Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 6, 2021

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.51/cwt -7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 609 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.93/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 583 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.46/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 568 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 779 613 1,280
Feeder cattle 522 476 1,059
Slaughter cattle 217 127 171
Replacement cattle 40 10 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to weak and yearlings sold with a lower undertone but no recent sales to compare to for an accurate trend. Supply was light, but some really fancy calves were on offer, most off the cow or with a 30 day wean. Demand was mostly moderate, but good for the higher quality 500-625 lb steers. Same ole story of the last few weeks of high corn and a flat fed market pressuring feeder prices lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–420 416 6 160.00–165.00 $161.63 $672 -13.37
490 490 6 169.75 $169.75 $832 +4.75
501–508 unweaned 504 13 156.50 $156.50 $789 —
505–533 517 11 160.00–168.00 $161.45 $835 -10.76
552–593 576 22 148.50–160.00 $153.95 $887 -3.50
599 unweaned 599 9 147.00 $147.00 $881 —
602–619 609 38 140.00–150.00 $145.51 $886 -7.49
685 685 3 132.50 $132.50 $908 —
683–695 688 7 133.50–138.50 $136.34 $938 —
705 705 4 132.00 $132.00 $931 —
752 unweaned 752 2 117.50 $117.50 $884 —
760–792 776 4 126.50–127.00 $126.76 $984 —
802 802 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 160.00 $160.00 $619 -16.00
403–438 421 8 163.00–164.00 $163.48 $688 +3.89
442 442 2 150.00 $150.00 $663 -9.59
482–490 486 6 150.00–153.00 $150.99 $734 -9.59
487–488 thin fleshed 487 8 169.00 $169.00 $823 —
543 unweaned 543 16 145.00 $145.00 $787 —
605–638 622 6 133.00–145.00 $138.84 $864 —
682 682 5 134.00 $134.00 $914 -3.00
748 748 8 125.00 $125.00 $935 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 unweaned 670 5 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
899 899 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,043 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 3 145.50 $145.50 $576 -6.49
412–431 420 7 142.00–143.00 $142.56 $599 -4.44
460–499 unweaned 488 11 130.00–134.50 $133.34 $651 —
559 559 13 134.50 $134.50 $752 +2.50
570–581 577 12 123.00–124.50 $124.01 $716 -7.99
753 753 4 120.50 $120.50 $907 —
818 818 3 111.00 $111.00 $908 —
830 830 12 118.00 $118.00 $979 —
880 880 7 107.50 $107.50 $946 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–493 488 16 130.50–139.00 $134.50 $656 -7.52
501–533 515 23 125.00–133.50 $130.63 $673 -3.97
607–625 613 12 119.00–124.00 $122.14 $749 -3.86
703–728 719 16 119.50–120.00 $119.68 $860 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 6 115.50 $115.50 $912 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–447 422 8 146.50–157.50 $152.92 $645 —
462 462 2 147.50 $147.50 $681 —
557–590 577 6 128.50–135.00 $130.09 $751 +0.59
636 636 3 125.50 $125.50 $798 —
661 661 3 129.00 $129.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1295 1094 80-85% 23 50.00–58.50 $55.93 $612 —
1010–1345 1151 80-85% 61 59.00–67.00 $62.44 $719 -0.20
1180–1440 1258 80-85% 7 68.00–74.50 $70.15 $882 +12.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $758 -0.50
1155–1545 1378 75-80% 29 60.00–68.00 $64.36 $887 —
1285–1550 1469 75-80% 7 67.00–70.00 $69.23 $1,017 +0.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–925 852 85-90% 7 40.50–51.50 $45.73 $390 —
870–1210 1010 85-90% 10 50.50–59.50 $54.43 $550 -0.28
1070 1070 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $674 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1320 1260 2 71.00–78.50 $74.93 $944 —
1055–1735 1460 9 88.00–97.00 $92.49 $1,350 —
1615–2040 1827 6 98.50–105.00 $101.91 $1,862 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
676–960 761 (<2 yrs)Open 14 74.00–104.50 $91.47 $696
822–1215 911 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 60.00–81.00 $63.47 $578

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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.