Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 21, 2021

1,235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.15/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 566 lb · 77 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.98/cwt +6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 669 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.04/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 635 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,235 2,187 632
Feeder cattle 1,107 2,007 311
Slaughter cattle 113 180 50
Replacement cattle 15 — 271

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to very good in spots for the high quality calves under 600 lbs. Supply was moderate. Cattle futures have been mostly in the green this week and corn has stabilized from its sharply higher market last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 180.00 $180.00 $594 —
350–360 356 5 174.00–176.00 $175.21 $624 -14.29
410 410 2 179.00 $179.00 $734 +4.41
466–495 471 11 165.00–173.00 $171.47 $808 +2.09
506–548 527 15 159.50–164.25 $162.40 $856 -2.34
559 fancy 559 27 166.25 $166.25 $929 —
560–585 570 50 147.50–158.50 $155.32 $885 +2.69
616 unweaned 616 4 136.00 $136.00 $838 +5.25
620–647 636 56 138.00–144.25 $142.47 $906 +9.22
655–685 669 69 142.00–144.00 $142.98 $957 +5.79
742 742 5 127.00 $127.00 $942 -3.97
731–747 745 41 130.00–135.00 $134.40 $1,001 +3.43
771 771 19 128.25 $128.25 $989 -0.78
771 unweaned 771 3 120.00 $120.00 $925 —
817–838 829 55 127.75–131.00 $130.41 $1,081 +1.16
1066 1066 14 114.50 $114.50 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 156.00 $156.00 $632 -13.00
454 454 9 164.00 $164.00 $745 +3.63
500–548 527 31 154.00–165.00 $160.72 $847 +11.21
566–585 571 8 148.00–151.50 $150.60 $860 +6.33
636 636 11 136.50 $136.50 $868 -0.31
667–690 683 7 127.00–131.50 $130.25 $890 -0.53
693 693 4 123.00 $123.00 $852 -7.78
775 775 13 124.00 $124.00 $961 +3.04
851 851 4 117.50 $117.50 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 150.00 $150.00 $555 —
446 446 5 147.00 $147.00 $656 —
490–491 491 14 145.00–147.00 $145.43 $714 +15.76
511–542 529 46 135.00–148.75 $146.02 $772 +4.86
540–546 544 7 129.00–134.00 $132.58 $721 —
560–583 580 15 133.00–136.50 $135.56 $786 +3.62
611–621 613 39 134.00–135.00 $134.79 $826 +3.18
658–685 677 10 124.50–125.00 $124.85 $845 -2.39
781–784 782 16 120.00–122.00 $120.75 $944 +5.75
947 947 11 112.00 $112.00 $1,061 —
962 962 4 112.75 $112.75 $1,085 —
1003 1003 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 140.00 $140.00 $470 —
370–391 380 12 142.00–149.00 $146.15 $555 +5.98
425 425 2 142.00 $142.00 $604 +6.14
482–487 485 4 139.00–143.00 $140.99 $684 +8.93
540–544 543 16 129.00–139.75 $136.41 $741 +6.30
550–582 567 13 126.50–133.00 $130.54 $740 +4.22
606–638 633 43 126.00–133.75 $132.81 $841 +20.77
697 697 2 120.00 $120.00 $836 +7.21
825 825 19 120.75 $120.75 $996 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 19 135.00 $135.00 $593 —
568 568 4 118.00 $118.00 $670 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 9 110.00 $110.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 122.00 $122.00 $666 —
583 583 3 130.00 $130.00 $758 +4.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1170 1108 80-85% 2 44.50–46.00 $45.21 $501 +1.53
1055–1275 1203 80-85% 5 53.00–58.00 $55.83 $672 +7.80
1015–1440 1213 80-85% 21 46.00–54.00 $49.71 $603 +1.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1025 886 85-90% 8 28.00–41.50 $37.16 $329 +2.66
880–1315 1082 85-90% 14 42.00–50.50 $44.99 $487 —
1095 1095 85-90% 1 54.50 $54.50 $597 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1375 1285 75-80% 2 48.00–50.50 $49.34 $634 —
1190–1610 1364 75-80% 16 51.00–56.50 $54.34 $741 +0.37
1370–1590 1468 75-80% 3 57.00–61.00 $58.94 $865 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–2285 1821 7 79.00–87.00 $83.21 $1,515 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1185 1076 (<2 yrs)Open 4 65.00–84.00 $75.60 $813
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 56.00 $56.00 $610

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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.