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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

1,651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 717 lb · 75 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.14/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 721 lb · 64 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.00/cwt +7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 815 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,651 2,132 1,805
Feeder cattle 1,481 1,962 1,655
Slaughter cattle 170 170 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test was on four pot loads of 775-905 lb steers selling 5.00-6.00 higher, with 700-750 lbs trading 3.00-5.00 lower and a much lighter offering of steers weighing 500-700 lbs with numbers and overall quality not as attractive as last week sold with a weak to lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs sold weak to 5.00 lower with 6 weight heifer mostly steady on comparable sales and a pot load of 715 lb heifers sold 5.00 higher than last week's pot load of similar weight. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. CME cattle futures had a good run last week and there was fear that Friday's COF report would bring some sharp declines but overall the futures had mostly mixed to moderate gains at the close.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 180.00 $180.00 $792 +2.22
468–492 483 16 178.00–180.00 $179.32 $866 +3.32
506 506 7 165.00 $165.00 $835 -1.95
567 fancy 567 10 160.75 $160.75 $911 —
563–579 576 15 149.00–150.00 $149.80 $863 -1.37
603–641 622 10 140.75–144.25 $142.45 $886 -3.84
679 679 12 133.25 $133.25 $905 -7.42
681–696 692 15 130.00–133.25 $132.40 $916 -8.27
708–736 717 51 136.00–138.75 $137.86 $988 -4.44
737–740 739 13 128.00–131.00 $129.38 $956 -12.92
750–777 776 57 130.00–132.00 $131.90 $1,024 +8.15
782 782 5 123.75 $123.75 $968 ±0.00
815 815 64 130.00 $130.00 $1,060 +7.92
857 857 62 127.10 $127.10 $1,089 —
903 903 62 127.25 $127.25 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–386 374 12 178.00–189.00 $180.95 $677 +3.75
415 415 3 168.00 $168.00 $697 -1.80
480 480 3 156.00 $156.00 $749 -12.85
530–547 544 23 149.00–159.00 $153.98 $838 -4.75
545 545 3 145.00 $145.00 $790 -13.73
559–592 581 48 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $828 -3.05
600–620 608 24 138.25–141.00 $139.06 $845 +3.33
660 660 13 132.25 $132.25 $873 -3.23
713–728 725 36 135.00 $135.00 $979 +4.00
744 744 5 115.50 $115.50 $859 -15.50
813 813 6 123.75 $123.75 $1,006 +5.93
858 858 12 121.75 $121.75 $1,045 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 11 99.25 $99.25 $1,052 —
1084–1478 1281 35 101.50–107.50 $105.08 $1,346 -1.29
1370–1616 1502 10 96.00–102.50 $100.53 $1,510 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
897 897 6 122.25 $122.25 $1,097 —
954 954 8 114.00 $114.00 $1,088 -7.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 9 91.00 $91.00 $437 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 7 139.00 $139.00 $708 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 6 124.25 $124.25 $867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 3 123.00 $123.00 $753 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–536 526 21 135.50–137.00 $136.18 $716 -7.31
558–584 568 52 125.00–136.50 $131.39 $746 -3.74
616–627 617 50 131.00–134.00 $131.96 $814 +1.06
662 662 8 125.50 $125.50 $831 -3.11
717 717 75 130.00 $130.00 $932 +5.67
761 761 4 118.50 $118.50 $902 +1.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
395 unweaned 395 5 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
405–410 406 12 142.00–150.00 $147.98 $601 —
470–497 488 9 127.00–141.00 $131.49 $642 -8.14
501–547 523 29 128.00–135.00 $131.39 $687 -1.26
535 535 6 123.00 $123.00 $658 -9.65
552–586 570 10 124.00–127.50 $125.84 $717 +0.06
600–642 630 37 122.00–125.00 $123.62 $779 -2.35
655–697 691 13 118.00–122.00 $121.42 $839 +1.62
713–730 725 15 119.50–126.50 $123.03 $892 —
800–803 802 11 116.50–117.75 $117.07 $939 +4.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–413 412 6 138.00 $138.00 $569 —
460–477 471 9 108.00–127.00 $114.18 $538 —
614–636 626 9 111.00–120.00 $116.08 $727 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 93.00 $93.00 $414 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 175.00 $175.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1285 1220 80-85% 7 40.00–47.00 $43.92 $536 -7.97
1065–1495 1255 80-85% 21 49.00–55.50 $52.59 $660 +5.96
1190–1445 1292 80-85% 6 56.00–60.00 $57.59 $744 +0.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–995 925 85-90% 4 30.00–35.00 $32.42 $300 —
830–1195 1043 85-90% 15 44.50–50.00 $47.20 $492 +0.55
905–1200 1060 85-90% 10 38.00–44.00 $41.57 $441 +1.49
1080–1095 1088 85-90% 2 51.00–52.50 $51.74 $563 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1770 1572 75-80% 5 45.00–49.50 $47.88 $753 -7.06
1465–1730 1586 75-80% 6 53.50–57.00 $54.77 $869 -10.91
1285–1910 1609 75-80% 6 60.00–66.00 $64.08 $1,031 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2000 2000 65-75% 1 67.50 $67.50 $1,350 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–2055 1833 6 76.00–84.00 $78.34 $1,436 —
1325–2580 1902 3 67.00–71.50 $69.78 $1,327 —

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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.