Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 16, 2024

998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.00/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 678 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $291.64/cwt -23.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 585 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.07/cwt -8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 511 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 998 1,254 1,774
Feeder cattle 801 1,103 1,405
Slaughter cattle 182 126 324
Replacement cattle 15 25 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's higher market, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-15.00 lower except for a few groups of steers over 650 lbs that sold steady to 5.00 lower. The quality was good this week but overall it didn't quite match last week's strings of fancy calves. Supply and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–385 379 10 336.00 $336.00 $1,273 —
410–421 418 15 326.00–330.00 $327.05 $1,367 -46.96
461–493 475 35 315.00–336.00 $322.10 $1,530 -18.07
508–546 523 31 302.00–318.00 $312.61 $1,635 -21.77
551–598 585 58 280.00–306.00 $291.64 $1,706 -23.76
602–640 618 31 267.00–282.00 $277.96 $1,718 -35.95
653–681 678 67 281.00 $281.00 $1,905 -6.95
700 700 12 269.00 $269.00 $1,883 -6.50
776 776 11 255.50 $255.50 $1,983 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,061 —
372 372 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,168 -13.00
488–491 489 7 312.00–317.00 $314.85 $1,540 -13.68
500–545 532 7 302.00–315.00 $305.49 $1,625 +5.60
577–597 583 10 275.00–293.00 $282.74 $1,648 -8.82
601–640 621 6 256.00–262.00 $259.09 $1,609 -8.17
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 4 316.00 $316.00 $1,397 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,085 —
394–396 395 9 308.00–327.00 $318.53 $1,258 +7.24
400–442 411 25 303.00–310.00 $308.74 $1,269 -13.40
466 466 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,258 -36.00
455–483 480 16 280.00–291.00 $281.30 $1,350 -24.70
502–525 511 54 278.00–285.50 $282.07 $1,441 -8.67
555–560 559 29 263.00–272.50 $265.60 $1,485 -3.31
622 622 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,543 -10.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 4 372.00 $372.00 $1,045 —
345 345 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,052 —
361–387 378 13 282.00–307.00 $291.56 $1,102 -15.94
430 430 9 292.00 $292.00 $1,256 —
468–493 475 26 250.00–279.00 $271.88 $1,291 -4.36
513–548 531 15 260.50–269.00 $264.64 $1,405 -12.14
551–596 577 21 251.00–266.00 $258.62 $1,492 +15.09
603–632 618 18 246.00–247.50 $247.00 $1,526 +8.65
656 unweaned 656 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,548 —
653–667 658 16 240.00–245.00 $241.63 $1,590 +14.23
772 772 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,047 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,347 +21.00
520–536 531 19 285.00–296.00 $289.48 $1,537 —
576 576 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,607 ±0.00
641 641 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,724 —
664 664 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,793 —
731 731 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,791 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1247 1103 80-85% 42 122.00–137.00 $131.48 $1,450 —
1150 1150 80-85% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,368 -18.06
1085–1275 1202 80-85% 14 135.00–140.50 $137.85 $1,657 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1415 1329 75-80% 9 134.00–138.00 $137.20 $1,823 —
1337–1405 1358 75-80% 5 138.00–140.00 $138.40 $1,879 +5.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–845 823 85-90% 2 98.00–101.00 $99.54 $819 —
867–1055 925 85-90% 7 109.50–121.00 $116.25 $1,075 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,279 +11.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,595 —
1475–1885 1613 5 141.00–149.00 $143.83 $2,320 —
1935 1935 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,367 +6.74

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,370

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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.