Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

2,351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.71/cwt -10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 660 lb · 193 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.84/cwt -10.41 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 618 lb · 143 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.26/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 562 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,351 1,597 1,573
Feeder cattle 1,988 1,390 1,401
Slaughter cattle 313 182 147
Replacement cattle 50 25 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold slightly uneven as steers sold 3.00-6.00 lower, heifer calves sold steady to firm and a light test of yearling heifers sold with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was mostly moderate to good, best for 400-525 lb steer and heifer calves but moderate to light for calves carrying flesh. Cattle futures have moved lower mid week and buyers adjusted their bids accordingly. Supply was heavy and included everything from some thin yearlings to several calves, weaned and un-weaned; overall the quality was attractive, but a majority of the calves were carrying some flesh. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 171.00 $171.00 $587 —
365–370 368 4 167.50–170.00 $168.76 $621 -5.66
413–436 430 29 166.50–173.50 $170.41 $733 -4.59
465 fancy 465 4 177.00 $177.00 $823 —
453–487 466 32 165.00–171.50 $166.32 $775 -4.30
496 unweaned 496 8 162.00 $162.00 $804 —
522–537 529 11 148.00 $148.00 $783 -16.00
501–547 534 40 152.50–161.00 $156.26 $834 -7.74
551–598 562 108 143.00–156.75 $149.26 $839 -7.99
600–643 617 134 135.00–147.00 $141.39 $872 -13.36
635 thin fleshed 635 9 148.50 $148.50 $943 —
651–688 660 133 133.00–144.10 $140.16 $925 -8.69
650–675 661 60 131.00–133.00 $132.29 $874 -16.56
707–714 712 39 127.00–133.75 $131.29 $935 -14.03
734 734 5 131.50 $131.50 $965 -13.82
755 755 6 130.00 $130.00 $982 —
755–778 764 13 132.50–135.50 $134.32 $1,026 +1.32
800 800 9 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 —
910 910 8 121.00 $121.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 161.00 $161.00 $673 —
453–497 475 17 149.50–160.00 $154.33 $733 +1.28
506–541 519 16 144.00–156.50 $149.50 $776 +3.17
552–596 570 40 134.00–140.00 $136.38 $777 +1.88
589 589 6 128.00 $128.00 $754 -6.50
604 thin fleshed 604 6 145.00 $145.00 $876 -3.00
607–637 622 41 132.00–135.00 $133.03 $827 -3.97
640 640 8 125.50 $125.50 $803 -11.50
651–667 653 34 128.00–138.50 $134.11 $876 —
667 unweaned 667 2 126.00 $126.00 $840 —
715–720 719 16 128.00–134.00 $133.07 $957 —
780–785 784 8 129.00 $129.00 $1,011 —
797 797 5 118.00 $118.00 $940 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–480 473 8 140.00–152.00 $144.57 $684 —
590 590 4 129.00 $129.00 $761 —
683 683 3 119.50 $119.50 $816 —
960 960 9 117.00 $117.00 $1,123 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 144.00 $144.00 $505 —
553 553 9 131.50 $131.50 $727 —
728 728 5 119.00 $119.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 5 129.00 $129.00 $682 —
566 566 6 120.00 $120.00 $679 —
606 606 3 129.50 $129.50 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 151.00 $151.00 $536 —
360 unweaned 360 3 139.00 $139.00 $500 —
402–438 420 35 139.00–157.50 $150.77 $633 -3.31
456–490 477 30 139.00–153.00 $146.66 $700 +1.35
501–549 517 96 140.00–149.75 $144.55 $747 +4.30
527 527 5 139.75 $139.75 $736 -0.50
551 unweaned 551 14 124.00 $124.00 $683 —
552–594 572 59 130.00–140.50 $138.27 $791 +7.27
577 577 6 129.50 $129.50 $747 -1.50
605–625 unweaned 609 41 123.00–131.25 $128.95 $785 -2.05
602–635 617 42 130.25–135.25 $133.49 $824 -0.01
662 662 5 118.00 $118.00 $781 -16.40
655–688 675 19 125.00–128.00 $127.01 $857 -7.39
727 727 4 122.50 $122.50 $891 —
775–788 782 16 119.50–125.00 $122.62 $959 —
910 910 7 105.00 $105.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
410–437 422 11 138.50–146.00 $143.31 $605 -7.84
445 thin fleshed 445 4 153.50 $153.50 $683 —
465 thin fleshed 465 11 149.75 $149.75 $696 —
489–497 491 11 131.00–140.50 $137.95 $677 -1.45
501–547 531 44 125.00–136.00 $132.53 $704 +6.53
559–597 573 31 119.00–132.00 $127.49 $731 -2.45
627 627 34 122.50 $122.50 $768 -9.89
620–633 629 10 125.00–129.00 $127.11 $800 -5.28
660–668 665 7 120.00–124.50 $121.92 $811 -7.58
715–747 729 20 119.00–126.25 $122.91 $896 —
785 785 3 116.00 $116.00 $911 —
787 787 14 120.00–124.50 $122.25 $962 —
968 968 8 103.00 $103.00 $997 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 10 131.00 $131.00 $483 —
430 430 4 130.00 $130.00 $559 +3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 141.50 $141.50 $669 —
631 unweaned 631 3 122.00 $122.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 120.00 $120.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–495 464 7 135.00–147.00 $143.34 $665 —
518 518 2 136.50 $136.50 $707 —
550–590 564 11 124.00–130.00 $128.76 $726 —
635–644 641 13 123.00–126.50 $125.17 $802 —
652 652 2 116.00 $116.00 $756 —
746 746 5 115.50 $115.50 $862 —
780 780 4 117.00 $117.00 $913 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1445 1267 75-80% 3 42.00–45.50 $44.43 $563 —
1220–1695 1441 75-80% 10 50.50–56.00 $53.27 $768 —
1350–1660 1444 75-80% 13 58.00–61.50 $59.95 $866 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1365 1189 80-85% 10 44.00–51.00 $47.81 $568 —
1140–1280 1210 80-85% 2 39.00–43.50 $41.12 $498 -5.30
1090–1395 1260 80-85% 5 51.00–54.00 $52.66 $664 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–960 930 85-90% 2 33.00–35.50 $34.29 $319 +1.73
875–1305 1100 85-90% 10 37.50–44.50 $40.44 $445 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 47.50 $47.50 $534 +0.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1610 1525 3 64.00–73.00 $69.68 $1,063 —
1405–1835 1631 8 77.00–85.00 $80.81 $1,318 —
1965 1965 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,690 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1160 1065 (<2 yrs)Open 3 70.00–96.00 $84.62 $901
1115–1185 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 51.00–61.00 $55.85 $642
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 59.50 $59.50 $729

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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.