Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 21, 2021

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.01/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 459 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.12/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 488 lb · 11 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.00/cwt ≈ $1,298/hd at 927 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 447 518 598
Feeder cattle 278 401 487
Slaughter cattle 144 77 96
Replacement cattle 25 40 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light supply of feeders sold with a steady to weak undertone. Demand was moderate to light. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. A much larger run is expected next week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 180.00 $180.00 $711 —
506 506 5 169.00 $169.00 $855 —
589–597 593 10 150.00–155.50 $152.73 $906 —
610–641 629 5 151.00–155.00 $152.55 $960 —
678 678 5 148.00 $148.00 $1,003 —
755 755 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–491 488 11 168.00–174.50 $172.12 $840 -0.80
576 576 5 157.00 $157.00 $904 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
435–444 441 8 144.00–146.00 $144.74 $638 —
450–460 455 8 148.00–150.00 $149.01 $678 —
466 unweaned 466 4 140.00 $140.00 $652 -5.00
531–537 533 8 144.00–150.00 $148.49 $791 +5.78
588–590 589 5 135.00–143.00 $139.79 $823 +3.41
927 927 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 unweaned 373 5 138.50 $138.50 $517 —
410–445 434 7 138.50–140.00 $139.34 $605 —
462 462 2 143.00 $143.00 $661 -3.00
557 557 2 137.00 $137.00 $763 +1.00
835 835 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,019 -3.00
926 926 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,139 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 8 138.00 $138.00 $531 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 4 161.00 $161.00 $631 —
492 492 6 160.00 $160.00 $787 —
648 648 4 136.50 $136.50 $885 —
655 655 3 139.00 $139.00 $910 —
775 775 4 124.50 $124.50 $965 —
855 855 4 109.00 $109.00 $932 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1410 1191 80-85% 26 50.00–60.50 $54.05 $644 +4.66
980–1545 1225 80-85% 12 45.50–49.50 $48.17 $590 —
1170–1355 1269 80-85% 6 60.50–66.00 $63.39 $804 +7.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $290 —
810–1185 947 85-90% 11 34.00–44.50 $40.30 $382 —
840–1205 1042 85-90% 27 43.50–51.50 $47.49 $495 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1520 1324 75-80% 16 56.50–65.00 $62.15 $823 +2.35
1285–1490 1388 75-80% 2 52.00–54.00 $53.07 $737 —
1445–1775 1624 75-80% 6 68.00–77.00 $73.35 $1,191 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1380 1209 5 67.00–80.00 $74.84 $905 —
1295–1814 1732 10 81.00–92.00 $84.96 $1,472 —
1770–1910 1840 2 92.00–97.00 $94.60 $1,741 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–860 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 71.00–88.00 $79.75 $666
795–930 883 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 50.00–60.00 $55.44 $490
1015 1015 (<2 yrs)Open 1 94.00 $94.00 $954

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.