Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

1,669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.69/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 702 lb · 95 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.27/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 583 lb · 85 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.63/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 634 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,669	1,453	2,037
Feeder cattle	1,469	1,284	1,887
Slaughter cattle	200	169	150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, weaned steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs sold mostly steady, with yearlings over 650 lbs scarce. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower on a light test, with 500-550 lbs lightly tested and a nice offering of 550-700 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone compared to last week's limited offering. Slaughter cows, Breaking cows sold mostly steady with Boning and Lean cows trading weak to 3.00 lower. Steer offering was mostly made up of calves weighing 400-650 lbs and bulk of the heifers weighing 550-700 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	5	201.00	$201.00	$681	—
385 unweaned	385	11	188.00	$188.00	$724	—
407–410 unweaned	408	5	187.00–190.00	$188.21	$768	—
403–449	431	26	192.00–200.50	$197.01	$849	-3.49
489–492	491	10	183.00–189.00	$184.79	$907	+0.23
523	523	14	175.00	$175.00	$915	-7.85
505–545	530	41	177.00–187.00	$181.09	$960	-1.76
550–575 unweaned	560	13	163.00–167.00	$165.42	$926	—
607–647	634	83	155.75–164.00	$159.63	$1,012	-0.33
651	651	9	150.00	$150.00	$976	-11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–376	372	10	192.00–193.00	$192.51	$716	—
424	424	4	179.00	$179.00	$759	-4.00
460–468	462	13	162.00–172.00	$165.47	$764	-12.64
505–535	526	26	167.00–171.00	$169.18	$890	-1.56
563 unweaned	563	6	154.00	$154.00	$867	—
558–593	581	15	152.00–159.00	$154.24	$896	—
618–634	626	19	149.00–151.00	$150.37	$941	+3.38
658–693	672	23	142.75–148.50	$144.55	$971	-10.45
698	698	5	140.00	$140.00	$977	—
727	727	10	145.25	$145.25	$1,056	-5.79
755–790	768	19	143.25–147.75	$146.04	$1,122	-0.21

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–532	522	8	165.00–167.00	$165.73	$865	—
850	850	5	133.25	$133.25	$1,133	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1156–1202	1175	13	121.00–122.50	$121.74	$1,430	+4.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	5	130.00	$130.00	$780	—
762	762	7	132.75	$132.75	$1,012	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	10	145.00	$145.00	$1,012	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–421 unweaned	412	10	153.00–156.50	$154.71	$637	—
470–490	480	30	150.50–157.00	$153.97	$739	-1.51
517 unweaned	517	5	143.00	$143.00	$739	—
526	526	14	153.00	$153.00	$805	-6.61
556 unweaned	556	5	143.00	$143.00	$795	—
572–595	581	37	153.00–160.00	$157.11	$913	+5.03
586	586	8	143.00	$143.00	$838	-9.08
551–593 thin fleshed	588	35	162.00–169.00	$162.75	$957	—
604–614	608	42	158.50–160.75	$159.31	$969	—
660	660	9	163.00	$163.00	$1,076	+7.27
700–709	702	95	150.00–154.75	$153.69	$1,079	+7.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–388	374	14	150.00–153.50	$151.96	$568	—
407–445	427	13	155.00–157.00	$155.78	$665	—
498	498	5	143.00	$143.00	$712	-7.34
504–530 unweaned	514	19	136.50–144.00	$140.21	$721	—
505–524	518	12	149.00–149.50	$149.34	$774	—
564–598	578	20	143.00–147.00	$144.97	$838	+0.17
618–622	620	18	144.00–150.00	$148.86	$923	+3.15
673–682	679	25	132.75–135.00	$134.38	$912	—
719	719	5	131.50	$131.50	$945	-10.50
752–791	762	23	130.00–135.75	$132.70	$1,011	-0.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–427	426	6	144.00–148.00	$146.00	$622	—
626	626	8	136.00	$136.00	$851	—
650	650	4	135.00	$135.00	$878	+3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	166.00	$166.00	$556	—
372	372	3	180.00	$180.00	$670	-3.00
520–541	535	11	152.00–155.00	$152.79	$817	+1.79
610–648	628	10	136.00–140.00	$137.31	$862	-5.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–443	434	9	178.00–187.00	$181.57	$788	—
497	497	5	171.00	$171.00	$850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	5	139.00	$139.00	$791	—
665	665	5	116.00	$116.00	$771	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1065	994	85-90%	5	36.00–43.00	$40.49	$402	—
855–1230	1019	85-90%	13	46.00–54.00	$50.28	$512	-0.78
870–1175	1063	85-90%	27	55.00–63.00	$59.06	$628	+0.53
1030–1150	1096	85-90%	4	64.00–66.00	$64.47	$707	+5.94

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1415	1294	80-85%	15	53.00–60.00	$57.42	$743	+0.17
1150–1390	1300	80-85%	14	61.00–67.50	$63.57	$826	-8.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1750	1486	75-80%	11	54.00–62.00	$59.47	$884	—
1375–1600	1510	75-80%	12	62.00–68.00	$63.92	$965	-8.75
1430–1685	1554	75-80%	5	70.00–76.50	$73.13	$1,136	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725–1770	1748	65-75%	2	76.00–80.00	$78.03	$1,364	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,164	-8.82
1625–2620	1948	12	85.00–91.00	$88.81	$1,730	—

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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.