Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 18, 2024

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $316.60/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 524 lb · 76 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.00/cwt ≈ $1,976/hd at 863 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.73/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 518 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,044 624 1,326
Feeder cattle 838 469 1,042
Slaughter cattle 181 125 234
Replacement cattle 25 30 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a better test of the market from two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was good for a moderate supply with most of the feeder offering being fancy new crop calves coming in off the cow. A load of yearling steers was offered as well. Slaughter cows sold steady to 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
347 347 2 361.00 $361.00 $1,253 -2.53
357–387 372 8 330.00–360.00 $344.40 $1,281 -19.60
406–445 435 12 335.00–361.00 $343.79 $1,495 -2.82
436 436 6 316.00 $316.00 $1,378 -30.61
462–497 479 30 310.00–330.00 $322.17 $1,543 -10.24
500–546 524 76 296.50–333.00 $316.60 $1,659 +0.96
562 562 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,512 —
551–574 566 34 286.00–305.00 $295.96 $1,675 —
576–587 thin fleshed 583 9 312.50–319.50 $317.20 $1,849 —
610–630 623 34 284.00–308.50 $300.42 $1,872 —
713 713 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,668 —
735 735 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,911 —
777 777 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,184 —
467–493 477 8 309.00 $309.00 $1,474 —
533–537 536 10 260.00–290.00 $277.34 $1,487 -9.53
622 622 11 277.50 $277.50 $1,726 —
685–690 689 7 247.50–250.00 $248.21 $1,710 -9.16
718–733 722 19 228.00–230.00 $229.47 $1,657 —
863 863 61 229.00 $229.00 $1,976 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–336 331 14 313.00–316.00 $314.69 $1,042 -6.65
360–395 380 28 286.00–314.00 $306.94 $1,166 +1.94
425–430 427 14 299.50–307.50 $304.62 $1,301 +9.85
446 446 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,209 -23.77
464–478 thin fleshed 470 13 300.00–304.50 $302.39 $1,421 —
454–498 473 39 270.00–298.50 $290.42 $1,374 -6.97
503–536 518 56 270.00–288.00 $283.73 $1,470 +8.32
555–588 571 16 250.00–259.00 $252.02 $1,439 +9.17
629 629 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,572 —
661 661 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,474 -4.00
676 676 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,595 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,117 —
400–426 406 14 300.00–305.00 $301.13 $1,223 +18.96
481–488 486 21 268.00–276.00 $270.85 $1,316 +0.84
491 491 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,252 -15.01
514–535 518 11 255.00–270.00 $265.37 $1,375 +12.39
562–590 575 16 245.00–255.00 $249.53 $1,435 -4.82
596 thin fleshed 596 5 249.50 $249.50 $1,487 —
634 634 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,509 +2.90
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
731 731 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,271 +11.27
514–547 529 11 277.50–281.00 $279.35 $1,478 -2.20
552–593 577 5 256.00–267.00 $260.21 $1,501 —
731 731 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,725 —
790 790 3 219.50 $219.50 $1,734 —
936 936 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1150 80-85% 2 112.00–115.00 $113.57 $1,306 —
1110–1315 1211 80-85% 4 130.00–135.00 $133.14 $1,612 —
1085–1430 1236 80-85% 23 117.00–131.00 $123.56 $1,527 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1670 1362 75-80% 15 124.00–134.50 $130.13 $1,772 -3.53
1570–1790 1678 75-80% 6 134.50–139.50 $137.01 $2,299 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1035 928 85-90% 9 89.00–99.00 $94.52 $877 -11.32
880–1300 1044 85-90% 8 101.00–116.00 $107.29 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1570 1354 10 138.00–155.00 $150.14 $2,033 —
1425–2170 1701 11 155.00–167.00 $159.95 $2,721 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1085 1062 (<2 yrs)Open 3 159.00–170.00 $164.67 $1,749
880–1265 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 130.00–155.00 $140.76 $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.