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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report, Butler, MO

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 19, 2023

932 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.11/cwt ≈ $1,911/hd at 827 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.22/cwt +6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 521 lb · 63 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $262.24/cwt ≈ $1,770/hd at 675 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 932 578 470
Feeder cattle 692 402 262
Slaughter cattle 200 166 178
Replacement cattle 40 10 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test, steers and heifers sold steady to firm as the bigger groups of quality calves pushed some price ranges higher. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply that featured some attractive calves and a couple groups of yearling heifers. Cattle were down hard on the board in anticipation of a bearish cattle on feed report Friday and corn posting gains on Thursday. Despite lower total numbers of cattle, packers have backed off on the weekly slaughter rates here late summer and fall when beef sales have been sluggish, leaving more cattle still in the feedyard. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–398 395 7 331.00–346.00 $341.80 $1,350 —
400–436 418 15 318.00–331.00 $324.54 $1,357 -7.68
470–492 481 4 290.00–314.00 $302.27 $1,454 -18.93
500–545 514 28 280.00–300.00 $293.26 $1,507 +9.26
560–573 unweaned 567 23 270.00–282.50 $276.59 $1,568 —
588 588 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,588 —
600–617 607 18 259.00–270.00 $265.76 $1,613 +1.92
671–696 675 41 252.50–264.25 $262.24 $1,770 —
722 722 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,769 —
775 unweaned 775 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,821 —
802 802 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,901 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–389 373 13 300.00–320.00 $311.22 $1,161 —
441–445 443 7 262.00–300.00 $278.20 $1,232 -21.80
478–491 480 26 260.00–272.00 $268.12 $1,287 -2.92
500 500 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,310 +2.55
553 553 15 259.50 $259.50 $1,435 -3.56
632 632 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,605 —
711–722 unweaned 715 5 230.00–232.50 $231.01 $1,652 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–434 432 8 272.50–277.00 $275.33 $1,189 -9.73
460–465 461 7 260.00–266.00 $264.27 $1,218 —
506–513 510 10 233.00–239.00 $235.98 $1,203 -18.57
515–528 523 45 259.00–274.00 $268.73 $1,405 +14.18
525 unweaned 525 8 250.50 $250.50 $1,315 —
550–597 580 19 250.00–260.00 $256.50 $1,488 +10.83
622–631 630 31 237.00–243.00 $241.91 $1,524 —
715 715 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,687 +15.53
800–842 827 82 226.75–233.50 $231.11 $1,911 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,007 —
424 thin fleshed 424 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,166 —
425–432 429 4 222.00–240.00 $231.07 $991 —
471–485 unweaned 473 12 230.00–233.00 $232.49 $1,100 -11.51
497 497 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,163 +0.50
536 unweaned 536 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,120 —
594 594 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,473 —
752–764 760 13 220.00–222.00 $220.61 $1,677 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 212.00 $212.00 $765 —
712 712 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,495 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 280.00 $280.00 $927 —
482 482 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,253 —
590 590 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,369 —
692 692 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,551 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1270 1129 80-85% 9 82.00 $82.00 $926 —
990–1385 1209 80-85% 32 84.50–97.00 $91.36 $1,105 -7.63
1345–1385 1363 80-85% 3 103.50–109.50 $105.82 $1,442 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1500 1386 75-80% 15 93.00–104.50 $101.24 $1,403 —
1445 1445 75-80% 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,264 —
1285–1617 1476 75-80% 7 104.50–108.50 $106.71 $1,575 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
891 891 85-90% 3 70.00 $70.00 $624 —
965–1185 1073 85-90% 18 70.00–83.50 $77.66 $833 -12.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,962 —
1700 1700 1 133.00 $133.00 $2,261 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–1340 1009 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 110.00–141.00 $127.25 $1,284
952–1090 1021 (<2 yrs)Open 4 187.00–209.00 $197.26 $2,014

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1151 1151 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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.