Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 16, 2021

2,029 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $200.71/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 470 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.06/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 582 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.27/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 472 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,029 2,034 821
Feeder cattle 1,507 1,566 681
Slaughter cattle 422 418 120
Replacement cattle 100 50 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady except for some of the 400-500 lb steer calves trading up to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for the higher quality cattle but moderate in spots where the quality was a little more uneven this week. Supply was heavy. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
293 293 3 190.00 $190.00 $557 —
415–436 430 22 199.00–210.00 $203.25 $874 +2.61
445 unweaned 445 6 192.50 $192.50 $857 —
451–495 470 86 189.50–206.00 $200.71 $943 +1.23
504–528 521 55 184.00–200.50 $188.68 $983 +9.37
520–528 value added 525 8 184.00–194.00 $190.29 $999 -2.71
550–589 581 75 175.00–190.00 $178.07 $1,035 +0.02
590 unweaned 590 6 164.50 $164.50 $971 +4.50
615–622 621 46 167.00–174.00 $172.94 $1,074 -3.79
693 693 19 163.00 $163.00 $1,130 -2.11
779 779 19 164.00 $164.00 $1,278 +4.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
589 589 5 163.00 $163.00 $960 -0.64
605–635 619 19 154.00–161.00 $158.69 $982 +0.12
694 694 22 159.50 $159.50 $1,107 +8.32
738–749 746 16 154.00–160.00 $155.48 $1,160 +12.48
847 847 20 149.00 $149.00 $1,262 -7.48
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 169.00 $169.00 $659 —
416 416 7 161.00 $161.00 $670 —
455 455 5 151.00 $151.00 $687 —
515 515 3 157.00 $157.00 $809 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 4 166.00 $166.00 $991 —
661 661 13 164.00 $164.00 $1,084 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 value added 482 7 160.00 $160.00 $771 —
591 value added 591 4 154.00 $154.00 $910 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 4 166.00–169.50 $167.74 $592 —
405–448 438 61 157.00–172.00 $164.86 $722 —
460–473 469 32 164.50–169.50 $167.68 $786 +0.04
467–491 unweaned 474 35 148.00–158.50 $157.33 $746 +6.33
524 value added 524 10 164.50 $164.50 $862 —
512–549 539 44 157.00–166.00 $162.72 $877 +1.13
559–569 563 46 153.00–164.75 $162.39 $914 +3.89
615 unweaned 615 5 145.00 $145.00 $892 +13.00
611–640 625 50 156.50–163.00 $160.89 $1,006 +10.89
667–671 669 32 155.00–159.50 $157.38 $1,053 —
746 unweaned 746 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,044 —
753 753 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,137 +6.00
916 916 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,237 —
1057 1057 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 unweaned 283 6 149.00 $149.00 $422 +4.00
337 337 10 153.00 $153.00 $516 —
374 374 6 148.00 $148.00 $554 -6.50
375–385 unweaned 379 10 140.00–150.00 $145.94 $553 —
429–449 436 23 145.00–164.50 $157.93 $689 -2.07
453–491 481 26 155.00–165.50 $157.50 $758 -5.07
505–535 513 34 150.00–151.00 $150.69 $773 -3.49
586 586 5 146.00 $146.00 $856 +3.05
597 597 5 131.00 $131.00 $782 -11.95
619 thin fleshed 619 6 160.00 $160.00 $990 —
627 unweaned 627 4 140.00 $140.00 $878 —
616–645 639 32 148.00–155.50 $152.39 $974 +12.94
680–692 686 4 140.00–144.00 $142.02 $974 —
747 747 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,098 +9.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523–547 533 15 128.00–140.00 $135.07 $720 —
761 761 18 128.50 $128.50 $978 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 unweaned 495 9 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 3 128.00 $128.00 $791 +1.00
821 821 5 105.00 $105.00 $862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 13 180.00 $180.00 $657 —
416–437 425 17 160.00–175.00 $168.36 $716 —
480 480 22 180.00 $180.00 $864 —
527–533 530 9 156.00–164.00 $159.53 $846 +2.53
572 572 4 139.00 $139.00 $795 —
705–710 707 7 135.00–140.00 $137.85 $975 —
837 837 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,122 —
899 899 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 12 194.00 $194.00 $516 —
457 457 2 190.00 $190.00 $868 —
505 505 4 171.00 $171.00 $864 —
588 588 15 154.00 $154.00 $906 +6.00
604 604 12 152.50 $152.50 $921 —
675 675 4 144.00 $144.00 $972 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
731 731 9 138.50 $138.50 $1,012 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1225 1103 80-85% 6 50.00–54.50 $53.06 $585 —
1050–1540 1225 80-85% 78 55.50–64.50 $60.38 $740 +10.53
1100–1420 1296 80-85% 7 63.00–66.00 $64.33 $834 +2.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1247–1745 1429 75-80% 42 57.00–65.50 $62.67 $896 —
1305–1705 1497 75-80% 7 63.50–66.00 $65.00 $973 +10.00
1525 1525 75-80% 1 49.00 $49.00 $747 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $380 +2.43
915–1155 1034 85-90% 22 46.00–55.00 $51.33 $531 +1.16
1150–1225 1188 85-90% 2 58.00–62.50 $60.32 $717 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1755 1564 5 70.00–80.00 $76.14 $1,191 —
1225–1860 1609 10 82.50–90.00 $86.56 $1,393 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 (<2 yrs)Open 1 94.00 $94.00 $794
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 64.50 $64.50 $668

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1023 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1125–1401 1249 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 900.00–1,125.00 $1,009.63
1179–1422 1301 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 760.00–900.00 $836.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1225–1405 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 60.00–68.00 $67.40 $868

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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
1279 1279 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.