Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

2,891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.32/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 663 lb · 166 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.49/cwt -7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 765 lb · 142 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.67/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 528 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,891 1,602 2,161
Feeder cattle 2,656 1,392 2,011
Slaughter cattle 235 210 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher with the most advance on the 500-550 lb steers, over 650 lb sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone with few comparisons from last week, 500-650 lbs sold steady to spots 3.00 higher on the 550-600 lbs and over 650 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows were mostly average to low dressing selling steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy supply of good quality calves weighing 450-650 lbs. CME cattle futures had a stellar day to start the week closing with sharp triple-digits gains on Monday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 14 180.00 $180.00 $779 +2.50
453–491 471 28 173.00–182.50 $176.99 $834 +5.79
500–549 528 127 163.00–174.00 $168.67 $891 +8.28
550–594 576 71 152.75–163.50 $156.96 $904 +0.32
588 588 4 143.00 $143.00 $841 -13.64
602–644 627 87 144.00–151.85 $146.40 $918 +2.37
673–688 681 33 142.00–145.00 $144.04 $981 -8.20
705 705 7 143.50 $143.50 $1,012 -3.12
728 728 13 132.25 $132.25 $963 -14.37
750–759 758 72 140.00–144.00 $140.55 $1,065 -4.20
772 772 70 134.35 $134.35 $1,037 -10.40
800–809 805 19 141.00 $141.00 $1,135 +1.00
823 823 20 133.75 $133.75 $1,101 -6.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–338 321 6 188.00–189.00 $188.47 $605 +13.47
360–395 378 6 173.00–178.00 $175.38 $663 -0.62
400–447 425 14 168.00–174.00 $170.66 $725 +11.43
455–491 478 36 157.00–168.00 $162.69 $778 +1.44
519–547 531 25 148.00–160.00 $155.68 $827 +4.59
555–597 579 61 141.00–152.00 $148.56 $860 +6.16
608 thin fleshed 608 27 150.75 $150.75 $917 +6.75
600–646 628 66 136.50–143.50 $140.56 $883 +3.03
681–685 683 10 130.00 $130.00 $888 -14.00
685 685 8 134.50 $134.50 $921 -9.50
700–731 721 6 131.50–136.50 $133.12 $960 -5.30
787 787 7 135.25 $135.25 $1,064 -2.25
810 810 7 122.00 $122.00 $988 -6.00
815–828 822 7 127.00–130.00 $128.73 $1,058 +0.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–357 356 8 164.00–168.00 $166.51 $593 —
684 684 4 130.00 $130.00 $889 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1335 1264 7 101.00–104.25 $103.03 $1,302 -0.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 8 167.00 $167.00 $596 —
408–443 436 16 152.00–157.00 $155.36 $677 +7.36
451–493 465 50 142.00–150.00 $146.11 $679 +2.61
480 480 8 140.50 $140.50 $674 -3.00
501–546 529 65 139.00–144.50 $141.18 $747 -2.03
555–598 590 41 136.00–145.00 $141.72 $836 +12.72
607 unweaned 607 9 128.50 $128.50 $780 —
616 thin fleshed 616 14 146.00 $146.00 $899 -1.00
600–637 627 72 137.00–141.00 $137.56 $863 -1.71
656–684 663 166 139.50–143.00 $141.32 $937 +2.71
706–707 707 88 139.00–141.50 $139.79 $988 -2.21
760–785 768 13 134.00–138.00 $136.74 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–388 370 16 153.00–160.00 $155.52 $575 +5.80
406–448 425 23 143.00–151.00 $147.38 $626 +5.71
451–497 475 37 140.00–143.00 $141.31 $671 +5.65
505–540 518 52 133.50–138.50 $136.56 $707 +0.78
535 535 6 128.00 $128.00 $685 -7.78
550–592 563 73 127.00–135.25 $133.51 $752 +5.79
601–620 612 10 118.00–120.50 $118.98 $728 -11.70
600–644 625 39 128.50–139.00 $132.92 $831 +2.24
650–693 670 53 127.50–136.50 $133.96 $898 +0.96
786 786 4 127.50 $127.50 $1,002 —
819 819 4 121.75 $121.75 $997 —
933 933 9 110.50 $110.50 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–439 431 14 134.00–139.00 $137.56 $593 +3.56
455–469 462 8 132.00–133.00 $132.51 $612 +12.51
579 579 5 121.50 $121.50 $703 +7.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 4 132.00 $132.00 $858 —
743 743 4 131.00 $131.00 $973 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1206 1206 4 103.00 $103.00 $1,242 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–538 536 7 135.00–143.50 $139.88 $750 —
567 567 3 146.00 $146.00 $828 —
603–638 626 13 125.00–128.00 $125.67 $787 —
673 673 3 117.00 $117.00 $787 —
720 720 3 115.00 $115.00 $828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1070 968 85-90% 6 35.00–41.50 $37.95 $367 —
965–1175 1070 85-90% 19 50.00–56.00 $52.97 $567 +6.90
855–1275 1078 85-90% 17 43.50–49.00 $46.09 $497 +0.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1780 1505 75-80% 11 48.00–54.50 $52.04 $783 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $970 —
1385–1880 1519 75-80% 24 55.50–60.50 $57.44 $873 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1380 1264 80-85% 20 54.00–59.00 $55.96 $707 -0.47
1150–1395 1283 80-85% 12 47.50–53.00 $49.93 $641 -6.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1835 1598 4 70.00–75.00 $73.32 $1,172 —
1565–2115 1874 8 75.00–80.00 $78.45 $1,470 —

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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.