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MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 19, 2026

1,310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $535.54/cwt ≈ $2,796/hd at 522 lb · 101 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $465.21/cwt -11.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,866/hd at 616 lb · 93 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $380.98/cwt ≈ $2,910/hd at 764 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,310 628 0
Feeder cattle 1,228 533 0
Slaughter cattle 67 75 0
Replacement cattle 15 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

With last week being a light run, the sale from two weeks ago was a better comparison and steers and heifers sold firm to 10.00 higher. Several reputation strings of home raised cattle were offered and found very good demand as grass orders are being finished up. Producers were rewarded for holding onto their cattle this long with some of the highest prices seen yet in this rally. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 650.00 $650.00 $2,112 —
377 377 2 630.00 $630.00 $2,375 —
405 unweaned 405 5 522.00 $522.00 $2,114 —
400–447 429 41 565.00–610.00 $583.26 $2,502 —
488–498 494 20 550.00–556.00 $552.89 $2,731 —
503–531 522 101 527.50–543.00 $535.54 $2,796 —
571–590 580 65 460.00–499.00 $485.10 $2,814 -9.90
591 unweaned 591 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,364 —
612–642 616 93 443.00–470.00 $465.21 $2,866 -11.79
650–655 653 68 448.50–462.00 $452.92 $2,958 +32.92
710–733 717 45 395.00–417.00 $413.48 $2,965 —
750 750 16 372.00 $372.00 $2,790 —
758–788 768 55 379.50–392.00 $383.59 $2,946 —
847 847 16 347.00 $347.00 $2,939 —
851–864 860 16 345.00–348.00 $347.07 $2,985 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 685.00 $685.00 $2,021 +40.00
411 411 3 600.00 $600.00 $2,466 +90.51
503–531 518 24 470.00–477.50 $473.52 $2,453 +1.31
576–578 577 7 460.00–475.00 $466.44 $2,691 +2.83
581 thin fleshed 581 9 482.50 $482.50 $2,803 —
615–620 616 30 450.00 $450.00 $2,772 +27.72
699 699 8 417.00 $417.00 $2,915 +21.96
712–733 730 14 375.00–394.00 $390.16 $2,848 +29.16
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 496.00 $496.00 $2,306 —
686 686 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,538 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
731 731 4 377.00 $377.00 $2,756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–398 389 18 525.00–590.00 $532.38 $2,071 —
401–432 417 26 485.00–530.00 $517.45 $2,158 +37.00
420 unweaned 420 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,953 —
472–498 488 48 460.00–481.00 $470.23 $2,295 +28.23
501 unweaned 501 3 422.00 $422.00 $2,114 —
518–543 532 50 435.00–469.00 $451.60 $2,403 +16.60
560–585 573 32 425.00–450.50 $439.17 $2,516 +19.17
607–616 611 50 412.50–434.00 $419.18 $2,561 +50.18
691 691 4 366.00 $366.00 $2,529 +12.00
701–731 716 38 369.00–381.00 $374.28 $2,680 +28.28
758 758 3 334.00 $334.00 $2,532 -13.44
844 844 5 324.00 $324.00 $2,735 —
1022 1022 4 288.00 $288.00 $2,943 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 thin fleshed 258 3 690.00 $690.00 $1,780 —
325 325 4 580.00 $580.00 $1,885 +18.00
515–531 523 8 420.00–422.50 $421.23 $2,203 +11.85
587–596 593 12 382.00–407.00 $398.75 $2,365 +14.20
630 630 3 356.00 $356.00 $2,243 -12.55
668 668 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,472 +44.00
788 788 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,679 —
835 835 2 314.00 $314.00 $2,622 —
935 935 2 308.00 $308.00 $2,880 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 6 448.00 $448.00 $1,949 —
564 564 6 369.00 $369.00 $2,081 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 4 349.00 $349.00 $2,101 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 550.00 $550.00 $2,008 +20.00
426 426 4 506.00 $506.00 $2,156 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1325 1169 80-85% 4 140.00–157.00 $148.28 $1,733 -9.54
1120–1280 1200 80-85% 2 178.00 $178.00 $2,136 —
1035–1410 1231 80-85% 9 155.00–165.00 $161.22 $1,985 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,054 —
1215–1690 1535 75-80% 10 170.00–182.00 $174.19 $2,674 +14.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1040 997 85-90% 3 142.00–148.50 $145.11 $1,447 —
1095 1095 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1415 1370 2 178.00–180.00 $178.97 $2,452 —
1400–1930 1645 5 188.00–199.00 $194.00 $3,191 —
2020 2020 1 208.00 $208.00 $4,202 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
921–1010 946 (<2 yrs)Open 5 296.00–300.00 $297.68 $2,816
995–1140 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 177.50–217.50 $196.58 $2,139

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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.