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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

1,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.25/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 700 lb · 78 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.25/cwt ≈ $995/hd at 758 lb · 67 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.00/cwt +11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 766 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,312 2,488 2,197
Feeder cattle 1,145 2,258 1,977
Slaughter cattle 167 230 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of 500-600 lb steer calves and 700-750 steers, along with 400-650 lb heifers sold mostly 3.00-8.00 lower on comparable weights and quality, steer calves weighing 600-650 lbs sold near steady, with a pot load of thin 760 lb steers and two pot loads of 7 weight heifers traded with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand on calves was moderate to light on a cold wet Monday. Last week's sharp losses on the CME LC and FC contracts showed much caution in the market, along with Friday's COF report showing bearish Placements at 106 percent. Some good news CME Feeder cattle contracts turned green on Monday and closed with modest to solid gains.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–446 435 15 152.00–161.00 $155.92 $678 -7.73
480–493 485 8 147.00–151.00 $148.53 $720 -2.01
501–545 517 32 137.00–147.00 $142.07 $735 -2.94
552–591 565 15 138.00–139.00 $138.40 $782 +5.40
605–625 615 20 137.00–139.00 $137.79 $847 +2.15
624 624 5 128.25 $128.25 $800 -7.39
660–685 676 8 133.00–138.00 $135.73 $918 +1.02
675–685 681 7 122.50–125.00 $123.94 $844 -10.77
712–723 715 7 125.00–130.00 $128.29 $917 -7.51
766 thin fleshed 766 66 144.00 $144.00 $1,103 —
920 920 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 4 159.50 $159.50 $740 -3.13
534–535 534 20 145.00–147.50 $145.75 $778 -11.71
550–588 564 20 131.50–137.00 $133.70 $754 -10.46
555–571 566 10 140.00–143.50 $142.47 $806 -1.69
606–615 610 42 139.75–141.50 $140.46 $857 -0.61
705–744 738 23 135.00–140.00 $136.32 $1,006 -11.88
817 817 17 130.00 $130.00 $1,062 -1.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 5 111.75 $111.75 $888 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 525 28 130.50–135.00 $131.75 $692 -8.03
556–564 561 14 126.50–130.25 $128.84 $723 -5.80
608–610 609 12 135.00–136.50 $135.38 $824 -7.36
653–698 668 12 130.00–138.50 $135.54 $905 -5.56
700 700 78 137.25 $137.25 $961 +0.25
758 758 67 131.25 $131.25 $995 —
827 827 14 117.75 $117.75 $974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–381 364 10 145.00–148.00 $146.45 $533 -8.67
360–392 unweaned 376 6 134.00–137.50 $135.68 $510 —
420–437 429 13 132.00–147.00 $137.31 $589 -13.69
453–493 479 32 128.00–137.00 $134.47 $644 -1.01
485 unweaned 485 5 125.00 $125.00 $606 -0.28
500–525 517 30 127.00–129.50 $128.22 $663 -3.21
555–593 565 18 122.50–125.75 $125.21 $707 -0.15
624–640 629 31 125.00–130.00 $126.89 $798 -7.12
672–699 694 15 124.50–130.00 $128.93 $895 -3.37
739 739 5 101.00 $101.00 $746 —
741 741 4 123.50 $123.50 $915 —
934 934 9 110.50 $110.50 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 124.00 $124.00 $533 -9.00
484 484 4 125.00 $125.00 $605 -1.93
509 509 4 119.00 $119.00 $606 -0.03
558–593 575 7 110.50–118.50 $113.50 $653 —
732–741 737 7 108.50–112.00 $110.51 $814 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 14 126.75 $126.75 $961 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 107.00 $107.00 $424 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 157.00 $157.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 3 130.00 $130.00 $660 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1380 1261 80-85% 25 54.50–60.00 $56.89 $717 +0.43
1180–1345 1277 80-85% 9 47.00–53.50 $50.75 $648 -1.26
1325–1350 1335 80-85% 5 61.50–65.00 $62.40 $833 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1120 1021 85-90% 8 41.00–48.00 $45.93 $469 —
900–1210 1058 85-90% 11 50.00–57.50 $53.77 $569 -0.50
1010–1155 1092 85-90% 3 59.00–61.50 $60.38 $659 ±0.00
910–1980 1236 85-90% 5 35.00–40.00 $37.70 $466 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1550 1488 75-80% 2 52.50–53.50 $53.02 $789 +0.12
1360–1800 1503 75-80% 17 54.00–60.50 $57.90 $870 —
1335–1720 1549 75-80% 7 61.50–68.00 $63.79 $988 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1970 1820 65-75% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.92 $1,291 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1665 1555 5 68.00–78.00 $73.02 $1,135 —
1280–2255 1726 13 79.00–89.00 $84.25 $1,454 —

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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.