Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 14, 2024

1,332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $264.61/cwt ≈ $2,130/hd at 805 lb · 156 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $331.80/cwt +22.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 486 lb · 64 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.97/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 686 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,332 575 1,254
Feeder cattle 1,146 437 919
Slaughter cattle 151 118 285
Replacement cattle 35 20 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for several reputation strings of calves and a few loads of yearlings. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 15 386.00 $386.00 $1,332 —
427–428 427 41 350.00 $350.00 $1,494 —
481–487 486 64 318.00–340.00 $331.80 $1,613 +22.80
515–537 529 22 301.00–318.00 $305.31 $1,615 -0.42
560–596 576 30 275.00–293.00 $287.21 $1,654 +5.41
616–632 unweaned 625 13 256.00–260.00 $257.82 $1,611 —
615–645 627 18 258.00–276.00 $265.80 $1,667 -14.33
650–686 671 7 248.00–250.00 $249.17 $1,672 —
670–691 688 57 256.00–264.50 $263.54 $1,813 —
706 706 9 257.50 $257.50 $1,818 +0.44
801–821 805 156 259.50–265.75 $264.61 $2,130 —
937 937 6 228.00 $228.00 $2,136 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 336.00 $336.00 $1,502 +36.56
455–491 478 12 299.00–312.50 $308.58 $1,475 +8.44
524–542 528 26 279.00–316.00 $305.76 $1,614 +18.56
567–596 585 36 259.00–277.00 $267.64 $1,566 -0.91
595 595 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,470 -21.55
650–696 unweaned 685 12 236.00–244.00 $237.90 $1,630 —
712–722 716 11 242.00–245.00 $243.10 $1,741 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,461 —
521 521 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,433 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,477 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 17 339.50 $339.50 $1,178 -3.36
405–449 427 42 290.00–320.00 $312.82 $1,336 —
465–490 481 28 264.00–286.00 $278.41 $1,339 +13.41
504–526 515 27 259.50–269.00 $263.65 $1,358 +3.14
551–592 569 26 249.50–265.00 $256.84 $1,461 +0.84
581 unweaned 581 16 239.00–241.00 $239.63 $1,392 -8.37
633 633 19 256.00 $256.00 $1,620 —
630–642 639 9 231.00–241.00 $237.65 $1,519 —
727 727 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,738 —
788 788 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,741 —
981 981 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,972 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–449 437 30 270.00–286.00 $276.32 $1,208 —
462–498 479 8 240.00–263.00 $248.98 $1,193 -1.02
510–537 526 11 240.00–266.00 $255.25 $1,343 +5.25
568–583 576 28 236.00–248.00 $243.04 $1,400 +3.54
570–582 unweaned 578 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,329 ±0.00
620 unweaned 620 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,438 —
653–658 656 8 219.00–232.00 $225.52 $1,479 —
790 790 4 225.50 $225.50 $1,781 —
807 807 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,767 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,411 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,198 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 4 349.00 $349.00 $1,127 —
410–415 412 7 260.00–312.00 $289.56 $1,193 —
458 458 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,347 —
575–579 578 14 244.00–250.00 $245.28 $1,418 -11.22
700 700 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,498 -6.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 3 202.00 $202.00 $830 —
537 537 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,230 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,331 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1425 1184 80-85% 14 107.00–117.00 $112.89 $1,337 —
1115–1265 1190 80-85% 2 102.00–107.00 $104.34 $1,242 —
1060–1340 1192 80-85% 8 117.00–120.00 $118.45 $1,412 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1750 1439 75-80% 16 112.00–123.50 $116.82 $1,681 —
1350–1755 1606 75-80% 4 106.00–112.00 $110.02 $1,767 —
1545–1845 1688 75-80% 3 124.00–132.00 $127.53 $2,153 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–985 850 85-90% 5 68.00–79.00 $73.24 $623 +3.24
945 945 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $576 —
875–1170 1025 85-90% 11 93.50–109.00 $103.04 $1,056 +4.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1825 1825 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,902 -6.98
2010 2010 1 165.00 $165.00 $3,316 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–910 890 (<2 yrs)Open 2 180.00–194.00 $186.84 $1,663
875–1125 966 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 140.00–150.00 $145.14 $1,402

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1470 1264 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 112.00–136.00 $119.47 $1,510

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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.