Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

1,991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.43/cwt +12.06 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 571 lb · 121 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.40/cwt ≈ $927/hd at 629 lb · 101 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.25/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 730 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,991	1,924	2,668
Feeder cattle	1,733	1,609	2,428
Slaughter cattle	258	315	240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers calves weighing 400-550 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone on a light test, with the best test on 550-600 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 higher on an active market, 600-700 lb steers had very few comparisons with last week and over 700 lbs were not tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs sold steady with 550-700 lbs lightly tested along with a pot load of 730 lb heifers. Bulk of the feeders weighed 450-700 lbs selling with moderate to good demand, the 550-600 lb steers got back all the lost last week on a nice offering. Slaughter cows on a good offering sold firm to 3.00 higher with the most advance on the high dressing cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	8	181.00	$181.00	$608	—
418–447	438	35	170.00–176.00	$172.68	$756	—
459–496	484	38	173.00–179.00	$176.67	$855	-4.33
505–538	520	33	166.00–174.00	$172.71	$898	-1.79
539 unweaned	539	17	160.00	$160.00	$862	+1.85
550–591	566	94	155.00–166.00	$160.22	$907	+7.99
563–593 fancy	590	27	165.00–171.00	$165.64	$977	—
627 fancy	627	28	157.00	$157.00	$984	—
604–641	630	73	140.00–150.50	$143.72	$905	—
662–686	674	66	138.00–148.25	$142.51	$961	+1.51
705 fancy	705	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,086	—
758–764	761	14	125.00–131.00	$126.28	$961	-15.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–322	320	9	167.00–170.00	$168.68	$540	-10.32
391 unweaned	391	4	156.00	$156.00	$610	—
381–398	392	24	158.00–173.00	$168.44	$660	—
418–448	432	18	164.50–173.00	$168.22	$727	-2.15
453–495	463	21	160.00–169.50	$165.11	$764	+1.97
503–519	513	31	150.00–161.00	$155.83	$799	-2.32
552–575	558	18	140.00–145.50	$142.91	$797	-3.91
604 unweaned	604	7	134.00	$134.00	$809	—
607	607	3	145.00	$145.00	$880	+2.96
655–694	670	18	129.50–135.00	$131.92	$884	-4.08
850	850	7	105.00	$105.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	155.00	$155.00	$705	+4.33
513	513	5	143.50	$143.50	$736	—
586	586	7	130.50	$130.50	$765	-8.50
623	623	3	133.00	$133.00	$829	-2.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530	1530	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,836	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–370	367	7	163.00–164.00	$163.42	$600	—
427–448	437	17	151.00–156.00	$152.81	$668	—
450–486	469	63	148.00–152.00	$150.10	$704	-1.30
516	516	8	137.00	$137.00	$707	-8.97
503–546	529	55	139.50–150.00	$145.66	$771	-0.31
551–590	582	52	134.50–140.00	$135.43	$788	-9.07
730	730	74	133.25	$133.25	$973	+8.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	7	152.00	$152.00	$524	-5.00
355–358	357	8	143.00–150.00	$146.49	$523	-6.31
400–427	409	34	142.00–147.00	$143.47	$587	-7.03
436	436	5	139.00	$139.00	$606	+0.03
466 unweaned	466	7	135.00	$135.00	$629	±0.00
454–481	470	27	139.00–146.00	$142.43	$669	+0.43
482	482	7	134.00	$134.00	$646	-8.00
505–520	513	8	133.00–139.00	$134.52	$690	+6.95
555–592	575	17	129.00–134.00	$131.58	$757	-1.37
610–633	624	24	128.00–135.00	$131.77	$822	+8.77
701–749	737	18	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$947	+1.05
778	778	4	110.00	$110.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	6	140.00	$140.00	$442	—
371	371	4	136.00	$136.00	$505	—
529	529	3	129.00	$129.00	$682	+8.00
570	570	3	120.00	$120.00	$684	-0.53

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1350	1283	3	127.50–131.00	$128.76	$1,652	+5.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	155.00	$155.00	$617	-7.00
425	425	3	158.00	$158.00	$672	—
503–545	527	7	136.50–138.00	$137.39	$724	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	6	127.00	$127.00	$645	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1380	1245	80-85%	21	56.00–63.50	$60.70	$756	-6.36
1145–1340	1257	80-85%	3	50.00–53.00	$51.83	$652	—
1135–1405	1263	80-85%	45	64.00–75.00	$67.75	$856	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1040	942	85-90%	12	37.50–48.50	$44.23	$417	+11.47
760–1155	967	85-90%	10	25.00–35.00	$30.34	$293	—
745–1150	1025	85-90%	10	54.50–60.50	$58.31	$598	+1.17
930–1160	1040	85-90%	18	62.00–70.00	$65.42	$680	+8.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1570	1468	75-80%	31	64.00–74.50	$68.11	$1,000	—
1355–1600	1489	75-80%	5	57.50–62.50	$60.22	$897	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1805	1637	65-75%	10	70.00–76.00	$73.74	$1,207	—
1635–1780	1722	65-75%	3	66.00–69.00	$67.64	$1,165	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1730	1580	3	97.50–99.00	$98.16	$1,551	—
1225–1830	1599	4	77.00–80.00	$78.45	$1,254	—
1435–1940	1608	8	90.00–97.00	$93.06	$1,496	—

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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.