Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 17, 2024

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.90/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 481 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $279.56/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 634 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $314.24/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 536 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 1,052 932
Feeder cattle 467 980 692
Slaughter cattle 101 62 200
Replacement cattle 25 10 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good and buyers were aggressive for the quality calves. Supply was light. Slaughter cows sold uneven from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–446 432 17 321.00–349.00 $338.66 $1,463 -0.69
453–499 484 9 325.00–329.00 $326.25 $1,579 -5.91
515–541 536 30 311.00–318.50 $314.24 $1,684 +1.36
557–568 566 25 294.00–300.25 $297.97 $1,687 +4.97
625–646 634 41 274.00–285.00 $279.56 $1,772 -1.44
726–732 unweaned 728 5 250.00–256.00 $252.41 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–471 461 6 282.00–310.00 $295.70 $1,363 -11.62
502–520 511 4 278.00–289.00 $283.60 $1,449 —
603–645 615 9 260.00–266.00 $262.92 $1,617 —
650–652 651 4 241.00–248.00 $244.51 $1,592 —
786 786 3 238.50 $238.50 $1,875 —
854 854 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,998 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,125 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,971 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 424 8 300.00–317.00 $310.91 $1,318 -1.56
460–498 481 48 280.00–306.00 $287.90 $1,385 -0.10
505–543 525 16 270.00–283.00 $275.60 $1,447 +2.60
555 unweaned 555 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 —
570–595 586 14 255.00–264.00 $258.78 $1,516 -1.22
616 616 9 253.00 $253.00 $1,558 —
672 unweaned 672 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,566 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,136 -31.00
633 633 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,601 —
706 706 3 229.50 $229.50 $1,620 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736 unweaned 736 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,641 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,281 +10.00
430 430 7 319.00 $319.00 $1,372 —
455–483 477 11 280.00–307.00 $294.99 $1,407 +10.48
539–540 540 17 260.00–272.00 $265.64 $1,434 -11.36
655–663 662 12 247.00–248.00 $247.16 $1,636 —
772 772 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,517 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1205 1200 80-85% 2 127.50–128.50 $128.00 $1,536 -0.47
1115–1360 1215 80-85% 3 104.00–115.00 $109.06 $1,325 -19.41
1010–1450 1217 80-85% 15 116.00–127.00 $121.06 $1,473 -7.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1475 1405 75-80% 11 119.50–131.50 $126.97 $1,784 -3.15
1440–1510 1475 75-80% 2 116.00–117.50 $116.73 $1,722 -21.97
1675–2120 1900 75-80% 7 133.00–137.00 $135.37 $2,572 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $840 —
1030–1160 1085 85-90% 5 101.50–114.00 $108.04 $1,172 -7.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1400 1325 2 137.00–140.00 $138.42 $1,834 —
1475–1720 1598 2 165.00–167.00 $165.92 $2,651 —
1540–1965 1749 9 156.00–165.00 $160.03 $2,799 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1025 927 (<2 yrs)Open 6 180.00–196.00 $184.68 $1,712
935–1275 1076 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 130.00–171.00 $156.59 $1,685

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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.