Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 12, 2024

1,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.57/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,653/hd at 639 lb · 103 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.88/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 486 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $341.64/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,787/hd at 523 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,189 1,893 798
Feeder cattle 1,044 1,582 584
Slaughter cattle 120 311 174
Replacement cattle 25 — 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's higher market, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good with several groups of attractive calves offered, especially a nice offering of 550-700 lb heifers. Supply was moderate. 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
416–424 420 13 392.00–405.00 $398.06 $1,672 +26.24
466–472 468 12 348.00–360.75 $357.53 $1,673 +12.92
510–540 523 49 326.00–359.00 $344.36 $1,801 +6.25
525 525 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,654 -23.11
550–590 575 22 299.00–325.00 $313.72 $1,804 -8.19
601–636 625 47 292.00–305.00 $299.35 $1,871 -2.79
656 656 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,797 +1.77
695 unweaned 695 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,793 -5.15
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 24 328.00 $328.00 $1,778 —
585 585 15 302.75 $302.75 $1,771 —
644 644 11 284.50 $284.50 $1,832 —
691 691 19 261.00 $261.00 $1,804 —
739 739 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,884 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–488 476 10 330.00–351.00 $343.94 $1,637 +4.10
530–544 540 10 289.00–320.00 $298.13 $1,610 -18.02
550–588 561 12 290.00–312.00 $301.01 $1,689 +8.56
647 647 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,753 -4.76
657–695 676 6 248.50–250.00 $249.23 $1,685 -8.82
758–765 760 6 248.00–250.00 $249.33 $1,895 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,185 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–339 334 6 329.00–338.00 $333.43 $1,114 -19.07
358 358 3 314.00 $314.00 $1,124 -16.00
404 404 7 341.00 $341.00 $1,378 +9.91
451–497 485 62 296.00–330.00 $310.29 $1,505 +2.74
494 494 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,373 -29.55
500–548 519 22 275.00–300.00 $291.31 $1,512 +2.43
553–579 568 52 269.00–284.00 $274.67 $1,560 +9.09
626 626 4 243.50 $243.50 $1,524 —
625–649 640 99 252.00–274.00 $259.18 $1,659 —
665–680 670 40 244.50–256.00 $253.37 $1,698 —
689–691 690 12 235.00–235.50 $235.33 $1,624 —
707 707 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,661 —
753 753 12 238.25 $238.25 $1,794 —
808 808 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,104 -40.61
401 401 4 316.00 $316.00 $1,267 +19.07
461–499 487 14 264.00–281.00 $274.75 $1,338 -17.16
503–540 521 37 258.00–278.00 $267.24 $1,392 -12.66
562 562 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,366 -14.44
561–588 581 28 255.00–262.00 $259.13 $1,506 +1.69
608–633 616 26 235.00–249.00 $244.03 $1,503 -2.38
655–687 673 22 230.50–238.00 $234.61 $1,579 -12.89
896 896 5 204.50 $204.50 $1,832 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–482 474 6 280.00–308.00 $293.75 $1,392 —
586 586 10 264.50 $264.50 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,272 —
626 626 9 228.00 $228.00 $1,427 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 273.50 $273.50 $1,192 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 8 334.00 $334.00 $1,413 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,416 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1220 1163 80-85% 2 100.00–100.50 $100.24 $1,166 —
1090–1405 1260 80-85% 14 106.00–112.50 $109.79 $1,383 -1.19
1325–1410 1368 80-85% 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,614 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1665 1475 75-80% 5 110.50–116.00 $113.43 $1,673 —
1640–1805 1700 75-80% 3 120.00–124.50 $122.89 $2,089 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $644 —
1055–1105 1080 85-90% 2 102.50–106.00 $104.29 $1,126 +5.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1955 1764 4 144.00–162.00 $157.05 $2,770 —
1630–1900 1765 2 164.00–165.00 $164.54 $2,904 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,386
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,972

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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.