Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 2, 2021

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.31/cwt ≈ $689/hd at 422 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.50/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 543 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.98/cwt -10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 455 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 342 436
Feeder cattle 381 299 362
Slaughter cattle 177 42 66
Replacement cattle 75 1 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of feeders sold with a steady to weak undertone. Demand was moderate for a light supply. A cow herd dispersal was on offer following the feeders. Cattle futures saw sharp losses for the first time in awhile on Thursday. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher than last weeks light test but some higher dressing fleshy cows sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–478 466 11 172.00–179.00 $176.90 $824 —
524 524 5 171.50 $171.50 $899 —
552 552 7 170.00 $170.00 $938 +11.50
630 630 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 —
650–690 667 7 159.00–159.50 $159.22 $1,062 —
792 792 2 151.50 $151.50 $1,200 —
841 841 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,161 —
892 892 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 unweaned 445 4 181.00 $181.00 $805 —
530–543 539 11 169.50–172.00 $171.33 $923 —
601–602 601 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,007 -1.50
662 662 4 163.50 $163.50 $1,082 -2.00
722–725 723 6 160.00–160.50 $160.33 $1,159 -4.42
800–825 813 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,252 —
912 912 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 157.00 $157.00 $837 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 170.00 $170.00 $694 —
421–426 unweaned 424 19 161.00–165.00 $162.25 $688 —
480 unweaned 480 4 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
530–547 542 12 152.00–163.50 $157.67 $855 +0.67
547 unweaned 547 4 149.00 $149.00 $815 +0.76
577 577 6 150.00 $150.00 $866 -12.91
610–622 615 6 146.00–155.00 $150.36 $925 -12.64
686 686 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,029 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 3 170.00 $170.00 $435 —
315 315 10 176.00 $176.00 $554 —
366–397 385 8 156.00–167.00 $163.08 $628 —
440 440 3 159.50 $159.50 $702 +1.07
452–472 455 16 145.00–156.50 $147.98 $673 -10.34
516 516 4 153.00 $153.00 $789 -1.00
550 550 2 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
607 607 4 145.50 $145.50 $883 -2.81
697 697 2 139.50 $139.50 $972 —
715–740 723 6 138.00–145.00 $142.61 $1,031 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
917 917 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,165 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 200.00 $200.00 $726 —
427–439 436 8 183.00–187.00 $183.98 $802 —
465–481 472 9 175.00–179.00 $176.70 $834 —
635 unweaned 635 4 138.00 $138.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 6 201.00 $201.00 $599 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1220 1026 80-85% 12 56.00–63.00 $61.33 $629 +2.69
875–1370 1132 80-85% 33 63.00–71.00 $67.32 $762 +2.79
1095–1375 1206 80-85% 15 71.50–77.50 $74.54 $899 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $762 —
1150–1470 1312 75-80% 25 70.50–78.00 $74.89 $983 +6.66
1260–1820 1465 75-80% 16 76.50–84.00 $79.70 $1,168 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–745 730 85-90% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.45 $310 —
730–1030 889 85-90% 13 54.00–62.50 $57.57 $512 +3.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1975 1558 17 88.00–98.50 $94.13 $1,467 —
1260–1815 1569 5 80.00–85.00 $83.15 $1,305 —
1720–1730 1725 2 100.00–104.00 $101.99 $1,759 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–990 939 (<2 yrs)Open 5 85.00–105.50 $93.51 $878
785–1150 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 70.00–86.00 $79.82 $817

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
933–1050 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 19 985.00–1,200.00 $1,147.64
1183 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1075 944 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,185.00–1,225.00 $1,195.00 —

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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.