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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

2,241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.92/cwt ≈ $1,291/hd at 839 lb · 180 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.48/cwt -6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 691 lb · 174 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.33/cwt +15.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 782 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,241 2,107 1,954
Feeder cattle 2,021 1,997 1,824
Slaughter cattle 220 110 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of weaned steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold unevenly steady, a good quality offering of yearling steers weighing 650-900 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone with few comparisons from last week. Heifer calves weighing 450-550 lbs on a lighter offering sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, heifers over 650 lbs were lightly tested with last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering, best on yearling steers selling on and active market with seven pot loads and several part loads of good quality yearling steers selling with good weighing conditions. Several groups of unweaned calves sold with light to moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 4 191.00 $191.00 $754 —
411 unweaned 411 8 180.50 $180.50 $742 —
420–448 440 25 192.00–201.00 $194.40 $855 -7.76
452–457 453 20 188.00 $188.00 $852 —
502 unweaned 502 17 162.00 $162.00 $813 —
513–547 538 26 182.00–188.00 $183.77 $989 -3.98
566–587 576 42 165.00–174.00 $169.57 $977 -0.87
669–698 691 174 165.50–168.50 $166.48 $1,150 +4.48
710–732 715 88 160.50–165.50 $163.91 $1,172 +3.14
758 758 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,281 +21.75
781–788 782 29 155.00–159.00 $157.39 $1,231 +10.14
786 thin fleshed 786 65 163.50 $163.50 $1,285 —
836 836 60 148.25 $148.25 $1,239 —
836–843 840 120 156.75 $156.75 $1,317 —
872 872 60 153.10 $153.10 $1,335 —
916 916 60 150.25 $150.25 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 194.00 $194.00 $650 +5.59
358 unweaned 358 6 177.00 $177.00 $634 —
403 unweaned 403 6 177.00 $177.00 $713 —
416 416 4 177.00 $177.00 $736 —
460–492 472 25 170.00–184.00 $174.78 $825 -6.63
508–541 532 17 164.00–176.00 $172.08 $915 -2.80
565–599 581 16 159.00–163.00 $161.46 $938 -1.52
595 unweaned 595 7 153.25 $153.25 $912 —
612 612 5 143.00 $143.00 $875 -12.29
605–632 618 38 144.75–157.50 $151.55 $937 -3.74
727–748 738 10 148.00–156.00 $151.94 $1,121 -1.72
847 847 9 134.75 $134.75 $1,141 —
854–892 870 14 139.25–144.25 $141.23 $1,229 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 9 145.00 $145.00 $832 —
945 945 15 136.60 $136.60 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 169.00 $169.00 $718 +2.00
474 474 4 152.00 $152.00 $720 —
538 538 3 150.00 $150.00 $807 —
592 592 3 144.50 $144.50 $855 -0.50
637 637 5 146.25 $146.25 $932 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 4 154.00 $154.00 $867 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 4 140.00 $140.00 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–425 unweaned 414 11 156.00–159.00 $157.44 $652 —
425 425 13 171.00 $171.00 $727 +5.08
456–466 unweaned 464 16 152.00–152.50 $152.38 $707 —
470–495 483 10 157.00–159.00 $157.76 $762 -2.93
502–545 525 42 154.00–158.00 $155.34 $816 -4.45
663 663 24 160.00 $160.00 $1,061 +4.75
692 692 3 150.50 $150.50 $1,041 -4.75
753–772 765 99 144.60–148.25 $145.94 $1,116 —
841 841 5 136.75 $136.75 $1,150 +6.00
875 875 7 135.50 $135.50 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 5 176.50 $176.50 $515 —
340 340 4 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
368–378 unweaned 371 9 151.00–155.00 $152.36 $565 —
373 373 4 163.00 $163.00 $608 -1.00
409–441 430 21 153.00–159.00 $157.10 $676 +2.17
450–498 477 23 148.75–157.00 $151.02 $720 -1.30
501–528 512 15 140.00–145.50 $143.06 $732 -6.46
560 560 13 137.50 $137.50 $770 -8.01
572–582 575 27 143.50–148.00 $146.62 $843 +1.11
616–628 623 13 145.00–147.00 $146.24 $911 -8.65
698 698 5 143.00 $143.00 $998 -3.14
732 732 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,054 +4.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–428 422 8 138.50–140.00 $139.24 $588 -5.76
486–490 489 11 131.00–139.50 $136.43 $667 —
510–533 516 18 135.00–141.00 $136.99 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 178.00 $178.00 $773 —
520 520 3 158.00 $158.00 $822 -4.00
688–694 690 10 130.00–131.00 $130.40 $900 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1145 903 85-90% 4 31.00–38.00 $34.46 $311 -7.63
770–1270 980 85-90% 14 45.00–55.00 $50.72 $497 —
815–1200 1041 85-90% 31 56.00–64.50 $60.75 $632 +8.75
980–1140 1085 85-90% 4 65.00–67.50 $66.29 $719 -3.57
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1385 1255 80-85% 35 62.00–67.50 $64.19 $806 -4.04
1165–1340 1271 80-85% 10 57.00–61.50 $59.11 $751 +0.06
1280–1290 1285 80-85% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.50 $906 +11.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1600 1451 75-80% 9 64.00–68.00 $65.58 $952 +3.58
1470 1470 75-80% 1 61.50 $61.50 $904 -7.80
1480–1490 1485 75-80% 2 69.00–75.00 $72.01 $1,069 +2.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1810 1550 3 83.00–85.00 $84.27 $1,306 —
1285–2035 1597 16 87.00–96.00 $92.53 $1,478 —
1825–1970 1898 2 97.00–98.00 $97.48 $1,850 -4.30

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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.