Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

2,037 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.72/cwt ≈ $1,119/hd at 768 lb · 229 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.19/cwt ≈ $1,013/hd at 679 lb · 118 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $144.08/cwt ≈ $1,249/hd at 867 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,037	2,283	1,902
Feeder cattle	1,887	—	1,682
Slaughter cattle	150	—	220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs were lightly tested, with 550-750 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower, 750-900 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady on comparable weights and quality with last week. Slaughter cows sold steady. Yearling market was active (5 pot loads) in spite of CME Live cattle futures seeing triple digit losses as grains also traded lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
450–480	461	21	170.00–176.00	$174.30	$804
508–520	513	7	167.50–170.50	$169.20	$868
554–576	563	49	151.50–160.00	$155.13	$873
618–648	636	35	147.50–157.00	$154.81	$985
652–695	679	118	147.50–155.00	$149.19	$1,013
715–733	729	46	149.50–151.00	$150.65	$1,098
752–798	768	229	142.00–149.25	$145.72	$1,119
857–882	867	97	141.85–145.50	$144.08	$1,249

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
410–448	435	21	166.00–172.00	$169.91	$739
464	464	4	158.00	$158.00	$733
453–495	473	16	160.00–170.00	$164.48	$778
500–545	519	25	154.50–164.00	$158.35	$822
508–547	534	13	143.00–152.00	$147.91	$790
550–578	562	20	145.00–150.00	$148.23	$833
602–634	619	20	138.50–147.00	$142.10	$880
644–647 unweaned	646	16	133.00–134.75	$133.87	$865
658–693	668	14	143.50–149.00	$145.22	$970
706	706	5	130.50	$130.50	$921
709–733	714	28	134.00–139.75	$135.35	$966
765	765	8	134.50	$134.50	$1,029
827	827	18	137.10	$137.10	$1,134

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
623–642	636	9	132.00–132.50	$132.34	$842
905	905	5	126.00	$126.00	$1,140

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
718	718	5	123.50	$123.50	$887

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
413–448	433	15	157.00–165.00	$159.96	$693
456–483	469	23	154.00–157.00	$155.77	$731
477 unweaned	477	5	151.50	$151.50	$723
509–530	519	17	151.00–156.00	$153.60	$797
572–589	577	16	144.00–145.00	$144.53	$834
609–633	627	34	142.50–145.00	$143.42	$899
698	698	16	140.00	$140.00	$977
718–733	726	79	140.00–142.50	$141.35	$1,026

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
472	472	3	136.00	$136.00	$642
464–494	487	29	143.00–153.00	$148.38	$723
500–540	523	28	134.00–140.00	$136.21	$712
553–591	569	23	130.00–131.00	$130.23	$741
612	612	5	120.25	$120.25	$736
604–636	624	19	140.00–142.00	$140.53	$877
654–668	661	8	120.00–126.50	$123.28	$815
665	665	11	138.00	$138.00	$918

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
582	582	3	124.00	$124.00	$722
626	626	10	125.00	$125.00	$782

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
470–488	482	6	151.00–154.50	$152.14	$733
773	773	4	110.00	$110.00	$850

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1245	1031	85-90%	16	40.00–49.00	$45.21	$466
910–1215	1052	85-90%	24	50.00–58.50	$54.34	$572
1080	1080	85-90%	1	61.50	$61.50	$664

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1445	1268	80-85%	12	47.00–54.50	$50.63	$642
1085–1380	1270	80-85%	17	55.00–63.00	$59.04	$750
1155–1355	1277	80-85%	5	64.00–66.50	$64.89	$829

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1350–1615	1472	75-80%	10	55.50–63.00	$57.89	$852
1445–1715	1580	75-80%	2	48.00–53.50	$50.52	$798
1405–1720	1613	75-80%	9	64.00–70.00	$65.69	$1,060

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1345–1465	1387	3	69.00–74.50	$71.11	$986
1505–2055	1835	9	78.00–86.50	$82.02	$1,505

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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.