Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 4, 2022

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.55/cwt +11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 613 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.00/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 655 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.00/cwt -7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 561 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 1,348 1,069
Feeder cattle 322 1,094 944
Slaughter cattle 60 104 115
Replacement cattle 10 150 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, few true comparisons could be made with a light test of the market but the undertone was steady. Supply was light and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-12.00 higher, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 8 224.00 $224.00 $744 —
530 unweaned 530 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 —
654–655 655 22 180.00–185.50 $183.00 $1,199 +1.46
741 741 3 170.50 $170.50 $1,263 -5.35
796–798 797 7 161.50–163.00 $162.36 $1,294 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 9 189.00 $189.00 $822 -7.00
526 thin fleshed 526 6 208.50 $208.50 $1,097 —
537 537 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,074 —
610–640 622 5 176.00–184.50 $179.50 $1,116 +8.80
650 thin fleshed 650 4 183.50 $183.50 $1,193 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 unweaned 479 6 177.50 $177.50 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 unweaned 285 8 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
433–440 435 6 169.50–187.00 $181.10 $788 -1.74
519 unweaned 519 9 163.00 $163.00 $846 +12.00
555 555 10 165.00 $165.00 $916 -3.03
573 unweaned 573 5 153.00 $153.00 $877 —
612–627 613 27 165.00–171.00 $170.55 $1,045 +8.01
880 880 4 148.25 $148.25 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 thin fleshed 401 5 189.00 $189.00 $758 —
456 unweaned 456 4 159.00 $159.00 $725 —
575–583 580 6 159.00–162.00 $159.99 $928 +8.99
677–690 686 8 156.00–162.00 $160.01 $1,098 +18.01
1042 1042 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,417 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 180.00 $180.00 $668 —
776 776 4 143.50 $143.50 $1,114 —
1022 1022 6 112.00 $112.00 $1,145 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 unweaned 485 7 161.50 $161.50 $783 —
772 772 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,029 —
713 unweaned 713 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,005 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1340 1165 80-85% 15 78.00–87.00 $82.60 $962 +3.41
1025–1310 1200 80-85% 4 87.50–93.00 $89.06 $1,069 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1475 1418 75-80% 3 93.50–95.00 $94.17 $1,335 +26.67
1315–1675 1458 75-80% 7 86.50–92.50 $88.95 $1,297 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1160 1008 85-90% 3 56.50–62.00 $58.69 $592 —
970–1190 1106 85-90% 4 71.50–77.00 $73.75 $816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1395 1300 3 97.00–102.00 $99.46 $1,293 —
1395–1640 1538 4 115.00–120.00 $117.28 $1,804 —
1405–1940 1617 9 104.00–115.50 $110.22 $1,782 +2.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–895 838 (<2 yrs)Open 3 100.00–112.00 $104.94 $879

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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.