Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 1, 2023

1,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $260.66/cwt +13.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,611/hd at 618 lb · 135 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.41/cwt +18.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 528 lb · 96 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.50/cwt +12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 621 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,394 1,193 563
Feeder cattle 1,179 984 413
Slaughter cattle 195 194 125
Replacement cattle 20 15 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers weighing 400-650 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher and those on either side of those weights sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for several reputation groups of quality cattle. Supply was moderate. 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
295 295 3 295.00 $295.00 $870 —
331 331 3 286.00 $286.00 $947 +13.28
360 360 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,044 -2.00
406–449 435 39 260.00–286.50 $274.92 $1,196 +2.42
477–498 486 28 274.00–282.00 $278.79 $1,355 +14.36
505–547 526 77 256.00–284.50 $274.72 $1,445 -0.28
543 543 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,314 -33.00
561–576 564 55 256.00–274.00 $269.88 $1,522 +20.94
600–646 618 135 254.00–264.00 $260.66 $1,611 +9.36
666–689 686 36 228.00–231.50 $228.47 $1,567 -2.26
705–731 710 54 216.00–237.60 $234.02 $1,662 +5.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–447 437 13 250.00–266.00 $257.19 $1,124 -0.79
487–490 489 16 242.00–251.00 $247.63 $1,211 -2.37
504–513 505 23 255.00–272.00 $257.25 $1,299 +7.25
562–594 580 29 232.50–257.00 $242.86 $1,409 +4.86
614 614 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,363 -6.46
667 667 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,454 -1.00
748 748 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,601 +8.00
867 867 19 189.50 $189.50 $1,643 —
955 955 11 183.50 $183.50 $1,752 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–343 334 20 249.00–259.50 $254.93 $851 +7.15
380–395 386 8 230.00–243.00 $234.99 $907 +0.99
415–438 429 47 246.00–257.50 $252.76 $1,084 +17.98
455–496 481 42 227.00–245.50 $235.55 $1,133 +12.09
513 513 9 229.00–231.00 $229.67 $1,178 +6.24
505–547 529 87 233.50–249.50 $242.63 $1,284 +34.63
574–575 574 24 220.00–242.00 $240.16 $1,379 +19.56
611–626 621 93 227.00–241.50 $237.50 $1,475 +12.67
661–695 672 8 212.00–219.00 $215.57 $1,449 —
741 741 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,393 —
914 914 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,691 +12.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–380 373 8 225.00–228.00 $226.53 $845 +0.55
423–446 435 19 220.00–236.00 $227.18 $988 +3.29
495 495 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,099 —
502–535 522 5 199.50–212.00 $207.19 $1,082 +2.72
556–566 561 11 204.00–215.00 $208.71 $1,171 -4.39
632 632 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,302 +13.00
654 654 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,360 —
736 736 29 187.50 $187.50 $1,380 -0.10
877 877 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,579 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,133 —
539 unweaned 539 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,116 —
597 597 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,290 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,087 +25.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1245 1132 80-85% 5 80.00–90.00 $87.55 $991 —
1000–1375 1190 80-85% 37 92.00–104.00 $98.83 $1,176 +3.89
955–1405 1243 80-85% 19 103.00–113.50 $107.30 $1,334 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1145 945 85-90% 11 63.50–73.50 $69.78 $659 —
875–1170 1000 85-90% 21 77.00–90.00 $85.76 $858 +4.62
990–1075 1033 85-90% 3 92.50–96.50 $95.22 $984 +14.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1535 1413 75-80% 8 102.50–108.50 $106.59 $1,506 +9.09
1355–1570 1457 75-80% 5 110.00–118.50 $114.50 $1,668 +4.96
1535 1535 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1740 1503 6 115.00–126.00 $120.29 $1,808 +4.80
1355–1860 1608 2 90.00–113.00 $103.31 $1,661 —
1570–2390 1846 7 130.00–139.00 $135.39 $2,499 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1045 949 (<2 yrs)Open 7 117.00–144.00 $129.25 $1,227
905–1053 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 88.00–96.00 $93.33 $966

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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.