Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 30, 2023

1,384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.16/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 580 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.00/cwt +10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 566 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.97/cwt -12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 518 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,384 1,254 2,127
Feeder cattle 815 919 1,725
Slaughter cattle 519 285 352
Replacement cattle 50 50 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with spots 10.00 higher on some higher quality groups of heifers. Demand was good for a moderate supply. There's been quite a bit of volatility transpire in the futures markets since the last sale and the cash trend really is contradictory to the board. However, there have been a few days of stability and buyers seem confident in the fundamentals of the market and know the high quality calves won't last forever. A large offering of slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,146 -20.00
431–433 432 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,296 +24.00
440 unweaned 440 5 266.50 $266.50 $1,173 —
458–495 477 9 276.00–294.00 $284.26 $1,356 +9.78
510–526 unweaned 518 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,352 -2.96
526–536 529 9 273.00–284.50 $280.62 $1,484 +2.62
555–593 564 40 246.00–264.00 $256.28 $1,445 +13.41
572 unweaned 572 15 244.25 $244.25 $1,397 —
603 unweaned 603 28 244.00 $244.00 $1,471 ±0.00
640 640 12 238.50 $238.50 $1,526 —
658–687 unweaned 676 11 225.00–229.00 $227.59 $1,539 +2.59
680 680 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,598 —
706 706 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,032 -12.46
410–439 434 11 250.00–262.00 $259.94 $1,128 -10.76
463–490 473 8 242.00–266.00 $258.42 $1,222 +4.32
500–527 519 14 241.00–264.00 $256.39 $1,331 +21.12
555–560 558 5 238.00–245.00 $240.78 $1,344 +3.43
600–637 614 8 221.00–236.00 $227.41 $1,396 +0.70
663 663 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,478 -0.41
696 unweaned 696 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,510 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,379 —
630 630 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 4 248.00–266.00 $257.20 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–386 370 7 267.00–270.00 $268.34 $993 —
433–437 435 14 240.00–247.00 $243.02 $1,057 -28.73
493 493 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,129 -3.00
503–543 517 35 230.00–249.00 $240.01 $1,241 -5.33
519 519 19 220.00 $220.00 $1,142 -25.34
574–590 580 60 216.50–239.50 $230.16 $1,335 —
605–645 621 23 225.00–231.50 $227.84 $1,415 -1.16
663–685 680 16 212.00–223.00 $217.61 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–346 339 13 210.00–231.00 $226.05 $766 -5.27
413 413 5 200.00 $200.00 $826 -34.00
423–443 431 10 210.00–240.00 $227.76 $982 -6.24
463–472 467 11 217.00–230.00 $221.02 $1,032 -21.21
470–483 unweaned 474 10 200.00–210.00 $203.06 $963 —
505–530 515 6 206.00–210.00 $208.68 $1,075 -6.24
631 631 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,395 —
675 675 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,350 +2.19
696 unweaned 696 3 200.50 $200.50 $1,395 —
703 unweaned 703 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,265 —
792 792 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,441 -16.00
860 860 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,548 -4.42
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 5 190.00 $190.00 $819 -29.03
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,385 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 231.00 $231.00 $871 —
401 401 6 240.00 $240.00 $962 —
460–485 468 6 229.00–258.00 $247.99 $1,161 +8.65
501–540 514 27 228.00–240.00 $234.58 $1,206 —
605–617 608 22 204.00–226.00 $216.54 $1,317 —
676 676 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,453 —
1140 1140 7 108.00 $108.00 $1,231 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,184 —
1210–1660 1428 75-80% 65 89.00–99.00 $95.15 $1,359 +2.92
1430–1777 1663 75-80% 12 99.00–108.00 $104.87 $1,744 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1435 1223 80-85% 46 83.00–95.00 $89.00 $1,088 —
1045–1450 1223 80-85% 8 70.00–85.50 $80.07 $979 —
1250–1380 1298 80-85% 4 94.00–99.00 $96.45 $1,252 +2.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1220 1018 85-90% 6 60.00–72.00 $66.01 $672 -13.99
935–1305 1112 85-90% 13 74.00–85.00 $80.51 $895 -3.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1900 1632 9 104.00–118.00 $111.20 $1,815 —
1470–1990 1673 3 97.00–104.00 $100.65 $1,684 —
1620–2195 1908 2 119.00–125.00 $122.45 $2,336 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–930 891 (<2 yrs)Open 10 125.00–146.00 $139.07 $1,239
950–1208 1141 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 90.00–121.00 $104.77 $1,195

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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.