Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

1,817 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.40/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 733 lb · 82 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.95/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 627 lb · 69 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.76/cwt +5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 666 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,817	1,630	656
Feeder cattle	1,586	1,510	571
Slaughter cattle	231	120	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm with last week's light offering, steers weighing 600-700 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher with the most advance on the 650-700 lbs, 700-750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 750 lbs were not well tested with last week's pot load lots. Feeder heifers weighing 400-700 lbs traded steady on comparable sales with last week. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. CME cattle futures are back to trading in the green on Monday with moderate gains after tumbling lower late last week. Friday's COF report was neutral with estimates all coming in line with expectations, On Feed at 101.5, Placements at 98.1, and Marketings at 97.3.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–429	419	14	184.00–188.00	$186.04	$780	+2.54
463–497	476	24	175.00–187.50	$181.40	$863	-3.60
501–548	526	58	167.00–177.25	$171.22	$901	-1.66
563–593	577	14	161.00–168.00	$164.24	$948	-0.69
577	577	7	172.50	$172.50	$995	+7.57
608–641	627	69	154.00–163.50	$157.95	$990	-0.60
650–686	666	63	150.00–154.00	$152.76	$1,017	+5.74
710–744	733	82	139.00–147.50	$142.40	$1,044	+2.05
758	758	9	127.25	$127.25	$965	-8.40
758–761	760	24	133.00–136.00	$134.75	$1,024	-0.90
851–876	865	32	125.75	$125.75	$1,088	-1.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–345	328	8	182.50–188.00	$185.05	$607	-5.95
381	381	5	184.00	$184.00	$701	—
401–445	421	22	169.00–179.00	$173.55	$731	+1.54
453–492	476	35	164.00–175.00	$170.36	$811	-3.91
513–536	530	39	160.00–165.00	$161.45	$856	+0.66
552–580	567	20	150.00–155.00	$152.19	$863	+1.69
608–648	637	19	140.00–151.00	$146.37	$932	+0.37
688	688	9	137.50	$137.50	$946	—
717–737	731	12	135.00–136.00	$135.25	$989	+7.50
769–782	773	9	120.00–123.00	$121.99	$943	-7.36
804–839	820	9	120.00–125.00	$122.73	$1,006	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
787	787	9	124.75	$124.75	$982	—
1025	1025	14	114.75	$114.75	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	8	149.00	$149.00	$611	—
463	463	3	158.00	$158.00	$732	—
564 thin fleshed	564	7	154.00	$154.00	$869	—
673	673	3	125.00	$125.00	$841	-8.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	4	114.00	$114.00	$1,585	+3.24
1328–1565	1423	11	110.50–113.50	$112.08	$1,595	-0.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	155.00	$155.00	$442	—
338–345	342	7	161.00–164.00	$162.85	$557	—
353–388	376	14	158.00–166.00	$160.74	$604	—
427–441	435	7	149.00–150.00	$149.42	$650	—
450–495	471	30	138.00–144.00	$142.20	$670	+0.20
523 unweaned	523	6	126.50	$126.50	$662	—
505–546	524	20	135.00–140.50	$137.75	$722	+3.42
543	543	4	120.00	$120.00	$652	-14.33
550–590	568	27	132.50–138.50	$134.57	$764	+0.55
563–584	573	11	120.00–125.50	$122.55	$702	-11.47
600–648	621	28	130.00–137.00	$133.96	$832	-0.04
653–691	677	25	120.00–127.50	$123.32	$835	-4.96
693 unweaned	693	5	110.00	$110.00	$762	—
740–745	742	8	120.00–121.75	$120.66	$895	-2.87
802	802	13	117.75	$117.75	$944	-0.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	421	19	153.00–156.00	$155.26	$654	-0.74
463–468	466	21	146.50–154.00	$147.83	$689	-6.19
562–584	572	35	142.00–144.00	$143.31	$820	+1.88
616–623	618	39	140.00–144.00	$142.43	$880	-0.58
661–692	687	33	128.50–134.00	$129.30	$888	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013–1234	1161	11	112.75–114.00	$113.00	$1,312	—
1070–1392	1265	7	109.50–112.50	$111.49	$1,410	+2.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	476	5	131.50–133.00	$132.11	$629	-4.89
538	538	3	124.50	$124.50	$670	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	5	181.00	$181.00	$539	—
495	495	3	145.00	$145.00	$718	-18.00
500–533	517	6	142.00–146.00	$144.06	$745	—
582	582	3	142.00	$142.00	$826	—
623	623	3	139.00	$139.00	$866	-1.00
697	697	10	130.00	$130.00	$906	—
819	819	6	103.50	$103.50	$848	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–955	861	85-90%	5	21.00–31.00	$27.05	$233	—
810–1215	996	85-90%	17	40.00–49.00	$44.73	$446	—
905–1215	1051	85-90%	22	50.00–58.00	$54.76	$576	—
935–1335	1063	85-90%	19	59.50–65.50	$61.96	$659	+17.54

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1295	1238	80-85%	2	45.00–52.50	$48.92	$606	—
1125–1370	1248	80-85%	15	61.50–66.50	$64.04	$799	—
1155–1475	1275	80-85%	26	54.00–60.50	$57.19	$729	+1.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1600	1467	75-80%	6	63.00–68.50	$66.41	$974	+15.41
1425–1620	1521	75-80%	5	58.00–59.50	$58.98	$897	—
1545	1545	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$772	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675	1675	65-75%	1	72.50	$72.50	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1555	1445	5	65.00–79.50	$75.32	$1,088	—
1490–1720	1605	2	93.50–95.00	$94.20	$1,512	—
1310–2185	1660	10	85.00–93.00	$88.96	$1,477	—

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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.