MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 4, 2021

938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.41/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 577 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.40/cwt ≈ $762/hd at 559 lb · 48 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.01/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 659 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	938	615	273
Feeder cattle	835	566	268
Slaughter cattle	103	49	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone and heavier weights sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was very good for calves to graze and moderate for cattle over 600 lbs or those carrying flesh. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold uneven as the fleshier breaking cows sold steady and lean and boning cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Some of the higher dressing boning cows sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	362	3	188.00–189.50	$189.01	$684	—
406	406	3	183.00	$183.00	$743	+11.98
456–492	466	10	170.00–179.50	$175.31	$817	—
516–534	528	9	166.00–167.50	$167.01	$882	+1.51
564 unweaned	564	16	152.00	$152.00	$857	—
555–594	581	48	155.00–161.00	$156.55	$910	+1.40
605	605	14	146.00–152.00	$151.14	$914	+1.58
624	624	8	138.00	$138.00	$861	-11.56
650–677	659	31	138.00–143.00	$140.01	$923	-3.93
723	723	8	133.00	$133.00	$962	—
897	897	22	122.35	$122.35	$1,097	—
1057	1057	10	115.00	$115.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	3	175.00	$175.00	$649	-3.50
468–493	483	27	166.00–176.00	$173.74	$839	+4.74
522–539	535	9	160.00–170.00	$162.17	$868	-0.89
556–580	565	23	151.00–158.00	$156.53	$884	+6.13
617–620	619	10	139.00–143.00	$141.40	$875	-0.21
658–691	669	16	134.00–138.00	$136.09	$910	—
740	740	4	129.00	$129.00	$955	-3.00
913	913	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,096	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–444	437	10	166.50–167.50	$166.79	$729	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	6	141.00	$141.00	$812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431–448	438	24	150.00–161.50	$158.26	$693	+6.76
438 unweaned	438	3	147.00	$147.00	$644	—
497	497	8	148.50	$148.50	$738	—
505–522	515	8	140.50–144.50	$143.27	$738	-3.02
550 unweaned	550	15	130.00	$130.00	$715	—
550–572	563	33	133.00–143.00	$139.31	$784	—
602–625	612	30	127.50–134.00	$131.63	$806	+3.63
651	651	4	129.00	$129.00	$840	+2.22
688	688	3	120.00	$120.00	$826	-6.78
716	716	14	125.10	$125.10	$896	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–377	369	9	141.00–148.00	$145.08	$535	—
455	455	7	145.00	$145.00	$660	+3.37
501–520	514	9	134.00	$134.00	$689	-5.27
550 thin fleshed	550	8	144.75	$144.75	$796	—
562–585	569	9	128.00–130.50	$129.87	$739	-1.32
569 unweaned	569	5	125.00	$125.00	$711	—
648	648	8	133.00	$133.00	$862	—
673	673	5	127.00	$127.00	$855	-3.00
801	801	4	109.00	$109.00	$873	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	7	142.00	$142.00	$542	—
420 thin fleshed	420	8	160.00	$160.00	$672	—
485	485	10	133.00	$133.00	$645	—
526 thin fleshed	526	10	145.00	$145.00	$763	—
638	638	3	120.00	$120.00	$766	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	5	128.00	$128.00	$342	—
700	700	3	115.00	$115.00	$805	—
828	828	6	107.50	$107.50	$890	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341 unweaned	341	4	143.00	$143.00	$488	—
355–377	366	4	155.00–160.00	$157.58	$577	—
462	462	5	161.00	$161.00	$744	+4.00
526	526	11	143.00	$143.00	$752	-14.00
576	576	8	135.00–141.00	$137.25	$791	+7.25
636–647	641	14	124.50–129.50	$126.66	$812	—
653	653	10	135.50	$135.50	$885	—
728	728	4	117.00	$117.00	$852	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1140	1048	80-85%	2	44.50–50.50	$47.24	$495	—
1015–1290	1164	80-85%	17	54.00–63.50	$58.82	$685	+4.65
1070–1330	1193	80-85%	8	65.00–75.00	$68.44	$816	+14.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1515	1299	75-80%	14	53.50–60.50	$57.79	$751	—
1255–1575	1337	75-80%	5	59.50–63.50	$62.13	$831	—
1245–1430	1338	75-80%	2	50.00	$50.00	$669	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1110	981	85-90%	5	51.00–54.00	$52.67	$517	—
1055	1055	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$327	—
880–1300	1089	85-90%	7	32.00–44.50	$40.51	$441	+2.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1580	1548	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,471	—
1120–1995	1614	5	85.50–91.00	$87.09	$1,406	—
1430–2045	1653	3	77.50–83.00	$81.11	$1,341	—

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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.