Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 23, 2023

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $194.00/cwt ≈ $1,540/hd at 794 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.11/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 615 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.73/cwt +19.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 577 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 1,206 604
Feeder cattle 333 1,062 551
Slaughter cattle 150 119 50
Replacement cattle 0 25 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable sales to establish a trend. Supply was light and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 68 194.00 $194.00 $1,540 —
865 865 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,592 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 226.00 $226.00 $820 —
411 411 5 216.00 $216.00 $888 -37.86
481 unweaned 481 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,058 —
511 511 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,160 -7.34
572–577 576 7 212.00–216.00 $214.86 $1,238 +10.18
578 thin fleshed 578 8 231.50 $231.50 $1,338 —
605 thin fleshed 605 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,373 —
671 thin fleshed 671 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,469 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 218.00 $218.00 $863 +0.56
425 425 2 207.00 $207.00 $880 -4.02
508 508 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,011 -13.06
601–641 615 16 184.00–195.00 $191.11 $1,175 +3.61
736–745 741 6 165.50–166.00 $165.75 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 thin fleshed 588 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,229 —
641 641 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,231 -0.42
675–692 686 8 175.00–184.00 $178.32 $1,223 +4.32
823 823 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,358 —
899 899 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,429 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–582 579 7 197.00–207.00 $201.26 $1,165 +0.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1215 1116 80-85% 6 79.50–84.50 $82.40 $920 —
1005–1430 1157 80-85% 29 83.00–97.00 $89.96 $1,041 +2.31
1025–1330 1188 80-85% 10 97.00–104.00 $99.32 $1,180 +4.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1050 931 85-90% 8 58.00–70.00 $64.91 $604 —
925–1230 987 85-90% 13 70.00–83.00 $77.35 $763 +34.05
970–1110 1025 85-90% 4 86.00–89.00 $87.43 $896 +17.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1715 1502 75-80% 8 95.00–100.00 $97.71 $1,468 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1785 1695 3 119.00–123.00 $120.36 $2,040 —
1870 1870 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,964 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1155 1080 (<2 yrs)Open 3 136.00–145.00 $139.73 $1,509

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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.