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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

1,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $345.50/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,909/hd at 842 lb · 119 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.46/cwt +30.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,197/hd at 574 lb · 98 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $393.95/cwt +47.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,484/hd at 631 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,080 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 579.00 $579.00 $2,264 —
426 426 15 542.50 $542.50 $2,311 +67.64
456–497 467 19 456.00–505.00 $482.11 $2,251 +37.11
526–547 540 34 426.50–450.00 $445.95 $2,408 +40.25
553–579 566 45 412.00–442.50 $433.16 $2,452 +55.05
621 unweaned 621 11 369.00 $369.00 $2,291 —
605–643 632 71 386.50–400.00 $397.81 $2,514 +51.81
670 unweaned 670 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 —
658–687 677 38 369.00–381.00 $372.99 $2,525 +34.42
701–707 705 10 348.00–366.00 $360.63 $2,542 +19.94
725 unweaned 725 7 342.00 $342.00 $2,480 —
753–754 754 30 355.00–360.00 $359.50 $2,711 —
842 842 119 345.50 $345.50 $2,909 +10.25
1006 1006 51 310.50 $310.50 $3,124 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 6 592.50 $592.50 $1,736 —
393 393 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,827 —
402–435 412 20 490.00–530.00 $518.94 $2,138 +103.12
467 467 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,288 +119.50
521–549 531 58 407.50–449.00 $431.43 $2,291 +85.43
551–595 583 33 386.00–420.00 $400.34 $2,334 +45.99
627–647 636 16 359.00–386.00 $374.19 $2,380 +34.19
700 700 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 —
773 773 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,551 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,205 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–348 332 8 450.00–470.00 $462.13 $1,534 —
381 381 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,867 +98.76
401–437 417 17 416.00–447.50 $435.72 $1,817 +19.72
482–489 486 12 390.00–428.00 $412.30 $2,004 +31.07
507–549 539 36 378.00–412.50 $400.13 $2,157 +63.33
555 unweaned 555 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 —
552–591 576 91 369.00–399.00 $383.42 $2,208 +31.15
618–622 621 10 350.00–360.00 $352.99 $2,192 +32.99
660–667 662 19 320.00–335.00 $324.77 $2,150 +4.27
683–686 unweaned 684 9 280.00–284.00 $282.22 $1,930 —
700 700 10 324.50 $324.50 $2,272 +21.23
763 763 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,426 —
805 805 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,496 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 6 452.50 $452.50 $1,285 —
315–340 333 7 447.50–480.00 $456.29 $1,519 —
366–383 372 14 425.00–437.50 $429.60 $1,598 +45.19
415–446 436 10 382.00–425.00 $404.06 $1,762 +59.10
451–475 453 22 362.00–397.50 $394.12 $1,785 —
500 thin fleshed 500 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,975 —
510–547 535 8 341.00–386.00 $374.52 $2,004 —
586 586 3 334.00 $334.00 $1,957 —
601–628 610 12 329.00–345.00 $339.38 $2,070 +29.82
695 695 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,168 -7.11
707 707 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,248 —
785 785 6 314.00 $314.00 $2,465 —
812–844 836 8 278.00–281.00 $280.27 $2,343 —
893 893 8 286.00 $286.00 $2,554 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 9 387.50 $387.50 $1,829 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–486 479 6 446.00–450.00 $448.03 $2,146 —
523 523 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,987 —
558 558 4 368.00 $368.00 $2,053 —
630–642 636 19 330.00–355.00 $343.32 $2,184 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 149.50 $149.50 $1,921 —
1225–1715 1467 75-80% 19 154.00–166.00 $160.38 $2,353 —
1405–1665 1534 75-80% 7 166.50–169.50 $168.02 $2,577 +3.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1220 1108 80-85% 3 136.00–138.50 $137.24 $1,521 —
1130–1285 1213 80-85% 12 139.50–153.00 $148.01 $1,795 +1.24
1120–1295 1224 80-85% 4 156.00–161.00 $157.47 $1,927 +10.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $747 —
960–1025 993 85-90% 2 127.50–133.00 $130.34 $1,294 —
1115 1115 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,516 -8.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1525 1413 5 166.00–176.50 $169.79 $2,399 —
1655 1655 1 193.00 $193.00 $3,194 —
1235–2220 1673 9 177.00–187.00 $182.86 $3,059 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,777
860–1260 1039 (<2 yrs)Open 10 190.00–235.00 $216.59 $2,250
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,947

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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.