196	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,498	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,604	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,112	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,114	34
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	201.86/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,634	2
Bulls	—	—	1,609	225.53/cwt	220.00–233.00	3,629	6
Bulls	—	—	2,055	238.90/cwt	238.00–240.00	4,909	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	123.80/cwt	108.00–136.00	1,118	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	163.30/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,507	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	935	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	150.33/cwt	142.00–161.00	1,466	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	172.95/cwt	164.00–182.00	2,044	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	188.79/cwt	184.00–197.00	2,277	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	179.16/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,677	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,826	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	168.19/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,595	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,168	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	203.92/cwt	192.00–228.00	2,368	4

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 629Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 189Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 80Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	635.00	635.00
2	300–350	315	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	365	502.00	502.00
16	400–450	420	468.00–505.00	483.05
17	450–500	490	439.00–460.00	451.17
3	500–550	500	442.50	442.50
17	550–600	570	396.00	396.00
16	600–650	626	384.00	384.00
7	750–800	785	340.00	340.00
4	800–850	833	323.00	323.00
6	850–900	890	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	535.00–580.00	556.70
8	350–400	377	452.00–468.00	460.08
5	400–450	421	435.00–482.50	463.99
2	450–500	452	424.00	424.00
2	500–550	542	420.00	420.00
10	550–600	570	363.00–406.00	390.12
13	600–650	640	369.00–379.00	374.40
14	650–700	681	354.00–360.00	354.87
73	750–800	782	337.50–348.00	341.27
5	850–900	870	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	965	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	620	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	246	620.00	620.00
4	250–300	286	640.00–680.00	660.77
7	300–350	310	605.00–685.00	662.88
7	350–400	388	505.00–528.00	517.94
6	400–450	406	470.00–536.00	498.33
8	450–500	477	460.00–475.00	468.88
20	500–550	526	450.00–477.50	471.22
9	550–600	584	446.00–450.00	447.78
5	850–900	864	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	608.00–695.00	644.38
2	350–400	377	610.00	610.00
17	400–450	420	535.00–590.00	558.55
9	450–500	462	494.00–545.00	516.07
35	500–550	520	482.00–515.00	491.58
9	550–600	575	455.00–480.00	468.44
29	600–650	608	454.00	454.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	709	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	535.00–540.00	538.23
4	400–450	437	532.00	532.00
7	450–500	478	420.00–476.00	459.43
3	550–600	581	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	623	418.00	418.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	184.00–197.00	188.79
13	—	1,182	164.00–182.00	172.95
1	—	935	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	108.00–136.00	123.80
2	—	923	160.00–167.00	163.30
4	—	975	142.00–161.00	150.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,543	162.00–172.00	168.19
1	—	1,495	189.00	189.00
10	—	1,494	175.00–186.00	179.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,112	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,055	238.00–240.00	238.90
6	—	1,609	220.00–233.00	225.53
2	—	1,305	200.00–204.00	201.86

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	191.00	191.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,161	192.00–228.00	203.92

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.