MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

1,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.81/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 582 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.15/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 584 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.90/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 628 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,263	2,351	1,831
Feeder cattle	975	1,988	1,550
Slaughter cattle	263	313	256
Replacement cattle	25	50	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady except for 400-525 lb steer calves trading 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good, best for the grazing type calves. Mostly calves were offered, the quality was good with some fancy calves brought to town but several were straight off the cow or carrying some flesh. Cattle futures closed lower and corn higher on Thursday. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–446	440	7	174.00–182.00	$176.54	$777	+6.13
453–474	466	22	164.00–174.50	$170.91	$796	+4.59
525–533	530	13	159.50–164.75	$161.22	$854	+13.22
567–568	568	13	150.00–154.50	$152.77	$868	+3.51
560–581	575	10	142.50–146.00	$143.52	$825	-5.74
581–598 unweaned	588	39	144.00–146.75	$145.67	$857	—
601 unweaned	601	3	135.00	$135.00	$811	—
609–636	624	26	141.00–143.00	$141.38	$882	-0.01
654–683	666	27	135.00–138.50	$136.78	$911	+4.49
673–676 unweaned	675	16	133.00–135.50	$134.25	$906	—
741	741	4	133.00	$133.00	$986	+1.50
740–744 unweaned	742	9	125.50–130.00	$127.49	$946	—
782	782	10	124.00	$124.00	$970	-10.32
780–794	788	11	126.00–127.00	$126.55	$997	-7.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	6	180.50	$180.50	$682	—
464	464	6	157.00	$157.00	$728	+2.67
519–542	530	21	150.50–157.00	$153.60	$814	+4.10
568–570	569	5	138.50–150.00	$145.39	$827	+9.01
627–628	627	28	135.00–140.00	$136.07	$853	+3.04
644 unweaned	644	6	128.50	$128.50	$828	—
687–696	689	21	129.50–133.50	$132.57	$913	—
707	707	2	131.00	$131.00	$926	-2.07
756 unweaned	756	10	122.00	$122.00	$922	—
812–818	816	5	120.00–128.50	$125.12	$1,021	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	6	155.00	$155.00	$606	—
423–437	427	8	152.50–154.00	$153.62	$656	+2.85
454–498	480	41	145.00–153.50	$150.36	$722	+3.70
515 unweaned	515	2	128.00	$128.00	$659	—
510–541	519	22	136.50–146.00	$139.99	$727	-4.56
558–577	569	33	132.50–139.00	$137.50	$782	-0.77
603–644	628	46	132.00–134.00	$132.90	$835	-0.59
651 unweaned	651	4	130.00	$130.00	$846	—
705	705	6	125.00	$125.00	$881	+2.50
705 unweaned	705	5	123.50	$123.50	$871	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	11	144.00	$144.00	$696	+6.05
507	507	2	141.00	$141.00	$715	+8.47
548	548	3	128.50	$128.50	$704	-4.03
560–594	584	61	128.00–135.00	$132.15	$772	+4.66
601–625	608	11	130.00–131.00	$130.28	$792	+7.78
650	650	2	125.50	$125.50	$816	+3.58
693	693	3	115.00	$115.00	$797	-6.92
715	715	14	124.00	$124.00	$887	+1.09
716 unweaned	716	8	115.00	$115.00	$823	—
760–761	761	10	107.00–110.00	$107.60	$819	-8.40
837–847	843	9	109.00–112.00	$110.32	$930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	8	119.00	$119.00	$681	—
697	697	4	116.00	$116.00	$809	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	4	132.00	$132.00	$622	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	161.00	$161.00	$716	—
486–493	489	11	160.00–161.00	$160.63	$785	+17.29
530–545	538	4	143.00–146.50	$144.73	$779	+8.23
552–583	575	8	137.00–141.00	$137.96	$793	+9.20
608–618	612	16	124.00–129.00	$127.27	$779	+2.10
813	813	5	108.00	$108.00	$878	—
964–977	970	9	89.00–94.00	$91.76	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
931	931	13	93.50	$93.50	$870	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1200	963	85-90%	13	32.50–41.00	$37.33	$359	—
815–1155	1023	85-90%	30	40.00–48.50	$42.00	$430	—
1115–1200	1145	85-90%	3	48.00–48.50	$48.33	$553	+0.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1485	1304	75-80%	4	49.00–50.00	$49.64	$647	—
1200–1790	1363	75-80%	23	49.00–56.50	$53.49	$729	—
1305–1740	1460	75-80%	13	57.50–63.00	$60.12	$878	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1405	1175	80-85%	19	44.00–51.50	$47.89	$563	+0.08
1060–1485	1288	80-85%	11	51.00–54.50	$53.03	$683	+0.37
1140–1670	1345	80-85%	6	41.50–45.00	$43.18	$581	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1945	1652	5	62.00–75.00	$71.21	$1,176	—
1540–2050	1767	11	76.00–86.00	$79.64	$1,407	—
2000	2000	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,800	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1015	973	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	66.00–93.00	$76.84	$748
990–1275	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	50.00–60.00	$55.09	$603

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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.