Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

1,453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $152.00/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 910 lb · 61 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.75/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 892 lb · 60 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.85/cwt ≈ $1,366/hd at 930 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,453 2,241 2,283
Feeder cattle 1,284 2,021 2,123
Slaughter cattle 169 220 160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, with a much lighter offering of steers this week weighing 650-800 lbs selling mostly 2.00-4.00 lower and pot load of steers weighing 892 lbs and pot load weighing 910 lbs selling firm to 2.00 higher compared to pot loads last week of very similar weights. Feeder heifers had the best test weighing from 450-600 lbs trading firm to 5.00 higher and over 600 lbs were very lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, with the most advance on the high dressing cows. Demand was good on a moderate supply. CME Cattle Futures turned green on Monday to start the week with triple-digit gains as cattle futures were in need of a hopeful correction.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 361 11 199.00–205.00 $200.37 $723 —
438 438 4 200.50 $200.50 $878 +6.10
470–497 489 17 182.00–193.00 $184.56 $902 —
503–536 517 20 179.00–188.50 $182.85 $945 -0.92
571 571 4 173.50 $173.50 $991 +3.93
606–638 612 31 156.00–168.00 $159.96 $979 —
659 thin fleshed 659 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,133 —
663–668 665 13 161.00 $161.00 $1,071 -5.48
695 695 6 157.25 $157.25 $1,093 -9.23
720–725 721 26 159.50–160.50 $160.35 $1,156 -3.56
737 thin fleshed 737 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,246 —
760 thin fleshed 760 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,254 +1.50
791–795 793 44 153.00–156.00 $154.43 $1,225 -2.96
892 892 60 153.75 $153.75 $1,371 +0.65
910 910 61 152.00 $152.00 $1,383 +1.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 187.00 $187.00 $640 -7.00
420 420 3 183.00 $183.00 $769 +6.00
465–490 475 23 171.00–181.00 $178.11 $846 +3.33
505–533 520 15 163.00–176.00 $170.74 $888 -1.34
610–616 613 10 144.00–150.00 $146.99 $901 +3.99
662 662 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,026 —
713–745 729 8 149.00–153.00 $151.04 $1,101 -0.90
750–795 762 11 145.00–146.75 $146.25 $1,114 —
833–845 842 31 140.00–145.75 $143.94 $1,212 +9.19
870 870 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,209 -2.23
930 930 58 146.85 $146.85 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 153.00 $153.00 $744 +1.00
500 500 5 158.00 $158.00 $790 —
567 567 9 132.50 $132.50 $751 -12.00
873 873 4 135.75 $135.75 $1,185 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
954–972 965 11 127.25–130.25 $128.33 $1,238 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1178 1165 4 116.00–118.50 $117.12 $1,364 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 6 170.00–173.00 $171.50 $600 —
400–408 403 6 179.00–184.00 $182.31 $735 +11.31
452–495 480 47 152.00–160.00 $155.48 $746 -2.28
501–538 518 31 155.00–165.00 $159.61 $827 +4.27
533 fancy 533 6 170.00 $170.00 $906 —
556 556 5 145.00 $145.00 $806 —
550–586 569 15 148.00–158.00 $152.08 $865 —
657–697 674 35 154.00–157.00 $155.73 $1,050 -4.27
737 737 9 146.50 $146.50 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 4 170.00 $170.00 $520 +5.00
468–493 483 10 148.00–153.00 $150.34 $726 -0.68
557 unweaned 557 6 134.00 $134.00 $746 —
558–565 561 15 144.00–146.00 $144.80 $812 +7.30
623–643 630 11 143.00–147.00 $145.71 $918 -0.53
700 700 3 142.00 $142.00 $994 -2.00
763–784 775 9 132.75–133.25 $132.97 $1,031 —
808–826 817 8 132.75–133.75 $133.26 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 10 131.00 $131.00 $348 —
487 487 7 119.00 $119.00 $580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–330 327 5 140.00 $140.00 $458 —
459 459 4 128.00 $128.00 $588 -8.43
674 674 5 132.00 $132.00 $890 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 131.00 $131.00 $783 —
923 923 4 125.25 $125.25 $1,156 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 183.00 $183.00 $728 —
533 533 6 151.00 $151.00 $805 -7.00
550 550 5 159.00 $159.00 $874 —
643 643 4 143.00 $143.00 $919 —
693 693 3 136.50 $136.50 $946 +6.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1370 1269 80-85% 16 61.00–68.00 $63.88 $811 +4.77
1175–1380 1282 80-85% 16 54.00–60.00 $57.25 $734 -13.25
1190–1340 1300 80-85% 4 69.00–75.00 $71.77 $933 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1160 1018 85-90% 12 44.00–54.50 $51.06 $520 -9.69
860–1210 1068 85-90% 19 55.00–64.00 $58.53 $625 -7.76
900–1300 1100 85-90% 2 32.00–33.00 $32.41 $357 —
1075–1145 1110 85-90% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.52 $749 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1354–1450 1401 75-80% 5 57.00–62.00 $59.79 $838 —
1360–1505 1431 75-80% 7 64.00–67.00 $65.57 $938 —
1405–1640 1502 75-80% 10 69.00–76.50 $72.67 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1860 1645 4 74.00–85.00 $79.82 $1,313 —
1315–1960 1685 11 87.00–96.00 $91.07 $1,535 —
1900–1910 1905 2 97.00–98.00 $97.50 $1,857 —

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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.