Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 22, 2023

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.37/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 568 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $277.23/cwt +7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 485 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $268.31/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,631/hd at 608 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 772 653 726
Feeder cattle 572 432 576
Slaughter cattle 175 206 140
Replacement cattle 25 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Although the overall supply was light, some top end consignments of weaned cattle were offered that saw very good demand. With heat and humidity starting to build, the cattle that had excessive hair did see discounts and found moderate demand along with a few un-weaned calves. Cattle and corn have been volatile on the board this week, Thursday corn was lower and cattle higher, which was opposite of Wednesday. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, except for some high dressing individuals selling 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
308 308 4 270.00 $270.00 $832 —
357–392 367 7 262.00–270.00 $264.44 $970 —
405 405 11 269.50 $269.50 $1,091 —
470–479 478 34 260.00–262.50 $262.21 $1,253 -7.29
490–496 492 38 286.00–293.00 $290.66 $1,430 +21.16
516 unweaned 516 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,321 —
530 530 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,489 +15.65
557–588 567 33 270.00–277.00 $274.22 $1,555 +4.72
603–616 608 55 264.50–270.75 $268.31 $1,631 -0.65
650–663 652 17 250.00–256.50 $255.33 $1,665 -2.08
655–657 656 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,542 -22.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,292 —
640 640 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,542 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 226.00 $226.00 $843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 13 228.50 $228.50 $875 —
448 448 12 251.00 $251.00 $1,124 —
459–485 472 46 245.00–253.50 $249.37 $1,177 +2.66
507–532 521 14 253.00–254.00 $253.42 $1,320 +4.42
551–595 568 77 236.00–253.50 $246.37 $1,399 -1.79
620–630 628 8 220.00–231.00 $222.72 $1,399 -0.38
658–662 659 9 213.00–222.50 $220.38 $1,452 —
709 709 6 202.00 $202.00 $1,432 -10.00
786 786 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 4 247.50 $247.50 $723 —
391 391 3 228.00 $228.00 $891 -3.40
515–517 516 5 205.00–210.00 $207.00 $1,068 -22.34
551–587 565 5 215.00–224.00 $218.74 $1,236 -1.57
625 625 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,238 -10.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 211.50 $211.50 $711 —
398 398 7 214.00 $214.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 thin fleshed 487 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,101 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 4 140.00 $140.00 $878 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–367 366 4 220.00–251.00 $235.46 $862 -24.54
478–485 480 8 227.00–235.00 $229.02 $1,099 -10.98
725–730 727 6 178.00–188.00 $184.65 $1,342 —
818 818 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,391 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 5 225.00 $225.00 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1140 1120 80-85% 2 85.00–89.00 $86.96 $974 -9.72
965–1405 1128 80-85% 35 90.00–102.00 $93.62 $1,056 -3.06
1095–1345 1226 80-85% 10 104.00–115.00 $109.72 $1,345 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1545 1322 75-80% 12 96.00–106.50 $100.56 $1,329 —
1260–1575 1420 75-80% 3 91.00–93.00 $91.96 $1,306 -12.68
1355–1560 1451 75-80% 8 108.50–111.50 $109.47 $1,588 +12.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1115 870 85-90% 6 60.00–82.00 $70.90 $617 —
835–1090 956 85-90% 16 85.00–93.50 $91.23 $872 +2.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1960 1628 4 117.00–124.00 $120.72 $1,965 —
1680–1995 1842 5 131.00–141.00 $135.51 $2,496 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–915 870 (<2 yrs)Open 2 118.00–130.00 $124.31 $1,081
780–1165 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 94.00–116.00 $109.62 $1,009

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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.