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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 14, 2022

1,274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.91/cwt +16.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 566 lb · 173 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.56/cwt +19.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 568 lb · 101 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.93/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 693 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,274 973 1,054
Feeder cattle 1,009 758 813
Slaughter cattle 195 215 191
Replacement cattle 70 — 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold firm to 6.00 higher following along with last week's higher market. A large consignment of near 300 head of home-raised reputation cattle was offered which highlighted the sale along with some nice groups of weaned calves and a few yearlings. Demand was very good for the groups. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-13.00 lower and bulls 5.00-7.00 lower pressured by large numbers of cows moving off of dry areas.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 26 227.50 $227.50 $1,062 —
501–526 509 28 213.50–217.00 $215.33 $1,096 -2.66
553–579 568 101 205.50–218.75 $215.56 $1,224 +19.02
603–635 623 37 185.50–200.00 $194.01 $1,209 -2.23
680 unweaned 680 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,115 —
669–698 694 55 175.50–189.00 $178.11 $1,236 +2.04
725 725 23 176.00 $176.00 $1,276 +6.00
813 unweaned 813 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,138 —
840 840 37 163.00 $163.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 211.00 $211.00 $812 +3.74
410 410 2 212.00 $212.00 $869 +18.82
523 523 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,098 +7.94
583–585 584 7 180.00–187.00 $182.00 $1,063 +2.98
627 unweaned 627 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,003 —
675 675 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,073 -19.50
720 720 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,145 —
1006 1006 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,308 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–447 444 45 176.00–200.00 $196.99 $875 —
487 487 12 189.00 $189.00 $920 +25.25
524–539 531 16 176.00–186.00 $181.56 $964 -5.44
533 unweaned 533 4 148.50 $148.50 $792 —
559–582 565 162 164.50–186.25 $183.23 $1,035 +17.37
566–582 unweaned 573 11 162.00–163.00 $162.54 $931 —
623 623 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,040 -8.50
636 unweaned 636 3 151.00 $151.00 $960 —
680–683 682 20 158.00–163.50 $162.40 $1,108 —
705 unweaned 705 6 140.00 $140.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–449 429 16 176.00–185.50 $180.52 $774 +13.24
460 460 4 171.00 $171.00 $787 —
491 unweaned 491 3 144.00 $144.00 $707 —
501 unweaned 501 3 145.00 $145.00 $726 —
503–541 517 25 166.50–169.00 $168.01 $869 +6.64
561–590 577 19 159.00–165.00 $163.85 $945 +5.37
622–632 627 4 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $969 -11.50
692 692 4 160.75 $160.75 $1,112 +10.25
716 unweaned 716 4 138.00 $138.00 $988 —
765–783 779 8 146.50–149.50 $148.76 $1,159 -1.24
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 unweaned 575 10 140.00 $140.00 $805 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–368 363 17 206.00–212.00 $209.86 $762 —
456–473 466 18 179.00–182.00 $180.26 $840 —
516–541 532 11 165.00–174.00 $170.83 $909 +0.83
573–589 582 12 163.00–166.50 $165.07 $961 -1.10
722–747 725 15 138.50–140.50 $139.17 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 185.50 $185.50 $924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1310 1128 80-85% 13 64.00–67.00 $65.50 $739 —
1020–1385 1197 80-85% 47 68.00–77.00 $73.16 $876 -14.13
1150–1420 1279 80-85% 10 77.00–86.50 $80.00 $1,023 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1140 991 85-90% 14 52.00–63.00 $58.32 $578 —
935–1165 1034 85-90% 22 61.00–71.00 $64.81 $670 -16.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1270 1153 75-80% 2 71.00–72.50 $71.67 $826 —
1325–1615 1464 75-80% 7 77.50–84.50 $81.51 $1,193 -14.24
1440–1495 1475 75-80% 3 84.00–88.00 $85.67 $1,264 -10.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1460 1313 3 87.50–92.00 $89.87 $1,180 —
1155–2035 1618 9 98.50–110.50 $104.19 $1,686 -14.38
1675–2025 1849 5 109.00–116.00 $112.12 $2,073 -22.21

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–950 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 70.00–88.00 $72.12 $680
1025 1025 (<2 yrs)Open 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,102

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
938 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 900.00 $900.00
1016–1270 1107 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 950.00–1,085.00 $1,005.33
1053–1206 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 1,185.00–1,475.00 $1,353.17

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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.