Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 2, 2022

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.25/cwt +17.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 698 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.11/cwt +15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 580 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.72/cwt +11.51 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 471 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 563 963 1,030
Feeder cattle 413 697 865
Slaughter cattle 125 150 145
Replacement cattle 25 116 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold with a firm to higher undertone but the better tested weights this week had too few comparable sales for an accurate trend. Heifers sold steady. Demand was good for a light supply. A large group of quality home-raised steers highlighted the sale and sold with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 189.00 $189.00 $832 -16.50
500–544 527 26 185.00–198.00 $190.65 $1,005 +5.65
560–581 580 39 179.00–187.75 $187.11 $1,085 +15.12
601–630 623 27 170.00–175.50 $171.97 $1,071 -7.03
698 698 50 172.25 $172.25 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 196.00 $196.00 $739 —
467 467 5 174.00 $174.00 $813 -3.52
603–640 unweaned 615 6 157.00–161.50 $159.94 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 3 164.50 $164.50 $890 —
778 778 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,151 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 176.00 $176.00 $876 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–429 420 18 169.00–180.00 $176.73 $742 -0.47
451–492 471 29 168.50–175.00 $171.72 $809 +5.12
516 516 7 163.00 $163.00 $841 —
552 552 7 159.00 $159.00 $878 +6.89
565 565 4 152.00 $152.00 $859 -0.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–410 409 8 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $677 +2.72
450–479 465 16 159.50–166.00 $162.38 $755 +4.36
500–547 521 6 149.00–161.00 $153.29 $799 -4.86
550–590 570 7 147.00–154.50 $149.92 $855 +14.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–497 490 4 176.00–179.50 $177.72 $871 —
720 720 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,026 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1240 1123 80-85% 7 66.00–73.50 $70.42 $791 -8.18
970–1305 1129 80-85% 20 74.00–83.50 $79.64 $899 +1.04
1120–1400 1228 80-85% 11 83.00–91.50 $85.82 $1,054 +0.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 76.50 $76.50 $952 —
1190–1625 1349 75-80% 15 79.50–88.00 $84.42 $1,139 —
1355–1445 1404 75-80% 4 87.50–89.50 $88.52 $1,243 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1325 1014 85-90% 17 63.50–74.50 $69.61 $706 -0.98
1030 1030 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $649 -7.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–2170 1471 14 99.00–110.00 $104.45 $1,536 —
1230–2120 1521 9 90.00–101.00 $95.84 $1,458 —
1600–2245 1835 5 112.50–125.50 $119.25 $2,188 +3.36

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 (<2 yrs)Open 1 90.50 $90.50 $751
925–1050 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 76.50–81.00 $78.89 $779

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295–1435 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,360.00–1,375.00 $1,367.88
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00

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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.