Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 20, 2022

793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.15/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 668 lb · 61 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.97/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 674 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.11/cwt -5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 612 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 793 2,404 1,235
Feeder cattle 703 2,221 1,107
Slaughter cattle 75 163 113
Replacement cattle 15 20 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a lighter run of steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate to light following a couple weeks of heavy receipts and the extreme cold discouraged some movement of cattle. However, a few reputation consignments of long weaned cattle were offered and found good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–413 412 7 207.50–209.00 $207.93 $857 -4.50
464 464 4 194.00 $194.00 $900 -11.89
494 value added 494 6 202.00 $202.00 $998 -7.50
503–545 534 23 183.00–190.00 $187.56 $1,002 -5.77
557–563 559 20 175.00–180.00 $176.51 $987 +6.51
581–598 unweaned 588 7 167.50–170.00 $168.91 $993 —
600–640 629 19 167.00–173.00 $168.55 $1,060 -2.41
657–679 674 47 162.25–169.00 $164.97 $1,112 -1.05
727–729 728 7 162.00–162.50 $162.21 $1,181 +4.72
749 value added 749 4 160.50 $160.50 $1,202 —
756 756 21 157.50 $157.50 $1,191 +1.49
780 unweaned 780 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 173.00 $173.00 $642 —
509–549 531 23 170.00–182.00 $177.12 $941 -12.03
573 573 4 172.00 $172.00 $986 -4.72
648 648 16 156.00 $156.00 $1,011 -5.76
715 715 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 -4.20
803–840 816 10 140.00–148.00 $146.13 $1,192 +6.13
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 24 167.25 $167.25 $1,126 —
822 822 10 149.00 $149.00 $1,225 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 4 156.00 $156.00 $788 —
651–658 654 7 149.00–153.00 $150.72 $986 +0.37
715–744 736 16 142.50–149.50 $143.74 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 6 148.00 $148.00 $417 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–420 417 4 157.00–164.00 $160.47 $669 -14.71
452–480 468 7 170.00–177.00 $174.10 $815 +1.00
513–544 538 14 160.00–168.00 $161.95 $871 +15.45
548 unweaned 548 9 154.00 $154.00 $844 —
553 553 9 166.00 $166.00 $918 +2.25
582 value added 582 3 156.00 $156.00 $908 —
601 601 23 154.50 $154.50 $929 -0.75
625 unweaned 625 18 144.50 $144.50 $903 —
663 value added 663 4 140.00 $140.00 $928 —
666–679 668 57 142.00–150.00 $148.72 $993 -2.06
706–707 707 11 141.00–142.50 $141.96 $1,004 -5.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 139.00 $139.00 $514 -11.00
443 443 2 148.00 $148.00 $656 -7.32
461–486 471 20 148.00–150.50 $149.03 $702 -10.43
542–548 545 10 154.00–157.00 $155.51 $848 +3.43
578–588 583 13 151.00–152.00 $151.47 $883 -3.47
643 643 2 142.00 $142.00 $913 -5.38
675 675 6 140.00 $140.00 $945 -2.04
694 unweaned 694 4 128.00 $128.00 $888 —
728 728 4 132.00 $132.00 $961 -11.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 9 156.00 $156.00 $766 —
586 586 11 152.00 $152.00 $891 +2.50
656–682 664 30 148.00–150.00 $149.38 $992 —
747 747 13 143.50 $143.50 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 6 144.00 $144.00 $724 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 179.00 $179.00 $551 —
656 656 4 136.00 $136.00 $892 -3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1100 1090 80-85% 2 53.00–58.00 $55.48 $605 —
1020–1330 1137 80-85% 24 58.00–69.00 $63.30 $720 —
1070–1285 1185 80-85% 3 67.00–69.50 $68.45 $811 +12.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1515 1369 75-80% 4 69.00–76.00 $71.56 $980 —
1230–1660 1434 75-80% 14 62.00–70.50 $66.93 $960 -2.05
1280–1740 1510 75-80% 2 55.00–59.00 $56.70 $856 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1040 932 85-90% 6 38.00–49.00 $45.42 $423 —
745–1160 1027 85-90% 9 50.00–60.50 $56.16 $577 +2.49
980–1170 1083 85-90% 3 61.50–65.00 $63.28 $685 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,090 —
1595 1595 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,340 —
1940 1940 1 104.00 $104.00 $2,018 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1000 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 70.00–78.00 $73.01 $721
925–1260 1076 (<2 yrs)Open 5 80.00–104.00 $87.04 $937

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1184 1184 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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.