Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 26, 2026

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.07/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,600/hd at 695 lb · 107 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.50/cwt -22.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,423/hd at 611 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $450.00/cwt -15.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,790/hd at 620 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 532 1,310 1,653
Feeder cattle 484 1,228 1,436
Slaughter cattle 38 67 192
Replacement cattle 10 15 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a lighter run didn't offer too many similar sales but steers and heifers sold mostly steady. The highlight of the sale was a group of yearling heifers that sold with good demand. More and more new crop calves are starting to show up. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 thin fleshed 289 5 700.00 $700.00 $2,023 —
352–360 356 4 570.00–590.00 $579.89 $2,064 -50.11
500–540 531 14 484.00–494.00 $491.98 $2,612 -43.56
520–545 unweaned 533 4 444.00–450.00 $447.07 $2,383 —
577 577 2 459.00 $459.00 $2,648 -26.10
620 620 21 450.00 $450.00 $2,790 -15.21
747 747 8 382.00 $382.00 $2,854 -31.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 6 475.00–520.00 $497.63 $2,180 -102.37
465–490 478 4 480.00–516.00 $497.53 $2,378 —
616–642 623 11 411.00–417.00 $413.48 $2,576 -36.52
691 691 3 369.00 $369.00 $2,550 -48.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 7 532.00 $532.00 $1,984 -0.38
440–445 443 4 470.00–482.00 $475.97 $2,109 -41.48
457 457 2 456.00 $456.00 $2,084 -14.23
515 515 10 436.00 $436.00 $2,245 -15.60
553 unweaned 553 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,157 —
593 593 11 400.00 $400.00 $2,372 -39.17
611 611 33 396.50 $396.50 $2,423 -22.68
690–695 695 107 360.00–374.75 $374.07 $2,600 +8.07
760–765 762 19 351.00 $351.00 $2,675 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 thin fleshed 377 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,904 —
408–421 416 8 440.00–446.00 $443.79 $1,846 —
430–446 thin fleshed 437 12 484.00–504.00 $491.55 $2,148 —
453–498 477 13 409.00–446.00 $431.43 $2,058 —
528 528 3 418.00 $418.00 $2,207 -3.23
562–585 574 6 381.00–390.00 $384.98 $2,210 -13.77
612–638 621 11 367.00–384.00 $377.65 $2,345 +21.65
685 685 4 359.00 $359.00 $2,459 -11.00
855 855 6 301.00 $301.00 $2,574 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 438.00 $438.00 $1,678 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,775 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–346 336 8 587.50–645.00 $615.39 $2,068 —
445–448 447 5 497.50–502.00 $499.29 $2,232 -6.71
580 580 2 432.00 $432.00 $2,506 —
651 651 3 378.00 $378.00 $2,461 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1310 1148 80-85% 8 153.00–163.00 $159.14 $1,827 —
1150–1215 1187 80-85% 3 146.00–150.00 $147.99 $1,757 -0.29
1240 1240 80-85% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,182 +14.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1595 1428 75-80% 7 164.00–176.00 $168.88 $2,412 —
1490 1490 75-80% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,652 —
1490 1490 75-80% 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,265 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,501 —
920–1070 1011 85-90% 5 142.00–148.00 $145.60 $1,472 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,438 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 186.50 $186.50 $2,872 —
1515–1875 1690 4 189.00–196.00 $193.97 $3,278 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1032 956 (<2 yrs)Open 5 279.00–317.50 $296.37 $2,833
1125–1215 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 177.50–208.00 $193.34 $2,262

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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.