Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

1,351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.56/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 426 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.70/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 519 lb · 44 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.77/cwt +13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 376 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,351 1,001 0
Feeder cattle 993 738 0
Slaughter cattle 273 253 0
Replacement cattle 85 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves sold mostly steady but some hard weaned 600-655 lb steers sold on a very active market and basically were 10.00 higher from the most accurate comparison two weeks ago. Heifers sold steady. Demand was good to very good with several attractive consignments of calves and more yearlings in the offering this week. Corn has traded sharply higher this week which has put a sobering mood into the cattle market, but buyers mostly shrugged it off and were actively trying to own cattle with only a few strictly feedlot bound yearlings offered. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower except fleshier breaking cows steady. Slaughter bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 203.00 $203.00 $672 +5.16
380 380 10 195.00 $195.00 $741 -5.35
406–446 421 31 178.00–199.00 $187.68 $790 -4.32
453–475 459 11 170.00–179.00 $175.95 $808 -14.52
503–541 519 44 170.50–182.50 $177.70 $922 -0.83
562 562 12 158.00 $158.00 $888 +2.00
561–576 567 7 160.00–166.50 $163.67 $928 +7.67
608–646 618 33 154.00–171.00 $165.66 $1,024 +5.75
655 655 3 147.50 $147.50 $966 -3.43
656–662 657 21 154.50–167.50 $165.01 $1,084 +14.08
705–729 724 9 149.50–150.50 $150.28 $1,088 —
938 938 19 125.50 $125.50 $1,177 —
1035 1035 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,201 —
1147 1147 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–349 343 9 193.00–195.00 $193.42 $663 +2.42
425–445 435 15 164.00–176.00 $173.49 $755 —
452–477 468 8 158.00–170.00 $166.51 $779 -15.02
530 530 5 156.00–159.00 $157.80 $836 -7.57
558 558 3 151.00 $151.00 $843 -13.46
633–642 634 17 158.00–163.00 $162.40 $1,030 +3.90
660 660 4 146.00–154.00 $150.00 $990 -2.30
724 724 6 137.50 $137.50 $996 —
850 850 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,054 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 188.00 $188.00 $605 —
428 428 7 177.00 $177.00 $758 —
482 482 6 160.00 $160.00 $771 —
525 525 3 147.00 $147.00 $772 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–472 468 13 132.00–138.00 $133.86 $626 —
636 636 3 127.00 $127.00 $808 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 4 158.00 $158.00 $643 —
787 787 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,023 —
816 816 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 152.00 $152.00 $749 —
591 591 4 138.00 $138.00 $816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 10 158.00 $158.00 $509 -7.00
403–437 419 33 150.00–162.00 $158.22 $663 +8.22
445 unweaned 445 12 144.50 $144.50 $643 —
453–493 477 27 154.00–159.00 $155.72 $743 -1.78
502–547 518 26 144.00–157.50 $152.57 $790 -3.14
555–562 559 27 142.50–156.00 $151.76 $848 +3.14
618–640 634 29 136.00–146.00 $143.43 $909 +4.43
824 824 13 123.50 $123.50 $1,018 —
935 935 4 108.00 $108.00 $1,010 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 331 11 156.00–162.00 $157.72 $522 +7.72
360–389 375 36 147.00–157.00 $154.73 $580 +11.98
385 thin fleshed 385 6 162.00 $162.00 $624 —
410–449 439 16 142.00–153.00 $150.52 $661 -10.05
491–493 492 6 146.00 $146.00 $718 -7.02
506–539 526 33 140.00–149.50 $147.26 $775 +2.26
551 551 3 132.50 $132.50 $730 -14.50
628 628 23 141.50 $141.50 $889 —
683 683 20 139.00 $139.00 $949 —
765 765 2 127.00 $127.00 $972 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 6 136.00 $136.00 $670 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 4 127.00 $127.00 $779 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–481 474 6 164.00–170.00 $166.95 $791 -1.92
510–535 526 13 151.00–157.00 $154.41 $812 -0.94
567–580 574 4 144.00–150.50 $147.21 $845 -4.78
611–637 619 10 132.50–141.00 $137.77 $853 —
688 688 8 140.00 $140.00 $963 +5.00
723–735 727 6 125.50–129.50 $128.15 $932 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 4 188.00–194.00 $190.96 $649 —
376 376 17 191.00 $191.00 $718 -8.00
415–443 428 17 175.00–181.00 $177.82 $761 -7.18
451 451 3 175.00 $175.00 $789 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1315 1108 80-85% 40 57.00–66.50 $61.20 $678 —
845–1330 1140 80-85% 5 54.00–58.00 $55.96 $638 —
1040–1275 1160 80-85% 10 65.50–72.00 $68.56 $795 +11.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–895 814 85-90% 5 40.00–49.50 $46.17 $376 —
885 885 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $266 —
750–1080 993 85-90% 28 52.00–58.50 $54.54 $542 -8.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1555 1275 75-80% 22 63.00–70.50 $66.08 $843 —
1315–1525 1439 75-80% 6 72.00–76.50 $74.65 $1,074 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1637 1637 65-75% 8 77.50 $77.50 $1,269 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1350 1278 2 79.00–82.00 $80.59 $1,030 —
1190–1770 1492 9 86.00–96.50 $90.61 $1,352 —
1550–2065 1795 3 96.00–103.00 $98.67 $1,771 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–900 830 (<2 yrs)Open 2 78.00–85.00 $81.20 $674
775–1160 979 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 60.00–84.00 $72.71 $712

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
802–1007 939 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 79.00–85.00 $83.29 $782
1070 1070 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 82.00 $82.00 $877
1115–1365 1174 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 64.00–72.00 $68.37 $803
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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.