Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

1,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.72/cwt +11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 442 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.45/cwt +11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 528 lb · 67 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $206.03/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 420 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,185 713 613
Feeder cattle 933 543 476
Slaughter cattle 177 156 127
Replacement cattle 75 14 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady and on the heifer side mostly larger groups of calves under 500 lbs were offered that sold with a higher to sharply higher undertone with no similar comparable sales recently for an accurate trend. The heifers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 217.00 $217.00 $740 -1.14
373–391 376 36 210.00–216.00 $215.13 $809 +1.00
400–415 414 49 201.00–211.00 $210.61 $872 +9.74
437 unweaned 437 16 192.00 $192.00 $839 -12.00
456–496 470 22 189.00–197.00 $195.00 $916 +4.54
521–545 528 67 188.00–200.00 $196.45 $1,037 +17.51
553–594 575 29 172.25–180.50 $178.48 $1,026 +1.59
605–635 629 17 174.50–176.00 $174.75 $1,099 —
651–671 661 6 161.00–169.50 $165.19 $1,092 -9.81
704–708 705 12 155.00–161.00 $159.49 $1,124 -0.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 25 195.00–206.00 $196.99 $703 —
392 thin fleshed 392 14 218.00 $218.00 $855 —
425–439 438 26 186.50–188.00 $186.61 $817 —
460–498 483 5 179.00–183.00 $180.52 $872 +1.52
530 530 8 169.50 $169.50 $898 —
532 thin fleshed 532 16 200.00 $200.00 $1,064 —
560–565 561 14 166.00–169.00 $168.35 $944 —
604 604 6 150.00 $150.00 $906 -19.00
644 644 8 155.00 $155.00 $998 -14.00
678–695 691 18 154.00–164.00 $159.02 $1,099 —
762 762 4 142.50 $142.50 $1,086 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 14 180.00 $180.00 $821 —
537 537 4 162.00 $162.00 $870 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 5 178.50 $178.50 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 4 148.00 $148.00 $922 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 11 199.00 $199.00 $629 +28.41
355–389 363 37 179.00–194.00 $190.84 $693 +17.00
407–447 442 72 174.00–183.85 $182.72 $808 +17.71
450–456 454 20 169.00–180.00 $177.80 $807 +15.14
500–520 508 10 157.00–161.00 $159.36 $810 +4.07
570 570 7 154.00 $154.00 $878 +1.38
576 576 3 148.00 $148.00 $852 -4.62
1033 fancy 1033 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 thin fleshed 349 13 204.00 $204.00 $712 —
410 410 3 173.00 $173.00 $709 —
471–475 thin fleshed 472 19 164.00–175.00 $173.25 $818 —
500–540 523 15 152.00–158.00 $154.76 $809 +6.61
560 560 3 149.00 $149.00 $834 —
618–635 627 9 146.00–147.00 $146.56 $919 —
718 718 3 137.00 $137.00 $984 —
750 750 3 128.00 $128.00 $960 —
955 955 8 105.00 $105.00 $1,003 —
973 973 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,119 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 5 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 4 129.00 $129.00 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 200.00 $200.00 $652 +1.00
411 411 5 182.50 $182.50 $750 -2.50
475–477 476 8 168.00–174.50 $171.24 $815 -7.76
600 600 4 157.00 $157.00 $942 +1.33
794 794 5 129.50 $129.50 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 194.00 $194.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1320 1164 80-85% 7 65.00–69.50 $67.83 $790 -4.16
1025–1335 1167 80-85% 24 70.50–80.00 $75.68 $883 -3.84
1065–1280 1188 80-85% 10 77.50–85.00 $80.87 $961 +1.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1570 1395 75-80% 12 77.50–82.50 $80.13 $1,118 -6.99
1400 1400 75-80% 1 68.50 $68.50 $959 —
1240–1735 1422 75-80% 16 82.00–89.50 $84.26 $1,198 +5.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1195 958 85-90% 9 54.00–60.00 $57.21 $548 -4.96
860–1130 996 85-90% 15 60.00–70.00 $65.25 $650 -4.94
1025 1025 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $769 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1685 1512 6 85.00–94.50 $90.05 $1,362 —
1230–1790 1517 5 95.00–108.00 $101.17 $1,535 —
1410–2090 1777 3 112.50–116.00 $114.90 $2,042 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
782–790 thin fleshed 787 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 100.00–112.00 $107.53 $846
875–965 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 69.00–72.00 $70.28 $645
860–1040 942 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 75.00–100.00 $93.96 $885

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
867 thin fleshed 867 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 900.00 $900.00

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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.