Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 13, 2023

1,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $278.76/cwt +21.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 462 lb · 82 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.82/cwt +10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 423 lb · 71 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $279.65/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 378 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,305 1,151 800
Feeder cattle 1,086 957 561
Slaughter cattle 209 154 174
Replacement cattle 10 40 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady except the 450-500 lb weight range selling 5.00-7.00 higher on heifers, and a full 20.00 higher on steers. Yearlings sold with a higher undertone. The majority of the offering was new crop calves but a few groups of yearlings were on hand, all seeing good to very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233–240 237 10 269.00–295.00 $284.78 $675 —
262 262 13 280.00 $280.00 $734 ±0.00
302–320 316 23 270.00–290.00 $283.81 $897 +3.81
356–393 378 59 260.00–290.00 $279.65 $1,057 +2.77
400–440 416 40 256.00–289.00 $277.60 $1,155 —
459 459 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,079 -25.48
450–486 462 76 276.00–286.00 $282.22 $1,304 +21.74
515–525 517 9 249.00–275.00 $269.14 $1,391 +14.14
548 548 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,282 —
576–591 586 24 233.00–249.00 $238.00 $1,395 -1.00
832 832 54 204.50 $204.50 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 4 236.50 $236.50 $1,057 —
485 485 6 250.00–252.00 $251.00 $1,217 —
528–534 531 14 219.00–234.00 $225.47 $1,197 +0.47
568 568 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,318 —
607–617 612 4 223.00–232.00 $227.46 $1,392 +7.46
629 629 9 206.00 $206.00 $1,296 -14.00
650 650 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,436 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,345 —
650 650 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 5 250.00 $250.00 $715 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–273 265 22 253.50–270.00 $262.28 $695 —
320–333 327 47 250.00–253.00 $251.69 $823 +1.90
362–375 373 33 233.00–245.50 $244.03 $910 +4.14
411–431 423 71 220.00–240.00 $237.82 $1,006 +5.64
470 470 17 222.00–229.50 $227.74 $1,070 +7.24
495 495 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,049 -8.50
502 unweaned 502 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,034 —
550 550 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,138 —
603–630 612 21 211.00–214.00 $212.97 $1,303 +16.38
675 675 23 204.00 $204.00 $1,377 +27.00
736–748 744 26 192.00–200.00 $197.57 $1,470 +19.57
985 985 9 168.50 $168.50 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 13 270.00 $270.00 $599 —
298 298 3 230.00 $230.00 $685 +15.89
338–340 339 6 200.00–226.00 $208.70 $707 +4.70
368–394 383 14 215.00–235.00 $223.81 $857 —
415 unweaned 415 3 200.00 $200.00 $830 —
405–445 425 12 210.00–215.00 $212.78 $904 -4.22
468–486 479 16 203.00–210.00 $207.54 $994 +1.54
501–537 522 22 200.00–214.00 $204.57 $1,068 —
550 550 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,089 +8.00
555 555 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,038 -3.00
688 688 8 183.00 $183.00 $1,259 +13.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 200.00 $200.00 $586 —
320 thin fleshed 320 6 208.00 $208.00 $666 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,075 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 5 217.00 $217.00 $666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 264.00 $264.00 $845 +30.59
390–391 391 7 240.00–250.00 $247.15 $966 +8.51
432–446 442 14 220.00–238.00 $231.69 $1,024 —
468–498 487 11 215.00–229.00 $225.27 $1,097 -7.78
567–579 576 16 205.00–216.00 $210.23 $1,211 —
631 631 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 266.00 $266.00 $984 —
455 455 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,078 -4.00
470 unweaned 470 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,034 —
570 unweaned 570 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,186 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1360 1146 80-85% 43 88.00–98.00 $92.72 $1,063 —
1110–1275 1165 80-85% 5 78.50–87.00 $83.11 $968 —
1010–1355 1208 80-85% 12 97.50–105.00 $100.70 $1,216 +16.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 95.50 $95.50 $850 —
815–1040 928 85-90% 2 64.00–67.00 $65.32 $606 -4.72
840–1105 967 85-90% 12 80.00–87.50 $84.50 $817 +3.74
875–1190 983 85-90% 8 71.00–76.50 $74.17 $729 -6.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1680 1406 75-80% 16 93.00–99.50 $97.64 $1,373 +4.97
1470–1605 1544 75-80% 4 99.50–103.50 $101.41 $1,566 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,708 -14.99
1550–1900 1653 4 112.00–125.00 $119.07 $1,968 —
1715–1955 1842 3 129.00–132.00 $130.60 $2,406 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,260

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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.