Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

1,857 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.73/cwt +21.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 566 lb · 150 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.39/cwt +14.65 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 570 lb · 127 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.02/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 628 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,857 995 1,263
Feeder cattle 1,588 766 975
Slaughter cattle 244 214 263
Replacement cattle 25 15 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to spots of up to 10.00 higher. A much larger offering was on hand following the holiday break and groups of reputation cattle were offered. Demand was good to very good and trade was active. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 value added 341 11 211.50 $211.50 $721 —
432–437 432 38 196.50–213.50 $212.60 $918 +12.25
451–495 478 88 183.50–200.75 $191.24 $914 -0.74
513 value added 513 16 202.75 $202.75 $1,040 —
500–546 526 38 181.00–194.00 $188.32 $991 +3.25
531 unweaned 531 7 176.00 $176.00 $935 +10.21
554 554 5 158.00 $158.00 $875 -12.50
552–595 566 145 174.00–186.00 $181.51 $1,027 +11.01
619 value added 619 11 179.00 $179.00 $1,108 —
600–646 629 105 163.00–174.00 $169.08 $1,064 +7.08
655–684 667 53 160.50–179.00 $167.38 $1,116 +22.36
705–722 715 24 162.00–171.00 $168.34 $1,204 —
742 unweaned 742 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,113 —
757–786 773 16 166.00 $166.00 $1,283 +13.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–340 336 9 175.00–190.00 $184.94 $621 —
400–407 403 12 191.00–194.00 $192.26 $775 +2.26
485–492 490 10 176.00–183.00 $178.08 $873 +3.73
520–535 531 10 162.00–167.00 $165.62 $879 +5.62
533 unweaned 533 3 151.00 $151.00 $805 —
571 value added 571 4 168.00 $168.00 $959 —
583 583 12 150.00–154.00 $151.00 $880 -5.00
596 596 3 146.00 $146.00 $870 —
615 value added 615 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,009 —
643 643 6 150.00 $150.00 $964 +4.26
646 unweaned 646 10 145.50 $145.50 $940 —
660–684 677 7 151.00–159.00 $153.23 $1,037 +2.23
700–740 715 16 144.00–152.00 $146.93 $1,051 +6.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 value added 341 21 175.00 $175.00 $597 —
356–380 362 9 155.00–164.50 $158.10 $572 -4.11
406–442 411 55 154.00–172.50 $168.42 $692 +6.09
456–482 468 49 159.50–166.50 $163.66 $766 +3.21
505 value added 505 5 163.50 $163.50 $826 —
503–519 515 24 154.00–164.50 $158.56 $817 +4.54
521 unweaned 521 8 150.50 $150.50 $784 —
550–598 570 127 149.00–160.00 $156.39 $891 +13.39
601–633 615 33 150.00–160.00 $153.56 $944 +24.31
667–697 694 31 148.00–160.00 $158.99 $1,103 +29.99
720 720 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,102 —
740 740 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,036 —
1070–1074 1074 8 131.00–133.00 $132.75 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 7 177.50 $177.50 $502 +18.50
355–375 367 5 150.00–155.00 $153.07 $562 -6.93
400–447 424 13 148.00–163.00 $152.35 $646 -7.65
455–498 472 29 147.00–161.00 $155.46 $734 +4.46
515 unweaned 515 3 136.00 $136.00 $700 —
505–538 521 9 146.00–150.00 $148.13 $772 +8.18
527 value added 527 9 154.00 $154.00 $812 —
560–575 571 16 143.50–153.00 $150.67 $860 -2.07
611–644 629 15 139.50–149.50 $144.57 $909 +11.07
671 671 8 139.00 $139.00 $933 +12.78
709–721 712 16 133.00–137.00 $134.01 $954 —
906 906 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,223 +24.00
1055 1055 4 125.50 $125.50 $1,324 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 4 133.00 $133.00 $728 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 191.00 $191.00 $684 +6.00
455–491 483 6 160.00–174.50 $166.89 $806 +13.89
555–558 557 14 138.00–157.00 $148.93 $830 +7.93
610–638 628 9 144.00–147.00 $144.66 $908 —
680–685 682 3 144.00–147.00 $145.00 $989 +7.67
721–727 725 11 137.00–139.00 $138.28 $1,003 +8.78
913 913 6 108.50 $108.50 $991 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132–1370 1192 80-85% 5 47.00–50.00 $48.73 $581 —
995–1530 1252 80-85% 24 50.00–58.50 $54.29 $680 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $834 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1055 969 85-90% 5 36.00–41.00 $37.24 $361 +6.47
910–1270 1038 85-90% 17 42.00–52.00 $47.55 $494 —
980–1215 1090 85-90% 4 53.50–55.50 $54.37 $593 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1350 1248 75-80% 2 52.00–54.50 $53.15 $663 —
1212–1600 1384 75-80% 18 55.00–62.50 $59.34 $821 —
1440–1820 1637 75-80% 5 62.00–66.50 $64.52 $1,056 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1680 1533 3 81.50–87.50 $84.56 $1,296 —
1640 1640 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,148 —
1850–2005 1928 2 92.50–93.00 $92.74 $1,788 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1170 1023 (<2 yrs)Open 2 86.00–102.50 $93.06 $952
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 59.00 $59.00 $646

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 775.00 $775.00

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.