Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 3, 2022

888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.37/cwt -6.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 679 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.54/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 614 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.82/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 526 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 888 2,088 749
Feeder cattle 613 1,950 590
Slaughter cattle 225 118 149
Replacement cattle 50 20 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 6.00 higher and heifers traded steady. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 216.00 $216.00 $741 —
411 unweaned 411 4 184.00 $184.00 $756 —
455–498 491 26 200.00–218.00 $204.90 $1,006 -9.10
500–510 506 5 198.00–202.00 $199.58 $1,010 +19.58
514 unweaned 514 11 185.50 $185.50 $953 —
555–599 593 14 187.00–192.50 $187.74 $1,113 -2.37
600–640 614 46 179.50–190.00 $187.54 $1,151 +5.87
654–670 657 14 161.00–169.00 $164.28 $1,079 —
665–697 688 35 172.00–178.00 $175.61 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–497 492 12 174.00–200.00 $187.70 $923 —
568 568 6 174.00 $174.00 $988 -13.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 unweaned 363 4 160.00 $160.00 $581 —
453 453 3 170.00 $170.00 $770 —
601 601 3 147.00 $147.00 $883 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–395 385 12 155.00–169.00 $160.11 $616 +4.12
422–445 433 19 158.00–169.00 $163.90 $710 —
452–497 488 10 170.00 $170.00 $830 +12.00
519–547 525 11 142.00–147.00 $143.67 $754 -24.33
555–590 571 32 150.00–160.00 $155.14 $886 +6.64
611 611 4 159.00 $159.00 $971 —
675–679 677 23 153.00–156.50 $154.36 $1,045 +0.13
761 761 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,210 -9.85
911 911 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–538 526 34 169.00–172.00 $171.82 $904 -0.79
556–585 579 18 162.00–172.00 $169.86 $983 +17.67
625 625 12 168.00 $168.00 $1,050 -21.75
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 160.00 $160.00 $586 —
413 413 3 152.00 $152.00 $628 —
612 612 6 139.00 $139.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 144.00 $144.00 $694 —
550 unweaned 550 7 135.50 $135.50 $745 —
718 unweaned 718 4 125.00 $125.00 $898 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–544 541 14 150.00–156.00 $153.85 $832 —
560–580 568 5 155.50–156.00 $155.80 $885 —
603 603 9 149.00 $149.00 $898 +5.00
667–670 668 9 140.00–150.00 $145.77 $974 —
761 761 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–435 430 5 188.00–196.00 $192.86 $829 —
532 532 2 167.00 $167.00 $888 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1485 1195 80-85% 52 58.00–69.50 $64.25 $768 +11.30
1085–1395 1234 80-85% 6 50.00–58.00 $54.79 $676 -7.21
1300 1300 80-85% 1 73.50 $73.50 $956 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1025 920 85-90% 2 36.00–40.00 $37.77 $347 —
835–1155 977 85-90% 8 40.00–51.00 $45.79 $447 —
900–1180 1039 85-90% 9 53.00–62.00 $56.53 $587 +30.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1495 1415 75-80% 5 64.00–75.00 $69.46 $983 +2.15
1335–1582 1500 75-80% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.70 $1,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1840 1600 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,280 —
1675 1675 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,708 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1140 973 (<2 yrs)Open 6 92.00–98.00 $96.83 $942
785–1240 1016 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 64.00–77.00 $69.02 $701
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
776–861 822 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 59.50–80.00 $68.29 $561

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1400 1251 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,137.31

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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.