Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

1,924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.31/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 717 lb · 110 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.37/cwt -18.87 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 581 lb · 69 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $128.35/cwt ≈ $1,228/hd at 957 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,924	3,045	2,180
Feeder cattle	1,609	2,675	1,950
Slaughter cattle	315	370	230

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a lower undertone, 550-600 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower, spots 12.00 lower, with 600-700 lbs not tested, 700-750 lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower and over 750 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower with 600-700 lb heifers scarce, and over 700 lbs not well tested. Lot of new crop calves weighing 400-600 lbs in the offering on Monday selling in small packages and singles many carrying flesh sold with light to moderate demand. Best demand was on the 700-750 lb steers and a near pot load of 955 lb yearling steers. Lot pf pressure looming over the Feeder Cattle futures and market as corn keeps escalating higher in prices as July corn closed limit up and most other months 16-18 cents higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	15	181.00	$181.00	$849	-7.23
515	515	8	174.50	$174.50	$899	+4.50
503–523 unweaned	519	15	156.50–165.00	$158.15	$821	—
553–584	574	45	149.50–155.50	$152.23	$874	-16.01
594	594	24	144.00	$144.00	$855	-24.24
665	665	5	141.00	$141.00	$938	+2.00
702–725	717	110	143.50–149.25	$148.31	$1,063	-2.94
751–762	755	39	135.00–145.50	$141.43	$1,068	—
893	893	9	124.50	$124.50	$1,112	—
957	957	48	128.35	$128.35	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	179.00	$179.00	$587	-1.00
420 unweaned	420	6	164.00	$164.00	$689	—
400–443	424	32	166.00–172.00	$170.37	$722	-11.68
457–498	478	29	160.00–170.00	$163.14	$780	-6.67
515–547	535	36	156.00–162.00	$158.15	$846	-5.18
571–593	579	16	145.00–148.00	$146.82	$850	-10.88
607–638	622	27	139.50–146.00	$142.04	$883	-0.96
658	658	4	128.00	$128.00	$842	-15.52
662	662	3	136.00	$136.00	$900	-7.52
700–748	719	5	131.00–134.00	$132.25	$951	-12.17
768–797	788	10	122.00–128.50	$126.60	$998	-5.77
841	841	14	127.00	$127.00	$1,068	+2.00
844	844	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,013	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	164.00	$164.00	$643	—
431	431	4	157.00	$157.00	$677	-2.00
483–484	484	6	148.00–152.00	$150.67	$729	-5.33
591	591	4	139.00	$139.00	$821	—
616	616	4	135.50	$135.50	$835	-8.50
704	704	4	120.00	$120.00	$845	—
806	806	5	118.00	$118.00	$951	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	114.50	$114.50	$1,305	—
1215–1630	1398	9	120.00–122.50	$120.84	$1,689	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	157.00	$157.00	$529	-13.85
357–384	370	23	149.00–156.00	$152.80	$565	-12.20
400–411	406	13	147.00–156.00	$150.50	$611	-1.75
412 unweaned	412	3	147.00	$147.00	$606	—
402–441	418	16	133.00–144.50	$138.97	$581	-13.28
450	450	3	142.00	$142.00	$639	-6.49
479 unweaned	479	4	135.00	$135.00	$647	—
512–547	525	15	123.00–131.50	$127.57	$670	-16.88
505–542	527	10	134.00–137.00	$135.93	$716	-8.52
546 unweaned	546	4	134.00	$134.00	$732	—
550–592	571	15	128.00–137.00	$132.95	$759	-4.81
565–595	584	11	125.00–128.00	$125.79	$735	-11.97
606	606	4	130.00	$130.00	$788	-2.00
640	640	8	123.00	$123.00	$787	-7.00
722–731	726	13	127.00–128.00	$127.46	$925	-4.77
812	812	6	115.00	$115.00	$934	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–475	470	30	151.00–154.00	$151.40	$712	-4.83
503 unweaned	503	4	141.00	$141.00	$709	—
505–549	537	29	144.00–147.75	$145.97	$784	+5.40
553	553	13	144.50	$144.50	$799	+1.05
714	714	24	132.25	$132.25	$944	-9.58
733	733	9	125.00	$125.00	$916	-16.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–444	434	7	124.00–137.00	$131.60	$571	-8.22
465–478	472	6	134.00	$134.00	$632	-6.00
539	539	4	121.00	$121.00	$652	—
556–580	564	17	115.50–125.50	$120.53	$680	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1495	1298	10	120.00–125.50	$123.27	$1,600	+0.80

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	5	115.50	$115.50	$643	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	5	162.00	$162.00	$633	—
550–588	565	18	133.00–143.00	$138.90	$785	—
642	642	3	127.00	$127.00	$815	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1005	945	85-90%	7	30.00–35.00	$32.76	$310	—
750–1215	1006	85-90%	22	40.00–50.00	$45.89	$462	-11.64
835–1235	1041	85-90%	45	52.50–61.50	$57.14	$595	-0.39
865–1195	1066	85-90%	25	62.00–73.00	$66.02	$704	+0.36

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1270	1158	80-85%	6	44.50–50.00	$47.08	$545	—
1115–1380	1228	80-85%	30	55.00–63.00	$60.45	$742	—
1130–1380	1249	80-85%	42	63.50–73.00	$67.06	$838	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1730	1439	75-80%	19	65.00–71.00	$68.02	$979	+12.02
1485–1605	1537	75-80%	6	56.00–63.00	$60.42	$929	—
1750	1750	75-80%	1	54.00	$54.00	$945	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1610	1426	5	74.00–82.00	$78.28	$1,116	—
1300–2390	1679	20	85.00–96.00	$91.24	$1,532	-0.85
1470–1920	1775	6	97.00–105.00	$101.12	$1,795	—

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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.