MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 22, 2022

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.97/cwt -14.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 590 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.86/cwt -11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 574 lb · 22 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.50/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 709 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	517	907	694
Feeder cattle	427	816	588
Slaughter cattle	90	85	106
Replacement cattle	—	6	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a few groups of quality weaned calves and yearlings sold with a steady undertone, while the un-weaned calves sold with a weak to lower undertone. Supply was light and demand was moderate with the overall quality not as attractive as last week. With the abrupt arrival of fall temperatures, the seasonal high health risk on the calves is here and buyers were more cautious on those short weaned or just off the cow. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	196.00	$196.00	$823	-31.28
537	537	5	184.00	$184.00	$988	-16.98
567–598	587	17	180.00–182.00	$181.20	$1,064	-17.49
598	598	6	188.00	$188.00	$1,124	-10.69
672	672	4	177.00	$177.00	$1,189	-10.53
676	676	8	170.00	$170.00	$1,149	-17.53
709	709	13	184.50	$184.50	$1,308	-5.00
981	981	4	153.00	$153.00	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	2	190.00	$190.00	$764	-19.50
452–483	475	8	189.00–199.00	$196.62	$934	-11.59
521	521	3	181.00	$181.00	$943	-20.98
588	588	4	174.00	$174.00	$1,023	-19.30
637	637	12	179.00	$179.00	$1,140	-16.07
666	666	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,066	-9.87
700	700	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,183	—
770	770	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,251	—
814	814	5	160.50	$160.50	$1,306	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395 unweaned	395	9	180.00	$180.00	$711	—
450–483 unweaned	472	9	178.00–179.00	$178.68	$843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	5	158.50	$158.50	$1,024	—
715	715	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,115	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502 unweaned	502	5	165.00	$165.00	$828	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	7	180.00	$180.00	$670	+4.00
444 unweaned	444	5	164.00	$164.00	$728	—
453–495	482	10	160.00–166.00	$164.31	$792	—
538	538	4	159.50	$159.50	$858	—
622	622	4	163.50	$163.50	$1,017	-9.20
635 unweaned	635	3	148.00	$148.00	$940	—
692	692	4	157.00	$157.00	$1,086	+6.42
748	748	4	145.50	$145.50	$1,088	—
803–820	812	6	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$1,198	—
908	908	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507 unweaned	507	2	156.00	$156.00	$791	—
557 unweaned	557	9	158.00	$158.00	$880	—
580–588	585	13	160.00–163.00	$161.14	$943	-10.31
843	843	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,307	—
885	885	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,292	—
940	940	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,410	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	6	175.00	$175.00	$516	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632	632	5	145.00	$145.00	$916	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–483	472	6	178.00–182.00	$179.95	$849	—
567	567	7	174.00	$174.00	$987	+21.22
612	612	4	152.00–156.00	$154.00	$942	+5.00
722	722	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,040	+6.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1252	1223	80-85%	6	65.00–68.50	$66.41	$812	-10.54
1090–1410	1250	80-85%	22	69.00–79.00	$73.87	$923	—
1265–1445	1344	80-85%	4	78.50–81.00	$79.77	$1,072	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$944	±0.00
1290–1610	1417	75-80%	13	76.00–83.50	$79.48	$1,126	—
1495–1590	1543	75-80%	2	88.00–88.50	$88.26	$1,362	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1145	1006	85-90%	6	50.00–59.00	$54.92	$552	-12.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	94.50	$94.50	$1,280	—
1135–1945	1530	3	106.00–112.00	$109.28	$1,672	—

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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.