MO-Kan Livestock Market Report, Butler, MO

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 5, 2021

1,069 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.22/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 564 lb · 85 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.24/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 567 lb · 77 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.88/cwt +12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 625 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,069	1,092	1,247
Feeder cattle	944	967	904
Slaughter cattle	115	95	300
Replacement cattle	10	30	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs traded steady and a few fancy lots of heavier 700-850 lb yearlings sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Buyers were active as the futures market continues to look attractive on into the spring. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–490	471	22	185.50–192.00	$188.32	$887	-9.05
528–549	536	25	181.00–189.50	$183.69	$985	-3.42
553–599	567	77	176.00–183.50	$179.24	$1,016	+3.65
608–638	616	40	164.00–173.00	$169.59	$1,045	-2.09
625 unweaned	625	4	150.50	$150.50	$941	—
667 fancy	667	27	175.00	$175.00	$1,167	—
651–675	669	16	160.00–167.00	$161.70	$1,082	+11.70
740	740	17	165.00	$165.00	$1,221	+11.05
750–757	752	14	146.50–149.50	$148.64	$1,118	—
815–849	841	9	144.00–147.25	$146.55	$1,232	—
1000	1000	3	132.50	$132.50	$1,325	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	2	172.00	$172.00	$760	-9.74
498	498	3	169.00	$169.00	$842	—
533	533	4	177.50	$177.50	$946	-7.58
573–592	584	7	153.00–169.50	$162.56	$949	-3.63
607–636	625	10	145.00–160.00	$151.01	$944	-9.60
666 unweaned	666	5	137.00	$137.00	$912	—
680–692	684	13	144.50–161.00	$148.33	$1,015	—
711–740	728	7	139.00–148.00	$142.77	$1,039	-7.23
818	818	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,137	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	12	146.50	$146.50	$1,099	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	7	161.00	$161.00	$842	—
716	716	4	130.00	$130.00	$931	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–340	339	5	164.00–169.00	$166.99	$566	—
370	370	3	162.00	$162.00	$599	—
403–445	428	21	158.00–170.00	$162.41	$695	-3.40
459	459	11	162.00	$162.00	$744	+3.07
517 unweaned	517	8	145.50	$145.50	$752	—
522–548	535	21	150.00–163.75	$159.30	$852	+14.30
552–590	564	85	149.50–161.25	$159.22	$898	+4.26
617–637	625	47	147.00–158.00	$155.88	$974	+12.23
669 unweaned	669	7	140.00	$140.00	$937	—
651–688	670	8	145.00–150.00	$147.43	$988	+0.28
723	723	5	144.50	$144.50	$1,045	—
840	840	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	4	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$566	-3.98
423–442	431	8	155.00–165.00	$158.94	$685	+2.50
480	480	3	148.00	$148.00	$710	-2.84
500–513	507	22	144.00–154.00	$152.62	$774	+7.69
550–593	566	16	140.00–152.00	$144.96	$820	+4.65
593 unweaned	593	5	136.00	$136.00	$806	—
600–609	608	46	141.00–148.00	$143.82	$874	+10.32
675 thin fleshed	675	3	151.50	$151.50	$1,023	—
748	748	37	145.75	$145.75	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	3	127.00	$127.00	$775	—
655	655	3	128.00	$128.00	$838	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	5	130.00	$130.00	$610	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	13	167.50	$167.50	$595	—
430	430	3	175.00	$175.00	$752	—
475	475	8	170.00	$170.00	$808	—
509	509	5	157.00	$157.00	$799	—
742	742	2	127.50	$127.50	$946	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	3	144.00	$144.00	$765	—
671	671	3	126.00	$126.00	$845	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1350	1102	80-85%	3	63.00–65.50	$64.10	$706	-3.68
990–1365	1159	80-85%	28	66.00–75.50	$70.16	$813	—
1080–1375	1204	80-85%	14	75.50–81.00	$78.11	$940	+3.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1510	1360	75-80%	10	70.00–78.50	$74.59	$1,014	—
1265–1775	1505	75-80%	11	77.00–84.00	$82.25	$1,238	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1205	1012	85-90%	3	48.00–58.50	$54.14	$548	+6.66
1020	1020	85-90%	1	68.00	$68.00	$694	+20.52
855–1265	1036	85-90%	12	57.00–66.50	$62.36	$646	+14.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1600	1341	4	86.00–91.00	$88.47	$1,186	—
1250–1855	1540	12	95.50–106.00	$100.48	$1,547	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$735

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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.