Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

2,437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.49/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 608 lb · 136 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.26/cwt -2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 828 lb · 120 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.32/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 710 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,437 2,843 1,072
Feeder cattle 2,282 2,691 978
Slaughter cattle 155 152 94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing under 550 lbs sold steady to firm, with 450-500 lb steers spots 2.00-4.00 higher, 550-700 lbs steers traded steady to 4.00 lower compared to last week's very active market, 700-750 lbs sold steady with over 750 lbs not well tested with last week's offering. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, over 600 lbs were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold uneven with Lean cows mostly steady and Boners and Breakers trading 2.00-5.00 lower. There were a lot more crossbred calves in this week's offering, market was still very active on calves with the 550-700 lb steers not quite reaching last weeks highs. September corn closed unchanged with Dec corn fractionally higher and Feeder Cattle contracts closing with modest gains after a slow start.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–333 322 6 199.00–201.00 $199.99 $644 -1.68
365–398 391 8 202.00–205.00 $204.27 $799 -0.24
400–446 432 37 195.50–202.00 $199.70 $863 +2.68
463–488 477 51 188.00–204.00 $196.36 $937 +3.20
505–546 528 71 183.00–200.50 $192.90 $1,019 -2.43
556–588 573 68 177.50–189.00 $182.97 $1,048 -3.70
601–629 608 136 171.75–178.50 $173.49 $1,055 -6.24
653–686 666 75 160.00–167.00 $164.52 $1,096 -6.18
703–732 710 104 153.00–160.00 $158.32 $1,124 -1.29
820–835 828 120 150.50–152.00 $151.26 $1,252 -2.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–396 391 8 184.00–195.00 $187.74 $734 —
406 thin fleshed 406 4 196.00 $196.00 $796 —
415 415 3 190.00 $190.00 $788 +1.90
462–478 471 16 176.00–188.00 $181.54 $855 -2.00
506–541 523 25 171.00–180.00 $177.16 $927 +8.24
543 thin fleshed 543 47 183.00 $183.00 $994 —
565–596 590 34 164.00–172.50 $170.90 $1,008 +1.12
619–645 634 21 154.00–165.00 $159.89 $1,014 +1.91
678–694 686 14 154.00–160.00 $155.70 $1,068 +1.16
708–735 723 13 145.50–151.00 $148.51 $1,074 +2.76
757–765 759 39 141.75–147.25 $145.55 $1,105 +2.05
839 839 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,175 —
850–888 864 11 135.75–139.50 $137.15 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621–638 630 11 139.75–148.00 $143.44 $904 +3.44
744 744 4 130.00 $130.00 $967 -10.25
798 thin fleshed 798 64 153.35 $153.35 $1,224 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988 988 54 136.00 $136.00 $1,344 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 23 126.00 $126.00 $1,260 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1403 1403 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,740 —
1417 1417 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,700 —
1475–1583 1547 3 114.00–116.00 $115.36 $1,785 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 140.00 $140.00 $764 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 386 8 169.00–172.00 $170.38 $658 -1.62
401–438 420 21 161.00–168.00 $164.45 $691 -3.01
450–497 469 77 155.00–165.50 $163.52 $767 +2.37
516 fancy 516 5 172.00 $172.00 $888 —
505–546 525 91 156.00–165.75 $161.91 $850 -1.81
563–574 567 86 152.00–158.50 $155.61 $882 -0.51
602–635 622 43 148.50–150.00 $149.18 $928 -3.12
650 650 9 143.25 $143.25 $931 -7.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 326 14 165.00–169.00 $167.83 $547 —
380 380 6 156.00 $156.00 $593 -6.00
488 488 3 154.00 $154.00 $752 —
520–545 531 15 146.00–151.00 $148.67 $789 -4.39
555–593 578 10 137.50–149.00 $141.92 $820 -6.19
605–623 612 46 142.00–146.25 $143.85 $880 +1.38
652–659 656 7 134.50–135.00 $134.79 $884 -5.83
704–714 710 14 131.50–134.50 $133.22 $946 -2.79
760 760 8 130.25 $130.25 $990 -2.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 147.50 $147.50 $541 —
455–457 456 8 140.00–143.50 $142.18 $648 —
515–539 534 10 139.00–140.25 $140.01 $748 —
603 603 5 136.00 $136.00 $820 —
658–692 681 14 125.00–127.50 $125.54 $855 -8.82
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1335 1295 3 124.00–125.00 $124.66 $1,614 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 9 170.00 $170.00 $746 —
686 686 5 120.00 $120.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 9 172.00 $172.00 $872 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1140 999 85-90% 14 59.50–66.00 $62.63 $626 —
985–1055 1020 85-90% 2 50.00–51.00 $50.52 $515 -4.37
895–1190 1048 85-90% 20 68.00–81.00 $72.47 $759 +17.58
1100 1100 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $451 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1205 1140 80-85% 5 73.50–80.00 $77.01 $878 —
1190–1365 1292 80-85% 15 64.50–70.50 $67.67 $874 -10.72
1280–1345 1318 80-85% 3 59.00–63.00 $60.86 $802 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1460 1458 75-80% 2 63.50–65.00 $64.25 $937 -8.17
1330–1610 1491 75-80% 14 66.00–73.50 $69.77 $1,040 -2.65
1545–1845 1695 75-80% 2 73.50–74.50 $73.96 $1,254 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1795 1705 2 85.00–86.00 $85.47 $1,457 —
1465–2120 1732 8 91.00–100.00 $95.58 $1,655 —
1695–2360 1951 9 100.00–105.00 $101.96 $1,989 —

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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.