Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 15, 2022

1,194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.08/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 576 lb · 71 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $228.24/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 470 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.12/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 519 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,194 1,399 2,029
Feeder cattle 1,095 1,159 1,507
Slaughter cattle 89 240 422
Replacement cattle 10 0 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good quality calves offered throughout the day that found good demand. Slaughter cows sold 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
367–390 value added 375 17 224.00–225.00 $224.63 $842 —
432–444 439 12 223.00–237.00 $230.58 $1,012 +0.03
462 value added 462 22 234.00 $234.00 $1,081 —
454–486 471 43 217.00–233.50 $227.53 $1,072 +8.53
495 495 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,035 -10.00
535–537 536 10 197.00–212.50 $206.31 $1,106 -6.65
553–591 576 71 184.00–204.00 $193.08 $1,112 +1.15
620 value added 620 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,141 —
600–645 632 16 179.00–186.00 $180.70 $1,142 -2.50
674 674 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,213 -0.75
707 value added 707 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,195 —
711 711 5 176.50 $176.50 $1,255 —
702–722 715 6 168.50–169.00 $168.84 $1,207 —
924 924 11 152.50 $152.50 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 value added 279 5 220.00 $220.00 $614 —
362–383 373 8 210.00–216.00 $212.92 $794 +12.92
404–426 409 23 203.00–229.00 $222.39 $910 —
451 451 3 221.00 $221.00 $997 +9.94
501–520 value added 506 14 207.00–218.00 $214.77 $1,087 +17.77
513–535 521 42 200.00–207.00 $205.39 $1,070 +9.20
552–592 582 24 176.50–190.00 $180.59 $1,051 -5.61
597 unweaned 597 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,039 —
620–642 624 35 171.00–180.50 $179.21 $1,118 +0.80
655 value added 655 4 175.50 $175.50 $1,150 —
652–690 665 16 169.00–171.50 $170.03 $1,131 +10.28
756 unweaned 756 5 148.00 $148.00 $1,119 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 4 177.50 $177.50 $1,076 —
643 unweaned 643 4 151.00 $151.00 $971 —
658 658 5 147.00 $147.00 $967 —
731 731 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,111 —
738 unweaned 738 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 7 188.00 $188.00 $934 —
579 579 5 171.00 $171.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–340 337 5 171.00–184.50 $179.18 $604 -9.82
351–386 value added 373 8 182.00–184.50 $183.62 $685 —
365–393 387 23 160.00–185.50 $181.43 $702 +6.43
407–437 416 25 175.00–190.25 $186.13 $774 +15.59
485 unweaned 485 4 160.00 $160.00 $776 +5.00
465–496 487 10 165.50–173.00 $170.85 $832 +6.35
490 value added 490 14 179.00 $179.00 $877 —
500 unweaned 500 6 154.00 $154.00 $770 +4.00
517–545 521 54 169.00–179.00 $176.59 $920 +7.86
523 value added 523 3 170.00 $170.00 $889 —
551 unweaned 551 3 150.00 $150.00 $826 ±0.00
552–582 566 10 163.00–170.00 $166.73 $944 +5.90
573 573 3 146.00 $146.00 $837 -14.83
618–636 622 38 167.00–175.00 $173.14 $1,077 +15.04
683–686 685 9 159.00–166.00 $163.67 $1,121 —
895 895 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 426 12 188.00–204.00 $196.08 $835 +4.35
459–497 473 23 177.50–188.50 $184.77 $874 +1.86
485 485 5 163.00 $163.00 $791 -19.91
501–529 516 26 175.00–183.00 $179.22 $925 +11.77
566 value added 566 5 176.00 $176.00 $996 —
559–582 569 40 170.00–179.00 $174.18 $991 +3.30
570–585 unweaned 582 10 150.00–165.00 $162.06 $943 +10.06
600–647 624 26 174.00–177.00 $175.40 $1,094 —
635 635 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 —
717 unweaned 717 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,054 —
933 933 5 149.50 $149.50 $1,395 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 150.00 $150.00 $664 -4.00
456–497 477 15 142.00–156.00 $149.33 $712 —
515 515 3 153.00 $153.00 $788 —
595 595 5 156.00 $156.00 $928 —
595 unweaned 595 3 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
782 782 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,095 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 8 175.00 $175.00 $926 —
636 636 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,075 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 163.00 $163.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 147.00 $147.00 $801 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488–492 490 5 192.00–194.00 $192.80 $945 —
625 625 4 159.00 $159.00 $994 +15.00
686 686 4 143.00 $143.00 $981 —
725 725 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 7 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
520 520 4 160.00 $160.00 $832 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1320 1123 80-85% 3 50.00–55.00 $51.95 $583 —
920–1350 1148 80-85% 30 58.00–67.00 $62.43 $717 —
1085–1340 1203 80-85% 4 68.00–70.00 $69.26 $833 +11.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1560 1382 75-80% 14 61.00–70.50 $67.49 $933 +4.48
1335–1625 1466 75-80% 4 70.00–71.50 $70.35 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–900 895 85-90% 2 40.00–44.00 $41.99 $376 —
890–1200 1059 85-90% 5 50.00–60.00 $55.43 $587 +14.15
1245 1245 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $436 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–2045 1646 4 88.00–98.00 $93.52 $1,539 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
931–975 937 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 63.00–72.00 $64.34 $603

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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.