Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 26, 2022

963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.11/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 568 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.47/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 483 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.38/cwt -16.19 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 571 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 963 1,289 1,197
Feeder cattle 697 949 932
Slaughter cattle 150 300 205
Replacement cattle 116 40 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers traded mostly steady. The majority of the feeder offering was made up of quality calves. Demand was moderate for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 224.00 $224.00 $764 —
365–382 375 7 221.00–225.00 $222.67 $835 +9.46
415 415 7 205.50 $205.50 $853 +1.14
472–491 483 52 181.00–197.50 $188.47 $910 -8.36
532 532 9 185.00 $185.00 $984 -11.33
550–587 569 48 166.50–180.00 $171.99 $979 -22.03
598 598 4 164.00 $164.00 $981 —
628 628 18 179.00 $179.00 $1,124 +1.08
628–629 629 8 162.50–164.00 $163.06 $1,026 -14.86
688 unweaned 688 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,066 —
702–739 723 9 158.00–160.00 $159.14 $1,151 -7.33
773 773 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–435 431 4 180.00–194.00 $186.94 $806 +7.70
467–489 483 7 176.00–181.50 $177.52 $857 -3.48
503–528 520 14 167.00–170.00 $167.75 $872 -8.32
561–599 578 18 155.00–166.00 $161.21 $932 -15.02
618–638 629 40 154.50–167.50 $161.40 $1,015 +1.40
757 757 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,136 -3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–495 477 6 164.00–172.00 $167.84 $801 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 3 190.00 $190.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–397 378 8 175.00–180.00 $176.81 $668 -0.91
426–445 438 19 175.00–183.00 $177.20 $776 +5.60
475–485 481 18 163.50–178.00 $166.60 $801 +16.60
496–498 497 10 147.50–151.50 $148.70 $739 -1.30
554–590 568 55 149.00–156.00 $152.11 $864 -3.41
763 763 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 4 168.00 $168.00 $516 +3.00
397 397 5 169.00 $169.00 $671 +9.00
402–432 417 4 157.00–169.00 $162.78 $679 -6.38
471–498 481 14 156.00–161.00 $158.02 $760 —
512–540 530 40 149.00–162.50 $158.15 $838 +2.21
550–567 561 8 145.50–150.00 $147.16 $826 -4.85
566 566 3 135.00 $135.00 $764 -17.01
617–649 641 16 145.00–148.00 $147.28 $944 -6.69
660–682 676 7 140.00–143.00 $140.84 $952 -8.16
758–772 764 5 141.00–147.00 $144.57 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 154.00 $154.00 $747 —
552–576 568 6 145.00–147.00 $145.65 $827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516–540 524 6 162.00–166.00 $164.63 $863 —
530 530 3 159.00 $159.00 $843 —
580 580 8 162.00 $162.00 $940 +5.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1055 1048 80-85% 2 73.50–74.00 $73.75 $773 —
1065–1280 1134 80-85% 26 74.00–83.50 $78.60 $891 +8.56
1135–1310 1225 80-85% 15 83.50–90.00 $85.19 $1,044 +0.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1324–1495 1374 75-80% 16 80.00–87.50 $84.62 $1,163 +10.12
1270–1685 1525 75-80% 4 87.50–95.00 $90.74 $1,384 +3.24
1590 1590 75-80% 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,200 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $604 —
955–1210 1046 85-90% 5 66.00–74.00 $70.59 $738 +23.59
1127–1148 1140 85-90% 5 75.50–76.00 $75.80 $864 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,248 -17.42
1465–1965 1694 4 100.00–111.50 $104.31 $1,767 —
1655–1960 1813 4 112.50–122.50 $115.89 $2,101 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
908–980 926 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 73.00 $73.00 $676
1230 1230 (<2 yrs)Open 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,082

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1173 1156 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,360.00–1,375.00 $1,369.13
1120–1333 1266 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 1,275.00–1,335.00 $1,309.76
1270–1316 1301 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,210.00–1,225.00 $1,220.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195–1240 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,117.74

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1145 1068 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,185.00–1,225.00 $1,202.50 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225–1325 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,450.00–1,700.00 $1,637.50 —

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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.