MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 3, 2024

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M 2-3 heifers $252.00/cwt ≈ $1,068/hd at 424 lb · 61 head

heavy 3-weight M 2-3 heifers $256.00/cwt ≈ $927/hd at 362 lb · 49 head

heavy 3-weight M 2-3 steers $278.00/cwt ≈ $1,084/hd at 390 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	513	543	707
Feeder cattle	449	425	511
Slaughter cattle	54	108	181
Replacement cattle	10	10	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	38	285.00	$285.00	$952	—
390	390	46	278.00	$278.00	$1,084	—
477	477	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350 unweaned	350	3	266.00	$266.00	$931	—
471 unweaned	471	5	269.00	$269.00	$1,267	—
537–543	542	13	273.00–274.00	$273.15	$1,480	+7.83
557–562	560	4	257.00–269.00	$263.03	$1,473	+3.03
578 unweaned	578	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,445	—
685	685	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,685	—
781	781	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,898	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	337.00	$337.00	$1,365	+37.48
698	698	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,675	-25.95

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–606	606	5	248.00	$248.00	$1,503	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	17	267.00	$267.00	$862	—
362	362	49	256.00	$256.00	$927	—
424	424	61	252.00	$252.00	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	8	270.00	$270.00	$1,040	—
442	442	2	276.00	$276.00	$1,220	-9.00
475–485	479	14	258.00–268.00	$263.32	$1,261	—
516	516	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,342	+2.00
533 unweaned	533	12	246.00	$246.00	$1,311	—
592	592	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,403	—
660	660	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,577	+3.00
730–747	739	8	220.00–227.00	$223.54	$1,652	—
841	841	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	6	288.00	$288.00	$1,273	-3.11
492	492	2	269.00	$269.00	$1,323	—
590	590	9	261.00	$261.00	$1,540	—
624	624	8	259.00	$259.00	$1,616	—
760–764	763	8	224.00–229.00	$227.75	$1,738	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,178	—
683	683	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,434	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,134	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,239	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1325	1135	80-85%	12	109.00–120.00	$114.73	$1,302	—
1045–1285	1165	80-85%	4	120.50–128.00	$125.82	$1,466	—
1135–1220	1191	80-85%	4	95.00–108.00	$103.51	$1,233	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1540	1372	75-80%	7	118.00–125.00	$121.35	$1,665	—
1395	1395	75-80%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,758	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1080	1000	85-90%	5	96.00–105.50	$100.54	$1,005	—
1060	1060	85-90%	1	94.00	$94.00	$996	-11.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–2050	1785	5	151.00–162.00	$156.84	$2,800	—
1875–1895	1885	2	168.50–171.00	$169.74	$3,200	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,792
915–1145	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	130.00–165.00	$153.11	$1,611

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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.