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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $380.00/cwt +16.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,934/hd at 772 lb · 134 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $353.00/cwt ≈ $3,128/hd at 886 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $355.84/cwt -53.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 480 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 423 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–466 463 6 478.00–502.00 $494.10 $2,288 +36.73
533 unweaned 533 6 408.00 $408.00 $2,175 —
583 583 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,449 -18.64
588 unweaned 588 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,293 —
605–627 unweaned 616 4 370.00–390.00 $379.82 $2,340 —
622 622 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,426 -24.95
772 772 134 380.00 $380.00 $2,934 -1.50
886 886 62 353.00 $353.00 $3,128 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,799 —
475 475 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,042 -7.69
510 unweaned 510 14 384.00 $384.00 $1,958 —
597 unweaned 597 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,227 —
602–633 unweaned 621 5 337.00–340.00 $338.16 $2,100 —
737 737 4 373.50 $373.50 $2,753 -1.50
795 795 3 352.00 $352.00 $2,798 —
842 842 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,863 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 unweaned 443 8 404.00 $404.00 $1,790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–499 unweaned 480 17 350.00–365.00 $355.84 $1,708 —
505 505 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,894 +7.91
525–526 unweaned 526 8 360.00–378.00 $369.01 $1,941 +18.01
551–575 unweaned 564 9 346.00 $346.00 $1,951 —
632 unweaned 632 4 329.00 $329.00 $2,079 —
753 753 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,259 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 416.00 $416.00 $1,789 —
463 463 3 401.00 $401.00 $1,857 +11.00
477–498 unweaned 490 5 370.00–376.00 $373.66 $1,831 —
541 unweaned 541 5 369.00 $369.00 $1,996 —
595 unweaned 595 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,975 —
851 851 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,596 —
996 996 13 293.00 $293.00 $2,918 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,436 —
454 unweaned 454 5 346.00 $346.00 $1,571 —
517 unweaned 517 7 329.00 $329.00 $1,701 —
605 unweaned 605 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,972 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 394.00 $394.00 $2,088 +20.44
575 575 4 374.00 $374.00 $2,150 -2.00
801 801 5 311.00 $311.00 $2,491 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1064–1205 1084 80-85% 7 139.00–140.00 $139.16 $1,508 —
1045–1235 1127 80-85% 6 144.00–159.00 $149.26 $1,682 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1043 1017 85-90% 6 114.00–118.00 $117.42 $1,194 —
955–1105 1026 85-90% 4 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $1,385 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1445 1385 75-80% 2 165.00–166.00 $165.48 $2,292 -3.62
1365–1590 1463 75-80% 7 154.00–164.00 $160.39 $2,347 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1585 1388 2 169.00–178.00 $172.86 $2,399 —
1650–1865 1778 3 204.00–211.00 $207.68 $3,693 +15.00
1725–1830 1778 2 184.00–196.00 $190.18 $3,381 -2.50

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965–1235 1060 (<2 yrs)Open 4 216.00–270.00 $244.26 $2,589

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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.