Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 15, 2023

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $268.96/cwt +26.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 608 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.16/cwt +20.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 561 lb · 48 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $257.41/cwt +29.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 672 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 653 828 859
Feeder cattle 432 644 770
Slaughter cattle 206 170 79
Replacement cattle 15 14 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, similar sales of steers and heifers sold steady except for a couple groups of fancy heifer calves weighing 550-600 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good. Supply was light following a long stretch of larger sales. Corn traded sharply higher with dry conditions across the midwest and cattle lower on the board Thursday. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,192 -31.97
463 463 7 269.50 $269.50 $1,248 -19.55
510–540 527 7 259.50–269.50 $265.35 $1,398 -19.18
574 574 6 269.50 $269.50 $1,547 -7.54
605–612 608 57 258.00–270.25 $268.96 $1,635 +18.64
655–675 672 15 230.00–261.50 $257.41 $1,730 +29.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 260.00 $260.00 $876 —
442 442 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,083 -41.73
612 612 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,512 +7.00
666 666 7 210.50 $210.50 $1,402 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 232.00 $232.00 $942 -8.00
564 564 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,354 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,329 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,103 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 unweaned 375 4 236.00 $236.00 $885 —
460–490 477 10 228.00–255.00 $246.71 $1,177 -16.18
526 526 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,310 +26.62
553–570 561 48 232.00–254.50 $248.16 $1,392 —
613–620 617 8 219.00–230.00 $223.10 $1,377 -4.90
698 698 8 213.00 $213.00 $1,487 —
741 741 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,571 +0.34
995 995 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–388 379 13 225.00–247.00 $231.40 $877 +11.40
432–445 436 7 228.00–246.00 $240.75 $1,050 +2.50
462–492 477 4 230.00–233.00 $231.55 $1,104 +2.07
508–520 512 6 229.00–230.00 $229.34 $1,174 +2.05
560–589 581 7 217.00–229.00 $220.31 $1,280 -2.53
642 642 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,335 -16.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 5 220.00 $220.00 $895 —
516 516 9 199.00 $199.00 $1,027 —
642 642 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 203.00 $203.00 $721 —
535 535 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,038 —
695 695 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,182 —
718 718 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,178 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 233.00 $233.00 $916 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 260.00 $260.00 $915 +10.00
422 422 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,038 -9.00
493 493 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,183 -11.03
516 516 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,135 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1410 1114 80-85% 36 90.50–101.00 $96.68 $1,077 -2.73
855–1480 1162 80-85% 7 75.00–90.00 $84.76 $985 —
930–1430 1188 80-85% 15 101.00–110.50 $105.26 $1,250 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1615 1413 75-80% 30 98.00–108.50 $104.64 $1,479 +0.75
1420–1505 1465 75-80% 3 96.00–97.50 $96.48 $1,413 -14.59
1385–1575 1471 75-80% 4 109.50–112.00 $110.75 $1,629 -0.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–970 809 85-90% 4 66.00–80.00 $76.15 $616 —
915 915 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $842 -4.47
820–1140 981 85-90% 18 80.50–93.50 $88.60 $869 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1680 1537 7 118.00–131.00 $123.13 $1,893 —
1750 1750 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,275 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1080 1018 (<2 yrs)Open 2 126.00–146.00 $135.39 $1,378
855–1335 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 88.00–109.50 $101.31 $1,036

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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.