Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 7, 2023

680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.45/cwt +25.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 539 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $276.62/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 589 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $251.98/cwt -8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 525 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 680 734 599
Feeder cattle 520 602 489
Slaughter cattle 120 112 100
Replacement cattle 40 20 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, based on limited comparisons, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for a light to moderate supply with a mix of both new crop calves and a few yearlings coming off dry pastures. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–487 479 12 278.00–288.50 $283.34 $1,357 +3.68
497 unweaned 497 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,302 -16.71
518 unweaned 518 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,404 —
576 unweaned 576 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,411 —
591 591 23 280.75 $280.75 $1,659 +10.75
698 698 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,857 +2.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,040 —
402–442 415 8 270.00–281.00 $278.07 $1,154 +30.07
525–546 538 5 265.00–275.00 $268.91 $1,447 +6.98
575 575 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,478 -3.00
685–696 690 7 240.00–243.00 $241.70 $1,668 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,313 -23.00
552 552 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,380 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 unweaned 285 3 220.00 $220.00 $627 —
365 365 7 250.00 $250.00 $912 -15.00
368 unweaned 368 4 246.00 $246.00 $905 —
407–411 409 9 241.00–250.00 $246.02 $1,006 -10.98
465–466 466 5 248.00–249.00 $248.40 $1,158 +15.07
459–488 unweaned 474 11 220.00–230.00 $222.79 $1,056 —
527–544 536 13 255.00–257.00 $256.16 $1,373 +18.79
565–592 588 13 235.00–250.00 $247.78 $1,457 +18.78
655 unweaned 655 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 —
666 666 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,618 +8.69
714 714 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,649 —
794 794 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,628 —
890 890 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,842 -2.00
920 920 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,036 -11.00
476–491 483 18 246.00–266.00 $261.09 $1,261 +5.84
513–547 539 34 265.00–270.25 $269.45 $1,452 +25.12
550–575 567 6 255.00–257.00 $256.35 $1,454 -9.65
561–575 unweaned 567 5 220.00–234.00 $225.68 $1,280 —
623–632 627 9 244.00–244.50 $244.28 $1,532 -5.72
677 unweaned 677 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,530 —
751 751 16 239.00 $239.00 $1,795 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 unweaned 499 6 170.00 $170.00 $848 —
533 533 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,119 —
691 691 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,451 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,619 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,466 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,067 -11.42
456–497 485 12 249.00–269.00 $261.12 $1,266 —
500–544 525 20 248.00–260.00 $251.98 $1,323 -8.02
645 645 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,522 -6.00
677 677 7 229.50 $229.50 $1,554 +1.50
802–805 804 4 191.00–200.50 $195.74 $1,574 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,146 —
563 563 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,165 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1145 1077 80-85% 3 102.00–103.50 $102.53 $1,104 —
980–1280 1145 80-85% 4 115.00–117.00 $116.04 $1,329 +7.08
905–1410 1191 80-85% 15 103.00–113.00 $108.32 $1,290 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–990 895 85-90% 2 77.50–87.00 $82.75 $741 —
775–1210 942 85-90% 17 90.00–104.00 $97.39 $917 -4.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,393 —
1285–1485 1351 75-80% 8 115.00–123.50 $120.22 $1,624 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1425 1388 2 112.00–116.00 $113.95 $1,582 —
1500–1680 1613 4 130.00–139.00 $133.92 $2,160 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,016

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185–1325 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 21 2,325.00–2,650.00 $2,491.67 —

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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.