Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 7, 2026

2,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $524.49/cwt +8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,533/hd at 483 lb · 142 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $470.51/cwt +19.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,291/hd at 487 lb · 137 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $346.00/cwt ≈ $3,204/hd at 926 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,019 837 956
Feeder cattle 1,741 644 822
Slaughter cattle 250 163 114
Replacement cattle 28 30 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-20.00 higher with bigger groups this week for buyers to put together. The quality was very good throughout the day, with the vast majority being fall-born calves right off the cow. Two loads of 9 weight steers sold as well. Demand was good to very good for a heavy supply. Cash fed cattle sold 1.00-3.00 higher on Thursday but the board was modestly lower, however neither seemed to affect the market much one way or the other and buyers were aggressive with positive fundamentals still. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, bulls 3.00-10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 8 630.00 $630.00 $1,940 -14.38
318–337 330 28 655.00–690.00 $666.78 $2,200 +22.40
361–393 374 17 610.00–665.00 $626.36 $2,343 +16.36
406–444 421 74 552.50–612.50 $577.28 $2,430 +18.73
450–499 483 142 504.00–547.00 $524.49 $2,533 +8.42
500–549 521 114 496.00–522.50 $506.06 $2,637 +14.48
553–582 568 127 461.00–498.00 $490.48 $2,786 +22.04
610–649 631 51 435.00–469.00 $450.57 $2,843 -3.43
655–663 661 7 414.00–429.00 $424.75 $2,808 —
926 926 128 346.00 $346.00 $3,204 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 4 670.00 $670.00 $1,956 +9.23
301–330 313 7 675.00–705.00 $691.46 $2,164 +28.58
392 392 5 530.00 $530.00 $2,078 +12.06
414–427 418 12 500.00–524.00 $519.34 $2,171 +21.01
470–498 481 24 476.00–520.00 $506.82 $2,438 +37.94
528 528 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,270 -41.22
530–545 536 13 460.00–494.00 $485.03 $2,600 +13.81
552–590 570 29 452.00–479.00 $470.38 $2,681 +22.60
601–622 605 11 446.00–449.00 $446.56 $2,702 —
650–687 658 12 381.00–404.00 $395.35 $2,601 —
787 787 28 375.50 $375.50 $2,955 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 472.00 $472.00 $2,162 —
529–548 534 11 448.00–449.00 $448.72 $2,396 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–394 369 44 510.00–568.00 $543.85 $2,007 +41.85
405–439 428 90 500.00–532.00 $514.42 $2,202 +31.37
460–496 487 137 460.00–492.00 $470.51 $2,291 +19.34
501–548 509 120 457.00–481.00 $476.01 $2,423 +80.01
581–585 583 7 415.00–449.00 $434.37 $2,532 +38.37
611–626 620 37 406.00–417.00 $411.69 $2,552 +27.69
885 885 41 312.50 $312.50 $2,766 +8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 595.00 $595.00 $1,761 —
322 322 5 502.00 $502.00 $1,616 -54.70
340–348 345 11 470.00–520.00 $493.58 $1,703 -63.12
350–396 384 32 466.00–540.00 $502.79 $1,931 +42.71
400–446 422 13 450.00–520.00 $475.70 $2,007 +11.71
453–498 477 15 436.00–460.00 $445.80 $2,126 +21.80
555–591 584 28 398.00–420.00 $400.88 $2,341 +10.76
603 unweaned 603 4 369.00 $369.00 $2,225 —
610–625 623 12 395.00–402.00 $400.86 $2,497 +26.46
762–768 765 11 330.00–336.00 $332.72 $2,545 -8.55
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 746 3 288.00 $288.00 $2,148 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–342 341 10 560.00–640.00 $581.91 $1,984 —
391 391 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,014 -23.23
426 426 3 487.50 $487.50 $2,077 -44.50
458–495 479 7 430.00–448.00 $437.37 $2,095 -22.06
552–571 559 8 430.00–442.50 $437.71 $2,447 +7.71
628 628 3 402.00 $402.00 $2,525 -16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1220 1190 80-85% 2 185.00–197.00 $191.15 $2,275 +18.20
1005–1430 1193 80-85% 18 168.00–181.00 $175.46 $2,093 +2.51
1075–1355 1215 80-85% 2 157.00–160.00 $158.33 $1,924 -30.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1400 1368 75-80% 2 168.00 $168.00 $2,298 —
1370–1625 1490 75-80% 9 173.50–182.00 $177.05 $2,638 -2.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1075 983 85-90% 3 150.00–163.00 $157.76 $1,551 +7.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1740 1608 5 232.00–240.00 $235.80 $3,792 +10.27
1470–2120 1878 6 243.00–255.00 $248.38 $4,665 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2530 2530 1 266.00 $266.00 $6,730 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,645

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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.