Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 7, 2022

1,273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.04/cwt +35.33 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 364 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.29/cwt ≈ $929/hd at 644 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.81/cwt ≈ $824/hd at 522 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,273 862 1,001
Feeder cattle 642 700 738
Slaughter cattle 581 147 253
Replacement cattle 50 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. A special stock cow sale is scheduled for Saturday which supplied a large run of weigh up cows and bulls for the regular Thursday sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 5 202.00 $202.00 $580 —
325–342 332 13 202.00–208.00 $205.62 $683 -1.76
361–380 364 43 206.00–225.00 $222.04 $808 +35.33
454 454 11 203.00 $203.00 $922 —
472 unweaned 472 4 194.00 $194.00 $916 —
514–523 517 10 185.00–201.00 $196.14 $1,014 +8.89
557–565 561 7 174.00–181.00 $178.42 $1,001 —
712–713 713 5 148.00–152.00 $149.60 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–392 unweaned 383 6 200.00–202.50 $200.81 $769 —
416–427 unweaned 422 20 205.00–210.00 $206.83 $873 +6.83
452–483 468 8 196.00–200.00 $198.07 $927 -5.93
463–477 unweaned 473 10 194.00–203.00 $196.64 $930 —
531–545 unweaned 538 16 174.00–183.00 $180.57 $971 -1.71
556 thin fleshed 556 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,090 —
611–617 unweaned 614 7 161.00–162.00 $161.57 $992 -2.43
648 648 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,102 —
822 822 8 151.00 $151.00 $1,241 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 unweaned 321 3 150.00 $150.00 $482 —
380–393 385 10 167.00–174.00 $170.52 $657 -1.48
407–431 419 14 150.00–160.00 $157.00 $658 -18.25
453–497 472 24 158.00–166.00 $160.76 $759 -1.73
511–528 516 22 149.50–164.00 $158.47 $818 +0.02
561–588 582 16 145.00–156.50 $152.42 $887 -3.92
635–649 644 26 141.00–147.50 $144.29 $929 —
760–783 766 11 137.50–138.00 $137.64 $1,054 —
1032 1032 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 unweaned 339 5 184.00 $184.00 $624 —
376–395 unweaned 387 7 161.00–173.00 $168.00 $650 —
400 400 4 170.00 $170.00 $680 -1.58
426 unweaned 426 10 158.00 $158.00 $673 —
457–490 479 8 161.00–165.00 $163.49 $783 -3.69
482–485 unweaned 483 9 154.00–160.00 $157.99 $763 —
500–508 unweaned 506 9 154.00–155.50 $154.33 $781 —
525–535 532 15 159.50–160.50 $159.90 $851 —
600–632 621 9 144.50–149.00 $145.95 $906 —
661–676 673 13 140.00–146.50 $145.03 $976 -0.47
716 716 6 145.50 $145.50 $1,042 —
835 835 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,152 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 159.00 $159.00 $593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–371 361 12 188.00–204.00 $193.87 $700 —
499 499 8 179.00 $179.00 $893 —
550–587 554 18 162.00–170.00 $169.06 $937 —
670 670 4 153.50 $153.50 $1,028 —
721 721 14 152.00 $152.00 $1,096 +4.25
755–793 788 16 129.00–136.00 $135.16 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–438 435 14 197.00–199.00 $198.58 $864 +7.58
492 492 2 189.00 $189.00 $930 —
616 616 3 161.00 $161.00 $992 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1450 1153 80-85% 8 70.00–77.50 $75.40 $869 —
987–1425 1190 80-85% 73 77.00–87.00 $82.08 $977 —
1035–1400 1242 80-85% 26 86.50–92.50 $89.62 $1,113 -0.76
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1090 977 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $53.14 $519 -27.65
950–1102 1032 85-90% 9 56.50–66.00 $61.95 $639 -9.90
895–1300 1057 85-90% 60 66.00–77.00 $73.07 $772 —
1065–1210 1120 85-90% 3 78.00–84.00 $80.32 $900 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1755 1419 75-80% 15 85.00–92.00 $89.58 $1,271 +1.81
1390–1845 1547 75-80% 8 89.00–95.50 $92.33 $1,428 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1385 1343 3 78.50–100.00 $88.86 $1,193 —
1445–2170 1726 8 97.00–110.00 $105.87 $1,827 —
1880–2175 2010 3 118.50–120.00 $119.17 $2,395 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–1045 948 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 83.00–92.00 $86.25 $818
845–1100 969 (<2 yrs)Open 4 91.00–122.00 $104.52 $1,013

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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.