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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 17, 2025

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $264.00/cwt ≈ $2,479/hd at 939 lb · 130 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.00/cwt +11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 731 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.55/cwt +37.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 529 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 758 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–332 324 11 465.00–470.00 $469.07 $1,520 —
375 375 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,669 +37.75
406–433 412 19 430.00–438.00 $436.23 $1,797 +35.23
456–462 459 17 395.00–415.00 $405.52 $1,861 +16.77
477 477 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,741 -23.75
502–547 536 43 360.00–394.00 $371.09 $1,989 +13.53
571–593 580 8 333.00–346.00 $338.54 $1,964 +2.57
605 605 15 360.00 $360.00 $2,178 —
654 654 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,191 —
758–761 759 7 289.00–297.00 $293.56 $2,228 —
810 810 45 277.00 $277.00 $2,244 —
939 939 130 264.00 $264.00 $2,479 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 414.00 $414.00 $1,432 —
350–351 350 7 408.00–430.00 $420.56 $1,472 +40.56
411–443 417 17 372.50–402.50 $393.44 $1,641 -1.56
470–499 489 26 350.00–380.00 $366.78 $1,794 +2.78
543 543 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,846 -12.62
551–573 560 7 330.00–349.00 $340.67 $1,908 +39.67
640 640 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,968 +3.19
668 668 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,004 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 444.00 $444.00 $1,123 —
310 310 2 432.00 $432.00 $1,339 —
350–386 362 10 368.00–401.00 $384.29 $1,391 +14.05
419 419 20 399.50 $399.50 $1,674 —
429–445 435 8 335.00–344.00 $338.45 $1,472 —
450–471 463 5 355.00–370.00 $360.84 $1,671 +24.86
517 517 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,473 -4.00
507–545 530 41 317.00–340.00 $330.60 $1,752 +41.60
576–583 580 14 312.00–314.00 $313.15 $1,816 +52.15
627 627 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,718 —
620–643 628 38 288.00–313.00 $293.60 $1,844 —
677 677 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,909 +6.00
731 731 55 269.00 $269.00 $1,966 +11.34
792–796 793 9 246.00–250.50 $248.99 $1,974 —
885 885 3 234.00 $234.00 $2,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,298 —
343 343 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,406 +64.20
375–390 383 4 345.00–352.00 $348.43 $1,334 +14.83
421 thin fleshed 421 17 375.00 $375.00 $1,579 —
412–437 424 22 329.00–367.00 $353.32 $1,498 +15.21
460–470 465 4 333.00–349.00 $341.09 $1,586 +21.37
510–516 514 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,568 -3.04
572 572 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,636 -19.23
642 642 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,766 —
676 676 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,798 +7.23
710–715 713 10 246.00–261.00 $255.03 $1,818 —
761 761 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,880 —
865 865 2 238.00 $238.00 $2,059 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 3 372.00 $372.00 $1,566 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,445 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–441 433 6 376.00 $376.00 $1,628 +12.19
465–478 469 9 350.00–379.00 $369.15 $1,731 +14.64
596 596 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,901 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,570 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1255 1113 80-85% 6 152.00–156.00 $154.63 $1,721 —
1020–1370 1169 80-85% 18 138.00–152.00 $146.51 $1,713 +4.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1470 1411 75-80% 9 144.00–150.00 $147.44 $2,080 +1.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,119 —
835–995 924 85-90% 6 124.00–134.00 $127.55 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1240 1190 2 158.00–159.00 $158.52 $1,886 —
1300–1570 1435 2 168.00–176.00 $172.38 $2,474 +14.38
1865–2055 1930 3 194.00–203.00 $197.84 $3,818 +24.15

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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.