Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 24, 2024

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.61/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 575 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.96/cwt ≈ $1,470/hd at 579 lb · 25 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.27/cwt +4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 684 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 648 593 444
Feeder cattle 499 467 296
Slaughter cattle 124 101 133
Replacement cattle 25 25 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light supply. The surrounding area could sure use a rain just to settle the dust if nothing else. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 347.00 $347.00 $1,457 +8.34
482 482 4 328.00 $328.00 $1,581 +1.75
531–543 537 10 310.00–310.50 $310.25 $1,666 -3.99
550–581 565 19 287.50–298.00 $291.94 $1,649 -6.03
640–643 641 20 259.00–266.00 $262.20 $1,681 -17.36
664 664 8 260.50 $260.50 $1,730 —
710 unweaned 710 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,761 -4.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–485 481 10 304.00–316.00 $312.41 $1,503 +16.71
518–532 524 5 295.00–298.00 $296.22 $1,552 +12.62
552–567 560 8 263.00–288.00 $275.33 $1,542 —
600–633 625 13 258.00–265.00 $259.75 $1,623 -3.17
655–680 668 4 253.00–260.00 $256.43 $1,713 +11.92
713–746 725 11 243.00–246.00 $244.91 $1,776 —
740 unweaned 740 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 —
745 745 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–481 474 9 254.00–275.00 $264.86 $1,255 —
556–563 560 8 236.00–238.00 $236.74 $1,326 —
648 648 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,665 —
825 825 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,939 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–475 470 5 260.00–277.00 $270.12 $1,270 —
518–535 530 10 262.00–274.00 $270.48 $1,434 —
572–592 578 22 246.00–263.00 $255.46 $1,477 —
585 585 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,422 —
603–637 615 13 241.00–255.00 $249.01 $1,531 -3.99
655 655 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 —
650–672 657 12 235.50–237.00 $236.49 $1,554 —
730 730 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,657 -2.50
791 unweaned 791 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,582 —
796 796 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,791 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–481 471 5 281.00–285.00 $282.55 $1,331 -5.35
525–546 536 6 275.00–277.00 $275.98 $1,479 +0.38
557–594 575 25 251.00–267.00 $254.61 $1,464 -4.17
600 unweaned 600 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,464 —
660–690 681 14 239.00–243.50 $240.08 $1,635 —
677–695 690 8 229.00–235.00 $232.36 $1,603 —
853 853 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,834 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,420 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 -16.00
512–523 517 7 295.00–298.00 $296.70 $1,534 +31.06
611–615 613 14 259.00–260.50 $259.85 $1,593 —
685 685 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 -7.16
773 773 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,701 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1225 1149 80-85% 8 96.00–105.00 $101.36 $1,165 —
995–1375 1175 80-85% 25 107.00–122.50 $114.75 $1,348 —
1175–1295 1243 80-85% 3 123.00–125.00 $123.63 $1,537 +2.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1485 1373 75-80% 3 101.50–109.00 $104.93 $1,441 —
1170–1700 1425 75-80% 20 112.00–126.50 $119.63 $1,705 -7.34
1415–1845 1584 75-80% 7 124.00–137.00 $130.45 $2,066 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $858 +1.00
950–1160 1062 85-90% 9 96.00–106.00 $99.75 $1,059 -8.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1380 1285 3 130.00–138.00 $133.17 $1,711 —
1415–1570 1493 2 144.00–151.00 $147.68 $2,205 —
1930 1930 1 166.00 $166.00 $3,204 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1245 1071 (<2 yrs)Open 14 161.00–205.00 $185.27 $1,984
955–1185 1086 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 126.00–160.00 $148.56 $1,613

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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.