Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 5, 2020

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.25/cwt ≈ $636/hd at 423 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.00/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 518 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.51/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 572 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 695 340 1,679
Feeder cattle 550 180 1,490
Slaughter cattle 135 140 164
Replacement cattle 10 20 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks light run, steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good, best for 400-450 lb heifers and a few packages of yearling steers. The weather is much improved compared to last week and buyers were more active. Also, more weaned cattle were offered. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–490 473 6 159.00–165.50 $162.10 $767 —
500–545 535 6 148.50–159.50 $153.42 $821 —
556–583 567 23 147.00–154.75 $153.01 $868 —
588 unweaned 588 7 138.00 $138.00 $811 —
620–636 632 17 143.00–147.00 $143.88 $909 —
657–697 682 22 138.00–143.50 $142.44 $971 —
865 865 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 150.00 $150.00 $496 —
390 390 3 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
422 422 9 167.50 $167.50 $707 —
465 465 2 160.00 $160.00 $744 +24.00
542 542 4 148.00 $148.00 $802 +10.50
550–583 570 10 141.00–146.50 $144.49 $824 +17.49
673–699 686 10 129.50–135.00 $132.62 $910 +2.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 7 130.00 $130.00 $779 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 143.00 $143.00 $468 —
400–405 403 5 139.00–143.00 $140.59 $567 —
455–490 466 14 132.00–140.50 $138.46 $645 —
500–525 518 33 131.50–135.00 $134.00 $694 —
551–589 569 17 128.00–135.00 $130.69 $744 +15.69
612 unweaned 612 6 124.00 $124.00 $759 +4.35
616–622 618 13 124.00–128.00 $127.38 $787 —
739 739 5 125.00 $125.00 $924 —
902 902 4 109.00 $109.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–432 416 19 146.00–157.00 $155.62 $647 —
412–436 unweaned 430 19 144.50–146.00 $144.88 $623 —
460–468 465 5 140.50–146.50 $144.12 $670 —
500–510 unweaned 505 6 130.00–131.50 $130.74 $660 —
510–540 525 2 135.00–140.00 $137.43 $722 —
562–577 570 24 131.00–135.00 $133.15 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 4 125.00 $125.00 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 3 146.00 $146.00 $644 —
478 478 4 144.50 $144.50 $691 —
521–542 529 10 143.50–145.00 $144.11 $762 +9.61
560 560 2 135.00 $135.00 $756 —
612–626 619 8 130.00 $130.00 $805 +15.00
821 821 3 115.00 $115.00 $944 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 5 114.00 $114.00 $581 —
660 660 6 107.50 $107.50 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1370 1159 80-85% 23 47.50–56.50 $52.01 $603 —
1080–1260 1173 80-85% 6 45.50–48.50 $47.21 $554 —
1165–1315 1236 80-85% 5 56.00–63.00 $57.77 $714 +3.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1300 1178 75-80% 3 46.50–50.00 $48.48 $571 —
1180–1700 1451 75-80% 14 52.00–60.00 $56.90 $826 -9.28
1315–1835 1560 75-80% 10 59.00–64.00 $61.72 $963 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1055 980 85-90% 5 37.50–43.00 $40.19 $394 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $510 +10.83
875–1215 1090 85-90% 12 43.00–47.50 $45.58 $497 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1695 1573 5 69.00–73.50 $71.51 $1,125 -18.49
1470–2010 1773 6 75.00–83.00 $80.68 $1,430 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1040 992 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 63.00–71.00 $66.49 $660
805–1225 1061 (<2 yrs)Open 7 80.00–94.00 $88.56 $940
1100–1170 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 62.00–64.50 $63.29 $718

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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.