Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 8, 2022

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $212.65/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 527 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.06/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 605 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $208.25/cwt +9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 607 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 599 761 758
Feeder cattle 489 570 645
Slaughter cattle 100 170 103
Replacement cattle 10 21 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. A few groups of long weaned cattle saw the best demand but the un-weaned calves of good quality were still sought after and saw good demand as well. Supply was light. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 235.00 $235.00 $928 +15.00
416 416 4 220.00 $220.00 $915 —
462–498 493 18 200.00–214.50 $212.43 $1,047 —
525 value added 525 4 214.50 $214.50 $1,126 —
503–549 527 24 210.00–215.50 $212.34 $1,119 -1.66
566 566 9 211.00 $211.00 $1,194 +17.23
575 unweaned 575 11 193.00 $193.00 $1,110 +2.00
607 607 22 208.25 $208.25 $1,264 +9.25
660–676 668 10 188.00–190.50 $189.24 $1,264 -5.03
684 unweaned 684 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,163 —
758 758 7 179.50 $179.50 $1,361 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–367 360 9 209.00–219.00 $216.73 $780 —
433 433 11 211.00 $211.00 $914 -3.00
461 value added 461 10 217.00 $217.00 $1,000 —
480–486 482 9 203.00–205.50 $204.66 $986 +1.37
537 537 2 191.50 $191.50 $1,028 —
606 value added 606 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,197 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,104 —
698 698 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,110 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 unweaned 515 4 192.00 $192.00 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 unweaned 398 6 178.00 $178.00 $708 —
477 477 10 185.50 $185.50 $885 -5.00
529 unweaned 529 6 170.00 $170.00 $899 -8.00
530 530 3 179.00 $179.00 $949 -8.50
554 unweaned 554 10 170.00 $170.00 $942 +9.00
586–594 590 11 175.00–182.25 $178.27 $1,052 —
602–623 605 25 173.00–180.25 $179.06 $1,083 -1.80
671–686 679 6 172.00–175.00 $173.48 $1,178 +8.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 184.00 $184.00 $602 —
330 thin fleshed 330 3 192.00 $192.00 $634 —
400–435 416 12 170.00–181.00 $176.75 $735 —
457–496 480 5 170.00–181.00 $174.19 $836 —
515–519 518 8 169.00–180.00 $177.27 $918 +8.38
524 unweaned 524 6 166.00 $166.00 $870 —
555–572 559 9 160.00–171.00 $165.85 $927 -0.65
601 601 3 161.00 $161.00 $968 -10.57
672 672 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,116 —
735 735 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,213 +14.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 3 160.00 $160.00 $869 —
592 592 6 160.00 $160.00 $947 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 206.00 $206.00 $865 —
542 unweaned 542 4 175.00 $175.00 $948 —
673 673 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,023 —
873 873 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–470 467 6 199.50–200.00 $199.67 $932 —
557–598 582 5 182.00–190.00 $185.06 $1,077 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 3 146.50 $146.50 $989 —
820 820 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,099 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1380 1173 80-85% 17 73.50–83.00 $78.46 $920 +0.03
965–1412 1291 80-85% 13 81.50–85.50 $84.41 $1,090 +11.41
1330–1405 1368 80-85% 2 67.00–72.00 $69.43 $950 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1040 953 85-90% 6 50.00–63.00 $58.05 $553 —
845–1255 1029 85-90% 10 64.00–76.00 $68.97 $710 -2.44
1035–1225 1115 85-90% 3 79.00–81.00 $79.78 $890 +25.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1560 1482 75-80% 3 92.50–94.00 $93.15 $1,380 —
1215–1810 1510 75-80% 11 80.00–89.00 $85.79 $1,295 -2.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2045 1774 6 100.00–110.00 $104.26 $1,850 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 82.00 $82.00 $918

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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.