Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

1,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.71/cwt -25.99 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 524 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.30/cwt -12.27 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 519 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.25/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 571 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,058 1,351 1,059
Feeder cattle 837 993 713
Slaughter cattle 191 273 266
Replacement cattle 30 85 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, based on few comparable sales, steers sold with a lower undertone and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower with the heifer calves under 525 lbs being what held mostly steady. Demand was moderate. Mostly un-weaned new crop calves were offered that were good quality but carrying some flesh, along with a few groups of plainer type yearlings. Corn has been sharply higher and cattle futures sharply lower this week. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows 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
363 363 4 176.00 $176.00 $639 -19.00
422–423 423 16 169.00–173.00 $170.00 $719 -17.68
452 452 2 175.00 $175.00 $791 -0.95
460 unweaned 460 4 160.00 $160.00 $736 —
501–539 unweaned 524 47 148.50–157.00 $151.71 $795 —
564 unweaned 564 12 140.00 $140.00 $790 —
639 639 8 159.50 $159.50 $1,019 -6.16
667 667 2 148.50 $148.50 $990 -16.51
700 700 6 144.50 $144.50 $1,012 -5.78
816 816 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 188.00 $188.00 $551 —
366–390 378 8 170.00–176.00 $173.10 $654 —
430–445 438 4 160.00–163.00 $161.47 $707 -12.02
457–478 464 18 156.00–175.50 $169.67 $787 +3.16
511 511 9 157.00 $157.00 $802 -0.80
547 547 2 146.50 $146.50 $801 -11.30
560–596 571 37 144.00–159.50 $155.25 $886 +4.25
608–635 618 8 136.00–150.50 $144.91 $896 -17.49
673 673 5 140.50 $140.50 $946 -9.50
758–776 766 7 126.00–128.50 $127.09 $974 —
865 865 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,021 -6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 170.00 $170.00 $620 —
419 419 19 177.50 $177.50 $744 +0.50
510–515 513 6 143.00–147.00 $145.68 $747 -1.32
538 538 3 152.00 $152.00 $818 +5.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602–613 609 6 129.00–131.50 $129.82 $791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 158.00 $158.00 $463 —
353–370 357 8 157.00–162.00 $160.71 $574 —
414–426 unweaned 421 13 143.50–147.00 $144.82 $610 +0.32
425–426 425 14 150.00–153.00 $150.64 $640 -7.58
451–452 451 10 137.00–138.00 $137.60 $621 -18.12
469 469 12 143.50 $143.50 $673 -12.22
512–528 517 26 143.50–146.50 $144.44 $747 -8.13
521–527 523 18 131.00–136.00 $134.32 $702 -18.25
591 591 4 134.00 $134.00 $792 -17.76
710–723 719 16 123.00–128.00 $126.46 $909 —
756 756 3 122.00 $122.00 $922 —
791 791 3 119.00 $119.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 15 165.00 $165.00 $528 —
360–386 374 9 156.00 $156.00 $583 +1.27
425–446 441 27 143.00–150.50 $148.67 $656 -1.85
450–457 452 7 145.00–149.00 $147.84 $668 —
517–521 520 6 134.50–138.00 $135.66 $705 -11.60
553–595 573 7 129.00–140.50 $134.06 $768 +1.56
601–633 621 18 130.00–136.00 $134.53 $835 -6.97
632 632 4 125.00 $125.00 $790 -16.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 16 159.75 $159.75 $561 —
461 461 5 149.00 $149.00 $687 —
725 725 2 119.50 $119.50 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 4 126.50 $126.50 $782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–386 378 9 158.00–160.00 $158.86 $600 —
471 471 5 155.00 $155.00 $730 -11.95
488–490 unweaned 488 11 137.00–142.50 $141.50 $691 —
500–517 504 8 145.00–146.50 $146.12 $736 -8.29
591 591 3 143.00 $143.00 $845 -4.21
607–646 632 11 134.00–135.00 $134.17 $848 -3.60
695 695 2 125.00 $125.00 $869 -15.00
771 771 5 124.00 $124.00 $956 —
835 835 3 109.00 $109.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 unweaned 602 8 130.00 $130.00 $783 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 7 125.00 $125.00 $705 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1165 1080 80-85% 6 53.50–58.50 $57.02 $616 —
895–1695 1150 80-85% 28 59.00–69.50 $63.83 $734 -4.73
1000–1515 1222 80-85% 11 67.50–73.00 $70.82 $865 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1310 1285 75-80% 3 57.00–63.00 $59.28 $762 -6.80
1155–1670 1328 75-80% 21 62.50–71.00 $67.15 $892 —
1356–1775 1444 75-80% 20 69.50–78.50 $71.91 $1,038 -2.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1010 826 85-90% 8 35.00–47.00 $44.17 $365 -2.00
850–1165 986 85-90% 18 50.00–60.50 $54.58 $538 +0.04
1050–1070 1060 85-90% 2 60.50–65.00 $62.77 $665 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1640 1533 65-75% 4 77.50–79.50 $78.37 $1,201 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1550 1500 2 80.00–85.00 $82.58 $1,239 —
1345–2085 1645 4 85.50–95.00 $89.04 $1,465 —
1585–2045 1815 2 99.00–103.00 $101.25 $1,838 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1390 1154 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 74.00–93.50 $81.49 $940
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)Open 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,114

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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.