Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

3,045 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.49/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 721 lb · 121 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.24/cwt -6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 565 lb · 108 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.83/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 709 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,045 2,718 2,524
Feeder cattle 2,675 2,528 2,274
Slaughter cattle 370 190 250

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, with 500-550 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower, 550-600 lb traded 4.00-8.00 lower, 600-700 lb steers were not well tested with the bulk new crop calves carrying flesh, 700-750 lb traded steady and a pot load of 815 lb yearling steers sold 3.00-4.00 lower than last weeks pot load lots. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00-500 lower with 600-750 lbs trading mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good on a heavy supply. CME cattle futures continue to break lower for the last seven days of trading have been relentless, while the corn market has been on a scorching rally; making feeder cattle prices and futures starting to feel uneasy and distressed. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–353 352 6 199.00–203.00 $201.66 $710 -2.10
415 unweaned 415 10 182.00 $182.00 $755 —
423 423 21 186.00–190.00 $187.71 $794 -5.80
459–463 unweaned 460 18 170.50–176.00 $171.73 $790 —
462–498 477 24 183.00–194.00 $188.23 $898 -1.92
515 515 5 170.00 $170.00 $876 -14.09
501–542 530 74 174.00–181.00 $178.76 $947 -5.33
557–586 565 108 162.00–176.25 $168.24 $951 -8.55
609–649 623 72 148.00–155.00 $151.69 $945 -12.04
663 663 7 139.00 $139.00 $922 -17.61
652–696 668 11 152.00–155.00 $153.86 $1,028 -2.75
704–741 719 112 149.00–152.25 $151.25 $1,087 +0.31
743 743 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,048 -9.94
800–816 812 82 140.00–142.50 $141.96 $1,153 -3.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 180.00 $180.00 $617 —
369–397 386 24 184.00–192.00 $188.69 $728 —
404–446 420 34 174.00–186.00 $182.05 $765 —
456–498 471 70 164.00–174.00 $169.81 $800 -8.39
505–548 531 50 157.00–169.00 $163.33 $867 -4.39
546 unweaned 546 9 154.00 $154.00 $841 —
550–592 573 56 151.50–161.50 $157.70 $904 -2.62
601–634 611 34 146.50–155.00 $149.14 $911 -5.39
629 629 4 143.00 $143.00 $899 -11.53
658–678 668 10 142.00–145.00 $143.52 $959 -3.28
669 669 5 135.00 $135.00 $903 -11.80
703–723 716 8 140.00–147.00 $144.42 $1,034 -1.58
783–785 784 8 130.00–134.75 $132.37 $1,038 -3.63
822 822 9 125.00 $125.00 $1,028 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 25 149.00 $149.00 $848 —
687 687 6 132.50 $132.50 $910 —
805 805 8 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 4 159.00 $159.00 $657 —
452 452 3 156.00 $156.00 $705 —
600 600 5 144.00 $144.00 $864 -1.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 143.00 $143.00 $661 —
612 612 6 130.75 $130.75 $800 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1692 1321 9 114.50–119.00 $116.60 $1,540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 182.00 $182.00 $606 +10.00
355–384 368 10 171.00–174.00 $172.55 $635 +4.28
403–428 fancy 413 5 175.00–176.00 $175.59 $725 —
400–445 425 57 160.00–169.00 $164.27 $698 +5.07
450–494 480 62 152.00–163.50 $156.23 $750 +0.62
509 509 5 155.50 $155.50 $791 -3.60
507–514 510 29 138.00–143.00 $140.57 $717 -18.53
550–590 576 33 142.00–145.00 $143.45 $826 +6.95
584 584 11 137.00 $137.00 $800 +0.50
600–627 615 32 143.00–145.50 $144.58 $889 -0.35
687 687 10 139.50 $139.50 $958 -9.50
707–713 709 98 140.00–142.50 $141.83 $1,006 -1.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–338 322 16 169.00–175.00 $170.85 $550 +8.85
375 375 3 165.00 $165.00 $619 +3.50
434–445 439 22 150.00–154.00 $152.25 $668 +0.71
450–497 468 68 142.50–152.00 $148.49 $695 +0.13
518–544 530 17 136.00–150.00 $144.45 $766 +0.86
554–598 581 32 135.00–143.00 $137.76 $800 -0.83
602 602 11 132.00 $132.00 $795 +11.00
617–620 619 15 130.00 $130.00 $805 +9.00
652–683 665 18 127.50–130.00 $129.04 $858 -7.68
718–729 724 15 130.50–134.00 $132.23 $957 -3.77
759 759 5 131.00 $131.00 $994 -2.75
866 866 4 110.00 $110.00 $953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–442 434 7 137.00–142.00 $139.82 $607 —
478–485 481 7 140.00 $140.00 $673 —
500 500 5 127.00 $127.00 $635 -4.00
639 639 5 125.00 $125.00 $799 —
719–727 724 10 120.00–123.50 $121.39 $879 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1315 1063 12 116.00–118.00 $116.97 $1,243 —
1068–1468 1268 9 120.00–124.00 $122.47 $1,553 +0.17
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 14 139.50 $139.50 $756 —
636 636 4 130.00 $130.00 $827 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 125.00 $125.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 183.00 $183.00 $697 —
448 448 4 169.00 $169.00 $757 —
463–493 478 13 166.00–174.00 $169.06 $808 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711 711 8 124.50 $124.50 $885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 4 128.00 $128.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1075 904 85-90% 4 26.50–33.00 $31.08 $281 —
810–1145 993 85-90% 14 38.00–51.00 $45.09 $448 —
835–1165 1011 85-90% 22 52.00–61.50 $57.53 $582 +14.05
915–1180 1064 85-90% 29 62.50–70.00 $65.66 $699 -1.76
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1365 1260 80-85% 22 56.00–64.00 $61.52 $775 -0.60
1130–1375 1264 80-85% 29 64.50–75.00 $68.15 $861 +6.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $809 -6.49
1390–1600 1464 75-80% 9 62.00–64.00 $63.51 $930 -6.05
1410–1735 1560 75-80% 18 65.50–76.00 $69.40 $1,083 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1850 1621 5 75.00–85.00 $80.59 $1,306 -12.57
1290–2065 1665 18 86.00–97.00 $92.09 $1,533 —
1605–2080 1890 4 102.00–108.00 $104.52 $1,975 —

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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.