Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 25, 2024

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.29/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 482 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $313.24/cwt -3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 528 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.60/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 583 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 988 1,044 1,029
Feeder cattle 777 838 790
Slaughter cattle 171 181 199
Replacement cattle 40 25 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady except for a few spots where some 450-500 lb heifers and 700-750 lb steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply with some reputation groups of calves offered. Finally, West Central Missouri got a nice steady rain Thursday. Slaughter cows sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 366.00 $366.00 $1,211 +5.00
416–422 421 28 355.00–362.50 $361.71 $1,523 +17.92
452–497 471 16 322.50–345.00 $334.21 $1,574 +12.04
524–529 528 34 300.50–318.50 $313.24 $1,654 -3.36
566–591 579 16 292.00–317.50 $299.13 $1,732 +3.17
606–640 619 19 281.50–290.00 $288.32 $1,785 -12.10
725–738 735 12 268.50–271.00 $269.12 $1,978 +9.12
745 unweaned 745 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,788 —
776 776 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,909 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 10 294.50 $294.50 $1,237 —
490 490 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,367 -30.00
522–541 528 27 294.00–308.00 $304.84 $1,610 +27.50
592 592 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,672 —
641 641 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,705 -11.50
654 thin fleshed 654 13 276.00 $276.00 $1,805 —
665 665 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,869 +32.79
740 thin fleshed 740 9 263.00 $263.00 $1,946 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 10 316.00 $316.00 $1,153 —
456 456 20 312.00 $312.00 $1,423 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–346 341 11 302.00–346.00 $323.90 $1,104 +9.21
399 399 17 326.50 $326.50 $1,303 +19.56
438 438 4 296.00 $296.00 $1,296 +25.00
468–495 482 62 293.00–310.00 $302.29 $1,457 +11.87
506–545 525 24 270.00–285.00 $278.72 $1,463 -5.01
560–598 583 30 247.50–260.00 $253.60 $1,478 +1.58
658–673 664 7 237.50–244.00 $241.18 $1,601 +18.18
702 702 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,608 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 7 307.00 $307.00 $909 —
373–386 376 13 301.00–310.00 $307.87 $1,158 +13.87
417–447 437 14 286.00–295.00 $292.43 $1,278 -8.70
462–492 467 14 267.50–290.00 $285.54 $1,333 +14.69
500–537 525 15 247.00–270.00 $255.68 $1,342 -9.69
625 625 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,544 +9.00
663–677 672 9 239.00–241.00 $240.34 $1,615 —
705 705 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,614 —
803–833 816 7 210.00–214.00 $212.25 $1,732 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 16 306.00 $306.00 $1,108 —
438 438 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,253 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531–546 537 8 230.00–238.00 $233.05 $1,251 —
570 570 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
841 841 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,589 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 8 317.00 $317.00 $1,071 —
388 388 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,261 —
470–483 478 5 290.00–310.00 $297.87 $1,424 —
523–536 531 10 300.00–301.00 $300.39 $1,595 +21.04
610 610 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,635 —
689 689 5 245.50 $245.50 $1,691 —
766 766 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,647 -4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–318 310 12 370.00–380.00 $377.43 $1,170 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 281.00 $281.00 $964 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1440 1178 80-85% 58 118.00–131.00 $125.63 $1,480 +12.06
1260 1260 80-85% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,474 —
1100–1430 1281 80-85% 6 130.00–136.00 $133.21 $1,706 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1605 1375 75-80% 11 126.00–132.50 $129.83 $1,785 -0.30
1470 1470 75-80% 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,029 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–860 798 85-90% 2 81.00–84.00 $82.38 $657 —
890–1140 1014 85-90% 9 105.00–118.00 $111.99 $1,136 +4.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,677 —
1405–1610 1508 2 139.00–146.00 $142.74 $2,153 —
1800–2095 1925 3 159.00–171.00 $164.00 $3,157 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,480
895–1110 1003 (<2 yrs)Open 2 166.00–172.00 $169.32 $1,698

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1146 1146 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,950.00 $1,950.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1162 1162 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,545

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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.