Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 23, 2025

556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.61/cwt +13.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 623 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.60/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,594/hd at 572 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $353.29/cwt +34.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,031/hd at 575 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 556 1,181 547
Feeder cattle 526 1,125 507
Slaughter cattle 30 46 40
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher except for a couple fancy groups of 550-600 lbs grazing type steers selling 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand was good for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–581 575 30 327.00–357.00 $353.29 $2,031 +34.46
612 612 8 322.00 $322.00 $1,971 -10.00
667–670 670 24 299.00–310.00 $308.17 $2,065 +15.02
715 715 9 289.00 $289.00 $2,066 +8.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 436.00 $436.00 $1,413 —
382 382 4 374.00 $374.00 $1,429 —
460–482 465 9 340.00–347.00 $345.39 $1,606 -14.53
502–515 508 9 343.00–363.00 $354.72 $1,802 —
581 581 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,888 +33.20
683–696 690 9 273.00–280.00 $276.34 $1,907 +7.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–393 370 14 339.00–376.00 $364.78 $1,350 +10.99
446 446 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,516 -6.88
466–483 472 11 308.00–337.00 $326.21 $1,540 -1.58
501 501 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,323 -47.51
532–533 533 16 293.50–294.00 $293.75 $1,566 -17.76
556–561 560 28 285.00–310.00 $300.79 $1,684 +3.49
611–621 615 14 275.50–280.00 $277.45 $1,706 +27.45
623 623 10 265.50 $265.50 $1,654 -6.49
626 626 31 294.00 $294.00 $1,840 +22.01
666 666 20 257.50 $257.50 $1,715 -10.32
690 690 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,725 -17.82
700–738 725 6 251.00–254.50 $253.37 $1,837 +2.59
761–768 765 6 246.00–251.00 $248.51 $1,901 +19.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,062 —
325–338 332 8 360.00–392.00 $377.54 $1,253 —
372–399 394 10 326.00–334.00 $327.51 $1,290 —
499 499 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,542 ±0.00
508–533 523 17 280.00–295.00 $285.24 $1,492 —
553–595 572 30 268.00–286.00 $278.60 $1,594 -4.14
605–627 611 15 253.00–268.00 $264.10 $1,614 +19.22
617 617 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,530 +3.12
692 692 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,640 -8.51
723 unweaned 723 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,706 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 354.00 $354.00 $1,628 +38.00
521 521 9 339.00 $339.00 $1,766 —
678 678 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,797 —
735 735 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,838 —
825 825 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,782 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 138.50 $138.50 $1,891 —
1470–1570 1507 75-80% 3 115.00–123.50 $118.76 $1,790 -8.60
1485–1890 1712 75-80% 9 123.00–135.50 $130.53 $2,235 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1320 1215 80-85% 2 133.00–133.50 $133.23 $1,619 +9.50
1047–1380 1220 80-85% 9 119.50–131.00 $125.80 $1,535 +2.07
1385 1385 80-85% 1 118.50 $118.50 $1,641 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1210 1083 85-90% 3 104.00–116.00 $111.43 $1,207 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1845 1703 2 138.50–149.00 $143.31 $2,441 -27.69
1935–2025 1980 2 161.00–169.00 $165.09 $3,269 —
2100 2100 1 175.00 $175.00 $3,675 —

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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.