Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 19, 2024

506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.51/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,404/hd at 527 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.44/cwt -2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 582 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.09/cwt ≈ $1,239/hd at 473 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 506 453 797
Feeder cattle 408 370 485
Slaughter cattle 73 63 262
Replacement cattle 25 20 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady. Supply was light. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–437 425 14 295.00–305.00 $301.61 $1,282 —
475–499 496 15 270.00–278.00 $276.98 $1,374 —
498 thin fleshed 498 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,479 —
515 515 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,401 +2.00
528 528 32 266.00 $266.00 $1,404 -4.00
550–562 556 18 260.00–264.00 $261.76 $1,455 —
606 unweaned 606 11 244.00 $244.00 $1,479 —
651–665 661 14 246.00–259.00 $253.68 $1,677 —
730 730 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,734 +4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 488 4 290.00–293.00 $291.51 $1,423 —
555–585 568 9 267.50–271.00 $269.44 $1,530 +19.44
643 unweaned 643 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,608 —
758 unweaned 758 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,743 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,440 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–390 385 5 280.00–286.00 $282.43 $1,087 -8.57
405–430 416 9 268.00–277.00 $271.84 $1,131 -3.16
466–485 471 17 254.00–263.00 $256.77 $1,209 —
477 thin fleshed 477 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,312 —
520–547 535 10 248.00–257.00 $251.98 $1,348 -3.03
576 thin fleshed 576 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,498 —
577–596 583 28 234.00–248.00 $241.67 $1,409 -4.33
601–617 607 5 236.00–247.00 $242.53 $1,472 +1.65
730 730 4 226.50 $226.50 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,030 —
365 365 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,102 —
482 482 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,330 —
512–547 537 15 257.00–264.00 $261.65 $1,405 —
590 590 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 +0.50
656 656 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,594 -6.00
691 unweaned 691 8 233.00 $233.00 $1,610 —
730 730 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,664 -15.00
790 790 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,289 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1215 1105 80-85% 4 100.00–110.00 $105.68 $1,168 —
1055–1415 1219 80-85% 19 110.00–122.00 $116.32 $1,418 —
1225–1315 1258 80-85% 3 126.00–133.00 $129.68 $1,631 -3.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1525 1392 75-80% 5 122.00–131.00 $125.91 $1,753 —
1445–1675 1563 75-80% 6 134.00–138.50 $135.98 $2,125 +0.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1335 1063 85-90% 7 100.00–114.00 $105.38 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,211 —
1615–2050 1767 3 158.00–163.00 $160.30 $2,833 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1275 1122 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 121.00–127.00 $124.73 $1,399

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1192–1290 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,725.00–1,975.00 $1,912.14

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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.