MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight L 1 steers $157.00/cwt ≈ $648/hd at 413 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.81/cwt ≈ $869/hd at 568 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.07/cwt ≈ $798/hd at 532 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	605	840	684
Feeder cattle	435	—	579
Slaughter cattle	150	—	95
Replacement cattle	20	—	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light supply of feeders sold with a steady undertone. Mostly smaller packages were offered with several un-weaned calves and bulls with the exception of a few consignments of yearlings. A much larger run is expected next week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 lower. Farmers are enjoying the dry weather which is making for progress in the field, but it is starting to get pretty dry in West Central Missouri and if there is going to be anymore growth in pastures this fall some moisture needs to come quickly.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
413 unweaned	413	16	157.00	$157.00	$648
507 unweaned	507	14	150.00	$150.00	$760
612 unweaned	612	4	136.00	$136.00	$832
636	636	8	141.00	$141.00	$897

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
421	421	3	157.00	$157.00	$661
459	459	5	151.00	$151.00	$693
500–532	525	9	151.00–160.50	$158.49	$832
541 unweaned	541	7	139.25	$139.25	$753
593	593	4	150.00	$150.00	$890
631–640	637	10	148.50–150.00	$149.55	$953
650	650	2	140.00	$140.00	$910

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
432	432	4	166.00	$166.00	$717
460	460	3	147.00	$147.00	$676
566 unweaned	566	3	148.00	$148.00	$838
568–570	569	13	153.00–155.00	$153.92	$876
957	957	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,148
1074	1074	10	116.00	$116.00	$1,246

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
583	583	5	137.00	$137.00	$799

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
387 unweaned	387	6	147.00	$147.00	$569
468 unweaned	468	4	141.50	$141.50	$662
521	521	4	143.50	$143.50	$748
625	625	5	135.00	$135.00	$844
833	833	13	124.75	$124.75	$1,039
881	881	13	125.50	$125.50	$1,106
1102	1102	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,179

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
380–390	385	4	148.00–149.00	$148.49	$572
422	422	9	145.50	$145.50	$614
461–497	476	10	145.00–149.00	$146.46	$697
566	566	4	135.50	$135.50	$767
600–625	613	6	134.00–139.00	$136.45	$836
869–878	872	8	113.00–119.00	$116.74	$1,018

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
416	416	3	166.00	$166.00	$691
460–488	470	11	148.00–154.00	$151.74	$713
502	502	4	140.00	$140.00	$703

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
530	530	4	134.00	$134.00	$710
580–590	588	11	130.00–136.00	$131.08	$771
640	640	3	125.00	$125.00	$800

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1145	1061	80-85%	6	39.00–45.00	$41.55	$441
830–1376	1151	80-85%	38	45.00–54.50	$50.01	$576
1035–1395	1210	80-85%	10	53.00–61.50	$56.75	$687

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–875	804	85-90%	4	21.00–26.00	$23.18	$186
775–1125	894	85-90%	8	30.00–37.00	$32.89	$294
755–1220	1032	85-90%	34	37.00–45.50	$42.05	$434
925–1225	1066	85-90%	4	47.00–53.00	$50.70	$540

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140–1355	1270	75-80%	3	43.00–46.50	$45.11	$573
1205–1570	1350	75-80%	12	50.00–58.00	$54.61	$737
1305–1740	1498	75-80%	6	59.50–64.00	$61.49	$921

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1645–1695	1670	65-75%	2	67.50–69.00	$68.26	$1,140

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1290–1685	1488	2	67.50–70.00	$68.92	$1,026
1560–1735	1628	3	76.50–83.00	$79.62	$1,296
1840	1840	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,573

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1015	935	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	84.00–103.00	$91.19	$853
840–1195	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	60.00–90.00	$68.49	$710

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.