Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 28, 2024

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $350.73/cwt +14.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 425 lb · 51 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $307.67/cwt -7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 379 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $290.89/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 574 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 830 1,149
Feeder cattle 754 606 924
Slaughter cattle 111 199 200
Replacement cattle 15 25 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light to moderate supply. Some good quality new crop calves were offered and then a few consignments of harder weaned yearlings along with several groups of bulls. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,148 —
371 371 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,261 -5.00
403–439 425 51 337.50–359.00 $350.73 $1,491 +32.73
475–495 489 19 317.00–326.00 $319.90 $1,564 -16.10
536–546 541 6 305.00–312.50 $308.72 $1,670 —
581 581 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,714 —
601–620 612 16 284.00–292.50 $289.04 $1,769 -14.28
673–683 680 13 269.00–275.00 $273.17 $1,858 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295–297 296 5 320.00 $320.00 $947 -20.00
310 310 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,116 +39.50
418–422 419 14 319.00–336.00 $325.11 $1,362 -9.53
638 638 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,837 +29.00
740–743 742 12 241.00–247.00 $243.99 $1,810 —
798 798 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,835 —
832–840 834 9 226.00–227.50 $226.34 $1,888 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,033 —
378–381 380 18 321.00–328.00 $325.68 $1,238 -0.62
413 413 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,181 -32.85
406–438 418 22 310.00–313.00 $311.57 $1,302 -7.28
470–493 473 20 293.50–295.00 $293.73 $1,389 —
505–545 528 22 265.00–287.50 $273.98 $1,447 -9.06
553 553 12 273.00 $273.00 $1,510 +0.31
630 630 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,493 -21.17
761 761 11 223.00 $223.00 $1,697 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–295 280 10 260.00–290.00 $271.02 $759 —
340 340 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,010 -20.39
366–378 thin fleshed 370 12 317.50–333.00 $327.72 $1,213 —
384 384 19 295.00 $295.00 $1,133 -20.23
444 thin fleshed 444 15 316.00 $316.00 $1,403 —
451 thin fleshed 451 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,421 —
457–463 462 11 287.00–291.00 $287.72 $1,329 +3.34
537–549 545 12 251.00–262.00 $254.61 $1,388 -18.89
563–576 571 10 247.50–265.00 $256.30 $1,463 —
603–617 609 8 227.50–235.00 $230.13 $1,401 -26.03
675 675 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,559 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 thin fleshed 308 11 400.00 $400.00 $1,232 —
348 348 4 338.00 $338.00 $1,176 +3.00
412–441 420 19 310.00–340.00 $327.97 $1,377 +27.97
457–480 473 24 312.00–325.00 $316.07 $1,495 —
524–543 533 28 306.00–312.00 $308.84 $1,646 +3.84
553–589 574 29 288.00–294.00 $290.89 $1,670 +6.39
604–627 610 8 264.00–271.00 $265.80 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618–638 633 11 240.00–250.00 $247.34 $1,566 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1345 1158 80-85% 18 124.00–137.00 $130.19 $1,508 +2.88
1115–1295 1210 80-85% 4 137.00–143.50 $140.58 $1,701 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1410 1330 75-80% 11 135.00–140.00 $138.19 $1,838 —
1450 1450 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,682 —
1315–1645 1481 75-80% 9 140.00–149.50 $144.86 $2,145 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 102.00 $102.00 $994 +3.31
855–1062 1008 85-90% 15 106.00–122.00 $115.45 $1,164 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,254 —
1595–1815 1697 5 143.00–159.00 $153.22 $2,600 —
1935–1945 1940 2 171.00–173.00 $172.00 $3,337 +16.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1185 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 132.00–144.00 $138.97 $1,417

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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.