Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

1,789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.96/cwt ≈ $1,314/hd at 837 lb · 128 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.75/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 740 lb · 64 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt ≈ $1,281/hd at 860 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,789	1,669	2,488
Feeder cattle	1,589	1,469	2,258
Slaughter cattle	200	200	230

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves were not well tested with last week's mostly weaned offering as most this week were not weaned, 500-550 lbs steers sold steady to 4.00 lower and 550-650 lb steers were not well tested with yearlings weighing 695-915 lbs selling with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady with 500-600 lbs lightly tested and a part load and pot load of yearling heifers weighing 660 and 740 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows had breaking cows selling steady to 2.00 lower and boning and lean cows 2.00-4.00 lower. More unweaned calves weighing under 600 lbs were in the offering this week selling with light demand compared to the weaned offering. There were four pot loads of top quality yearling steers that sold with good demand weighing 800-915 lbs. CME Cattle Futures turned red on Monday with Feeder Cattle futures trading with triple-digit losses.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456–492 unweaned	478	27	172.00–175.00	$173.53	$829	—
500–548	528	46	169.00–183.00	$174.25	$920	-6.84
555	555	7	172.00	$172.00	$955	—
553–569 unweaned	563	15	162.00–164.00	$163.47	$920	-1.95
698	698	39	164.50	$164.50	$1,148	—
783	783	6	149.00	$149.00	$1,167	—
805–847	837	128	155.50–160.00	$156.96	$1,314	—
860	860	61	149.00	$149.00	$1,281	—
915	915	60	147.10	$147.10	$1,346	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	4	191.00	$191.00	$563	—
305	305	3	197.00	$197.00	$601	—
353–372	364	10	170.50–174.00	$172.32	$627	-20.19
415–433	424	12	178.00–187.00	$183.16	$777	+4.16
454–498	472	15	166.00–174.00	$168.89	$797	+3.42
501–545	520	38	161.00–168.00	$163.59	$851	-5.59
515–543 unweaned	531	13	150.00–153.00	$151.42	$804	—
566–594	575	24	150.00–160.00	$154.37	$888	+0.13
601–633	621	30	143.00–148.00	$146.17	$908	-4.20
620–631 unweaned	629	17	139.00–140.00	$139.62	$878	—
650–680	658	23	142.75–146.25	$145.07	$955	+0.52
666 unweaned	666	5	138.00	$138.00	$919	—
702	702	9	148.00	$148.00	$1,039	+2.75
746	746	4	130.00	$130.00	$970	-15.25
765	765	6	144.25	$144.25	$1,104	-1.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	173.00	$173.00	$588	—
428–435	432	6	165.00–168.00	$166.49	$719	—
498	498	7	160.00	$160.00	$797	—
524–543	532	7	140.00–149.00	$143.94	$766	—
575–585	580	6	138.25–141.00	$139.64	$810	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
936	936	8	138.00	$138.00	$1,292	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	6	173.00	$173.00	$576	—
423	423	3	163.00	$163.00	$689	—
470 unweaned	470	9	145.00	$145.00	$682	—
459–484	474	44	150.00–155.00	$152.28	$722	-1.69
509 unweaned	509	11	145.50	$145.50	$741	+2.50
514	514	5	154.50	$154.50	$794	+1.50
658	658	43	154.00	$154.00	$1,013	-9.00
740	740	64	149.75	$149.75	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	4	150.00	$150.00	$567	-1.96
408 unweaned	408	4	147.50	$147.50	$602	—
450–483 unweaned	469	7	135.00–138.00	$136.23	$639	—
483–491	487	11	142.00–149.00	$145.79	$710	+2.79
503–540 unweaned	526	22	130.00–140.00	$136.54	$718	-3.67
500–542	532	12	141.00–146.00	$142.18	$756	-7.16
560–594	570	23	138.00–141.50	$140.05	$798	-4.92
624 unweaned	624	9	131.00	$131.00	$817	—
626–632	630	18	140.00–142.25	$141.38	$891	-7.48
651	651	6	137.00	$137.00	$892	+2.62
820	820	4	134.50	$134.50	$1,103	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–427	414	8	140.00–145.00	$143.07	$592	-2.93
500–543	525	10	134.00–137.00	$134.86	$708	—
582–594	590	14	120.00–136.00	$130.36	$769	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–498 unweaned	480	19	149.00–157.00	$153.99	$739	—
556	556	5	147.00	$147.00	$817	—
656–675	664	9	130.00–134.00	$132.19	$878	—
721–735	727	7	123.00–129.00	$125.60	$913	—
770	770	5	111.00	$111.00	$855	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1070	949	85-90%	12	30.00–34.00	$31.42	$298	—
945–1220	1062	85-90%	23	50.00–59.00	$54.48	$579	-4.58
895–1255	1090	85-90%	19	42.00–48.00	$45.09	$491	-19.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1325	1267	80-85%	11	50.00–56.00	$53.29	$675	-4.13
1105–1400	1283	80-85%	24	57.00–62.00	$58.90	$756	+1.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1585	1495	75-80%	7	54.00–59.00	$56.40	$843	-3.07
1410–1610	1496	75-80%	4	60.00–67.00	$63.80	$954	+4.33
1565–1710	1613	75-80%	3	68.00–73.50	$70.13	$1,131	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1825	1562	11	70.50–83.00	$77.45	$1,210	—
1555–2495	1844	8	83.00–95.00	$89.32	$1,647	—

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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.