Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 8, 2021

1,157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.65/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 544 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.70/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 591 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.27/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 485 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,157 1,032 977
Feeder cattle 1,157 946 977
Slaughter cattle — 81 —
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the majority of the gain on those weighing 500-625 lbs. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. An additional 140 head of slaughter cows and bulls sold as well but were not reported on this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 180.00 $180.00 $677 -10.00
468–495 487 10 180.00–190.00 $187.12 $911 -1.47
512–521 520 24 188.00–191.00 $190.23 $989 +3.76
550–594 587 42 170.00–181.00 $174.67 $1,025 +2.52
599 unweaned 599 21 159.75 $159.75 $957 —
608 thin fleshed 608 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,070 —
610–635 626 30 164.00–174.00 $168.52 $1,055 +1.26
665–678 676 33 153.00–161.50 $159.87 $1,081 +1.90
710–747 712 34 149.00–155.00 $154.63 $1,101 +3.46
745 745 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,050 -10.17
797 797 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,140 -3.78
814–819 817 23 143.50–147.50 $144.89 $1,184 +2.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 184.00 $184.00 $701 —
445 445 2 179.00 $179.00 $797 +6.50
472–477 475 4 166.00 $166.00 $788 -3.00
503 503 19 169.50 $169.50 $853 -14.50
543 unweaned 543 9 154.50 $154.50 $839 —
610 610 10 156.50 $156.50 $955 -2.71
625 thin fleshed 625 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,056 —
661–676 670 16 147.50–158.00 $151.86 $1,017 —
757–770 765 5 145.00–145.50 $145.30 $1,112 -0.20
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 16 156.50 $156.50 $845 —
651 651 3 135.00 $135.00 $879 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 9 141.00 $141.00 $781 —
705 705 4 126.00 $126.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 thin fleshed 446 6 170.00 $170.00 $758 —
485 unweaned 485 5 150.00 $150.00 $728 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 5 162.00 $162.00 $969 —
641 641 5 151.00 $151.00 $968 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 5 160.00 $160.00 $710 +7.00
485–486 485 49 151.50–158.00 $156.27 $758 -1.99
534–548 544 64 149.00–160.75 $155.65 $847 -0.22
567–588 582 46 140.00–148.50 $143.98 $838 -0.95
606 606 4 134.00 $134.00 $812 -10.15
643–648 647 13 139.00 $139.00 $899 —
658–680 671 29 139.00–149.00 $143.23 $961 +3.98
745 745 12 137.00 $137.00 $1,021 +1.72
806 806 10 129.50 $129.50 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 140.00 $140.00 $463 —
357 357 2 140.00 $140.00 $500 -16.01
451–466 459 17 145.00–154.00 $147.96 $679 -4.81
500–545 530 35 136.50–153.00 $141.63 $751 -2.85
558–572 566 19 130.00–138.00 $133.20 $754 -8.72
602 602 2 144.00 $144.00 $867 —
603 603 11 129.50 $129.50 $781 —
652–699 679 33 130.00–133.00 $131.13 $890 -8.12
705 705 2 131.00 $131.00 $924 —
717 717 2 121.00 $121.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–388 380 6 136.00–146.00 $141.11 $536 —
495 495 4 147.00 $147.00 $728 —
500–538 529 12 128.00–140.00 $137.16 $726 —
565–592 575 12 121.00–129.00 $126.05 $725 —
618 618 7 127.75 $127.75 $789 —
655 655 7 123.75 $123.75 $811 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 174.00 $174.00 $571 —
378 378 5 160.00 $160.00 $605 —
441 441 3 169.00 $169.00 $745 +3.00
518 518 3 159.00 $159.00 $824 +6.27
611 611 8 136.00 $136.00 $831 -3.00
687 687 7 129.00 $129.00 $886 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 140.00 $140.00 $608 —
528 528 7 133.00 $133.00 $702 —
587 587 4 121.00 $121.00 $710 —

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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.