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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 1, 2025

677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $396.38/cwt +15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 521 lb · 76 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $276.25/cwt ≈ $2,409/hd at 872 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $397.86/cwt +4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,691/hd at 425 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 677 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,599 -5.00
398 398 7 465.00 $465.00 $1,851 +2.41
405–435 425 12 438.00–444.00 $439.54 $1,868 -23.06
450–499 476 29 401.00–435.50 $420.18 $2,000 +3.94
510–543 521 76 379.00–414.00 $396.38 $2,065 +16.93
560–589 583 20 360.00–385.00 $368.78 $2,150 -13.82
605–643 621 20 346.00–360.00 $354.82 $2,203 -9.18
650 650 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 —
710 710 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,258 -1.81
872 872 39 276.25 $276.25 $2,409 —
966 966 13 262.75 $262.75 $2,538 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–382 366 5 430.00–452.00 $442.81 $1,621 —
402–407 405 4 386.00–420.00 $402.89 $1,632 -11.22
490 490 2 391.00 $391.00 $1,916 -3.58
593 593 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,016 +2.00
642 642 4 326.00 $326.00 $2,093 -14.00
702–744 740 20 289.00–290.00 $289.91 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476–482 478 10 330.00–340.00 $334.03 $1,597 —
501–502 501 9 338.00–339.00 $338.56 $1,696 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 6 343.00 $343.00 $1,338 —
456 456 6 319.00 $319.00 $1,455 —
514 514 5 328.00 $328.00 $1,686 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–331 322 9 445.00–472.00 $460.09 $1,481 +18.19
362–397 376 6 400.00–414.00 $406.60 $1,529 -18.51
401–444 425 37 380.00–415.00 $397.86 $1,691 +2.69
475–489 483 18 352.00–382.00 $365.12 $1,764 +14.02
501–549 516 30 329.00–354.00 $345.94 $1,785 -4.82
541–543 542 6 310.00–312.00 $311.00 $1,686 -39.76
551 551 5 341.00 $341.00 $1,879 +22.11
913–949 935 10 243.50–250.00 $247.46 $2,314 —
965–982 975 25 243.00–244.35 $243.82 $2,377 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–448 419 16 336.00–390.00 $377.82 $1,583 +8.82
481–487 483 5 328.00–359.00 $346.51 $1,674 -2.49
507–539 529 10 322.00–336.00 $331.90 $1,756 +11.90
608–633 619 8 284.00–296.00 $290.72 $1,800 —
665 665 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,835 —
702–705 704 10 259.00–281.00 $272.22 $1,916 +4.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–461 457 22 332.00–342.50 $336.05 $1,536 —
503–543 523 8 325.00–329.00 $326.92 $1,710 —
740 740 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,717 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 7 392.50 $392.50 $1,303 —
383–385 384 8 351.00–360.00 $356.64 $1,369 —
411 411 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,346 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,523 —
472 472 9 348.00 $348.00 $1,643 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,672 —
465–487 474 5 399.00–405.00 $402.53 $1,908 —
550–563 556 7 330.00–364.00 $344.77 $1,917 +10.77
600–645 617 13 300.00–336.00 $320.81 $1,979 —
841 841 5 248.00 $248.00 $2,086 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,605 -11.09
1060–1385 1241 80-85% 14 144.00–155.50 $149.13 $1,851 -3.74
1240–1395 1308 80-85% 6 157.00–162.00 $159.17 $2,082 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1545 1458 75-80% 2 143.00 $143.00 $2,085 -4.79
1495–1550 1523 75-80% 2 157.00 $157.00 $2,391 —
1245–2065 1573 75-80% 16 147.00–155.50 $151.31 $2,380 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1175 958 85-90% 4 114.00–133.00 $123.56 $1,184 -13.15
920–1145 1033 85-90% 2 144.00–145.00 $144.55 $1,493 +31.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2590 1718 4 163.00–171.00 $166.55 $2,861 —
1345–2310 1818 8 178.00–195.00 $186.75 $3,395 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–1015 848 (<2 yrs)Open 4 203.00–220.00 $210.22 $1,783
805–1255 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 160.00–196.00 $177.59 $1,865

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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.