Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 8, 2022

1,399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.10/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 526 lb · 92 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.93/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 478 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $196.28/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 540 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,399 2,127 2,034
Feeder cattle 1,159 1,725 1,566
Slaughter cattle 240 352 418
Replacement cattle 0 50 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady except that some of the top prices weren't pushed on a light test of the higher quality cattle over 550 lbs. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold up to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good, best for the calves under 550 lbs. Supply was moderate to heavy, but overall the quality wasn't quite as attractive as last week with more un-weaned calves and bulls brought to town. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 200.00 $200.00 $726 -9.00
456 thin fleshed 456 6 233.50 $233.50 $1,065 —
468–487 480 66 198.00–220.50 $211.06 $1,013 -0.49
536 value added 536 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,056 —
500–548 541 59 191.50–200.00 $196.19 $1,061 +5.89
574–586 578 42 185.00–190.00 $186.20 $1,076 +0.68
610–635 615 56 171.00–181.25 $178.41 $1,097 +7.02
633 value added 633 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,139 —
690 690 14 159.75 $159.75 $1,102 -16.25
721 721 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,211 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 438 15 223.00–234.50 $230.55 $1,010 -6.64
498 498 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,091 -6.41
507–519 517 10 211.00–221.00 $212.96 $1,101 +3.66
547 value added 547 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,110 -4.50
561–582 568 6 186.00–195.00 $191.93 $1,090 -0.77
612–622 614 9 177.00–185.00 $183.20 $1,125 -3.64
668 668 36 180.75 $180.75 $1,207 +2.86
674 unweaned 674 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,166 —
840 840 5 164.50 $164.50 $1,382 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 value added 568 10 189.00 $189.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 5 171.00 $171.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 5 181.50 $181.50 $495 —
342 342 2 189.00 $189.00 $646 +11.34
375 375 3 175.00 $175.00 $656 —
402–447 415 24 165.00–179.50 $170.54 $708 -5.31
442 unweaned 442 9 165.00 $165.00 $729 —
443 thin fleshed 443 8 189.50 $189.50 $839 —
468 468 20 164.50 $164.50 $770 -6.59
475 thin fleshed 475 7 175.00 $175.00 $831 —
488 unweaned 488 3 155.00 $155.00 $756 —
521 unweaned 521 8 150.00 $150.00 $782 —
506–541 526 84 153.00–179.00 $168.73 $888 -1.75
568–595 576 55 152.00–170.00 $160.83 $926 +4.91
583 unweaned 583 3 150.00 $150.00 $874 +5.00
617–636 628 13 156.00–159.50 $158.10 $993 +4.04
732–737 735 9 160.00–163.00 $161.33 $1,186 +1.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 4 175.00 $175.00 $537 —
395 unweaned 395 12 182.50 $182.50 $721 —
386–398 396 21 194.50–198.50 $197.76 $783 -1.95
413–443 425 38 182.50–195.50 $191.73 $815 +3.24
457–468 460 17 178.00–185.00 $182.91 $841 -6.62
471 unweaned 471 8 170.00 $170.00 $801 -6.28
495 value added 495 10 180.00 $180.00 $891 —
510–523 517 9 160.00–177.00 $167.45 $866 -12.45
551 unweaned 551 8 152.00 $152.00 $838 -9.42
560–591 571 20 168.00–175.00 $170.88 $976 +1.22
612 value added 612 10 172.00 $172.00 $1,053 —
632 unweaned 632 8 152.00 $152.00 $961 —
725–727 726 7 165.00–167.00 $165.57 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 2 159.00 $159.00 $727 —
510 510 2 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
701 701 3 131.00 $131.00 $918 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 value added 546 5 158.00 $158.00 $863 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 154.00 $154.00 $654 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 3 157.00 $157.00 $884 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 11 220.00 $220.00 $790 +7.50
402–438 423 34 218.00–226.25 $222.86 $943 +6.86
558 558 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 5 189.00 $189.00 $501 —
395 395 5 170.00–184.00 $175.60 $694 —
535–542 538 11 155.00–160.00 $156.83 $844 —
573–592 577 10 153.00–166.00 $163.33 $942 —
606 606 3 144.00 $144.00 $873 -17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1485 1227 80-85% 31 54.50–63.50 $57.90 $710 —
1085–1450 1245 80-85% 12 46.00–56.00 $52.22 $650 —
1255–1295 1270 80-85% 3 64.50–67.50 $65.68 $834 +2.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $284 —
950–1265 1051 85-90% 8 37.00–44.00 $41.28 $434 —
985–1235 1100 85-90% 5 47.00–54.50 $51.27 $564 -2.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1455 1378 75-80% 6 60.00–65.00 $63.01 $868 —
1545 1545 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,066 —
1210–1945 1578 75-80% 2 52.00–55.00 $53.85 $850 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775 1775 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,420 —
1580–2130 1784 4 89.00–100.00 $93.53 $1,669 —
1815–1945 1880 2 103.00–104.00 $103.52 $1,946 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1070 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 82.00–89.00 $85.20 $846

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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.