MO-Kan Livestock Market Report, Butler, MO

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 30, 2025

1,052 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.78/cwt -5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 570 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $321.58/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,032/hd at 632 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $341.06/cwt -12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 578 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,052	556	1,545
Feeder cattle	798	526	1,360
Slaughter cattle	254	30	185

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher except for some 450-525 lb heifers selling 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher with some high dressing kind up to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–460	456	4	378.00–380.00	$378.99	$1,728	—
504–513	508	14	365.00–369.00	$367.27	$1,866	—
556–598	578	39	332.00–356.00	$341.06	$1,971	-12.23
611–647	632	40	310.00–334.00	$321.58	$2,032	-0.42
663–685	672	38	290.00–300.00	$298.42	$2,005	-9.75
707–743	728	34	270.00–289.00	$281.36	$2,048	-7.64
752–797	772	39	264.00–280.50	$271.15	$2,093	—
818–826	822	11	253.00–266.00	$258.88	$2,128	—
931	931	3	235.00	$235.00	$2,188	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	392.50	$392.50	$1,550	+18.50
465–467	466	4	362.00–387.50	$374.72	$1,746	+29.33
502–535	510	15	335.00–355.00	$345.21	$1,761	-9.51
562–592	576	20	325.00–331.00	$327.89	$1,889	+2.89
642	642	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,862	—
681	681	3	287.00	$287.00	$1,954	+10.66
702–735	722	13	260.00–274.00	$264.35	$1,909	—
908	908	3	235.00	$235.00	$2,134	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	6	309.50	$309.50	$1,888	—
650	650	8	297.00	$297.00	$1,930	—
752	752	12	264.00	$264.00	$1,985	—
855	855	6	239.50	$239.50	$2,048	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–422	415	8	330.00–362.50	$350.66	$1,455	+10.66
459–490	468	20	325.00–364.00	$353.25	$1,653	+27.04
497	497	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,451	-34.21
506–520	516	31	322.00–330.00	$327.28	$1,689	+63.28
536	536	4	301.00	$301.00	$1,613	+7.25
562 unweaned	562	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,405	—
560–597	571	39	284.00–309.00	$300.47	$1,716	-0.32
605–644	633	38	264.00–283.00	$272.96	$1,728	-21.04
655–662	658	5	256.00–264.00	$259.22	$1,706	+1.72
729–748	739	18	252.00–256.00	$254.09	$1,878	+0.72
764–766	765	13	246.00–255.00	$250.84	$1,919	+2.33
812	812	4	239.50	$239.50	$1,945	—
906	906	3	228.50	$228.50	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,294	-2.54
367–383	377	5	329.00–356.00	$339.52	$1,280	+12.01
422–430	426	6	301.00–310.00	$305.01	$1,299	—
485	485	2	298.00	$298.00	$1,445	-11.00
505–512	510	9	288.00–300.00	$297.36	$1,517	+12.12
568–593	575	16	264.50–281.00	$268.66	$1,545	-9.94
636	636	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,717	+22.00
708–718	712	7	240.00–243.00	$241.70	$1,721	—
810	810	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,871	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	3	253.00	$253.00	$1,531	—
681	681	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,600	—
734	734	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,732	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	5	272.50	$272.50	$1,676	—
669	669	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,444	—
476	476	6	309.00–338.00	$323.50	$1,540	-30.50
552–588	574	5	280.00–310.00	$291.55	$1,673	—
736	736	4	247.00	$247.00	$1,818	-3.00
768–799	787	8	237.00–239.00	$238.27	$1,875	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	5	346.00	$346.00	$1,495	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1291	1115	80-85%	38	122.00–137.00	$130.03	$1,450	—
1060–1315	1177	80-85%	11	135.50–145.50	$138.80	$1,634	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1135	958	85-90%	6	112.00–124.00	$117.75	$1,128	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1535	1380	75-80%	4	132.00–136.00	$134.77	$1,860	-3.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1415	1383	2	156.00–161.00	$158.56	$2,193	—
1515	1515	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,212	—
1755–1985	1870	2	173.00–175.00	$174.06	$3,255	—

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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.