Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 3, 2022

2,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.97/cwt +26.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 638 lb · 106 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.39/cwt ≈ $1,154/hd at 772 lb · 89 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.68/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 618 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,024 1,046 1,361
Feeder cattle 1,707 954 1,224
Slaughter cattle 297 92 127
Replacement cattle 20 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded mostly steady. There were some reputation consignments of cattle on offer that saw good demand but also quite a few smaller packages of plainer calves and bulls that didn't quite match up in quality. Supply was heavy with the warm, dry weather and the last couple Thursday's being affected by winter precipitation. Corn took another big jump higher this week and put negative pressure on the yearlings. Demand was good for the higher quality cattle in attractive condition and moderate for those carrying flesh and the plainer kind. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 value added 348 4 227.00 $227.00 $790 ±0.00
400–435 423 21 212.00–216.50 $215.72 $912 +0.22
431 unweaned 431 3 201.00 $201.00 $866 —
436 value added 436 13 227.50 $227.50 $992 —
450–487 472 14 200.00–215.00 $206.79 $976 -2.73
518–540 527 5 191.00–194.00 $192.77 $1,016 +0.43
563 unweaned 563 6 168.00 $168.00 $946 —
564 564 11 177.00 $177.00 $998 -18.43
559–589 571 34 183.50–198.50 $192.90 $1,101 -2.53
592 value added 592 8 178.00 $178.00 $1,054 —
601–614 610 10 159.00–166.00 $163.93 $1,000 -20.60
600–622 615 31 176.00–181.00 $179.75 $1,105 -4.78
607–638 value added 621 27 178.00–187.50 $183.16 $1,137 -4.84
638 unweaned 638 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,014 —
665 665 12 169.25 $169.25 $1,126 -9.66
691 691 16 156.00 $156.00 $1,078 -22.91
714–722 717 16 155.00–158.00 $155.94 $1,118 -8.56
742 value added 742 9 156.50 $156.50 $1,161 —
771 771 32 144.75 $144.75 $1,116 —
773 773 57 152.00 $152.00 $1,175 —
856 856 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,198 —
929 929 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–333 316 11 200.00 $200.00 $632 —
411–418 thin fleshed 417 16 214.50–225.00 $216.44 $903 —
451 451 5 199.00 $199.00 $897 +10.00
451 unweaned 451 3 178.00 $178.00 $803 —
517–546 525 43 185.00–200.00 $195.14 $1,024 -4.52
532 value added 532 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,011 —
560–595 585 38 170.00–180.00 $175.75 $1,028 -2.75
621–645 638 101 164.00–182.25 $180.70 $1,153 +28.45
644 unweaned 644 5 144.00 $144.00 $927 —
660 value added 660 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 —
655–673 661 21 160.00–170.00 $164.12 $1,085 +5.12
702–736 715 16 144.50–156.50 $151.32 $1,082 -1.90
760–790 780 20 143.50–149.00 $146.35 $1,142 —
812 812 6 139.50 $139.50 $1,133 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711 711 32 165.25 $165.25 $1,175 —
805 805 9 152.25 $152.25 $1,226 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 17 160.00 $160.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 142.00 $142.00 $449 —
486 486 6 156.00 $156.00 $758 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 170.00 $170.00 $787 —
518–540 529 6 161.00–180.00 $170.30 $901 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 unweaned 507 4 168.00 $168.00 $852 —
762 762 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,044 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–335 322 9 161.00–180.00 $173.42 $558 —
390 value added 390 9 190.50 $190.50 $743 +14.50
393–396 395 10 164.00–175.00 $171.29 $677 —
413 value added 413 8 184.00 $184.00 $760 —
417 thin fleshed 417 14 198.50 $198.50 $828 —
408–442 419 28 168.00–186.00 $173.29 $726 +1.29
454 454 5 165.00 $165.00 $749 -6.10
510–519 value added 515 14 174.00–175.00 $174.42 $898 +0.42
516 unweaned 516 3 150.00 $150.00 $774 —
517–547 538 39 163.00–175.00 $170.21 $916 +0.50
562 value added 562 4 158.00 $158.00 $888 —
570–575 573 7 153.50–154.00 $153.71 $881 -11.27
550–590 579 36 160.50–170.00 $166.89 $966 +1.91
603–632 618 21 149.00–158.00 $153.40 $948 +5.04
618 value added 618 11 162.50 $162.50 $1,004 +14.31
653 653 3 140.00 $140.00 $914 -17.71
663 663 23 153.75 $153.75 $1,019 -3.96
722–725 723 11 142.00–147.00 $145.63 $1,053 +3.63
788 value added 788 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,072 —
803 803 3 124.00 $124.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–397 389 12 166.50–179.00 $172.22 $670 +13.72
404 thin fleshed 404 46 187.50 $187.50 $758 —
420 unweaned 420 3 158.00 $158.00 $664 —
400–449 427 13 162.00–172.00 $167.52 $715 —
473 unweaned 473 3 158.00 $158.00 $747 —
455–491 480 21 160.00–167.00 $163.30 $784 -9.43
510 510 5 152.00 $152.00 $775 -16.35
500–519 512 15 162.50–171.00 $165.24 $846 -3.11
546 unweaned 546 6 140.00 $140.00 $764 —
551–587 562 17 150.00–162.00 $155.74 $875 —
567 unweaned 567 8 141.50 $141.50 $802 —
590 value added 590 7 160.00 $160.00 $944 —
618 618 4 140.50 $140.50 $868 -3.64
622–634 626 24 150.00–154.50 $151.54 $949 +7.40
636 thin fleshed 636 9 164.00 $164.00 $1,043 —
676 value added 676 4 135.00 $135.00 $913 —
697 697 4 136.50 $136.50 $951 -7.50
700–735 720 12 138.50 $138.50 $997 +1.85
759–792 766 10 131.50–142.00 $139.83 $1,071 +1.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 156.00 $156.00 $548 —
431–437 434 14 152.00–160.00 $156.84 $681 —
455–478 468 9 153.00–162.50 $157.11 $735 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 152.00 $152.00 $503 —
459 459 6 149.50 $149.50 $686 —
663 unweaned 663 5 131.00 $131.00 $869 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 141.00 $141.00 $836 —
598 value added 598 3 139.00 $139.00 $831 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 719 5 133.00 $133.00 $956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–397 371 12 194.00–208.00 $201.07 $746 —
477–486 478 19 180.00–186.00 $180.96 $865 —
538 538 4 170.00 $170.00 $915 —
581 581 13 166.00 $166.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 169.00 $169.00 $837 —
532–541 537 5 159.00–161.00 $159.79 $858 -9.79
615–645 633 12 149.00–160.00 $151.28 $958 +2.28
663 663 4 138.00 $138.00 $915 —
823 823 3 120.00 $120.00 $988 —
856 856 4 117.50 $117.50 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 6 160.00 $160.00 $707 —
531 531 4 157.00 $157.00 $834 —
588 588 3 140.00 $140.00 $823 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 3 154.00 $154.00 $641 —
460 460 4 156.50 $156.50 $720 —
582 582 4 146.00 $146.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1325 1140 80-85% 6 70.00–75.50 $73.96 $843 -13.61
980–1300 1163 80-85% 27 75.50–86.50 $81.04 $942 —
1135–1580 1374 80-85% 4 87.50–99.00 $91.36 $1,255 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1140 1043 85-90% 17 51.50–62.50 $56.68 $591 -12.57
890–1320 1078 85-90% 12 64.00–74.50 $69.74 $752 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1710 1453 75-80% 12 80.00–87.50 $84.61 $1,229 —
1405–1555 1480 75-80% 2 66.00–76.50 $70.98 $1,051 —
1280–1785 1481 75-80% 5 88.50–93.00 $91.82 $1,360 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1760 1495 7 80.00–95.00 $88.83 $1,328 —
1560–1655 1597 3 100.50–107.00 $104.70 $1,672 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–792 761 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 61.50–67.00 $64.71 $492
990–1065 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 80.00–91.00 $85.70 $881
1015–1265 1091 (<2 yrs)Open 4 90.00–111.00 $101.40 $1,106

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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.