MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 4, 2024

1,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.64/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 435 lb · 96 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $364.27/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 443 lb · 74 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.67/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 377 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,263	880	1,151
Feeder cattle	1,048	754	957
Slaughter cattle	200	111	154
Replacement cattle	15	15	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test, steer calves sold 5.00-15.00 higher while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher and yearling's were too lightly tested for a trend. Several reputation strings of new crop calves were offered which helped push the market higher. Demand was good to very good for a moderate supply as calf and yearling buyers have mostly shook off the lower futures market and uncertainty following the news of some dairy cattle testing positive for the bird flu. Corn planting started near the end of last week in the area but some moisture and cooler weather has halted progress for now. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower, 4.00-6.00 lower on some of the higher dressing kind.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	11	383.00	$383.00	$1,153	+33.00
362–386	373	46	340.00–380.00	$358.57	$1,337	+18.57
401–445	443	74	345.00–365.00	$364.27	$1,614	+13.54
466–497	469	36	320.00–351.00	$340.28	$1,596	+20.38
461–491	473	10	292.00–304.00	$296.98	$1,405	-22.92
520	520	12	322.00	$322.00	$1,674	+13.28
555–594	569	25	308.00–319.00	$309.39	$1,760	+14.39
600–620	610	13	296.00–309.50	$301.77	$1,841	+12.73
616–648	634	7	280.00–286.00	$283.50	$1,797	-5.54
665	665	2	286.00	$286.00	$1,902	+12.83
732	732	5	267.50	$267.50	$1,958	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–323	319	22	338.00–351.00	$341.59	$1,090	-18.41
390	390	11	338.50	$338.50	$1,320	—
418–441	431	15	314.00–336.00	$324.99	$1,401	-0.12
450–471	467	29	305.00–331.00	$322.67	$1,507	—
480 unweaned	480	4	293.00	$293.00	$1,406	—
510 thin fleshed	510	14	330.00	$330.00	$1,683	—
511 unweaned	511	4	292.00	$292.00	$1,492	—
526	526	7	301.00	$301.00	$1,583	—
554–572	561	17	278.00–296.00	$288.81	$1,620	—
617	617	6	278.00	$278.00	$1,715	-10.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–548	515	13	304.00–319.50	$315.69	$1,626	—
537	537	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,450	—
676	676	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,791	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	8	329.50	$329.50	$1,443	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–341	334	10	311.00–320.00	$316.52	$1,057	-13.48
367–393	377	68	315.00–342.00	$329.67	$1,243	+3.99
410–447	434	84	301.00–318.00	$313.71	$1,362	+2.14
440–442	441	12	280.00–282.00	$281.16	$1,240	-30.41
452–479	470	25	280.00–289.00	$283.81	$1,334	-9.92
472 thin fleshed	472	13	322.00	$322.00	$1,520	—
524 unweaned	524	8	263.00	$263.00	$1,378	—
539–545	541	16	270.00–285.00	$280.28	$1,516	+6.30
552–585	560	23	255.00–282.00	$273.22	$1,530	+0.22
685	685	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,507	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264–281	274	12	300.00–322.00	$313.17	$858	+42.15
318–344	338	22	297.00–315.00	$300.85	$1,017	+3.85
366–393	383	16	297.50–305.00	$301.55	$1,155	+6.55
400–438	419	6	269.00–306.00	$286.66	$1,201	—
456–495	469	22	267.50–301.00	$284.07	$1,332	-3.65
493	493	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,232	-37.72
508–530	518	20	257.50–266.00	$262.67	$1,361	+8.06
511–525 unweaned	519	11	238.00–250.00	$246.78	$1,281	—
585	585	2	261.00	$261.00	$1,527	+4.70
605	605	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,392	-0.13
608	608	3	247.50	$247.50	$1,505	+17.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,411	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,378	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,014	-18.00
361–380	371	13	345.00–346.00	$345.55	$1,282	—
406–438	426	11	326.00–327.00	$326.35	$1,390	-1.62
469	469	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,360	-26.07
500–537	522	20	272.50–299.00	$285.97	$1,493	-22.87
566–596	581	19	264.50–278.00	$272.05	$1,581	-18.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1323	1171	80-85%	61	122.50–135.00	$128.34	$1,503	-1.85
1100–1330	1217	80-85%	5	135.00–139.00	$137.13	$1,669	-3.45
1370	1370	80-85%	1	113.50	$113.50	$1,555	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1075	905	85-90%	7	95.00–102.00	$98.10	$888	—
835–1143	1049	85-90%	17	107.00–119.00	$112.32	$1,178	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1425	1355	75-80%	11	132.50–140.00	$137.53	$1,864	—
1260–1620	1455	75-80%	3	139.00–143.00	$140.84	$2,049	+24.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1760	1473	3	134.00–136.50	$134.83	$1,986	—
1320–2155	1624	6	138.00–157.00	$147.91	$2,402	—
1710–1865	1788	2	164.00–167.00	$165.43	$2,958	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,527

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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.