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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, May 21

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

554 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 395▼ 1,287 vs year ago 1,841 · −69.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 120▼ 33 vs year ago 160 · −20.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 50▲ 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Demand was good for a moderate supply with some fancy groups of calves on hand. Cattle futures closed sharply lower with several months locked limit down in anticipation of a bearish Cattle On Feed report to come out Friday afternoon. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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 $459.15/cwt on 61 head, up $5.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 23 comparable sales and sits +5.99 against this barn's trailing median of $453.16.

Average price

$459.15

▲ 5.99 vs prior sale

61 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$29.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.11

vs MO average

−15.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	461.61	2,547	56
Medium and Large 1-2	528	431.64	2,279	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $268 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 sale61 hd

459.15

—

MO average20 barns · 5,701 hd

481.26

−22.11

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−15.33

This barn, trailing median23 sales

453.16

+5.99

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	1,579	228.66	3,610	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	179.42	2,505	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	176.72	2,045	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	158.38	1,613	6thin

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	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$4,535	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,000	1thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,909	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,017	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	488.03/cwt	476.00–518.00	2,147	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	463.92/cwt	452.00–468.00	2,194	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	496.97/cwt	475.00–503.00	2,465	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	431.64/cwt	430.00–434.00	2,279	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	477.64/cwt	473.00–496.00	2,565	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,410	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	457.04/cwt	444.00–476.00	2,623	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	431.05/cwt	419.00–438.00	2,729	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	419.60/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,664	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	409.25/cwt	404.00–415.00	2,693	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	381.26/cwt	377.00–387.00	2,627	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,703	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	726	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,534	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	396.50/cwt	396.50–396.50	2,902	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	766	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,850	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,809	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	1,855	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	500.05/cwt	480.00–506.00	2,065	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	459.93/cwt	448.00–486.00	1,955	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	459.19/cwt	454.00–478.00	2,213	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	442.34/cwt	424.00–447.00	2,256	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	416.69/cwt	412.00–419.00	2,142	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	406.35/cwt	393.00–422.00	2,320	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,230	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	405.33/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,432	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,308	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,453	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,047	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	428.57/cwt	418.00–438.00	2,203	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,383	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,347	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,460	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,935	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	228.52/cwt	217.00–238.00	3,585	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	4,481	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,240	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,656	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	163.25/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,693	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	175.44/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,040	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	185.03/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,165	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	179.42/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,505	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	4,825.00/head	4,825.00–4,825.00	4,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,226	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	183.36/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,683	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	187.12/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,931	5

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 May 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 395Year ago 1,841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 120Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 50Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	134.00	134.00
5	—	1,037	154.00–171.00	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	176.00–184.00	179.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,163	168.00–183.00	175.44
4	—	1,170	184.00–186.00	185.03
1	—	1,010	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	217.00–238.00	228.52
1	—	1,730	259.00	259.00
1	—	1,475	199.00	199.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	478.00	478.00
15	500–550	538	448.00	448.00
25	750–800	766	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	496	475.00–503.00	496.97
19	500–550	537	473.00–496.00	477.64
22	550–600	574	444.00–476.00	457.04
54	600–650	633	419.00–438.00	431.05
11	650–700	658	404.00–415.00	409.25
67	700–750	732	396.50	396.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	440	476.00–518.00	488.03
15	450–500	473	452.00–468.00	463.92
5	500–550	528	430.00–434.00	431.64
15	600–650	635	418.00–420.00	419.60
7	650–700	689	377.00–387.00	381.26
8	700–750	715	378.00	378.00
3	800–850	805	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	726	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	480.00–506.00	500.05
18	450–500	482	454.00–478.00	459.19
10	500–550	510	424.00–447.00	442.34
18	550–600	571	393.00–422.00	406.35
24	600–650	600	398.00–406.00	405.33
25	650–700	693	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	504.00	504.00
8	400–450	425	448.00–486.00	459.93
6	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
9	500–550	514	412.00–419.00	416.69
3	650–700	665	347.00	347.00
2	750–800	750	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	593	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	498.00	498.00
6	500–550	514	418.00–438.00	428.57
4	550–600	562	424.00	424.00
2	600–650	605	388.00	388.00
4	650–700	672	366.00	366.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,200	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	4,825.00	4,825.00

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	2	—	918	174.00–191.00	183.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,032	183.00–192.00	187.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	246.00	246.00

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.