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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 1, 2022

2,127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.24/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 574 lb · 110 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $207.70/cwt +14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 518 lb · 88 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.60/cwt -7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 618 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,127 1,415 1,857
Feeder cattle 1,725 1,238 1,588
Slaughter cattle 352 137 244
Replacement cattle 50 40 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs traded 8.00-15.00 higher and heavier weights sold steady when compared to the higher trade for those on the last sale. Heifers sold steady to firm. Demand was good to very good with several strings of reputation cattle offered. The quality was very attractive and trade was active. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 237.00 $237.00 $789 —
369 369 5 245.00 $245.00 $904 +15.85
373 unweaned 373 3 212.00 $212.00 $791 —
400–437 422 38 218.00–240.25 $237.19 $1,001 +14.11
455–494 480 54 214.00–234.00 $225.41 $1,082 +6.66
499 unweaned 499 7 206.00 $206.00 $1,028 —
502–542 516 73 199.50–220.00 $209.30 $1,080 +12.72
512–532 unweaned 526 7 191.00–192.00 $191.28 $1,006 +3.75
526 value added 526 8 207.50 $207.50 $1,091 —
555–596 578 72 185.25–208.50 $192.70 $1,114 +3.65
593–598 unweaned 595 10 180.00–183.00 $181.21 $1,078 +1.21
600–628 618 44 182.50–189.50 $186.84 $1,155 -5.11
610–643 unweaned 619 43 171.00–182.50 $178.27 $1,103 -1.14
651–680 669 43 175.50–180.50 $177.89 $1,190 -12.36
672 672 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,109 -25.25
701–702 702 19 174.50–178.00 $175.05 $1,229 —
723–748 737 20 166.00–171.00 $166.98 $1,231 —
765 765 18 178.00 $178.00 $1,362 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 208.00 $208.00 $616 —
386 386 3 209.00 $209.00 $807 +17.35
421–447 428 22 200.00–226.00 $213.75 $915 +9.65
457–493 478 29 205.50–220.00 $211.55 $1,011 +11.74
487 unweaned 487 6 187.00 $187.00 $911 —
505–547 538 68 187.00–206.00 $190.30 $1,024 +0.30
553–595 565 42 174.00–195.00 $185.52 $1,048 +18.48
600–648 634 70 157.50–178.00 $171.39 $1,087 —
683 683 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,202 -2.50
710 710 12 175.00 $175.00 $1,242 +13.88
770 770 9 155.50 $155.50 $1,197 —
830 830 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,370 +6.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 unweaned 467 4 183.50 $183.50 $857 —
555 unweaned 555 6 171.00 $171.00 $949 +1.00
596 596 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,061 —
689 689 5 165.50 $165.50 $1,140 —
714 unweaned 714 5 159.50 $159.50 $1,139 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 unweaned 542 4 157.00 $157.00 $851 —
559 559 11 171.00 $171.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
801 801 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,153 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–393 390 19 197.00–200.00 $199.71 $779 +4.71
429–437 434 20 187.50–190.00 $188.49 $818 +4.05
450–471 unweaned 466 13 175.50–179.00 $176.28 $821 —
458–484 467 54 179.00–196.00 $189.53 $885 +19.02
505–540 unweaned 521 39 164.00–175.00 $169.87 $885 —
528–541 532 30 170.50–187.00 $179.90 $957 +10.05
550–598 571 51 162.00–177.00 $169.66 $969 +5.66
563–597 unweaned 577 59 157.00–168.00 $161.42 $931 —
605–620 612 13 162.00–169.00 $165.27 $1,011 -2.73
645 645 6 145.00 $145.00 $935 -9.39
665 unweaned 665 8 152.00 $152.00 $1,011 —
672–698 685 36 160.00–170.00 $164.41 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 327 12 161.00–186.50 $177.66 $581 +7.66
402–448 420 29 171.00–180.00 $175.85 $739 -8.73
461–499 488 72 159.00–180.00 $171.09 $835 +4.06
514 thin fleshed 514 7 179.00 $179.00 $920 —
503–545 521 54 160.00–177.50 $170.48 $888 +5.18
568 unweaned 568 5 145.00 $145.00 $824 —
562–581 569 27 153.00–165.50 $155.92 $887 +6.18
601–635 610 37 150.00–157.00 $154.06 $940 +10.27
656 thin fleshed 656 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,082 —
657 657 7 141.50 $141.50 $930 —
705–725 721 9 149.00–163.00 $159.96 $1,153 +15.96
752 752 2 159.50 $159.50 $1,199 —
807 807 8 146.50 $146.50 $1,182 +0.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 thin fleshed 398 4 171.00 $171.00 $681 —
491 491 7 160.00 $160.00 $786 —
566 unweaned 566 4 133.50 $133.50 $756 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 unweaned 536 5 140.00 $140.00 $750 —
588 unweaned 588 8 146.00 $146.00 $858 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 3 120.00 $120.00 $601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 2 139.00 $139.00 $862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 208.00–217.00 $212.50 $790 —
436 436 10 216.00 $216.00 $942 —
530 530 3 178.00 $178.00 $943 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–493 486 5 182.00–187.00 $185.04 $899 +8.28
620 620 10 161.00 $161.00 $998 +7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1650 1485 75-80% 42 63.00–75.00 $69.23 $1,028 +9.62
1585–1735 1627 75-80% 5 73.50–80.00 $76.20 $1,240 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1067–1120 1077 80-85% 6 49.50–55.50 $53.88 $580 —
1070–1455 1259 80-85% 29 59.50–68.50 $63.15 $795 —
1370 1370 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $973 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
796 796 85-90% 13 42.50 $42.50 $338 —
745–860 803 85-90% 2 36.00–37.00 $36.46 $293 —
1045–1185 1125 85-90% 3 50.00–55.50 $53.46 $601 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1705 1593 4 85.50–88.50 $87.50 $1,394 +3.50
1470–2275 1726 4 78.00–85.50 $81.64 $1,409 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1075 1021 (<2 yrs)Open 8 122.00–149.00 $134.45 $1,373
1005–1060 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 88.00–110.00 $99.29 $1,026

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1378 1378 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1460 1460 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 9 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1400–1500 1422 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 1,275.00–1,410.00 $1,385.94 —

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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.