Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

1,893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.98/cwt +24.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,835/hd at 572 lb · 109 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.79/cwt +7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 565 lb · 78 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $266.10/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 670 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,893 821 1,591
Feeder cattle 1,582 661 1,386
Slaughter cattle 311 130 205
Replacement cattle — 30 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply higher and those weighing 500-750 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand was very good for a heavy supply of mostly home raised reputation strings of cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 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
380–397 385 15 386.00–401.00 $389.76 $1,501 —
415–424 421 22 360.00–376.00 $371.82 $1,565 +30.82
473–491 481 32 332.00–360.00 $344.61 $1,658 +2.61
512–545 536 40 331.00–345.00 $338.11 $1,812 +17.33
552–592 571 106 305.00–333.00 $321.91 $1,838 +25.48
598 598 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,722 -8.43
600–612 608 26 284.00–315.00 $302.14 $1,837 +34.15
610 fancy 610 7 321.50 $321.50 $1,961 —
653–683 665 25 264.00–279.00 $272.23 $1,810 +13.04
657–692 unweaned 673 52 260.00–266.00 $263.15 $1,771 +9.15
712 fancy 712 40 290.00 $290.00 $2,065 —
706–722 715 21 265.00–287.00 $277.69 $1,985 —
727 unweaned 727 4 249.50 $249.50 $1,814 +15.50
750–795 764 23 243.50–249.50 $246.70 $1,885 —
829 829 16 255.00 $255.00 $2,114 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,180 —
356–395 378 24 329.00–360.00 $346.43 $1,310 —
420 thin fleshed 420 3 373.00 $373.00 $1,567 —
417–448 438 7 339.00–358.00 $344.16 $1,507 +33.27
450–497 480 29 330.00–360.00 $339.84 $1,631 +39.64
525–536 529 38 306.00–324.00 $316.15 $1,672 +18.82
553–592 570 64 284.00–320.00 $292.45 $1,667 +25.51
615–635 626 15 272.00–279.00 $275.76 $1,726 +15.76
650–696 667 38 248.00–269.00 $258.05 $1,721 +11.53
686 686 4 243.50 $243.50 $1,670 -3.02
748 748 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,765 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 4 219.00 $219.00 $683 —
506 506 6 177.00 $177.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,273 —
554 554 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,396 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 4 249.50 $249.50 $1,796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,110 +20.50
356 356 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,175 -5.00
401–429 414 52 317.50–340.50 $331.09 $1,371 +11.04
450–499 480 40 297.00–325.00 $307.55 $1,476 +16.77
505–532 517 47 279.00–296.00 $288.88 $1,494 +14.65
550–590 565 62 259.00–272.00 $265.58 $1,501 +2.65
565 fancy 565 16 291.00 $291.00 $1,644 —
600–615 unweaned 603 23 250.00–261.50 $258.95 $1,561 +24.47
655 fancy 655 12 278.00 $278.00 $1,821 —
721 unweaned 721 16 241.50 $241.50 $1,741 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,013 —
327 327 2 300.00 $300.00 $981 —
367–370 368 19 315.00–347.50 $340.61 $1,253 +24.61
405–438 423 19 270.00–326.00 $296.93 $1,256 +14.90
474–498 485 45 276.00–300.00 $291.91 $1,416 +7.66
525–543 529 44 257.00–287.50 $279.90 $1,481 +19.90
562–588 572 31 240.00–266.00 $257.44 $1,473 +11.46
606–635 614 13 238.00–254.00 $246.41 $1,513 +6.41
651–675 665 13 229.50–230.50 $229.88 $1,529 -7.12
676 676 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,673 +10.50
703–713 709 8 230.00–231.00 $230.63 $1,635 —
847 847 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,804 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,447 —
631 631 9 231.50 $231.50 $1,461 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,323 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,545 +2.35
513 513 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,503 -12.00
565–597 580 20 275.00–297.00 $281.25 $1,631 —
618–647 637 15 257.00–270.00 $263.84 $1,681 +20.12
662 662 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,662 +21.00
746 746 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,761 —
816 816 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,697 —
933 933 4 189.50 $189.50 $1,768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1260 1206 80-85% 5 94.00–106.00 $101.89 $1,229 -9.78
1190–1300 1225 80-85% 4 118.00–120.00 $119.12 $1,459 +7.45
1125–1370 1275 80-85% 18 107.00–116.00 $110.98 $1,415 -5.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1605 1440 75-80% 2 106.50–107.00 $106.72 $1,537 -0.28
1320–1635 1447 75-80% 17 108.00–118.00 $113.80 $1,647 +6.80
1450–1740 1578 75-80% 3 117.00–123.00 $119.51 $1,886 -3.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1245 1077 85-90% 13 92.00–106.00 $98.54 $1,061 +3.40
975–1190 1090 85-90% 3 80.00–90.00 $83.74 $913 -11.40
1145 1145 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795–1915 1863 3 146.00–156.00 $152.45 $2,840 —

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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.