Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

1,831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.27/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 873 lb · 238 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.42/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 662 lb · 109 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.24/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 812 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,831	1,789	1,312
Feeder cattle	1,638	1,589	1,145
Slaughter cattle	193	200	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone on a light offering, with 500-550 lb steers selling steady to 2.00 higher on a light test, 550-750 lbs were not well tested with last week's limited offering and 800-900 lb yearlings on comparable weights and quality sold firm to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady with 500-600 lbs lightly tested and 650-725 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. The best demand was on eight pot loads of good quality yearling steers weighing from 765-1000 lbs all selling with good demand on and active market along with one pot load of 660 lb heifers. Last Friday's Cattle on Feed Report was friendly with Placements coming in at 97 percent, which was lower than expected help to support higher Feeder Cattle futures on Monday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	469	19	177.00–187.00	$182.75	$857	—
509–540	513	26	171.00–185.00	$181.58	$932	+7.33
550–595	567	27	162.00–169.00	$166.93	$946	-5.07
623–627	624	22	157.50–162.00	$158.53	$989	—
665–687	681	47	156.50–164.00	$161.85	$1,102	-2.65
700–701	701	20	158.00–160.00	$159.10	$1,115	—
767	767	66	160.75	$160.75	$1,233	+11.75
808–832	812	73	151.00–161.00	$159.24	$1,293	+2.28
870–876	873	238	152.00–156.25	$154.27	$1,347	+5.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	6	210.00	$210.00	$624	+19.00
332	332	3	199.00	$199.00	$661	+2.00
360–393	378	16	171.00–178.00	$173.84	$657	+1.52
442	442	6	174.00	$174.00	$769	-9.16
460–483	471	14	165.00–174.00	$169.61	$799	+0.72
522–548	539	17	165.00–170.00	$166.15	$896	+2.56
594	594	9	155.00	$155.00	$921	+0.63
603–628	622	22	146.00–151.50	$147.78	$919	+1.61
652	652	8	154.50	$154.50	$1,007	+9.43
707	707	12	150.50	$150.50	$1,064	+2.50
794	794	36	148.25	$148.25	$1,177	+4.00
804–840	836	68	144.00–149.00	$148.68	$1,243	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002	1002	55	145.00	$145.00	$1,453	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	4	150.00	$150.00	$658	-16.49
692	692	5	137.50	$137.50	$952	—
743	743	15	144.00	$144.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	8	125.25	$125.25	$719	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1380	1327	3	123.00–125.00	$124.17	$1,648	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–445	436	15	155.00–160.00	$157.63	$687	-5.37
452–470	460	23	150.00–158.00	$153.86	$708	+1.58
533–535	534	7	147.00–148.00	$147.57	$788	-6.93
543	543	13	139.25	$139.25	$756	-15.25
583	583	3	151.00	$151.00	$880	—
658–672	662	109	152.00–157.50	$156.42	$1,036	+2.42
700–711	702	38	150.00–153.50	$152.85	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–368	362	20	153.00–155.00	$154.05	$558	+4.05
408–412	411	12	149.00–152.50	$151.34	$622	—
440	440	5	138.00	$138.00	$607	—
453–485	468	13	144.00–151.00	$147.42	$690	+1.63
513–545	527	7	139.50–142.00	$140.89	$742	-1.29
532–537	535	6	134.50–135.50	$135.00	$722	-7.18
553	553	5	138.50	$138.50	$766	-1.55
562–581	574	14	130.00–135.00	$132.15	$759	-7.90
613–640	625	11	140.00–151.00	$145.12	$907	+3.74
668–676	673	17	135.00–138.00	$136.23	$917	-0.77
750–781	761	16	135.00–135.50	$135.16	$1,029	—
833	833	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,133	+1.50
870	870	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,157	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	4	157.00	$157.00	$758	—
603	603	4	144.00	$144.00	$868	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–975	898	85-90%	3	33.00–37.00	$35.83	$322	—
905–1220	1040	85-90%	15	42.00–49.00	$45.48	$473	—
830–1240	1048	85-90%	25	47.50–58.00	$53.73	$563	—
1060–1130	1097	85-90%	3	60.00–61.00	$60.66	$665	+15.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1380	1242	80-85%	13	47.00–54.00	$51.59	$641	—
1110–1430	1274	80-85%	28	55.00–59.00	$57.23	$729	+3.94
1285	1285	80-85%	1	62.50	$62.50	$803	+3.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1745	1559	75-80%	4	53.00–55.00	$54.03	$842	—
1430–1710	1575	75-80%	10	57.00–65.50	$60.35	$951	—
1580–1660	1628	75-80%	3	67.00–73.00	$70.66	$1,150	+0.53

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1910	1910	65-75%	1	78.50	$78.50	$1,499	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–2000	1655	5	73.00–81.00	$77.39	$1,281	—
1595–2105	1820	13	83.00–92.00	$87.86	$1,599	-1.46

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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.