Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 21, 2023

797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.01/cwt +8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 430 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $269.44/cwt -21.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 465 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.31/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 613 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 797 960 517
Feeder cattle 485 665 427
Slaughter cattle 262 245 90
Replacement cattle 50 50 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a lighter run didn't offer many true comparison but steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Mostly smaller packages of calves offered with several just off the cow and the males still bulls. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold uneven again this week with the boning cows selling steady but the lean and fleshy breaking cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 324.00 $324.00 $1,215 +24.00
405–435 413 7 305.00–320.00 $316.45 $1,307 +6.45
467–482 unweaned 475 4 269.00–280.00 $274.41 $1,303 —
462–490 476 4 280.00–295.00 $287.28 $1,367 -21.02
525 525 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,460 -16.17
525 unweaned 525 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,396 —
561 unweaned 561 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,436 —
557–592 580 6 269.50–289.50 $275.90 $1,600 —
600–627 614 4 268.00–269.00 $268.49 $1,649 -8.36
623 unweaned 623 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,570 —
723–731 unweaned 727 6 226.00–230.00 $228.01 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 304.00 $304.00 $1,125 -7.00
460–476 465 15 256.00–273.50 $269.44 $1,253 -21.61
541 541 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,352 —
558 558 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,445 —
630–641 637 5 250.00–259.00 $255.44 $1,627 -17.06
658 658 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,698 +18.00
775 775 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,906 —
845 845 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,159 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 286.00 $286.00 $832 —
322–345 338 8 255.00–277.00 $270.74 $915 —
363–395 372 10 258.00–280.00 $271.81 $1,011 —
422–425 unweaned 424 10 250.00–254.00 $252.41 $1,070 +12.41
412–445 434 13 260.00–279.00 $269.39 $1,169 +1.39
474–485 477 11 267.00–270.00 $267.83 $1,278 +6.07
502–541 511 14 240.00–256.00 $244.80 $1,251 -20.20
576 unweaned 576 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,405 —
550–596 580 9 240.00–258.00 $251.97 $1,461 -3.03
600 600 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,422 —
677–687 unweaned 685 12 225.00–228.00 $225.49 $1,545 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 293.00 $293.00 $958 —
520–540 525 8 257.00–268.00 $259.83 $1,364 —
532 unweaned 532 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,314 -16.73
565 565 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,531 -1.75
606–640 unweaned 613 14 230.00–248.00 $245.31 $1,504 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 6 190.00 $190.00 $640 —
342 342 4 169.00 $169.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 290.00 $290.00 $919 —
391–395 393 8 260.00–307.00 $277.74 $1,092 —
427–442 437 6 272.00–286.00 $276.56 $1,209 —
471–496 484 6 230.00–257.00 $243.15 $1,177 —
531–536 534 6 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $1,348 -12.49
556–576 567 10 244.00–250.00 $246.76 $1,399 —
646 646 8 226.00–236.00 $232.25 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–427 414 5 214.00–230.00 $220.59 $913 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1695 1435 75-80% 18 103.00–112.00 $108.14 $1,552 —
1455–1510 1483 75-80% 2 99.50 $99.50 $1,476 —
1300–1885 1533 75-80% 11 111.50–123.00 $114.67 $1,758 -13.67
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1285 1139 80-85% 4 85.50–87.00 $86.34 $983 —
1005–1405 1231 80-85% 10 96.50–104.00 $101.48 $1,249 —
1215–1455 1275 80-85% 6 105.00–108.50 $106.56 $1,359 +0.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1100 891 85-90% 11 70.00–83.00 $77.47 $690 -25.03
905–1030 961 85-90% 6 77.50–85.50 $81.66 $785 -9.26
990 990 85-90% 1 89.50 $89.50 $886 -1.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1725 1613 3 120.00–128.50 $125.07 $2,017 —
1805 1805 1 117.50 $117.50 $2,121 —
1935–2030 1975 3 131.50–137.00 $134.12 $2,649 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1065 881 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 96.00–101.00 $97.51 $859
757–1180 898 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 117.00–134.00 $126.55 $1,136
750–1140 945 (<2 yrs)Open 2 149.00–182.50 $162.29 $1,534

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
997 997 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,561
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1367 1367 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1033 901 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,108.82 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
925–1150 981 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,212.50 —

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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.