Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 6, 2022

1,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.28/cwt ≈ $808/hd at 466 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $182.31/cwt ≈ $760/hd at 417 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.44/cwt ≈ $1,013/hd at 608 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,190 1,162 0
Feeder cattle 848 966 0
Slaughter cattle 342 156 0
Replacement cattle — 40 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a few consignments of long weaned cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower but the majority of the offering was un-weaned or short weaned calves that were uneven in quality and found only light to moderate demand and sold with a lower undertone. The longer weaned yearlings were much more sought after and saw moderate to good demand. With the large temperature drop forecast for the weekend and the usual difficulty in straightening out calves this time of year, some buyers are just unwilling to take on the health risk on top of dry conditions which limits the demand for the calves. Several of the calves offered came off of whole herd dispersals that will be offered this weekend at the monthly cow sale. Slaughter cows sold steady to 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
358–393 384 15 199.00–209.00 $201.21 $773 —
422–435 431 6 190.00–191.00 $190.33 $820 -26.67
463 463 11 214.50 $214.50 $993 +14.00
468–475 unweaned 470 9 187.50–189.50 $188.83 $888 -11.67
486 486 8 195.00 $195.00 $948 -5.50
500 500 2 191.50 $191.50 $958 +1.23
529–548 unweaned 536 13 164.00–176.00 $171.28 $918 -2.72
557 557 11 194.00 $194.00 $1,081 +12.30
550–585 unweaned 568 10 170.00–184.00 $176.78 $1,004 —
601 601 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,004 -7.00
626–637 631 18 176.50–178.00 $177.33 $1,119 -11.80
653 653 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,175 -1.73
682 unweaned 682 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,180 —
777 777 11 161.00 $161.00 $1,251 -9.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 187.00 $187.00 $583 -13.00
440 440 5 186.00 $186.00 $818 -10.00
451–475 460 19 185.50–200.50 $193.17 $889 +6.49
522 unweaned 522 15 160.00 $160.00 $835 —
581–585 unweaned 583 10 164.00 $164.00 $956 -6.00
601–636 614 17 148.00–159.00 $154.92 $951 -14.58
667–682 675 4 161.00–164.50 $162.77 $1,099 -6.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 6 159.00 $159.00 $938 -1.00
620 620 6 154.50 $154.50 $958 +14.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 unweaned 291 5 150.00 $150.00 $436 —
375 unweaned 375 11 180.50 $180.50 $677 —
425 unweaned 425 7 156.00 $156.00 $663 -9.95
436–449 443 10 163.00–171.00 $167.06 $740 -10.44
456–463 460 25 179.50–182.50 $180.69 $831 —
451–485 unweaned 471 31 163.00–175.00 $167.31 $788 —
528 unweaned 528 8 147.00 $147.00 $776 -10.00
570 570 9 170.00 $170.00 $969 +10.50
578–593 unweaned 586 9 139.00–144.00 $142.88 $837 —
601 601 25 172.50 $172.50 $1,037 —
601–643 unweaned 629 9 138.00–155.00 $149.59 $941 —
775 775 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 unweaned 320 8 139.00–150.00 $144.33 $462 —
346 346 3 155.00 $155.00 $536 -18.00
357–395 376 10 150.00–154.00 $151.90 $571 -9.35
381–396 unweaned 390 8 144.00–148.00 $145.46 $567 —
470 unweaned 470 5 149.00 $149.00 $700 —
462–498 479 14 144.00–156.00 $150.84 $723 -3.16
536 unweaned 536 3 140.00 $140.00 $750 -11.00
541 thin fleshed 541 31 174.00 $174.00 $941 —
567–570 569 5 138.00–144.00 $140.39 $799 -17.61
596 unweaned 596 5 144.00 $144.00 $858 -7.00
607–625 620 7 144.00–148.00 $145.12 $900 -6.72
670 670 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 -6.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 150.00 $150.00 $644 —
496 496 6 148.00 $148.00 $734 -4.54
507 507 4 145.00 $145.00 $735 —
706 706 4 126.00 $126.00 $890 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 7 124.00 $124.00 $761 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 unweaned 538 4 132.00 $132.00 $710 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 unweaned 555 3 126.00 $126.00 $699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 186.00 $186.00 $623 —
375 375 4 160.00 $160.00 $600 -21.00
407–445 417 40 180.00–188.00 $182.31 $760 —
453–460 457 11 171.00–178.00 $174.16 $796 —
522–537 527 6 154.00–157.00 $155.02 $817 -0.98
564–587 569 20 152.00–160.50 $156.68 $892 —
636 636 3 149.00 $149.00 $948 —
671–675 673 6 139.00–142.00 $140.50 $946 -5.00
913 913 5 90.00 $90.00 $822 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 5 150.00 $150.00 $722 —
508 508 3 149.00 $149.00 $757 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1420 1175 80-85% 16 52.00–60.00 $57.64 $677 -10.31
1111–1420 1222 80-85% 60 60.00–70.00 $66.66 $815 —
1240–1325 1276 80-85% 6 70.00–76.00 $72.38 $924 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1055 957 85-90% 14 42.00–50.50 $47.37 $453 —
900–1232 1076 85-90% 51 50.00–59.00 $54.90 $591 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $401 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1545 1392 75-80% 22 64.00–73.50 $70.03 $975 —
1515–1755 1665 75-80% 3 80.00–88.00 $85.57 $1,425 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,415 —
1440–1880 1751 5 94.00–105.00 $98.24 $1,720 —

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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.