Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 17, 2021

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.50/cwt +23.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 701 lb · 69 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.75/cwt +16.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 766 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.86/cwt +9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 578 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 1,311 722
Feeder cattle 478 1,086 646
Slaughter cattle 99 207 76
Replacement cattle 10 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 5.00-9.00 higher and heifers traded steady to spots 5.00 higher on a few yearlings. Supply was light but a nice consignment of 7 weight yearling steers and some good quality calves saw very good demand. Corn dropped like a rock on Thursday with most contracts closing near 35 cents lower, adding further support to the already trending higher feeder market. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 178.00 $178.00 $694 +1.00
482 482 2 160.00 $160.00 $771 -7.40
525–538 532 7 164.00–173.00 $169.20 $900 +11.31
588 588 3 153.00 $153.00 $900 -3.00
600 600 5 166.00 $166.00 $996 +17.70
686 686 11 149.50 $149.50 $1,026 —
701 701 69 153.50 $153.50 $1,076 +18.50
766 766 41 144.75 $144.75 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–485 484 17 176.00–185.00 $182.36 $883 +7.36
491 unweaned 491 4 163.00 $163.00 $800 —
571–580 574 14 164.00–176.00 $171.99 $987 +7.90
620–647 634 28 159.00–168.00 $163.61 $1,037 +10.34
655–687 671 4 151.00–155.00 $152.95 $1,026 +3.95
700–732 727 12 146.00–156.00 $154.39 $1,122 +4.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–447 427 4 149.00–154.50 $151.62 $647 +3.62
457–489 472 26 146.00–154.00 $151.72 $716 +1.38
535 535 8 150.00 $150.00 $802 +4.65
564–590 578 35 140.00–151.00 $146.86 $849 +7.95
611–636 630 12 146.50–148.50 $148.01 $932 +6.89
650 650 5 145.00 $145.00 $942 +7.28
687 687 4 131.00 $131.00 $900 -6.72
716–740 729 9 132.50–133.50 $133.06 $970 +9.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–416 410 5 136.00–147.00 $142.70 $585 +0.73
468 468 3 146.00 $146.00 $683 +3.19
546 546 5 140.00 $140.00 $764 +3.01
566 566 3 136.00 $136.00 $770 +0.21
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 140.00 $140.00 $676 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 10 140.10 $140.10 $881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 153.00 $153.00 $796 —
563 563 3 143.00 $143.00 $805 +14.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1545 1317 75-80% 15 67.50–73.00 $70.59 $930 +0.60
1110–1520 1408 75-80% 6 63.50–67.50 $65.57 $923 —
1285–1880 1523 75-80% 10 73.50–79.00 $75.85 $1,155 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703–1055 726 85-90% 27 40.00–52.00 $45.69 $332 —
1385 1385 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $817 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1470 1174 80-85% 12 62.00–70.50 $66.68 $783 -0.38
1085–1445 1265 80-85% 6 70.00–73.50 $72.06 $912 —
1000–1565 1283 80-85% 2 60.00–61.50 $60.92 $782 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1255 1227 3 80.50–84.00 $82.84 $1,016 —
1930–2170 2050 2 94.00–95.50 $94.71 $1,942 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 69.00 $69.00 $662
930–1108 1083 (<2 yrs)Open 7 97.00–100.00 $97.37 $1,055

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 4 89.00 $89.00 $509 —
928 928 4 75.00 $75.00 $696 —

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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.