Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $191.24/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 714 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.86/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 617 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $194.27/cwt +9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 668 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 761 541 633
Feeder cattle 570 379 381
Slaughter cattle 170 112 177
Replacement cattle 21 50 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a nice offering of 650-750 lb steers sold with a firm to higher undertone and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was light but included some nice consignments of long weaned cattle. Demand was good to very good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 thin fleshed 361 4 246.00 $246.00 $888 —
392 392 4 220.00 $220.00 $862 -18.84
450 450 3 219.00 $219.00 $986 —
527 527 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,128 +18.50
552–596 583 13 191.00–195.75 $193.77 $1,130 -6.73
585 unweaned 585 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,117 —
614 614 11 199.00 $199.00 $1,222 +3.50
660–670 668 39 186.00–196.25 $194.27 $1,298 +9.27
705–727 714 58 184.00–193.75 $191.24 $1,365 +7.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 4 214.00 $214.00 $935 —
455–495 479 8 200.00–206.00 $203.29 $974 +0.79
565 565 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,017 -16.00
637–647 643 18 180.00–187.00 $183.40 $1,179 —
682 682 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,200 —
738 738 3 172.50 $172.50 $1,273 —
846 846 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,387 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,085 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 215.00 $215.00 $705 —
402 unweaned 402 9 181.00–196.00 $192.67 $775 —
407 thin fleshed 407 4 207.50 $207.50 $845 —
478 478 3 190.50 $190.50 $911 -4.50
526 unweaned 526 3 178.00 $178.00 $936 —
528 528 10 187.50 $187.50 $990 +3.25
557 unweaned 557 2 161.00 $161.00 $897 —
613–636 617 45 177.50–181.50 $180.86 $1,116 +1.36
690 690 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,138 -8.00
763 763 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 5 180.00 $180.00 $713 —
501–540 512 18 159.00–173.00 $168.89 $865 -5.25
551–588 565 16 158.00–171.00 $166.50 $941 -5.55
602–634 625 17 164.50–177.00 $171.57 $1,072 +13.53
738 738 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,114 —
776 776 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,273 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 3 225.00 $225.00 $621 —
524 524 5 176.00 $176.00 $922 +8.50
1004 1004 5 123.50 $123.50 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 unweaned 435 7 190.50 $190.50 $829 —
519 519 5 184.00 $184.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 3 158.00 $158.00 $926 —
670 670 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 85-90% 6 45.00 $45.00 $310 —
895–1215 1033 85-90% 26 64.00–75.00 $71.41 $738 —
1123 1123 85-90% 6 54.00 $54.00 $606 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1405 1171 80-85% 32 74.00–84.50 $78.43 $918 -1.70
1160–1395 1253 80-85% 3 85.50–87.50 $86.14 $1,079 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $920 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1835 1383 75-80% 9 78.50–88.00 $84.13 $1,164 -2.46
1370–1610 1500 75-80% 3 87.00–89.50 $88.66 $1,330 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,285 —
1195–1700 1465 4 102.00–115.00 $109.08 $1,598 +10.26

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1065 962 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 78.00–85.00 $80.54 $775

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1098 1092 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 84.00–86.00 $84.39 $922

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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.