Butler, Missouri · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Thu, Oct 8, 2026. 38 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Thursday.
Cattle receipts
738 head
Last reported: 482 (Oct 1, 2026) Year ago: 580
500-599 lb steers
$389.60/cwt
15 head, M&L 1 n/a vs last week ▼ -$70.97 vs Oct 9, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$358.85/cwt
94 head, M&L 1 ▲ +$3.45 vs last week n/a vs Oct 9, 2025
Reports
38 in 12 mo
Since Oct 16, 2025 Usual day: Thursday
Prices, Oct 8, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
457457
440.00440.00
$2,011
6
529529
383.00383.00
$2,026
Unweaned
9
552552
394.00394.00
$2,175
Unweaned
5
611611
397.50397.50
$2,429
14
638638
361.00361.00
$2,303
Unweaned
9
661661
394.00394.00
$2,604
4
690690
357.50357.50
$2,467
Unweaned
6
727727
350.00350.00
$2,544
Unweaned
22
746746
368.00368.00
$2,745
66
764764
356.60356.60
$2,724
50
971971
317.50317.50
$3,083
95
1,0391039
303.75303.75
$3,156
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
11
407402-410
448.40436.00-454.00
$1,825
8
490472-496
391.03382.00-399.00
$1,916
6
521500-541
390.60388.00-393.00
$2,035
5
582580-585
378.01376.00-381.00
$2,200
2
607607
369.00369.00
$2,240
3
695695
341.00341.00
$2,370
8
712707-721
353.07352.50-354.00
$2,514
Feeder steers, Large 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
450450
424.00424.00
$1,908
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
332332
528.00528.00
$1,753
6
357357
482.00482.00
$1,721
11
473462-475
398.13396.00-408.00
$1,883
25
574568-576
391.94390.00-397.00
$2,250
4
602602
322.00322.00
$1,938
Unweaned
9
648648
364.00364.00
$2,359
6
875875
284.00284.00
$2,485
8
946946
293.00293.00
$2,772
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
298298
440.00440.00
$1,311
2
437437
372.00372.00
$1,626
6
473462-478
345.21340.00-356.00
$1,633
Unweaned
3
625625
330.00330.00
$2,062
8
678671-682
328.77325.00-331.00
$2,229
4
871871
283.00283.00
$2,465
4
910907-912
274.24271.00-277.50
$2,496
Feeder heifers, Large 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
536536
326.00326.00
$1,747
Feeder heifers, Medium 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
743743
320.00320.00
$2,378
Feeder heifers, Medium 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
538538
270.00270.00
$1,453
3
620620
275.00275.00
$1,705
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
404404
466.00466.00
$1,883
2
475475
360.00360.00
$1,710
Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
346346
536.00536.00
$1,855
3
350350
414.00414.00
$1,449
4
928928
256.00256.00
$2,376
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
7
1,6091370-1735
192.04182.00-201.00
$3,090
Average dressing
2
1,8131520-2105
211.23206.00-215.00
$3,830
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,2901245-1335
127.93126.00-130.00
$1,650
Low dressing
9
1,4321310-1515
138.50133.00-145.00
$1,983
Average dressing
4
1,6141455-1775
145.82144.00-148.00
$2,354
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,2331170-1295
140.37138.00-143.00
$1,731
High dressing
5
1,2561195-1315
116.34110.00-120.00
$1,461
Low dressing
9
1,2681075-1355
130.82124.00-139.00
$1,659
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
1,019825-1095
104.05103.00-106.00
$1,060
Low dressing
4
1,1361090-1200
114.91112.00-119.00
$1,305
Average dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 37 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026
$389.60
$358.85
Sep 28, 2026
-
$355.40
Sep 21, 2026
$388.14
$376.16
Aug 24, 2026
$413.19
$342.85
Jul 13, 2026
$442.98
$370.43
Jun 22, 2026
$459.91
-
Jun 15, 2026
$467.13
$399.50
Jun 1, 2026
$467.09
$389.39
May 25, 2026
$468.56
-
May 18, 2026
$461.61
$389.84
May 11, 2026
$457.54
-
May 4, 2026
$497.85
-
Apr 27, 2026
$486.85
$396.00
Apr 20, 2026
$465.31
-
Apr 13, 2026
$474.78
$380.35
Apr 6, 2026
$488.94
$391.40
Mar 30, 2026
$501.47
$363.00
Mar 23, 2026
$476.29
$398.43
Mar 16, 2026
$445.53
$387.00
Mar 9, 2026
$449.76
$367.51
Feb 23, 2026
$479.70
$382.00
Feb 16, 2026
$513.06
$393.59
Feb 9, 2026
$495.00
-
Feb 2, 2026
$512.66
$384.66
Jan 19, 2026
$484.04
$366.50
Jan 12, 2026
$492.34
$382.42
Jan 5, 2026
$498.89
$387.31
Dec 29, 2025
$465.56
$373.13
Dec 15, 2025
$456.00
-
Dec 8, 2025
$450.05
$364.14
Dec 1, 2025
$438.66
$357.13
Nov 17, 2025
$384.36
$326.67
Nov 10, 2025
$385.88
$333.18
Nov 3, 2025
$389.53
-
Oct 27, 2025
$404.07
-
Oct 20, 2025
$430.20
$348.00
Oct 13, 2025
$466.93
$381.33
Price slide, Oct 8, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
-
$502.91
400-499 lb
$440.00
$398.13-104.78
500-599 lb
$389.60-50.40
$391.94-6.19
600-699 lb
$375.55-14.05
$351.08-40.86
700-799 lb
$358.85-16.70
-
800-899 lb
-
$284.00
900-999 lb
$317.50
$293.00+9.00
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.