Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 27, 2022

1,484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.50/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 560 lb · 107 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.08/cwt -2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 681 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.42/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 613 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,484 793 615
Feeder cattle 1,299 703 566
Slaughter cattle 160 75 49
Replacement cattle 25 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the gain on those weighing 500-550 lbs. Demand was good for a moderate supply that included several consignments of reputation cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher but with spots up to 10.00 higher on the higher dressing kind.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 191.00 $191.00 $668 —
408–446 420 17 197.00–204.00 $199.43 $838 -8.50
487–498 492 11 199.00–199.50 $199.23 $980 +5.23
502–548 516 61 187.00–201.00 $193.26 $997 +5.70
555–566 560 12 179.50–185.50 $181.99 $1,019 +5.48
603–638 613 63 171.00–175.00 $173.42 $1,063 +4.87
664 value added 664 12 165.00 $165.00 $1,096 —
666–696 685 55 160.00–163.00 $161.44 $1,106 -3.53
704 value added 704 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,098 —
711–723 715 31 153.50–159.50 $156.24 $1,117 -5.97
751 value added 751 10 157.50 $157.50 $1,183 —
754–770 759 12 150.00–155.00 $153.31 $1,164 -4.19
833 833 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 187.00 $187.00 $604 —
455–485 470 18 180.00–190.00 $185.32 $871 —
501–535 522 25 176.00–188.00 $180.52 $942 +3.40
568–580 574 8 160.00–181.00 $168.70 $968 -3.30
598 value added 598 7 166.00 $166.00 $993 —
607–648 623 20 155.00–169.50 $162.67 $1,013 +6.67
659–677 664 22 152.00–155.25 $154.35 $1,025 —
720 720 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,116 +5.00
756 value added 756 6 151.25 $151.25 $1,143 —
770–798 786 14 145.00–149.50 $146.95 $1,155 —
885 885 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 694 8 143.50 $143.50 $996 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 166.50 $166.50 $579 —
365 365 3 157.00 $157.00 $573 —
450–493 480 57 167.00–176.25 $171.30 $822 -2.80
522 522 3 159.00 $159.00 $830 -2.95
543 value added 543 5 158.00 $158.00 $858 —
550–573 560 104 156.00–171.50 $165.98 $929 -0.02
560 unweaned 560 3 149.00 $149.00 $834 —
624 value added 624 12 155.00 $155.00 $967 —
621–638 629 36 147.00–162.00 $156.16 $982 +1.66
651 unweaned 651 4 142.00 $142.00 $924 —
665–673 668 31 145.75–153.75 $150.37 $1,004 +1.65
739 value added 739 10 139.50 $139.50 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 157.00 $157.00 $532 —
361–376 370 17 143.50–150.50 $147.69 $546 +8.69
400–446 429 28 149.50–162.00 $157.46 $676 +9.46
455–495 475 38 148.00–164.00 $156.30 $742 +7.27
500–538 520 28 145.00–160.00 $153.56 $799 -1.95
552–581 563 37 138.50–155.00 $150.65 $848 -0.82
608–613 609 11 140.00–141.00 $140.18 $854 -1.82
658–698 686 17 134.50–145.00 $139.86 $959 -0.14
692 value added 692 3 135.00 $135.00 $934 —
724 724 5 139.50 $139.50 $1,010 +7.50
759 759 7 130.00 $130.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 8 150.00 $150.00 $646 —
475 475 3 141.00 $141.00 $670 —
561 561 5 124.00 $124.00 $696 —
630–635 633 6 130.00 $130.00 $823 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–384 378 9 169.00–175.00 $172.29 $651 —
419 419 9 183.00 $183.00 $767 —
450–488 464 8 167.00–172.00 $170.03 $789 —
512–547 528 17 164.00–171.00 $167.59 $885 —
556–596 578 9 155.50–162.00 $158.28 $915 —
611 611 6 151.00 $151.00 $923 —
800 800 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 —
896 896 11 126.00 $126.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 150.00 $150.00 $670 —
528 528 4 156.00 $156.00 $824 —
578 578 4 145.00 $145.00 $838 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1140 1110 80-85% 2 64.00–64.50 $64.26 $713 +0.96
945–1500 1225 80-85% 20 65.50–75.00 $71.02 $870 —
1145–1425 1271 80-85% 9 75.50–83.00 $78.28 $995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–970 933 85-90% 3 47.00–53.00 $49.80 $465 +4.38
925–1195 1052 85-90% 11 53.50–65.00 $58.09 $611 -5.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1470 1398 75-80% 6 76.00–82.00 $79.43 $1,110 +7.87
1370–1745 1525 75-80% 5 70.00–76.00 $72.98 $1,113 +16.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 80.50 $80.50 $857 —
1185–1575 1385 5 87.00–98.00 $93.34 $1,293 —
1210–2060 1644 5 104.00–112.00 $107.82 $1,773 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1045 965 (<2 yrs)Open 2 82.00–84.00 $82.92 $800
800–1125 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 70.50–80.00 $74.49 $749

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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.