Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 19, 2026

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $406.14/cwt +19.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,328/hd at 573 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $509.78/cwt -24.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,435/hd at 478 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $439.68/cwt -10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,564/hd at 583 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 606 750
Feeder cattle 368 470 640
Slaughter cattle 48 96 90
Replacement cattle 10 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light run of calves and feeders sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good for a light supply. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 635.00 $635.00 $2,242 +40.20
401–428 416 7 518.00–600.00 $551.84 $2,296 +15.97
475 thin fleshed 475 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,660 —
455–491 478 20 500.00–520.00 $504.76 $2,413 -29.77
522 522 2 507.00 $507.00 $2,647 —
575 575 2 452.00 $452.00 $2,599 +2.24
568–591 584 19 435.00–446.00 $438.38 $2,560 -11.38
605 605 2 446.00 $446.00 $2,698 -1.43
652–695 677 13 397.00–425.00 $410.13 $2,777 —
753 753 3 387.00 $387.00 $2,914 +21.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 4 482.50 $482.50 $2,374 +8.50
512 512 2 498.00 $498.00 $2,550 +62.16
570 570 4 392.00 $392.00 $2,234 —
611 611 7 440.00 $440.00 $2,688 +47.50
759 759 5 374.00 $374.00 $2,839 +11.49
827 827 4 346.00 $346.00 $2,861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 505.00 $505.00 $1,712 —
367 367 8 490.00 $490.00 $1,798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 610.00 $610.00 $1,806 —
340 340 2 590.00 $590.00 $2,006 -5.41
387 387 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,012 +10.00
403 403 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,975 +4.34
485 485 12 449.00 $449.00 $2,178 +16.51
557–588 572 18 408.00–419.00 $412.85 $2,362 +25.85
577 577 6 386.00 $386.00 $2,227 -1.00
670–676 672 12 363.00–369.00 $367.49 $2,470 +5.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 438.00 $438.00 $1,883 -8.51
575 575 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,139 —
600–645 615 6 378.00–379.00 $378.35 $2,327 +22.35
680 680 3 359.00 $359.00 $2,441 —
712–727 717 6 347.00–348.00 $347.66 $2,493 +4.26
722 unweaned 722 4 333.50 $333.50 $2,408 —
758–778 767 10 329.50–346.00 $337.23 $2,587 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 6 432.50 $432.50 $1,652 —
487 487 5 401.00 $401.00 $1,953 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 5 413.00 $413.00 $2,437 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,024 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1255 1145 80-85% 2 153.00–155.00 $154.10 $1,764 —
965–1390 1165 80-85% 10 159.00–175.00 $167.99 $1,957 +6.61
1290 1290 80-85% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,296 +8.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1515 1443 75-80% 4 165.00–175.00 $172.67 $2,492 -4.64
1335–1695 1446 75-80% 4 178.00–185.00 $181.26 $2,621 +3.95
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–995 980 85-90% 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $1,166 —
1035–1085 1055 85-90% 4 145.00–159.00 $152.14 $1,605 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1680 1485 5 194.00–213.00 $204.41 $3,035 —
1535 1535 1 220.00 $220.00 $3,377 —
1440–1900 1670 2 192.00–194.00 $193.14 $3,225 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1040 985 (<2 yrs)Open 6 256.00–312.00 $289.58 $2,852
1045–1190 1094 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 240.00–286.00 $260.28 $2,847

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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.