Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

3,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.38/cwt -1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 627 lb · 216 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.72/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 630 lb · 193 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.67/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 712 lb · 152 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,089 3,080 1,988
Feeder cattle 2,879 2,970 1,818
Slaughter cattle 210 110 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs were lightly tested, 550-700 lbs sold steady, with 700-750 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower, 750-800 lbs sold steady and a light test of 800-820 lbs steers sold with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs sold near steady on a light test, with 500-600 lb heifers trading 5.00-10.00 lower, 600-750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. The 5 weight heifers lost all their sharp gains from last week's very active market as demand was much lighter on the 5 weight heifers, otherwise demand was moderate to good with a moderate to heavy offering of feeder cattle. Bulk of the feeders weighed 550-800 lbs with a god quality offering of steers weighing 550-700 lbs . CME cattle futures started the week in the green finding support as market watchers will watch closely the fed cattle market this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 186.00 $186.00 $828 -6.22
457 unweaned 457 10 177.50 $177.50 $811 —
450–490 472 21 179.50–186.00 $181.32 $856 -5.16
521–542 532 30 173.00–177.00 $175.32 $933 -7.39
567 unweaned 567 16 144.50 $144.50 $819 —
550–597 578 108 160.00–173.00 $165.01 $954 -1.76
605–648 627 216 149.00–159.00 $153.38 $962 -1.02
656–670 666 40 150.00–151.00 $150.30 $1,001 -0.45
700–742 712 152 139.00–143.00 $141.67 $1,009 -3.67
750 750 7 133.50 $133.50 $1,001 -5.14
760–781 766 60 136.50–139.10 $138.63 $1,062 -0.01
804–811 810 43 134.50–136.00 $134.71 $1,091 +5.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 18 178.00–187.00 $181.79 $687 -9.52
400–448 432 14 173.00–180.00 $176.61 $763 —
450–493 482 39 163.00–175.00 $169.48 $817 +4.96
485 unweaned 485 4 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
505–545 527 42 156.00–169.00 $164.63 $868 -1.07
553–592 585 42 154.00–157.00 $155.95 $912 -0.89
603–648 621 31 143.00–148.00 $144.76 $899 -1.74
628 unweaned 628 5 139.00 $139.00 $873 —
657 thin fleshed 657 12 148.00 $148.00 $972 —
675 675 3 133.00 $133.00 $898 -6.36
651–687 676 38 136.25–145.00 $141.71 $958 +2.35
701 701 9 120.00 $120.00 $841 -11.11
713 713 4 134.00 $134.00 $955 +2.89
733 unweaned 733 6 123.00 $123.00 $902 —
766–797 791 58 130.00–133.00 $130.55 $1,033 +3.99
833 833 6 128.50 $128.50 $1,070 +8.50
861 861 10 120.00 $120.00 $1,033 —
943 943 7 120.25 $120.25 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 15 135.00 $135.00 $849 —
742 742 9 117.00 $117.00 $868 —
907 907 20 115.00 $115.00 $1,043 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1475 1420 2 109.00–111.50 $110.30 $1,566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–444 428 26 153.00–158.00 $155.56 $666 -4.83
475 475 13 157.00 $157.00 $746 +0.10
502–543 517 27 141.00–147.00 $143.15 $740 -8.36
551–597 578 91 136.00–145.00 $140.15 $810 -9.55
619–640 630 193 135.00–139.25 $138.72 $874 +0.29
656 656 75 132.75 $132.75 $871 -3.26
711 711 25 128.00 $128.00 $910 -6.67
731–743 741 59 130.00–133.00 $132.55 $982 -2.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 163.00 $163.00 $546 -0.51
355 355 3 153.00 $153.00 $543 -5.77
400–443 428 17 146.00–151.00 $148.22 $634 -5.12
454 thin fleshed 454 5 153.00 $153.00 $695 —
471 unweaned 471 9 138.00 $138.00 $650 —
471–487 481 14 139.00–148.00 $143.45 $690 -5.55
501–546 530 25 134.00–140.00 $138.62 $735 -4.84
553–595 574 47 128.00–134.00 $130.44 $749 -6.49
619 619 4 123.00 $123.00 $761 -8.45
600–648 629 38 124.50–133.00 $130.24 $819 -1.21
672–680 677 12 123.75–125.25 $124.37 $842 -3.03
714 714 8 119.50 $119.50 $853 -3.25
714–726 718 26 114.50–116.50 $115.27 $828 -7.48
754–771 762 9 113.50–115.50 $114.60 $873 -7.19
758–768 764 14 120.00–121.00 $120.65 $922 -1.14
813 813 5 100.00 $100.00 $813 -13.75
892 892 10 105.00 $105.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 135.00 $135.00 $598 —
485 485 4 138.00 $138.00 $669 —
542–548 545 7 123.00–130.00 $127.02 $692 —
595 595 7 113.00 $113.00 $672 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1240 1109 5 104.00–105.00 $104.79 $1,162 —
1208–1300 1271 7 112.00–113.00 $112.86 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 5 90.00 $90.00 $612 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–393 385 16 176.00–184.00 $178.08 $686 —
500–540 527 11 155.00–159.00 $156.25 $823 —
583 583 3 145.00 $145.00 $845 +2.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 6 117.00 $117.00 $634 —
779 779 5 113.00 $113.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1155 1024 85-90% 6 25.00–35.00 $31.28 $320 -13.81
915–1085 1039 85-90% 7 38.00–47.50 $43.66 $454 -19.98
825–1150 1056 85-90% 20 50.50–58.00 $54.60 $577 -0.52
1075–1085 1080 85-90% 2 60.00 $60.00 $648 +4.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1365 1251 80-85% 22 54.00–60.00 $56.59 $708 -7.03
1200–1320 1260 80-85% 2 63.00–65.50 $64.31 $810 +0.69
1210–1365 1278 80-85% 6 50.50–53.00 $52.00 $665 -11.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1565 1496 75-80% 9 48.00–53.50 $51.57 $771 -6.92
1390–1790 1523 75-80% 10 54.00–60.00 $56.87 $866 —
1520–1755 1605 75-80% 4 61.50–63.50 $62.23 $999 -1.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1765 1515 4 72.50–79.00 $76.50 $1,159 —
1315–1990 1669 12 80.50–89.00 $83.81 $1,399 —

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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.