Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 26, 2026

891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $406.50/cwt +34.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,390/hd at 588 lb · 72 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.63/cwt ≈ $2,957/hd at 841 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $437.71/cwt ≈ $2,293/hd at 524 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 891 426 676
Feeder cattle 809 368 594
Slaughter cattle 42 48 67
Replacement cattle 40 10 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test, steers and heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply that included a consignment of yearling steers and heifers and some fancy new crop calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 13 660.00 $660.00 $2,369 +25.00
408–446 427 18 580.00–620.00 $597.33 $2,551 +45.49
452–472 469 42 540.00–568.00 $550.88 $2,584 +46.12
509–549 536 28 470.00–523.00 $482.17 $2,584 -24.83
555–570 561 12 456.00–475.00 $466.96 $2,620 +14.96
572 unweaned 572 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,574 —
608 608 3 444.00 $444.00 $2,700 -2.00
650–671 663 31 413.00–437.00 $421.10 $2,792 +10.97
709–722 718 22 396.00–410.00 $405.49 $2,911 —
754 754 8 379.00 $379.00 $2,858 -8.00
840–841 841 70 345.50–352.00 $351.63 $2,957 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 792.00 $792.00 $1,885 —
415 415 2 575.00 $575.00 $2,386 —
476 thin fleshed 476 3 544.00 $544.00 $2,589 —
512–546 532 21 462.50–520.00 $489.14 $2,602 -8.86
553–587 574 8 442.00–463.00 $449.58 $2,581 +57.58
611–643 631 8 415.00–420.00 $416.82 $2,630 -23.18
690–692 691 4 393.00–394.00 $393.50 $2,719 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028 1028 3 299.00 $299.00 $3,074 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 527.50 $527.50 $2,031 —
431 431 4 472.00 $472.00 $2,034 +34.00
481–495 491 15 415.00–430.00 $422.35 $2,074 —
530 unweaned 530 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,094 —
510–542 532 15 398.00–426.00 $419.98 $2,234 —
588 588 72 406.50 $406.50 $2,390 +34.50
618–626 623 13 366.00–372.00 $368.29 $2,294 -10.06
646 646 3 343.00 $343.00 $2,216 -35.35
675 675 32 369.00 $369.00 $2,491 +10.00
702 702 2 344.00 $344.00 $2,415 -3.66
767 767 2 333.00 $333.00 $2,554 -4.23
1025 1025 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,921 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–327 312 6 582.50–622.50 $608.54 $1,899 +18.54
353–395 365 7 535.00–556.00 $549.51 $2,006 +29.51
400–440 412 26 490.00–519.00 $510.96 $2,105 +20.96
467–483 478 28 460.00–474.00 $464.40 $2,220 +15.40
486 unweaned 486 3 444.00 $444.00 $2,158 —
502 thin fleshed 502 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,309 —
503–537 526 51 422.00–450.00 $435.52 $2,291 —
592 592 2 417.00 $417.00 $2,469 +31.00
602 602 4 413.00 $413.00 $2,486 —
827 827 7 314.00 $314.00 $2,597 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 11 416.00 $416.00 $1,914 +15.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,982 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 4 372.50 $372.50 $2,209 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,052 —
508–532 515 8 489.00–499.00 $495.42 $2,551 —
650–663 657 9 387.50–404.00 $392.64 $2,580 —
812 812 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,598 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 564.00 $564.00 $2,499 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1145 1104 80-85% 4 177.00–189.00 $184.74 $2,040 —
1035–1335 1124 80-85% 6 162.00–176.00 $170.52 $1,917 +16.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1655 1423 75-80% 6 191.00–199.00 $195.14 $2,777 +22.47
1400–1550 1475 75-80% 2 186.00–190.00 $187.90 $2,772 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–970 950 85-90% 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $1,529 +42.00
1040 1040 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,394 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,130 —
1427–1995 1683 6 218.00–235.00 $222.69 $3,748 +29.55
1790–1805 1798 2 202.00–210.00 $206.02 $3,704 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–1200 916 (<2 yrs)Open 5 212.50–340.00 $282.34 $2,586
750–1355 1169 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 189.00–302.50 $216.10 $2,526
1125–1310 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 179.00–194.00 $188.97 $2,341

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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.