Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 14, 2022

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $194.58/cwt -12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 427 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.05/cwt +7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 420 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $193.31/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 469 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 800 1,273 1,351
Feeder cattle 561 642 993
Slaughter cattle 174 581 273
Replacement cattle 65 50 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. The feeder offering consisted of nearly all calves that were just off the cow or with a 30 day wean but of good quality. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was light. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 10 210.00 $210.00 $693 —
418–438 unweaned 427 57 193.25–195.75 $194.58 $831 -12.25
466 unweaned 466 22 192.25 $192.25 $896 -4.39
475 475 12 195.25 $195.25 $927 -2.82
520–538 unweaned 533 19 185.00–186.50 $186.12 $992 +5.55
537–541 540 7 180.00–187.00 $181.99 $983 —
563–590 580 10 179.50–186.00 $182.28 $1,057 —
618–636 625 8 174.50–184.50 $180.68 $1,129 +10.68
675–678 677 9 164.00–172.00 $168.45 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–442 432 8 180.00–191.00 $187.81 $811 —
456–460 458 10 183.00–196.50 $189.03 $866 -13.97
515 thin fleshed 515 7 188.00 $188.00 $968 —
580 unweaned 580 4 168.00 $168.00 $974 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–410 409 6 190.00–191.50 $190.50 $779 —
463 unweaned 463 4 190.00 $190.00 $880 —
528 unweaned 528 9 181.00 $181.00 $956 —
563 unweaned 563 5 170.00 $170.00 $957 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 unweaned 296 3 171.00 $171.00 $506 —
304 unweaned 304 8 170.00 $170.00 $517 -14.00
363–387 unweaned 374 21 159.00–175.50 $171.58 $642 +3.58
410–438 unweaned 420 35 160.00–171.50 $169.05 $710 +11.05
465–480 472 6 159.00–166.00 $163.29 $771 -0.20
498 unweaned 498 3 154.00 $154.00 $767 -3.99
512 512 6 152.00 $152.00 $778 -7.90
604–615 610 11 150.00–152.00 $150.90 $920 +4.95
701–717 706 6 145.50–148.50 $147.48 $1,041 +1.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 12 162.50 $162.50 $540 +12.50
380–386 383 9 165.00–169.50 $166.98 $640 -3.54
415–441 428 8 164.00–166.00 $165.03 $706 +8.03
456–463 458 9 161.50–165.50 $164.15 $752 +3.39
515–532 524 18 161.00–162.50 $161.85 $848 +3.38
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 169.50 $169.50 $717 —
485–495 unweaned 491 14 165.00–166.50 $165.64 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 174.00 $174.00 $766 —
591 591 5 168.00 $168.00 $993 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1225 1118 80-85% 5 67.00–75.50 $73.07 $817 —
1000–1370 1158 80-85% 31 76.00–86.00 $79.76 $924 +4.36
985–1355 1176 80-85% 10 85.50–93.00 $88.34 $1,039 +6.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1050 963 85-90% 9 58.00–66.00 $61.68 $594 +8.54
895–1195 1017 85-90% 15 65.00–74.00 $69.41 $706 +7.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,036 -15.58
1210–1690 1417 75-80% 13 83.00–88.00 $85.49 $1,211 -4.09
1270–1745 1515 75-80% 6 88.50–90.00 $89.42 $1,355 -2.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1545 1453 2 94.00–96.00 $94.94 $1,379 —
1190–1775 1578 3 114.00–118.00 $115.75 $1,827 —
1540–1900 1720 2 108.00–108.50 $108.28 $1,862 +2.41

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–1055 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 78.00–91.00 $85.07 $744
830–1148 1048 (<2 yrs)Open 12 96.00–100.00 $97.89 $1,026

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
992 992 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1029 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1348 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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.