MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 15, 2022

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $226.77/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 432 lb · 88 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.72/cwt ≈ $868/hd at 432 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.85/cwt -11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 517 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	907	599	796
Feeder cattle	816	489	631
Slaughter cattle	85	100	150
Replacement cattle	6	10	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a light test from last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady except for a fancy consignment of black hided calves coming in off the cow weighing in the 4's and selling with a higher undertone. The first of the reputation new-crop calves are starting to show up and made up a good portion of the feeder offering. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	4	233.00	$233.00	$857	-2.00
420 unweaned	420	4	216.00	$216.00	$907	—
402–449	433	84	221.00–236.00	$227.28	$984	+7.28
502 unweaned	502	22	196.00	$196.00	$984	—
522–536	533	11	200.00–205.50	$200.98	$1,071	-11.36
537 thin fleshed	537	8	214.00	$214.00	$1,149	—
570 unweaned	570	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,072	-5.00
586–598	597	27	188.00–200.00	$198.69	$1,186	-12.31
614 unweaned	614	27	186.00	$186.00	$1,142	—
623	623	4	194.50	$194.50	$1,212	-13.75
682–699	694	24	181.50–191.50	$187.53	$1,301	-1.71
708 unweaned	708	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,097	—
731	731	5	189.50	$189.50	$1,385	—
802	802	7	168.00	$168.00	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	5	210.00	$210.00	$691	—
421	421	3	209.50	$209.50	$882	-1.50
451–455	452	22	197.00–210.00	$208.21	$941	+3.55
502–542	517	11	193.00–205.50	$201.98	$1,044	+10.48
551–571	564	15	192.00–196.00	$193.30	$1,090	—
617–622	618	12	188.00–196.50	$195.07	$1,206	—
623 unweaned	623	3	155.00	$155.00	$966	—
660–678	673	11	168.00–175.00	$169.87	$1,143	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576 unweaned	576	19	180.00	$180.00	$1,037	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	3	180.00	$180.00	$860	—
830	830	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,162	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	3	169.00	$169.00	$853	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	14	200.50	$200.50	$768	—
429	429	43	208.50	$208.50	$894	—
441–442 unweaned	442	15	172.00–180.00	$178.40	$789	—
483	483	9	189.00	$189.00	$913	+3.50
541	541	8	178.00	$178.00	$963	-1.00
550–597	574	26	164.00–174.00	$171.45	$984	-6.82
607–613	611	24	174.00–177.00	$175.12	$1,070	-3.94
705–745	718	21	160.50–162.75	$161.28	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	2	176.00	$176.00	$699	—
446	446	8	177.00	$177.00	$789	+0.25
461 unweaned	461	4	150.00	$150.00	$692	—
508–542 unweaned	527	9	152.00–169.00	$161.72	$852	-4.28
551–577	571	32	166.00–172.50	$169.92	$970	+4.07
608–648	621	10	169.00–174.00	$172.70	$1,072	+11.70
675–697	688	7	150.00–151.00	$150.58	$1,036	-15.42
861	861	3	142.50	$142.50	$1,227	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	166.00	$166.00	$528	—
491	491	3	161.00	$161.00	$791	—
501–543	532	11	142.00–146.00	$144.97	$771	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	4	163.00	$163.00	$592	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366 unweaned	366	3	171.00	$171.00	$626	—
437 unweaned	437	6	176.00	$176.00	$769	—
533	533	3	175.00	$175.00	$933	—
557–586	574	5	152.00–154.00	$152.78	$877	—
618	618	3	149.00	$149.00	$921	—
720–740	735	11	136.00–141.00	$137.34	$1,009	—
829	829	5	115.00	$115.00	$953	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1185	1093	80-85%	5	64.00–73.00	$69.69	$762	—
1080–1345	1236	80-85%	15	72.00–81.50	$76.95	$951	—
1200–1315	1244	80-85%	4	84.00–87.50	$85.65	$1,065	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$958	—
1360–1675	1477	75-80%	7	83.00–90.00	$86.14	$1,272	-7.01
1410–1585	1498	75-80%	6	91.00–93.50	$92.25	$1,382	-0.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1075	973	85-90%	2	56.00–60.00	$58.21	$566	+0.16
945–1015	980	85-90%	2	40.00–50.00	$45.18	$443	-12.87
890–1150	1035	85-90%	9	64.00–72.00	$67.11	$695	-1.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–2070	1740	5	103.00–112.00	$109.72	$1,909	—
1740	1740	1	116.00	$116.00	$2,018	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1155	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	90.00–112.00	$100.57	$998

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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.