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Mo-Kan Livestock Market

Name: Mo-Kan Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Butler, Missouri · Thu, Aug 6

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1811

← Jul 16Aug 6Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 480▼ 258 vs year ago 504 · −51.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 95▼ 20 vs year ago 80 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $387.01/cwt on 35 head, down $14.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 23 comparable sales and sits −30.69 against this barn's trailing median of $417.70.

Average price

$387.01

▼ 14.20 vs prior sale

35 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$36.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.35

vs MO average

−0.50 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	391.14	2,581	31
Medium and Large 2	664	355.00	2,357	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.14/cwt here — about $223 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

387.01

—

MO average14 barns · 1,264 hd

399.36

−12.35

National average156 barns · 6,926 hd

387.51

−0.50

This barn, trailing median23 sales

417.70

−30.69

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 600–700 lb

23 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $454.00, low $355.21, median $417.70 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	1,624	226.92	3,686	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	181.62	2,784	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	175.05	2,214	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	146.40	1,461	2thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,537	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,357	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	389.10/cwt	383.00–394.00	2,595	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,869	55
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,037	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,087	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,330	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,310	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	4,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	227.38/cwt	214.00–239.00	3,809	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	146.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,461	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	183.36/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,305	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	171.49/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,174	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	181.62/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,784	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,503	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,117	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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 480Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 95Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 10

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,268	163.00–178.00	171.49
3	—	1,257	182.00–185.00	183.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	145.00–148.00	146.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	180.00–183.00	181.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	214.00–239.00	227.38
1	—	1,510	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,535	266.00	266.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	552	378.00	378.00
8	600–650	618	377.00	377.00
13	650–700	662	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	664	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	800–850	834	344.00	344.00
7	1000–1050	1,009	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	639	397.00	397.00
23	650–700	667	383.00–394.00	389.10

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	—	980	216.00	216.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	298.00	298.00

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.