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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 8, 2025

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $400.70/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,095/hd at 523 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $376.46/cwt +7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,170/hd at 576 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $361.29/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 618 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 757 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 unweaned 290 3 507.00 $507.00 $1,470 —
325–330 328 4 436.00–484.00 $460.18 $1,509 -34.82
370–385 unweaned 378 6 430.00–462.00 $439.31 $1,661 —
350–388 379 14 448.00–476.00 $463.55 $1,757 -1.45
400–430 unweaned 425 6 440.00–470.00 $456.85 $1,942 —
450–466 unweaned 455 31 426.00–443.00 $436.59 $1,986 —
499 499 6 427.00 $427.00 $2,131 +6.82
502–529 unweaned 521 47 391.00–405.00 $398.83 $2,078 —
524–531 527 19 389.00–415.00 $405.34 $2,136 +8.96
565–597 unweaned 576 40 368.00–380.00 $374.64 $2,158 —
570–579 577 25 370.50–389.00 $379.38 $2,189 +10.60
602–641 617 41 352.00–379.00 $363.43 $2,242 +8.61
607–628 unweaned 620 13 346.00–359.00 $354.56 $2,198 —
693 693 6 339.50 $339.50 $2,353 —
701–745 719 24 305.00–321.00 $315.63 $2,269 -2.37
780–790 783 15 284.00–290.00 $285.71 $2,237 —
825 825 12 293.50 $293.50 $2,421 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,628 -32.81
400–445 419 7 390.00–425.00 $403.34 $1,690 +0.45
465–495 486 11 390.00–400.00 $392.20 $1,906 +1.20
490 unweaned 490 11 399.00–400.00 $399.27 $1,956 —
533–535 534 8 350.00–369.00 $361.86 $1,932 —
565–590 587 16 325.00–341.00 $339.07 $1,990 -0.93
593 unweaned 593 4 346.00 $346.00 $2,052 —
602–633 615 18 319.00–345.00 $334.37 $2,056 +8.37
678–680 679 15 314.00–320.00 $318.40 $2,162 —
782 782 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,323 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 5 273.50 $273.50 $2,256 —
867 867 2 269.00 $269.00 $2,332 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,513 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 482.00 $482.00 $1,350 —
322 322 4 442.00 $442.00 $1,423 -18.09
352–398 367 15 400.00–420.00 $411.12 $1,509 +4.52
406–435 414 7 386.00–392.00 $387.80 $1,605 -10.06
420 unweaned 420 8 396.00 $396.00 $1,663 —
450–470 unweaned 464 29 350.00–380.00 $368.39 $1,709 —
455–490 475 21 350.00–383.00 $363.95 $1,729 -1.17
507 507 4 359.00 $359.00 $1,820 +13.06
522–526 unweaned 523 34 351.00–363.00 $359.81 $1,882 —
550–575 unweaned 561 19 315.00–321.00 $317.17 $1,779 —
625 625 7 306.00 $306.00 $1,912 —
668–677 672 5 298.00–307.00 $303.37 $2,039 —
700 700 4 288.00 $288.00 $2,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–407 unweaned 407 8 360.00–371.00 $368.26 $1,499 —
418 418 9 377.50 $377.50 $1,578 -0.32
466 unweaned 466 4 332.50 $332.50 $1,549 —
510–531 516 11 332.50–334.00 $333.58 $1,721 +1.68
538–548 unweaned 545 17 319.00–322.50 $320.95 $1,749 —
552–576 569 11 308.00–315.00 $310.85 $1,769 —
568–577 unweaned 573 10 315.00–317.50 $316.26 $1,812 —
617–630 622 6 296.00–303.00 $298.99 $1,860 +8.27
657 657 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,945 +20.00
719 719 5 279.00 $279.00 $2,006 +6.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556–572 562 8 275.00–296.00 $283.02 $1,591 —
688–697 692 5 270.00–280.00 $274.03 $1,896 —
855 855 4 264.00 $264.00 $2,257 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 2 448.00 $448.00 $1,913 —
465 465 2 338.00 $338.00 $1,572 -64.53
552–582 567 4 352.00–354.00 $353.03 $2,002 +8.26
643 643 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,090 +4.19
770 770 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,210 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1695 1469 75-80% 18 146.00–155.00 $150.27 $2,207 +7.27
1500–1640 1570 75-80% 2 155.00–157.00 $156.04 $2,450 +4.73
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1435 1215 80-85% 11 145.00–154.00 $150.45 $1,828 +1.32
1080–1335 1220 80-85% 4 152.00–160.00 $156.07 $1,904 +6.94
1350 1350 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,755 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1037 955 85-90% 6 119.00–132.00 $127.37 $1,216 +3.81
995–1150 1079 85-90% 4 141.00–151.00 $144.10 $1,555 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,804 —
1790–1945 1892 3 170.00–193.00 $179.76 $3,401 —
1985–1995 1990 2 202.00–203.00 $202.50 $4,030 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1365 1272 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,885.00–2,300.00 $2,030.09
1375–1475 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,550.00 $2,394.74
1540 1540 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
1300–1350 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,150.00–3,400.00 $3,233.33 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1750 1750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,275.00 $3,275.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 2 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —

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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.