Cattle Market Pulse

MO-Kan Livestock Market Report

Butler, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 14, 2026

565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $433.89/cwt -42.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,243/hd at 517 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $482.90/cwt -41.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,400/hd at 497 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $458.21/cwt -16.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,456/hd at 536 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 565 2,019 591
Feeder cattle 395 1,741 473
Slaughter cattle 120 250 108
Replacement cattle 50 28 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold with a lower undertone on a light supply. The overall quality didn't match last week's much bigger run of calves and with the board losing some ground lately and some negative rumblings, buyers have backed off a little. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–312 311 4 606.00–610.00 $608.01 $1,891 -83.45
355–397 380 7 492.00–522.00 $505.98 $1,923 -24.02
433–446 441 11 480.00–500.00 $490.01 $2,161 -29.33
486 486 3 454.00 $454.00 $2,206 -52.82
505–543 536 16 432.00–470.00 $458.21 $2,456 -26.82
595 595 4 422.00 $422.00 $2,511 -48.38
653 653 6 421.50 $421.50 $2,752 +26.15
836 836 6 341.00 $341.00 $2,851 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 552.00 $552.00 $1,877 -114.78
416 416 3 508.00 $508.00 $2,113 -69.28
490–498 497 18 464.00–490.00 $482.90 $2,400 -41.59
562–578 575 10 455.00–468.00 $457.54 $2,631 -32.94
606–636 621 6 426.00–428.00 $426.98 $2,652 -23.59
858 858 3 359.00 $359.00 $3,080 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 4 382.00 $382.00 $2,666 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 508.00 $508.00 $1,941 -35.85
422–444 433 12 486.00–508.00 $494.70 $2,142 -19.72
455–465 460 7 464.00–478.00 $471.16 $2,167 +0.65
505–530 517 22 429.00–438.00 $433.89 $2,243 -42.12
558 558 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,399 -4.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–393 380 5 438.00–460.00 $446.34 $1,696 -56.45
407–442 425 4 432.00–472.00 $451.18 $1,918 -24.52
450 450 2 434.00 $434.00 $1,953 -11.80
507–536 528 7 426.00–436.00 $433.26 $2,288 —
572 572 2 418.00 $418.00 $2,391 +17.12
606–641 617 10 391.00–408.00 $400.14 $2,469 -0.72
722 722 2 347.00 $347.00 $2,505 —
862 862 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 524.00 $524.00 $1,876 +9.00
400–422 409 5 464.00–488.00 $478.09 $1,955 -9.41
465–495 477 6 436.00–474.00 $451.47 $2,154 +14.10
505 505 2 448.00 $448.00 $2,262 —
602–615 610 5 434.00–436.00 $434.79 $2,652 +32.79
687 687 2 394.00 $394.00 $2,707 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1265 1084 80-85% 31 170.00–185.00 $178.71 $1,937 —
1040–1270 1143 80-85% 8 184.00–190.00 $187.04 $2,138 —
1170 1170 80-85% 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,919 -27.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,219 —
930 930 85-90% 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,609 —
830–1175 943 85-90% 13 159.00–168.00 $163.95 $1,546 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1595 1401 75-80% 4 180.00–187.00 $183.04 $2,564 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1905 1770 2 244.00–247.00 $245.39 $4,343 —
1650–1927 1802 6 217.00–239.00 $228.47 $4,117 —
1825 1825 1 208.00 $208.00 $3,796 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–929 870 (<2 yrs)Open 19 260.00–295.00 $282.39 $2,457
870–1105 987 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 183.00–245.00 $211.85 $2,091

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1231 1231 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 202.00 $202.00 $2,487
1241 1241 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 194.00 $194.00 $2,408
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210–1447 1368 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,800.00–2,900.00 $2,870.52

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1073 1073 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,700.00 $3,700.00

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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.