Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.06/cwt +11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 461 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.10/cwt -4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 514 lb · 46 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.35/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 633 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 883 1,190 518
Feeder cattle 750 848 401
Slaughter cattle 108 342 77
Replacement cattle 25 — 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, long weaned steers and heifers sold steady and the shorter weaned or un-weaned calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate for the longer weaned cattle and light to moderate for the shorter weaned calves. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm with the best demand for the heavier fleshy cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 200.00 $200.00 $636 —
392–396 394 9 199.00–205.00 $202.32 $797 +1.11
412 412 8 213.00 $213.00 $878 +22.67
449 unweaned 449 7 200.00 $200.00 $898 —
485 485 8 196.50 $196.50 $953 +1.50
496 unweaned 496 10 180.00 $180.00 $893 -8.83
502–525 unweaned 506 16 181.00 $181.00 $916 +9.72
520–543 537 8 185.00–186.00 $185.24 $995 —
553 553 3 176.00 $176.00 $973 -18.00
590 unweaned 590 7 163.50 $163.50 $965 -13.28
633 unweaned 633 33 170.35 $170.35 $1,078 —
670 670 3 174.50 $174.50 $1,169 -5.50
734 unweaned 734 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 376 4 189.00–190.00 $189.47 $712 —
425–447 unweaned 442 8 176.00–180.00 $176.96 $782 —
450 unweaned 450 2 175.00 $175.00 $788 —
514 thin fleshed 514 8 184.00 $184.00 $946 —
568 thin fleshed 568 8 184.00 $184.00 $1,045 —
624 unweaned 624 6 160.00 $160.00 $998 —
630 630 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,065 +14.08
715 715 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,080 —
726 thin fleshed 726 11 169.50 $169.50 $1,231 —
737 737 4 150.50 $150.50 $1,109 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 3 170.00 $170.00 $877 —
705 705 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 unweaned 540 3 159.00 $159.00 $859 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 25 156.50 $156.50 $592 +4.60
390 unweaned 390 7 149.00 $149.00 $581 +3.54
413–437 432 15 159.00–160.00 $159.81 $690 —
415–445 unweaned 436 8 150.00–155.00 $151.75 $662 —
455–457 455 52 161.50–164.50 $163.92 $746 +13.08
498 498 8 150.00 $150.00 $747 -0.84
511 thin fleshed 511 28 179.00 $179.00 $915 +5.00
503–522 unweaned 513 10 140.00–146.00 $142.23 $730 +2.23
510–536 527 8 148.00–155.00 $150.76 $795 —
589 thin fleshed 589 19 173.00 $173.00 $1,019 —
715 715 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —
742 742 4 132.00 $132.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–475 unweaned 465 15 150.00–159.50 $157.56 $733 -9.75
536 unweaned 536 7 145.00 $145.00 $777 -2.00
545 545 25 185.00 $185.00 $1,008 —
616 616 22 167.00 $167.00 $1,029 -5.50
622–628 unweaned 627 9 140.00 $140.00 $878 -9.59
666–699 682 21 161.50–165.00 $163.29 $1,114 —
967–990 974 10 139.50–146.00 $144.02 $1,403 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 7 144.00 $144.00 $677 -4.00
557 557 9 122.00 $122.00 $680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 unweaned 445 4 155.00 $155.00 $690 —
515–528 523 8 158.00–170.00 $163.96 $858 +8.94
571–585 578 12 148.00–158.00 $150.87 $872 -5.81
637 637 6 138.00 $138.00 $879 -11.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 unweaned 441 8 160.00 $160.00 $706 —
530 unweaned 530 12 155.00 $155.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1170 1168 80-85% 2 52.00–56.50 $54.25 $634 -3.39
1040–1465 1215 80-85% 22 60.00–70.00 $64.64 $785 -2.02
1200–1425 1292 80-85% 3 68.00–80.00 $73.65 $952 +1.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1465 1343 75-80% 3 62.00–64.50 $63.59 $854 —
1355–1460 1422 75-80% 11 65.50–78.00 $69.08 $982 —
1350–1875 1539 75-80% 9 83.50–89.50 $85.84 $1,321 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1165 1024 85-90% 8 51.50–60.50 $56.34 $577 —
870–1155 1042 85-90% 10 42.00–47.50 $44.47 $463 —
1215 1215 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $450 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,189 —
1735–1845 1790 2 107.00–113.00 $109.91 $1,967 —
1955 1955 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,720 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–960 895 (<2 yrs)Open 2 87.00–92.00 $89.32 $799
850–965 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 65.00–75.00 $70.54 $652

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1117–1145 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,160.59

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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.