Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

796 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.60/cwt ≈ $719/hd at 424 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.15/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 506 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.90/cwt -10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 556 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 796 758 905
Feeder cattle 631 645 725
Slaughter cattle 150 103 165
Replacement cattle 15 10 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Un-weaned calves made up a larger portion of the offering this week and buyers didn't mind too bad on the better quality cattle under 600 lbs as the large temperature swings haven't come yet. There were still some yearlings on hand that found good demand as well. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 188.00 $188.00 $775 —
454–485 466 8 180.00–185.75 $183.50 $855 +1.50
504 unweaned 504 26 167.00 $167.00 $842 —
507–527 510 15 168.00–180.00 $178.35 $910 +1.97
571–581 577 20 167.50–174.00 $170.76 $985 +3.59
590 unweaned 590 2 146.00 $146.00 $861 —
614 614 13 168.50 $168.50 $1,035 -8.21
657–680 663 26 164.00–169.50 $167.98 $1,114 —
688 unweaned 688 3 142.00 $142.00 $977 —
721–723 722 8 162.00–162.50 $162.19 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 168.00 $168.00 $598 —
455 455 2 176.00 $176.00 $801 -8.00
510 510 2 175.00 $175.00 $892 +10.50
532 unweaned 532 10 164.00 $164.00 $872 —
560–590 572 8 155.00–160.00 $158.34 $906 -0.16
635 unweaned 635 12 139.50 $139.50 $886 —
640–645 642 7 146.00–147.00 $146.28 $939 —
660–697 678 9 145.00–153.00 $148.12 $1,004 -7.88
708 unweaned 708 5 139.50 $139.50 $988 —
725–728 727 12 144.00–155.50 $149.91 $1,090 +9.91
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 unweaned 360 3 174.00 $174.00 $626 —
441 unweaned 441 4 177.00 $177.00 $781 -3.00
591 unweaned 591 29 167.50 $167.50 $990 +5.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–501 unweaned 500 10 145.00–159.00 $154.79 $774 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 167.00 $167.00 $521 —
385–395 unweaned 389 9 159.00–166.00 $162.16 $631 —
410 unweaned 410 7 160.00 $160.00 $656 —
417–432 427 34 169.00–175.00 $171.58 $733 —
458–493 479 18 167.00–169.00 $168.07 $805 +1.23
548 unweaned 548 3 142.50 $142.50 $781 —
550–580 556 38 149.00–158.00 $154.90 $861 -10.50
627 unweaned 627 10 140.00 $140.00 $878 —
638 638 8 150.00 $150.00 $957 -10.13
830–838 833 9 132.00–135.50 $133.17 $1,109 -9.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 6 157.00 $157.00 $476 —
401–407 403 5 162.00–165.50 $164.09 $661 +4.53
502–533 512 21 148.00–155.00 $152.71 $782 -2.06
556–576 565 11 146.00–148.00 $146.99 $830 -2.51
622 622 2 149.00 $149.00 $927 -4.00
647 unweaned 647 2 132.00 $132.00 $854 -8.00
904 904 6 109.50 $109.50 $990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 4 151.00 $151.00 $675 —
490 490 6 151.50 $151.50 $742 —
612 612 5 134.00 $134.00 $820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 5 164.00 $164.00 $753 —
562 562 2 149.00 $149.00 $837 —
612–634 628 7 143.00–143.50 $143.14 $899 —
712–720 716 4 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $941 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 195.00 $195.00 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1370 1119 80-85% 18 54.00–61.50 $58.66 $656 —
910–1510 1159 80-85% 50 60.00–70.50 $65.58 $760 +7.80
1120–1640 1247 80-85% 6 69.00–78.00 $71.69 $894 +1.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1395 1285 75-80% 3 60.00–67.00 $64.09 $824 —
1230–1600 1353 75-80% 15 67.00–74.50 $69.43 $939 +1.62
1360–1775 1499 75-80% 9 76.00–79.50 $77.59 $1,163 +0.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1040 908 85-90% 4 42.00–53.50 $47.10 $428 —
805–1225 978 85-90% 14 54.00–63.00 $58.96 $577 -0.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1560 1402 3 73.00–86.00 $81.04 $1,136 —
1425–2040 1694 6 88.00–99.00 $94.53 $1,601 —
1555–1995 1775 2 101.50 $101.50 $1,802 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1060 906 (<2 yrs)Open 6 78.00–106.00 $92.17 $835
930–1110 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 67.50–81.00 $74.60 $746

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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.