Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

1,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.12/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 713 lb · 156 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.31/cwt +11.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 689 lb · 85 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.97/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 577 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,506 2,148 1,957
Feeder cattle 1,401 2,052 1,863
Slaughter cattle 105 96 94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm on a light test, with feeder steers over 500 lbs trading steady to firm on comparable weights , with instances 1.00-2.00 higher on the 500-550 lb steers and 700-750 lb steers. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm on a light test, with 500-600 lb heifers selling firm to 4.0 higher and over 600 lbs were not well tested with last weeks pot load lots. Slaughter cows were mostly average dressing and lean cows trading mostly steady. Demand was good on with best demand on the 700-750 lb steers and pot load of near 850 lb steers. CME Live and Feeder cattle futures had a good day of trading as most near by months had triple-digit gains also feeders seeing some support on recent pressure in the grain market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–398 394 7 203.00–207.00 $204.99 $808 —
406–410 408 8 202.00–206.00 $204.50 $834 +4.01
468–485 476 13 192.00–200.00 $195.62 $931 +0.79
510–543 522 32 181.00–195.00 $190.63 $995 +1.62
542 unweaned 542 3 164.00 $164.00 $889 —
570–590 583 39 177.00–188.00 $182.68 $1,065 -3.42
604 thin fleshed 604 11 184.00 $184.00 $1,111 —
600–645 621 45 167.00–175.00 $172.56 $1,072 -3.34
651–680 657 30 167.00–169.00 $168.59 $1,108 -0.83
702–729 713 156 162.50–170.50 $165.12 $1,177 -1.72
774 774 9 159.50 $159.50 $1,235 —
847 847 60 158.75 $158.75 $1,345 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–446 444 13 180.00–191.00 $185.48 $824 -8.93
522–538 531 7 170.00–177.00 $172.95 $918 -3.56
550–593 568 24 166.00–175.00 $172.05 $977 +4.71
572 unweaned 572 5 150.00 $150.00 $858 —
589–598 592 8 154.00 $154.00 $912 -13.34
627–632 630 15 165.00–167.00 $166.34 $1,048 +2.54
660 660 13 149.50 $149.50 $987 -7.50
760–797 785 10 145.00–154.00 $149.36 $1,172 +2.41
838 838 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,274 +17.00
882 882 20 148.50 $148.50 $1,310 +16.00
948 948 4 125.50 $125.50 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 14 158.00 $158.00 $882 —
627 627 13 149.00 $149.00 $934 -3.17
843 843 15 139.25 $139.25 $1,174 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012 1012 6 119.50 $119.50 $1,209 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–395 373 5 170.00–175.00 $171.06 $638 -3.44
422–423 422 16 171.50–173.00 $171.88 $725 -0.18
466–498 473 24 163.00–165.00 $164.66 $779 +0.27
504–548 519 26 160.00–170.00 $163.90 $851 +0.74
550–589 577 69 160.00–165.00 $162.97 $940 +1.55
647 647 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,022 —
661–687 669 25 148.00–157.50 $154.22 $1,032 -6.78
741 741 37 152.50 $152.50 $1,130 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 158.00 $158.00 $574 -9.86
415–439 428 17 159.00–164.00 $161.18 $690 -3.82
469 469 6 159.00 $159.00 $746 +6.11
480 unweaned 480 3 149.00 $149.00 $715 —
526–546 535 17 147.00–157.00 $152.32 $815 —
563–593 578 21 145.00–151.00 $148.46 $858 -1.53
658–694 672 11 131.50–141.50 $136.51 $917 -8.42
691 thin fleshed 691 74 159.25 $159.25 $1,100 —
709 709 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,021 +8.42
773 773 7 135.50 $135.50 $1,047 —
877 877 10 120.50 $120.50 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 11 140.00 $140.00 $676 —
610 610 10 140.00 $140.00 $854 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 166.00 $166.00 $609 -22.00
602 602 5 136.00 $136.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 31.00 $31.00 $293 -23.44
995–1205 1041 85-90% 17 60.00–68.50 $64.00 $666 —
960–1145 1045 85-90% 7 69.00–77.00 $73.12 $764 —
975–1320 1068 85-90% 11 53.00–59.00 $56.44 $603 +30.37
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1365 1252 80-85% 17 65.00–73.00 $69.17 $866 —
1180–1395 1275 80-85% 9 59.00–64.50 $62.31 $794 —
1265–1320 1293 80-85% 2 73.00–76.00 $74.53 $964 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1760 1530 75-80% 5 69.00–73.00 $71.77 $1,098 -7.77
1630–1760 1695 75-80% 2 65.00 $65.00 $1,102 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1725 1512 3 88.50–90.00 $89.24 $1,349 —
1410–1860 1635 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,700 —
1390–2335 1765 10 90.00–100.00 $94.33 $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.