Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 16, 2022

859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.89/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 570 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.80/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 481 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.60/cwt ≈ $854/hd at 571 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 859 1,371 587
Feeder cattle 770 1,063 478
Slaughter cattle 79 258 99
Replacement cattle 10 50 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with some good quality consignments of mostly calves offered. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 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
333–335 334 16 214.00–220.00 $216.99 $725 +7.14
418 unweaned 418 4 183.00 $183.00 $765 —
421 421 3 187.00 $187.00 $787 -21.28
452–460 453 28 188.00–201.50 $199.05 $902 +0.95
520 value added 520 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,019 ±0.00
501–547 unweaned 528 24 174.00–188.50 $183.05 $967 —
510–545 529 17 187.00–202.00 $192.52 $1,018 -3.39
558–577 566 69 184.50–193.00 $190.05 $1,076 -0.15
591 value added 591 12 175.50 $175.50 $1,037 —
601 value added 601 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,076 —
612–617 unweaned 613 13 160.50–164.50 $163.88 $1,005 —
610–641 637 31 173.00–178.00 $173.42 $1,105 -0.29
658–680 674 45 165.50–174.00 $171.55 $1,156 -2.20
706 706 6 158.50 $158.50 $1,119 -14.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 202.00 $202.00 $598 —
321 321 5 201.00 $201.00 $645 +1.00
370 370 4 180.00 $180.00 $666 -21.50
477 477 2 180.00 $180.00 $859 —
543 543 3 182.00 $182.00 $988 +2.50
566 566 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,019 —
633–638 634 27 160.00–168.50 $163.69 $1,038 —
725 725 6 160.75 $160.75 $1,165 +1.25
763–782 773 12 148.00–150.00 $148.99 $1,152 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 6 195.00 $195.00 $614 —
628 628 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,036 —
756 756 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,126 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 9 157.00 $157.00 $747 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 13 176.00–179.50 $177.88 $649 -3.24
405 405 5 175.50 $175.50 $711 -6.22
479 value added 479 10 169.50 $169.50 $812 —
450–483 480 49 165.00–175.00 $173.05 $831 +9.62
496 unweaned 496 3 159.00 $159.00 $789 —
507–521 512 25 160.00–167.00 $164.44 $842 -5.28
534 unweaned 534 6 155.00 $155.00 $828 —
551–595 563 31 155.00–156.50 $155.61 $876 -4.23
605 value added 605 6 156.50 $156.50 $947 +9.50
644 644 28 149.50 $149.50 $963 -7.92
692 unweaned 692 5 138.50 $138.50 $958 -5.50
784 784 5 144.50 $144.50 $1,133 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–353 352 12 170.00–176.50 $173.78 $612 +1.27
546 unweaned 546 4 150.00 $150.00 $819 —
563–578 565 30 146.00–155.00 $153.45 $867 —
562–590 unweaned 579 21 142.00–149.00 $144.10 $834 —
605–608 606 21 140.00–147.00 $140.88 $854 +7.88
682 682 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,003 +13.50
705 705 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,015 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 4 144.00 $144.00 $672 —
508 508 3 143.00 $143.00 $726 -7.00
564 564 8 143.50 $143.50 $809 —
646 646 3 133.00 $133.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 4 159.00 $159.00 $638 —
483 483 3 156.50 $156.50 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 156.00 $156.00 $889 —
657 657 6 145.00 $145.00 $953 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 5 154.00 $154.00 $873 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1010 902 85-90% 9 50.00–64.00 $58.75 $530 —
945–1120 1059 85-90% 11 67.00–75.00 $70.34 $745 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $798 -10.69
1005–1385 1178 80-85% 9 80.00–92.00 $87.38 $1,029 —
1210–1435 1303 80-85% 7 90.00–97.00 $93.47 $1,218 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1555 1398 75-80% 10 88.00–96.50 $91.54 $1,280 +1.58
1355–1810 1508 75-80% 7 95.00–98.50 $96.20 $1,451 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1365 1238 2 84.50–102.00 $92.35 $1,143 —
1190–1690 1426 6 104.00–116.00 $109.93 $1,568 —
1780–2040 1910 2 119.00–133.00 $126.48 $2,416 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1205 1053 (<2 yrs)Open 2 100.00–113.00 $105.56 $1,112

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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.