MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 7, 2024

836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.37/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 593 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.95/cwt +10.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 579 lb · 41 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.50/cwt ≈ $1,957/hd at 772 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	836	792	1,552
Feeder cattle	716	674	1,375
Slaughter cattle	120	103	177
Replacement cattle	—	15	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to spots 5.00 lower. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Some much needed moisture fell across the trade area Thursday morning. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–434	432	7	322.50–338.00	$333.62	$1,441	+13.62
454	454	5	326.00	$326.00	$1,480	+20.59
575 unweaned	575	4	286.00	$286.00	$1,644	—
557–585	579	37	299.00–319.00	$313.65	$1,816	+23.65
617–630	624	25	277.00–303.50	$289.54	$1,807	-17.24
662–678	673	7	264.00–265.00	$264.72	$1,782	-9.28
707–735	721	16	246.00–265.00	$251.86	$1,816	-10.27
772	772	32	253.50	$253.50	$1,957	—
815	815	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,923	+3.00
885–892	891	15	225.50–231.00	$226.23	$2,016	-4.27
914	914	11	227.00	$227.00	$2,075	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	6	351.00	$351.00	$1,323	—
413–425	418	5	314.00–334.00	$325.86	$1,362	-8.74
475	475	5	307.50	$307.50	$1,461	+22.50
504–508	506	9	271.50–290.00	$281.74	$1,426	—
570–582	579	15	278.00–294.00	$287.90	$1,667	+2.56
636	636	3	283.00	$283.00	$1,800	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018	1018	3	209.00	$209.00	$2,128	—
1081	1081	4	201.00	$201.00	$2,173	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	343.00	$343.00	$1,132	—
359–371	367	15	320.00–328.00	$322.61	$1,184	—
447	447	10	305.00	$305.00	$1,363	+13.52
472	472	2	301.50	$301.50	$1,423	+43.04
525	525	14	287.00	$287.00	$1,507	-6.00
555–595	593	53	262.00–272.50	$262.37	$1,556	+23.37
618–643	630	31	247.00–254.00	$251.47	$1,584	-9.88
661–688	675	10	230.00–235.00	$232.45	$1,569	-16.07
714–730	722	28	231.50–234.00	$232.74	$1,680	-6.95
865	865	7	201.00	$201.00	$1,739	—
909	909	12	209.50	$209.50	$1,904	—
980	980	9	203.00	$203.00	$1,989	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	348.00	$348.00	$957	—
455–490	473	22	269.00–300.00	$290.32	$1,373	+27.27
484	484	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,258	-3.05
516–540	524	7	266.00–268.00	$266.57	$1,397	+14.34
577–595	585	10	246.00–259.00	$251.17	$1,469	+15.17
600	600	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	±0.00
688	688	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,610	—
792	792	13	222.00	$222.00	$1,758	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
777	777	4	219.00	$219.00	$1,702	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,140	+45.46
350–398	372	10	297.00–358.00	$329.89	$1,227	—
428	428	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,241	-53.00
502–547	518	23	276.00–298.00	$289.48	$1,500	-5.05
570–593	584	5	274.00–278.00	$275.56	$1,609	-7.67
607–632	625	21	257.00–267.00	$259.78	$1,624	-9.22
670–680	674	11	230.00–259.00	$253.76	$1,710	—
763	763	3	215.50	$215.50	$1,644	-14.50
816	816	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,705	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1076–1205	1145	80-85%	14	99.00–105.00	$103.35	$1,183	-13.00
1020–1350	1173	80-85%	18	110.00–121.50	$115.92	$1,360	—
1130–1270	1193	80-85%	6	123.00–127.00	$125.30	$1,495	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1455	1359	75-80%	9	117.00–126.00	$122.05	$1,659	+1.56
1620–1875	1748	75-80%	2	125.00–128.00	$126.39	$2,209	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1205	1059	85-90%	6	94.00–108.00	$102.45	$1,085	—
1070	1070	85-90%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,166	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1290	1185	3	108.00–115.00	$112.55	$1,334	—
1350–1780	1529	6	119.00–138.00	$132.91	$2,032	—
1520–1980	1769	6	139.00–147.00	$142.73	$2,525	-0.62

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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.