Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 17, 2020

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.43/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 625 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.58/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 514 lb · 47 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.85/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 849 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 821 2,211 938
Feeder cattle 681 1,843 846
Slaughter cattle 120 318 72
Replacement cattle 20 50 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, heavier steers and all weights of heifers sold steady. Demand was good for the calves and moderate for yearlings. Supply was light to moderate following last weeks large sale. Demand for grazing calves is no doubt starting to pick up. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 7 182.50 $182.50 $608 —
425 425 5 180.50 $180.50 $767 +2.11
485–495 491 7 166.00–170.50 $169.06 $830 +10.56
505–537 512 43 161.50–173.00 $168.01 $860 +1.86
520–542 531 4 149.50–153.00 $151.21 $803 -2.22
562–570 563 19 153.50–156.75 $156.40 $881 +8.07
595 595 3 145.00 $145.00 $863 -3.33
612–631 625 58 145.00–150.00 $148.43 $928 +5.14
694 694 5 139.00 $139.00 $965 +4.94
735 735 7 137.50 $137.50 $1,011 +2.06
761 761 6 128.50 $128.50 $978 —
856 856 5 133.75 $133.75 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 169.50 $169.50 $597 +4.39
402–432 422 12 165.00–170.00 $168.95 $713 +7.23
451–495 464 7 161.00–173.00 $169.34 $786 +3.91
516–537 523 14 154.00–163.00 $157.46 $824 -1.31
555–593 573 19 138.00–150.00 $144.32 $827 +0.65
592 592 4 137.00 $137.00 $811 -6.67
650–697 670 23 131.50–139.50 $133.56 $895 -0.30
705 705 3 128.50–129.00 $128.67 $907 +3.17
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 7 134.00 $134.00 $878 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 362 4 154.00–160.00 $156.48 $566 +1.48
411–435 424 12 151.50–157.00 $154.65 $656 +1.00
450–476 464 11 146.00–149.00 $148.20 $688 +1.87
500–535 518 26 136.50–145.50 $142.48 $738 +4.76
550–563 554 13 133.50–139.50 $137.62 $762 +3.67
602 602 4 129.50 $129.50 $780 -2.34
662 662 8 125.00 $125.00 $828 -4.00
751 751 27 126.00 $126.00 $946 +7.26
849 849 28 125.85 $125.85 $1,068 +7.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 150.00 $150.00 $590 +12.00
415–447 439 8 135.00–145.50 $141.36 $621 -4.22
487–497 495 9 139.50–140.50 $140.28 $694 -2.07
501–517 507 5 135.50–136.00 $135.80 $689 +3.66
572–585 580 10 125.00–133.50 $129.60 $752 -1.69
638 638 3 125.00 $125.00 $798 -2.42
660–670 666 7 116.00–116.50 $116.21 $774 -10.90
735 735 7 120.50 $120.50 $886 +5.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 4 111.50 $111.50 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 4 136.00 $136.00 $675 —
576–577 576 5 130.00–135.00 $132.00 $760 -8.50
640 640 3 129.00–130.00 $129.67 $830 +2.67
662 662 4 127.00 $127.00 $841 +9.82
670 670 3 115.00 $115.00 $770 -2.18
707 707 2 120.00 $120.00 $848 +2.97
767–770 769 4 117.00–117.50 $117.25 $902 —
897 897 5 94.50 $94.50 $848 —
945 945 2 95.50 $95.50 $902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1200 1151 80-85% 5 40.50–46.00 $43.89 $505 —
870–1570 1186 80-85% 25 46.00–53.50 $49.12 $583 —
1160–1445 1258 80-85% 4 51.50–57.50 $54.42 $685 +11.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1440 1400 75-80% 3 47.50–51.50 $49.18 $689 —
1195–1670 1448 75-80% 18 52.00–58.50 $55.42 $802 —
1455–1765 1661 75-80% 8 58.00–61.00 $60.09 $998 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1025 955 85-90% 3 39.50–42.50 $40.72 $389 —
865–1255 1080 85-90% 12 42.50–49.50 $44.49 $480 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1645 1577 3 65.00–73.00 $69.20 $1,091 —
1250–2115 1767 9 76.50–82.50 $79.10 $1,398 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
998–1065 1011 (<2 yrs)Open 5 64.00–87.00 $82.16 $831
920–1160 1074 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 59.00–79.50 $72.52 $779

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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.