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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 3, 2021

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.74/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 579 lb · 77 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.65/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 528 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.10/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 522 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,030 1,197 634
Feeder cattle 865 932 554
Slaughter cattle 145 205 73
Replacement cattle 20 60 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with most of the gain on those weighing 500-575 lbs. Demand was good for a moderate supply of good quality calves and a few packages of attractive yearlings. Finally, some dry weather has allowed for field work again and the beginning of hay season. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 10 171.00 $171.00 $764 -9.00
457 457 9 175.50 $175.50 $802 -5.50
469 unweaned 469 5 159.00 $159.00 $746 +1.00
506–540 528 72 169.00–177.00 $172.65 $912 +9.01
553–590 574 54 157.00–171.00 $164.69 $945 -0.23
575–598 unweaned 591 23 148.00–157.00 $154.82 $915 +0.82
625–635 633 16 151.50–160.75 $159.04 $1,007 -4.47
647 unweaned 647 7 148.00 $148.00 $958 +5.06
660 660 17 151.00 $151.00 $997 -4.92
660–695 unweaned 668 9 138.50–140.00 $139.65 $933 -0.29
708–742 unweaned 730 15 136.50–139.00 $137.79 $1,006 +0.79
750–771 766 17 138.00–145.50 $139.73 $1,070 -2.45
919 919 35 131.50 $131.50 $1,208 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 14 169.00–174.00 $171.65 $730 +4.06
455–483 475 7 166.00 $166.00 $788 +3.00
507–540 525 9 156.00–168.00 $161.74 $849 +6.33
557–560 unweaned 558 12 143.00–146.50 $144.17 $804 —
590 590 3 152.00 $152.00 $897 +0.22
649 649 8 144.50 $144.50 $938 +9.00
682 682 4 142.50 $142.50 $972 +11.00
822 822 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 15 125.00 $125.00 $496 —
476 476 4 110.00 $110.00 $524 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 unweaned 516 5 136.50 $136.50 $704 —
591 591 3 134.00 $134.00 $792 —
786 786 3 123.50 $123.50 $971 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 unweaned 492 4 150.00 $150.00 $738 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 3 129.00 $129.00 $900 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 147.00 $147.00 $657 -6.60
455–473 468 29 151.00–154.00 $152.51 $714 +3.01
509–547 521 61 141.00–150.00 $147.57 $769 —
530 unweaned 530 4 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
558–588 564 33 137.50–148.50 $146.30 $825 +3.64
604–642 619 31 134.50–138.50 $137.27 $850 -5.24
661–686 669 16 131.00–139.00 $136.44 $913 +4.94
736 736 8 129.50 $129.50 $953 —
772 unweaned 772 5 120.00 $120.00 $926 —
786 786 13 125.75 $125.75 $988 —
801 801 3 115.50 $115.50 $925 —
917 917 5 111.00 $111.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 unweaned 328 3 141.00 $141.00 $462 —
375–395 390 11 147.00–160.00 $154.35 $602 —
407–413 411 7 140.00–144.00 $142.87 $587 -3.78
450–471 462 13 141.00–148.00 $144.01 $665 -1.81
505 unweaned 505 3 137.50 $137.50 $694 —
541 541 3 141.00 $141.00 $763 +0.33
550–576 561 19 133.50–141.00 $137.55 $772 +4.91
612–626 622 14 132.50–139.50 $136.55 $849 —
630–645 638 6 126.00–127.00 $126.49 $807 —
655 655 2 129.00 $129.00 $845 -8.50
712 712 2 120.00 $120.00 $854 —
782 782 2 125.50 $125.50 $981 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–445 418 11 114.00–119.00 $117.07 $489 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 5 123.50 $123.50 $705 —
676 676 5 120.00 $120.00 $811 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511–527 517 5 147.00–149.50 $148.48 $768 -9.38
586 586 4 137.00 $137.00 $803 +1.00
600 600 2 132.00 $132.00 $792 —
693 693 4 129.50 $129.50 $897 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1115 1025 80-85% 3 59.50 $59.50 $610 —
930–1350 1114 80-85% 35 60.00–69.50 $65.84 $733 +7.40
1015–1305 1199 80-85% 9 70.00–80.00 $73.41 $880 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1215 1140 75-80% 2 63.50–65.50 $64.57 $736 —
1150–1615 1315 75-80% 14 67.00–73.50 $70.82 $931 —
1250–1700 1445 75-80% 10 74.00–79.00 $75.47 $1,091 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1015 915 85-90% 2 46.50–52.50 $49.17 $450 -3.76
755–1210 992 85-90% 16 52.00–62.00 $56.65 $562 —
1030–1235 1120 85-90% 5 63.50–66.50 $64.83 $726 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 87.50 $87.50 $980 —
1340–2045 1589 6 90.00–99.50 $95.09 $1,511 —
1725–1785 1750 3 104.00–109.00 $105.82 $1,852 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–970 873 (<2 yrs)Open 5 100.00–107.00 $102.62 $896
855–1165 972 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 60.00–82.00 $72.58 $705

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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.