MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.96/cwt +8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 690 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.67/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 522 lb · 42 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.23/cwt ≈ $948/hd at 739 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	889	987
Feeder cattle	781	876
Slaughter cattle	98	101
Replacement cattle	10	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported auction two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher but up to 8.00 higher on the 500-550 lb weight range and heavier weights steady. Heifers sold steady. A nice mix of some attractive grazing calves and heavier feedlot bound yearlings were offered. Also, a fancy set of red angus replacement heifers was a highlight of the sale. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher when compared to two weeks ago. A bigger run is expected next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–432	430	25	188.50–189.50	$189.06	$813	+8.53
457	457	10	170.50	$170.50	$779	-0.95
500–529	514	29	172.50–176.75	$174.75	$898	+14.25
552–587	576	16	160.00–163.50	$161.05	$928	+5.25
613–638	623	17	149.00–155.00	$152.78	$952	+2.09
690	690	53	144.75–146.75	$145.96	$1,007	+8.95
705	705	7	140.00	$140.00	$987	-0.12
810–827	822	15	127.00–130.50	$129.58	$1,065	+6.33
863	863	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,061	—
1030	1030	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,195	—
1070	1070	3	109.00	$109.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	165.00	$165.00	$574	—
362	362	9	170.00	$170.00	$615	—
402–405	403	8	166.00–170.00	$168.99	$681	-5.01
455–497	480	25	156.00–165.00	$161.22	$774	+0.74
471–495 unweaned	481	5	147.00–156.00	$152.29	$733	—
535	535	3	155.00	$155.00	$829	-0.45
600–615	603	17	148.00–151.00	$150.12	$905	+6.82
660	660	3	144.00	$144.00	$950	+12.41
716	716	15	136.25	$136.25	$976	—
864	864	5	122.50	$122.50	$1,058	—
962	962	13	117.50	$117.50	$1,130	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	4	144.00	$144.00	$559	-6.00
412–437	426	28	150.00–161.50	$153.63	$654	+3.18
436	436	3	143.50	$143.50	$626	-6.95
515	515	6	152.00	$152.00	$783	—
521	521	4	140.50	$140.50	$732	—
571–572	572	12	136.00–147.00	$144.25	$825	+0.16
616	616	10	142.75	$142.75	$879	+4.43
683	683	29	138.25	$138.25	$944	+3.25
732–747	739	34	126.85–129.75	$128.23	$948	—
875	875	3	113.00	$113.00	$989	—
916	916	4	118.00	$118.00	$1,081	—
1036	1036	13	105.50	$105.50	$1,093	—
1062	1062	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	3	152.00	$152.00	$572	+12.00
410–448	425	10	138.00–147.00	$142.63	$606	-11.44
467–472	470	4	145.00–148.00	$146.51	$689	+3.78
500–537	522	42	137.00–145.00	$142.67	$745	+4.23
572–592	581	20	136.00–144.00	$140.37	$816	-2.47
605–640	619	23	127.00–133.50	$131.30	$813	—
692–699	698	12	130.50–131.00	$130.58	$911	-3.17
724–745	728	12	120.50–124.50	$123.82	$901	-2.68
808	808	3	110.00	$110.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	3	124.00	$124.00	$676	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	3	155.00	$155.00	$818	+15.48
563	563	3	149.00	$149.00	$839	+8.48
641	641	6	137.50	$137.50	$881	+3.19
657	657	4	137.00	$137.00	$900	+14.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1090	938	85-90%	8	35.00–46.00	$40.58	$381	—
915–1075	1010	85-90%	3	58.00–58.50	$58.15	$587	—
780–1425	1033	85-90%	24	49.00–57.50	$53.93	$557	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1170	1083	80-85%	3	52.50–55.00	$54.22	$587	—
970–1275	1103	80-85%	15	55.50–65.00	$60.67	$669	—
1000–1375	1223	80-85%	12	64.00–73.00	$68.69	$840	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$675	—
1230–1460	1326	75-80%	6	63.00–70.00	$66.28	$879	—
1295–1635	1424	75-80%	9	69.00–75.00	$71.55	$1,019	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1325	1205	2	70.00–74.00	$71.80	$865	—
1265–1880	1589	5	80.50–89.50	$85.12	$1,353	—
1690–2015	1848	3	95.00–101.00	$97.37	$1,799	+7.11

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–935	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	86.00–96.00	$92.58	$842
980–1280	1157	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	70.00–85.00	$78.92	$913
1140–1250	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	61.00–67.00	$64.14	$766

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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.