MO-Kan Livestock Market Report, Butler, MO

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 25, 2021

2,771 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.62/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 719 lb · 182 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.72/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 674 lb · 123 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.36/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 627 lb · 120 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,771	938
Feeder cattle	2,663	835
Slaughter cattle	93	103
Replacement cattle	15	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a light test from three weeks ago, steers and heifers under 600 sold 4.00-10.00 higher and heavier weights steady to 6.00 higher. The quality and condition of the cattle was attractive with several reputation consignments on hand. Trade was active and demand was good to very good. Supply was heavy. A large reputation consignment of 500 plus cattle was sold on video as well. No doubt buyers were eager to buy cattle, especially those suitable to graze following the weather break. Slaughter cows sold uneven when compared to three weeks ago from 2.00-3.00 higher on the fleshier breaking cows to 2.00-3.00 lower for the lean and boning cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	179.50	$179.50	$583	—
380	380	6	188.00	$188.00	$714	-1.01
429	429	5	180.00	$180.00	$772	-3.00
460–495	473	26	172.50–184.00	$177.35	$839	+2.04
506–519	511	41	170.00–177.25	$174.49	$892	+7.48
550–587	570	81	163.00–174.00	$168.09	$958	+11.54
600–645	623	100	150.00–160.10	$154.23	$961	+16.23
648	648	20	143.00	$143.00	$927	+5.00
651–689	674	123	137.50–145.50	$142.72	$962	+2.71
700–742	719	182	138.00–144.50	$141.62	$1,018	+8.62
751–790	758	39	130.00–139.00	$137.40	$1,041	—
763	763	9	129.00	$129.00	$984	—
800–814	807	97	127.25–133.10	$131.28	$1,059	—
852–877	865	46	122.75–130.50	$128.25	$1,109	+5.90
873	873	8	120.00	$120.00	$1,048	-2.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–348	336	6	168.00–186.00	$180.43	$606	—
369 thin fleshed	369	6	191.50	$191.50	$707	—
365–398	388	10	170.00–185.00	$180.77	$701	+5.77
408–430	418	7	164.00–179.00	$171.14	$715	—
452–483 thin fleshed	462	21	180.50	$180.50	$834	—
463–478	472	13	170.00–172.00	$170.75	$806	-2.99
505–548	522	10	160.00–162.50	$161.05	$841	-1.12
550 thin fleshed	550	4	166.50	$166.50	$916	—
560–585	579	17	146.00–161.00	$156.91	$909	+0.38
605–640	616	49	142.50–156.25	$149.61	$922	+8.21
670	670	2	138.00	$138.00	$925	+1.91
700–741	717	22	127.00–138.00	$133.53	$957	+4.53
761–793	775	13	126.00–135.00	$130.91	$1,015	—
868	868	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,020	—
943	943	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,084	-5.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633	633	6	144.00	$144.00	$912	—
775	775	29	136.00	$136.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–593	583	13	140.00	$140.00	$816	-1.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	3	141.00	$141.00	$754	—
570	570	4	143.00	$143.00	$815	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	3	159.00	$159.00	$749	—
637	637	4	132.50	$132.50	$844	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431–447	436	12	160.00–163.50	$162.30	$708	+4.04
487	487	8	151.00	$151.00	$735	+2.50
501	501	6	140.00	$140.00	$701	-3.27
500–541	525	103	144.00–160.00	$155.35	$816	+12.08
557–577	562	87	142.00–158.00	$154.44	$868	+15.13
560–582	568	13	130.00–136.00	$133.64	$759	-5.67
618–649	634	89	134.50–139.00	$137.89	$874	+6.26
671–696	692	103	135.00–136.85	$136.48	$944	+16.48
745–746	746	29	125.25–126.25	$125.59	$937	+0.49
791	791	9	124.00	$124.00	$981	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	325	9	151.00–156.00	$152.56	$496	—
361–381	372	36	149.00–160.50	$154.76	$576	+9.68
390 unweaned	390	9	138.00	$138.00	$538	—
408–425	416	27	150.00–160.00	$157.98	$657	—
461 thin fleshed	461	9	159.50	$159.50	$735	—
463–488	466	37	149.00–159.00	$156.94	$731	+11.94
510 thin fleshed	510	5	150.00	$150.00	$765	—
501–538	520	46	136.00–150.50	$145.29	$756	+11.29
553 thin fleshed	553	15	147.00	$147.00	$813	+2.25
572–598	584	87	129.00–142.50	$138.59	$809	+8.72
601–649	630	53	125.00–134.00	$130.66	$823	-2.34
667–681	673	7	122.00–127.50	$124.39	$837	-2.61
706–730	721	49	125.00–130.00	$128.70	$928	—
822–831	825	9	117.50–120.00	$119.16	$983	+10.16
875	875	5	116.00	$116.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	130.00	$130.00	$474	—
534	534	8	134.00	$134.00	$716	—
563–596	580	6	125.00–127.00	$125.97	$731	—
617	617	4	120.00	$120.00	$740	—
716	716	4	118.00	$118.00	$845	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
621	621	13	136.00	$136.00	$845	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	3	129.00	$129.00	$704	—
610	610	3	128.00	$128.00	$781	—
976	976	3	100.00	$100.00	$976	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	6	120.00	$120.00	$409	—
571	571	3	125.00	$125.00	$714	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1345	1169	80-85%	17	54.00–61.50	$56.63	$662	-2.19
1210–1260	1235	80-85%	2	49.50–50.00	$49.74	$614	—
1075–1520	1313	80-85%	5	64.00–70.50	$67.23	$883	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1100	988	85-90%	3	37.00–46.00	$41.24	$407	-11.43
925–1085	988	85-90%	6	47.50–50.50	$48.63	$480	-4.04
995	995	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$597	+7.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	75-80%	1	56.50	$56.50	$757	+6.50
1280–1630	1460	75-80%	8	58.00–65.50	$63.01	$920	—
1585	1585	75-80%	1	68.50	$68.50	$1,086	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655	1655	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,531	+11.39
1480–1990	1684	5	80.00–89.00	$83.84	$1,412	+2.73

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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.