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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 3, 2025

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.94/cwt ≈ $1,925/hd at 617 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.97/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 523 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.89/cwt -37.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 426 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 460 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 432.00 $432.00 $1,706 -4.45
416–421 420 21 399.00–410.00 $400.56 $1,682 —
457–479 473 7 376.00–386.00 $378.76 $1,792 -12.34
451–493 482 15 357.00–360.00 $357.75 $1,724 -33.35
507–525 518 10 340.00–348.00 $342.78 $1,776 -35.57
581 581 5 362.00 $362.00 $2,103 -10.00
610–626 623 10 344.00–362.00 $351.78 $2,192 -7.69
627 627 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,956 -47.47
660–673 669 7 329.00–330.00 $329.28 $2,203 +10.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 397.00 $397.00 $1,731 —
477 477 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,765 +34.00
528 528 5 367.00 $367.00 $1,938 +26.35
554 554 5 345.50 $345.50 $1,914 +4.69
600 600 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,974 —
764 764 7 287.00 $287.00 $2,193 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 422.00 $422.00 $1,372 +13.00
387–393 389 8 366.00–388.00 $379.67 $1,477 -21.24
403–433 417 17 366.00–376.00 $372.52 $1,553 -26.93
406–448 435 17 338.00–363.00 $351.26 $1,528 -48.19
503–546 523 41 324.00–345.00 $332.97 $1,741 -2.72
599 599 8 316.00 $316.00 $1,893 +13.00
600–647 617 67 302.50–318.00 $313.49 $1,934 —
620 620 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,612 —
745 745 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,959 -1.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 368.00 $368.00 $1,373 —
405–438 420 14 322.00–344.00 $334.58 $1,405 -6.76
463 463 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,435 -9.15
477 477 16 320.00–341.50 $329.41 $1,571 +10.26
522–525 523 13 308.00–329.00 $314.49 $1,645 +11.33
550–590 566 5 305.00–307.00 $306.17 $1,733 +14.17
645 645 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,774 +5.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,508 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 407.00 $407.00 $1,396 —
376 376 3 416.00 $416.00 $1,564 —
422–445 428 20 380.00–394.00 $382.96 $1,639 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 364.00 $364.00 $1,456 +9.00
461–498 477 7 299.00–370.00 $338.22 $1,613 -12.33
503–533 520 7 338.00–348.00 $342.14 $1,779 +8.76
645 645 7 309.00 $309.00 $1,993 —
700 700 2 286.00 $286.00 $2,002 -4.00
932 932 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,911 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1415 1164 80-85% 14 134.50–146.00 $141.48 $1,647 +3.17
1125–1230 1196 80-85% 4 119.00–130.00 $125.16 $1,497 -20.64
1175–1240 1204 80-85% 5 145.50–149.00 $147.32 $1,774 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,651 —
1300–1485 1379 75-80% 4 152.00–155.00 $153.04 $2,110 —
1295–1690 1508 75-80% 8 142.00–149.00 $145.90 $2,200 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,079 +4.58
840–1195 1009 85-90% 6 122.00–128.00 $125.44 $1,266 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1520 1348 2 161.00–169.00 $165.51 $2,231 —
1295–2050 1576 7 171.00–184.00 $179.16 $2,824 —
1825–1995 1931 4 189.00–195.00 $191.78 $3,703 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–1075 1004 (<2 yrs)Open 4 189.00–209.00 $203.38 $2,042
1015–1275 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 147.00–198.00 $172.77 $1,957

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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.