Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 11, 2024

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.90/cwt -12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 522 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.42/cwt -21.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 580 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $332.41/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 455 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 624 1,263 1,305
Feeder cattle 469 1,048 1,086
Slaughter cattle 125 200 209
Replacement cattle 30 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 4 386.00 $386.00 $1,131 —
335–342 338 11 346.00–380.00 $363.53 $1,229 —
366 366 8 364.00 $364.00 $1,332 +5.43
415–421 419 7 338.00–350.00 $346.61 $1,452 -17.66
450–458 455 18 324.00–345.00 $332.41 $1,512 -7.87
501–545 unweaned 519 10 293.00–310.00 $300.15 $1,558 —
505–537 523 17 302.00–325.00 $315.64 $1,651 -6.36
576–580 unweaned 577 18 269.00–278.00 $274.99 $1,587 —
640 unweaned 640 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,658 —
655 unweaned 655 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,677 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,442 —
524–528 526 9 290.00–303.00 $295.80 $1,556 -19.89
585 585 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,650 —
630 630 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,670 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,032 —
321 321 3 371.00 $371.00 $1,191 +29.41
507–525 518 5 282.00–290.00 $286.87 $1,486 -14.13
561 561 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,509 -19.81
663–672 667 5 252.00–261.00 $257.37 $1,717 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 4 322.00 $322.00 $1,246 —
732 732 4 238.50 $238.50 $1,746 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–336 325 7 318.00–324.00 $321.34 $1,044 +4.82
381 381 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,162 -24.67
420–445 431 7 291.00–298.00 $294.77 $1,270 -18.94
457–478 465 11 288.00–303.00 $297.39 $1,383 +13.58
506–526 513 13 272.00–280.00 $275.41 $1,413 -4.87
570–591 576 13 236.00–246.00 $242.85 $1,399 -30.37
583 583 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,516 -13.22
661 661 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,500 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–445 425 12 250.00–300.00 $282.17 $1,199 -4.49
467–470 469 4 268.00–272.00 $270.01 $1,266 -14.06
505–512 508 5 250.00–255.00 $252.98 $1,285 -9.69
560–575 571 11 250.00–259.00 $254.35 $1,452 -6.65
620–641 633 5 230.00–243.00 $235.10 $1,488 -12.40
655 655 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,579 —
707–733 716 9 218.00–223.50 $219.88 $1,574 —
748 748 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,503 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,047 —
399 399 6 311.00 $311.00 $1,241 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 432 9 296.00–301.00 $298.73 $1,291 -27.62
545–546 545 11 277.00–287.00 $281.55 $1,534 -4.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1270 1116 80-85% 4 112.00–115.00 $113.59 $1,268 —
915–1320 1131 80-85% 30 118.00–134.00 $127.06 $1,437 —
1090–1365 1193 80-85% 12 133.00–136.50 $134.58 $1,606 +6.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1430 1333 75-80% 2 118.00–123.00 $120.68 $1,609 —
1215–1635 1392 75-80% 12 129.00–137.00 $133.66 $1,861 —
1285–1730 1463 75-80% 8 137.00–144.50 $139.21 $2,037 -1.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1020 934 85-90% 9 98.00–114.00 $105.84 $989 +7.74
935 935 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $879 -4.10
1075 1075 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,247 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,777 —
1315–2280 1798 2 141.00–156.00 $150.51 $2,706 -14.92
1930 1930 1 164.00 $164.00 $3,165 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,444
977–1220 1036 (<2 yrs)Open 7 160.00–170.00 $167.07 $1,731

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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.