MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 29, 2022

1,162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.14/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 719 lb · 73 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $173.00/cwt ≈ $1,434/hd at 829 lb · 69 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.57/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 521 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,162	517	520
Feeder cattle	966	427	418
Slaughter cattle	156	90	102
Replacement cattle	40	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold uneven as steer calves sold mostly steady and a nice offering of yearling steers sold with a firm to higher undertone. Heifers calves sold with a weak to lower undertone while yearlings were lightly tested but sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for calves and good for an attractive set of yearling steers. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384 value added	384	6	223.00	$223.00	$856	—
404	404	13	217.00	$217.00	$877	+21.00
473	473	21	200.50	$200.50	$948	—
494 unweaned	494	16	200.50	$200.50	$990	—
500–517	506	23	188.00–195.00	$190.27	$963	+6.27
522 unweaned	522	5	174.00	$174.00	$908	—
567–578	572	9	179.00–185.00	$181.70	$1,039	+0.50
595 value added	595	8	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	—
603	603	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,049	—
606–615	608	37	183.00–195.00	$189.13	$1,150	—
616–637 unweaned	622	15	177.00–179.00	$177.55	$1,104	—
667–691	678	34	176.00–187.00	$181.73	$1,232	+11.73
706–744	718	69	177.00–184.25	$181.42	$1,303	-3.08
733	733	4	158.00	$158.00	$1,158	-26.50
767	767	2	170.50	$170.50	$1,308	—
827 fancy	827	10	184.25	$184.25	$1,524	—
827–829	829	59	165.75–172.75	$171.09	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	5	200.00	$200.00	$672	—
446	446	4	196.00	$196.00	$874	—
455–483	467	7	180.00–192.00	$186.68	$872	-9.94
515–544	521	59	178.00–186.25	$184.57	$962	+3.57
550 unweaned	550	3	170.00	$170.00	$935	—
644	644	13	169.50	$169.50	$1,092	-9.50
653–670	662	31	164.50–177.00	$169.59	$1,123	+9.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	10	171.00	$171.00	$797	—
514	514	5	170.00	$170.00	$874	—
570	570	10	160.00	$160.00	$912	—
642	642	6	140.00	$140.00	$899	-18.50
711	711	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,102	-1.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433 thin fleshed	433	9	185.00	$185.00	$801	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	6	166.00	$166.00	$689	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	4	174.00	$174.00	$560	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338 unweaned	338	3	150.00	$150.00	$507	—
345	345	3	180.00	$180.00	$621	—
440–443 unweaned	440	44	160.00–168.00	$165.95	$730	—
443	443	11	177.50	$177.50	$786	—
521–524	523	10	160.00–162.00	$160.80	$841	—
545 unweaned	545	9	157.00	$157.00	$856	—
560–590	579	18	156.00–166.00	$159.50	$924	-1.64
660–693	667	15	155.00–162.00	$160.54	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	6	173.00	$173.00	$588	—
350–392	382	12	152.00–164.00	$161.25	$616	-18.75
455	455	3	154.00	$154.00	$701	-10.31
510 value added	510	3	168.00	$168.00	$857	—
518 unweaned	518	3	151.00	$151.00	$782	—
525–531	527	18	160.50–166.00	$162.04	$854	+2.54
566 unweaned	566	4	151.00	$151.00	$855	—
582	582	4	158.00	$158.00	$920	—
601–639	617	12	149.00–154.00	$151.84	$937	-11.66
650–670	659	7	150.00–160.50	$156.75	$1,033	-0.25
715	715	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,051	+1.50
792	792	2	149.00	$149.00	$1,180	—
860–885	868	6	133.00–143.00	$139.60	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–472	465	8	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$709	—
600–624	614	16	140.00–145.00	$143.52	$881	-1.48

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353 thin fleshed	353	3	160.00	$160.00	$565	—
392	392	5	156.00	$156.00	$612	—
405	405	3	140.00	$140.00	$567	—
659	659	5	141.00	$141.00	$929	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	152.00	$152.00	$570	—
587	587	7	149.00	$149.00	$875	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	181.00	$181.00	$657	—
483 unweaned	483	3	153.00	$153.00	$739	—
519	519	6	156.00	$156.00	$810	—
685	685	4	145.50	$145.50	$997	—
760	760	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–384	379	7	194.00–197.00	$196.17	$743	—
435	435	3	190.00	$190.00	$826	—
464	464	7	180.00	$180.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	5	149.50	$149.50	$736	—
587	587	5	146.50	$146.50	$860	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	4	145.00	$145.00	$853	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1290	1017	85-90%	15	54.00–64.50	$59.10	$601	+4.18
890–1205	1021	85-90%	10	43.00–55.00	$50.73	$518	-4.19

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1275	1119	80-85%	4	54.00–64.00	$58.13	$650	—
985–1345	1159	80-85%	18	63.00–72.50	$67.95	$788	—
1330	1330	80-85%	1	74.50	$74.50	$991	-5.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1340	1304	75-80%	5	71.50–74.50	$73.28	$956	—
1505	1505	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$978	—
1440–1745	1625	75-80%	3	82.50–84.00	$83.04	$1,349	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1440	1410	3	86.00–90.00	$87.66	$1,236	—
1610–1945	1805	6	102.50–108.00	$105.71	$1,908	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–805	793	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	109.00–117.00	$112.94	$896
930–1030	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	88.00–96.00	$89.28	$862
1038	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	75.00	$75.00	$778

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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.