Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

3,375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.00/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 577 lb · 209 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.30/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 625 lb · 208 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $130.40/cwt -6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 932 lb · 174 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	3,375	3,089
Feeder cattle	3,125	2,789
Slaughter cattle	250	300

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 450 lbs sold with a higher undertone with few comparisons from last week, 450-650 lb steers traded firm to 5.00 higher, with 650-700 lbs selling with a higher undertone, best test on big yearling steers were two pot loads of 925 lb steers off the same consignment as last week selling 5.00 lower with last week's very active market. Feeder heifers weighing 450-550 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower with 550-600 lbs selling with a higher undertone and over 600 lbs mostly steady on a light offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on heavy offering, with a good quality offering of steer calves weighing 450-700 lbs and a good quality offering of 9 weight steers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	197.50	$197.50	$632	+4.50
358	358	9	199.00	$199.00	$712	+13.18
407–448	424	51	178.00–190.00	$186.40	$790	+6.98
458–493	483	58	174.00–187.00	$176.83	$854	+1.18
501–542	520	140	169.00–180.00	$176.31	$917	+5.06
550–599	577	209	158.75–169.00	$164.00	$946	+0.85
608–648	624	200	157.00–168.00	$164.95	$1,029	+4.42
639	639	8	148.00	$148.00	$946	-12.53
665–694	673	159	150.25–159.75	$153.04	$1,030	+1.86
731	731	18	147.75	$147.75	$1,080	-0.98
925–946	932	174	127.75–131.75	$130.40	$1,215	-6.18
960	960	173	127.10	$127.10	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–331	330	17	190.00–192.00	$191.65	$632	+7.65
367–397	380	26	182.00–193.00	$187.91	$714	+13.64
407–447	420	52	170.00–181.00	$177.16	$744	+4.19
463–493	475	24	161.00–170.00	$166.01	$789	-1.26
514–548	532	30	156.50–168.00	$161.76	$861	+2.52
551–594	569	58	150.00–159.00	$156.39	$890	+7.32
602–636	620	27	143.00–156.00	$148.69	$922	+3.05
657–674	665	13	136.75–143.00	$140.67	$935	—
700–726	713	8	143.00–145.00	$144.02	$1,027	+2.02
771–792	784	10	125.00	$125.00	$980	—
803	803	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,004	—
821 thin fleshed	821	66	136.50	$136.50	$1,121	—
928	928	13	123.50	$123.50	$1,146	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1648	1470	24	121.50–124.00	$123.09	$1,809	+3.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	4	145.00	$145.00	$856	—
601	601	6	125.00	$125.00	$751	—
702–746	733	10	125.00–130.00	$128.56	$942	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	3	170.00	$170.00	$539	+3.00
439–448	443	13	154.00–154.75	$154.35	$684	-0.38
458–485	472	64	149.00–152.50	$150.19	$709	-3.10
502–541	534	56	144.00–150.00	$144.91	$774	-5.93
551–586	567	131	140.00–147.50	$143.94	$816	+4.37
633–640	637	23	138.00–142.50	$140.14	$893	+0.42
696	696	15	135.00	$135.00	$940	±0.00
787	787	16	123.00	$123.00	$968	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	8	161.00	$161.00	$538	—
359–392	373	38	145.00–156.50	$153.12	$571	-3.14
402–445	419	36	142.50–151.00	$147.31	$617	+0.66
457–485	475	23	141.50–148.50	$144.82	$688	+3.40
510–540	524	62	134.50–142.00	$139.43	$731	-1.61
550–592	579	70	132.00–138.50	$136.09	$788	+0.95
610–638	626	29	125.00–135.00	$131.85	$825	-0.07
691–696	694	12	123.00–129.00	$127.01	$881	-0.96
711	711	36	131.00	$131.00	$931	+12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	4	143.00	$143.00	$573	—
460–479	475	15	135.00–139.00	$136.88	$650	+10.88
573–574	574	8	120.00–125.00	$123.13	$707	-0.37
683	683	3	114.00	$114.00	$779	—
704	704	7	123.00	$123.00	$866	—
840	840	4	110.00	$110.00	$924	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–428	425	13	168.50–169.50	$168.73	$717	+11.23
495	495	7	151.50	$151.50	$750	-2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1330	1245	80-85%	12	50.00–58.00	$55.79	$695	-7.43
1155–1380	1261	80-85%	32	58.50–66.00	$63.17	$797	-4.85
1120–1380	1275	80-85%	18	66.00–71.50	$67.90	$866	+12.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1140	935	85-90%	4	30.00–39.00	$34.84	$326	-1.17
895–1120	1033	85-90%	6	44.00–53.00	$47.89	$495	-0.87
960–1165	1055	85-90%	19	54.00–61.00	$57.85	$610	-0.60
975–1160	1088	85-90%	15	62.00–68.00	$65.36	$711	+6.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1655	1491	75-80%	14	60.00–65.50	$63.85	$952	+6.88
1395–1630	1534	75-80%	11	66.50–71.00	$68.32	$1,048	-0.22
1755	1755	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$965	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710	1710	1	78.50	$78.50	$1,342	—
1380–2225	1814	11	86.00–96.00	$91.77	$1,665	—

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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.