Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 16, 2023

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $216.01/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 566 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $232.10/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 483 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.50/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 706 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 1,087 1,247
Feeder cattle 677 895 1,075
Slaughter cattle 100 167 142
Replacement cattle 26 25 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher but with spots up to 10.00 higher on some fancy, thin fleshed grazing type cattle under 525 lbs. Demand was good to very good, best for those under 650 lbs in thin condition with grass just around the corner. Supply was moderate with some winter weather Thursday morning likely reducing receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
421 421 17 242.75 $242.75 $1,022 +14.75
440 440 9 220.00 $220.00 $968 -8.00
463–491 483 36 223.00–240.00 $232.10 $1,121 +10.10
509 509 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,227 +14.09
561–575 566 50 210.00–222.00 $216.01 $1,223 —
600–630 618 19 203.00–212.00 $207.54 $1,283 +15.15
673 673 19 186.00 $186.00 $1,252 -0.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–364 364 7 216.00–222.00 $218.57 $796 +0.57
418 418 3 234.00 $234.00 $978 +14.00
450–481 458 20 200.00–229.50 $221.75 $1,016 -2.25
514–543 526 19 215.00–231.00 $225.10 $1,184 +17.26
565–588 577 18 202.00–211.00 $207.84 $1,199 -3.66
609–644 630 21 190.00–201.00 $197.26 $1,243 +9.04
713 713 16 179.00 $179.00 $1,276 —
763–783 771 13 166.00–167.00 $166.61 $1,285 -7.89
850–890 884 13 163.00–172.00 $164.33 $1,453 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 thin fleshed 380 15 220.00 $220.00 $836 —
412–445 427 9 204.00–205.00 $204.46 $873 +1.57
458 thin fleshed 458 21 214.75 $214.75 $984 —
484 484 8 170.00 $170.00 $823 -21.13
511–518 513 21 190.00–204.00 $199.96 $1,026 +16.16
558–569 563 11 185.00–186.00 $185.46 $1,044 —
706 706 31 174.50 $174.50 $1,232 +5.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 12 201.00 $201.00 $446 —
323 unweaned 323 6 181.00 $181.00 $585 —
418 418 3 180.00 $180.00 $752 -6.00
466–498 484 9 180.50–191.00 $185.00 $895 +0.93
550–573 564 9 164.00–178.00 $173.26 $977 -1.61
586 586 9 162.50 $162.50 $952 -12.37
625–637 630 18 162.00–171.00 $167.81 $1,057 +11.81
698 698 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,037 —
717–724 719 29 162.00–170.00 $164.50 $1,183 -0.50
820 820 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 164.00 $164.00 $571 —
477 477 8 161.00 $161.00 $768 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,152 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 192.00 $192.00 $547 —
433 433 4 175.50 $175.50 $760 —
634 634 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–1125 871 85-90% 15 59.00–71.50 $66.35 $578 —
910–1125 1007 85-90% 7 71.00–80.00 $76.20 $767 +36.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1215 1119 80-85% 4 73.00–79.50 $75.72 $847 —
940–1490 1162 80-85% 15 80.00–88.50 $82.52 $959 +0.41
1150–1240 1195 80-85% 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,123 +11.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1675 1483 75-80% 7 83.50–91.50 $88.45 $1,312 +1.96
1600 1600 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,248 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,538 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1380 1368 2 111.00–117.00 $114.03 $1,560 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–1280 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 76.00–92.00 $87.07 $832
1000–1043 1022 (<2 yrs)Open 4 98.00–124.00 $110.73 $1,132

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1276 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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.