Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

1,432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.17/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 583 lb · 119 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.77/cwt ≈ $1,160/hd at 717 lb · 98 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.09/cwt ≈ $1,227/hd at 781 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,432	1,049	2,360
Feeder cattle	1,352	989	2,195
Slaughter cattle	80	60	165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs and 600-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with 550-600 lb trading firm to 2.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone with last week's light receipts. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher with 550-650 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows on a light test sold firm to 3.00 higher. A good quality offering of 550-600 lb steers and four pot loads of yearling steers over 700 lbs all sold with good demand as did the 400-600 lb heifer calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	368	6	200.00–205.00	$201.95	$743	-5.79
400–440	427	3	196.00–198.00	$197.38	$843	-0.95
455–498	491	33	192.00–198.00	$197.18	$968	+3.21
515–530	522	8	185.00–194.00	$187.87	$981	+1.54
563–594	583	119	175.00–188.00	$185.17	$1,080	+3.61
603–640	625	26	165.50–175.00	$169.41	$1,059	-4.64
658 thin fleshed	658	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,152	—
650–678	666	24	160.00–164.00	$161.16	$1,073	+1.13
700–724	717	98	160.00–164.00	$161.77	$1,160	—
777–790	781	86	153.00–159.00	$157.09	$1,227	—
876	876	60	149.50	$149.50	$1,310	—
922	922	58	145.25	$145.25	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	4	185.00	$185.00	$705	-7.37
388 thin fleshed	388	3	196.00	$196.00	$760	—
420–445	431	5	184.00–190.00	$187.32	$807	-4.33
471–481	474	15	184.00–190.00	$186.03	$882	+0.90
510–525	515	10	174.00–183.00	$179.95	$927	+8.35
566–570	567	14	172.00–175.00	$172.86	$980	+6.28
578 thin fleshed	578	8	174.00	$174.00	$1,006	—
595	595	3	159.50	$159.50	$949	-7.08
605–648	627	6	162.00–167.00	$164.41	$1,031	+6.45
695–697	696	6	152.50–158.50	$155.50	$1,082	+1.36
757	757	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	12	165.00	$165.00	$627	—
458–497	471	9	168.00	$168.00	$791	+2.00
743	743	6	122.50	$122.50	$910	-9.50
815–838	829	8	123.50–129.50	$127.29	$1,055	—
907–938	925	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,156	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	4	138.50	$138.50	$503	—
574	574	8	133.50	$133.50	$766	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	7	139.50	$139.50	$1,083	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	322	4	168.00–171.00	$169.40	$545	—
395	395	3	174.00	$174.00	$687	-1.25
403–445	431	16	165.50–176.00	$167.57	$722	-0.38
450–488	476	33	161.00–170.00	$166.91	$794	+1.84
505–546	517	36	159.00–165.00	$162.54	$840	+2.48
555–579	571	54	155.50–161.50	$157.91	$902	—
609–629	623	27	146.50–146.75	$146.69	$914	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–348	339	6	154.00–161.00	$157.41	$534	—
378	378	3	164.00	$164.00	$620	-1.00
402–403	402	8	158.00–164.00	$160.25	$644	+5.31
463–498	479	14	150.00–159.00	$155.27	$744	+4.27
562–595	584	13	145.50–148.50	$146.30	$854	-2.98
603–610	608	6	140.00	$140.00	$851	-1.64
686	686	4	135.00	$135.00	$926	-8.68
701	701	7	134.75	$134.75	$945	—
878	878	9	124.50	$124.50	$1,093	—
930	930	7	113.50	$113.50	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	3	139.00	$139.00	$751	—
583	583	18	139.75	$139.75	$815	+4.75

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	5	130.00	$130.00	$770	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	6	149.00	$149.00	$830	-3.00
613	613	4	149.00	$149.00	$913	—
676	676	10	131.50	$131.50	$889	—
800–807	803	12	116.00–122.50	$118.72	$953	—
819 thin fleshed	819	8	125.00	$125.00	$1,024	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–975	905	85-90%	3	48.00–51.00	$49.61	$449	—
825–1210	1028	85-90%	8	57.00–67.00	$63.95	$657	—
930–1255	1051	85-90%	10	69.00–78.00	$73.18	$769	+0.54

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1375	1252	80-85%	13	73.00–80.00	$76.40	$957	—
1155–1360	1280	80-85%	5	65.00–71.50	$68.17	$873	-5.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1495	1423	75-80%	4	67.00–71.50	$69.58	$990	—
1430–1535	1480	75-80%	4	73.50–80.00	$75.72	$1,121	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1730	1730	65-75%	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,436	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2130	1818	3	82.50–86.50	$85.33	$1,551	-18.02
1590–2090	1844	8	93.00–99.00	$96.58	$1,781	-6.77
1840–2210	1966	6	100.00–105.50	$102.42	$2,014	—

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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.