Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

1,881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.01/cwt -9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 679 lb · 183 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.98/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 855 lb · 150 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.97/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 634 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,881 2,298 3,036
Feeder cattle 1,821 2,133 2,856
Slaughter cattle 60 165 180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold with a higher undertone on last week's light test, with 650-700 lbs selling 4.00-6.00 lower and 750-850 lbs trading 3.00-4.00 lower on last week's very active market. Heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were not well tested, with 500-600 lbs selling with a lower undertone on few comparable sales, a near pot load of 640 lb heifers sold with a firm undertone, over 650 lbs were not well tested. Demand was good on a nice offering of good quality steer calves and moderate to good on the yearlings. CME Live and Feeder catlle futures got off to a volatile start the first full week of January with sharp triple digit losses as the Stock Market sold off over 380 points and most commodities also felling selling pressure. Slaughter cows on a light test sold near steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 fancy 409 8 202.00 $202.00 $826 —
447 447 5 189.00 $189.00 $845 +9.24
460–485 475 38 183.00–191.00 $186.46 $886 —
503–506 fancy 504 11 184.00–187.00 $185.63 $936 —
510–545 535 71 162.50–179.50 $167.62 $897 +5.62
550–581 565 85 153.00–158.00 $155.49 $879 +8.86
600–648 634 116 141.00–149.00 $142.97 $906 -0.03
652–687 679 183 140.00–145.25 $143.01 $971 -10.40
714 714 17 141.75 $141.75 $1,012 -6.55
773 773 68 138.75 $138.75 $1,073 -2.28
850 850 120 136.10 $136.10 $1,157 —
876 876 30 125.50 $125.50 $1,099 -14.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 186.00 $186.00 $718 +6.00
464–478 474 13 164.00–165.00 $164.70 $781 -0.57
500–547 531 22 151.00–161.00 $156.53 $831 —
581 581 8 150.00 $150.00 $872 +6.66
662 662 5 134.00 $134.00 $887 +0.54
721 721 4 133.00 $133.00 $959 -2.00
751–790 768 14 123.25–131.00 $127.58 $980 -2.92
888 888 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,066 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1640 1387 15 107.00–109.50 $107.86 $1,496 —
1478–1487 1483 5 101.00–104.50 $102.39 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651–677 665 9 130.00–135.50 $132.39 $880 +2.39
880 880 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,003 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 16 148.50 $148.50 $688 —
516–540 532 55 132.50–137.00 $135.49 $721 -0.51
540 540 12 123.00 $123.00 $664 -13.00
562–597 579 108 131.50–137.00 $134.89 $781 -6.86
640 640 63 142.50 $142.50 $912 +2.50
650 650 45 131.25 $131.25 $853 —
728–736 730 13 128.50–129.00 $128.84 $941 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 138.00 $138.00 $542 —
413–415 414 8 140.00–144.00 $142.50 $590 -6.80
456–483 470 13 134.00–140.00 $136.40 $641 -4.84
516–546 530 15 125.00–131.50 $127.67 $677 -6.68
555 555 5 119.00 $119.00 $660 -2.00
550–582 566 30 123.00–131.00 $126.53 $716 +5.53
623–643 633 13 128.00–132.00 $129.99 $823 +0.19
697 697 5 120.00 $120.00 $836 -11.54
710–723 718 12 124.50–125.50 $125.09 $898 —
760 760 6 123.50 $123.50 $939 -2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 7 154.00 $154.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 5 145.50 $145.50 $803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1360 1231 80-85% 8 50.00–55.00 $51.72 $637 —
1335–1345 1340 80-85% 2 47.00–48.00 $47.50 $636 —
1405 1405 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $801 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1095 935 85-90% 2 44.00–48.00 $45.66 $427 —
965–1225 1071 85-90% 5 38.00–43.00 $41.47 $444 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1600 1500 75-80% 4 53.00–55.00 $54.03 $810 —
1515–1530 1523 75-80% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.50 $754 —
1765 1765 75-80% 1 61.50 $61.50 $1,085 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685–2040 1863 2 72.50–73.00 $72.73 $1,355 —
1625–2230 1939 7 76.50–80.00 $78.45 $1,521 —
1995 1995 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,736 —

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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.