Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 31, 2024

1,132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $291.20/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,680/hd at 577 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.46/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 568 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $303.31/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 516 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,132 648 1,081
Feeder cattle 984 499 781
Slaughter cattle 128 124 275
Replacement cattle 20 25 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply of quality calves as some reputation strings are starting to show up. A welcome, measurable rain fell Wednesday night that settled the dust and brought with it fall like weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–447 438 14 317.00–344.00 $324.56 $1,422 -22.44
450–493 468 35 327.00–347.50 $338.44 $1,584 +10.44
522–548 532 29 303.00–308.50 $306.76 $1,632 -3.49
553–597 577 67 279.00–300.50 $291.20 $1,680 -0.74
620 unweaned 620 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,606 —
607–633 622 12 265.00–275.00 $269.52 $1,676 +7.32
673 673 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,736 -2.50
696 696 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,712 -14.50
700–731 719 36 250.00–260.25 $256.47 $1,844 —
893 893 4 236.50 $236.50 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 4 356.00 $356.00 $894 —
325 325 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,008 —
427–431 431 21 310.00–320.50 $319.51 $1,377 —
463 463 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,315 -28.41
505–532 516 47 279.00–307.50 $303.31 $1,565 +7.09
573–590 579 21 260.00–274.00 $268.57 $1,555 -6.76
625–647 637 17 259.50–269.50 $264.12 $1,682 +4.37
682 unweaned 682 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,637 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,112 —
461 461 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,337 —
500–545 516 14 271.50–272.00 $271.69 $1,402 —
552–595 574 22 250.00–260.00 $254.81 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,229 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,017 —
393 393 8 289.00 $289.00 $1,136 —
446 446 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,298 —
450–490 472 23 275.00–289.00 $282.94 $1,335 +0.39
505–532 516 42 269.00–283.00 $278.89 $1,439 +2.91
560–582 566 48 256.00–265.00 $260.64 $1,475 +6.03
593 unweaned 593 3 240.50 $240.50 $1,426 —
616 616 8 256.00 $256.00 $1,577 —
622 unweaned 622 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,536 +3.00
652–671 663 35 247.75–256.00 $249.60 $1,655 +9.52
665 665 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 -20.08
746 746 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,746 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 383 20 271.00–296.00 $283.88 $1,087 —
406–443 430 25 272.00–289.00 $285.52 $1,228 —
468–498 482 29 250.00–267.00 $264.53 $1,275 -5.59
507 507 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,268 -20.48
501–530 509 24 260.00–282.00 $273.96 $1,394 +3.48
557–593 569 9 237.00–249.00 $244.83 $1,393 -10.63
610 unweaned 610 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,427 —
791 791 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,772 -1.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434–435 435 18 239.00–253.00 $245.21 $1,067 —
560 560 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 262.00 $262.00 $920 —
442 442 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,061 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 315.00 $315.00 $923 —
383 383 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,107 -21.00
443 443 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,413 —
517–548 537 11 280.00–284.00 $281.40 $1,511 -15.30
551–581 561 10 247.00–262.50 $257.09 $1,442 —
617 617 8 252.00 $252.00 $1,555 -7.85
715–718 717 6 220.00–232.00 $226.01 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 344.00 $344.00 $1,211 —
406 406 4 333.00 $333.00 $1,352 —
503–530 513 11 300.00–309.00 $305.62 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 10 232.00 $232.00 $1,436 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,379 +19.64
1020–1410 1221 80-85% 26 108.00–120.00 $113.79 $1,389 -9.84
1095–1360 1260 80-85% 4 100.00–106.00 $104.17 $1,313 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1215 1050 85-90% 13 94.00–105.50 $100.00 $1,050 +0.25
1070–1240 1155 85-90% 2 109.00–111.50 $110.34 $1,274 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1600 1425 75-80% 6 115.00–125.00 $121.37 $1,730 +1.74
1380–1480 1430 75-80% 2 108.00–111.50 $109.81 $1,570 -9.82
1660–1790 1725 75-80% 2 129.50–131.00 $130.28 $2,247 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,059 -6.68
1335–1890 1552 3 143.00–155.00 $149.84 $2,326 —
1590–2170 1835 4 160.00–165.00 $163.18 $2,994 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1005 955 (<2 yrs)Open 3 175.00–189.00 $181.29 $1,731
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,407

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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.