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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

2,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.92/cwt +9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 577 lb · 260 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.69/cwt +8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 521 lb · 86 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.29/cwt -3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 521 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,054 1,831 1,602
Feeder cattle 1,834 1,638 1,392
Slaughter cattle 220 193 210

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone on last week's light offering, 500-600 lbs sold firm to 2.00 higher, with yearlings over 650 lbs selling steady on comparable sales on a light test. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady, with 500-650 lbs trading with a higher undertone on limited sales from last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Bulk of this week's sales were calves weighing 400-700 lbs as bulk of last week's sales were yearlings, overall a nice quality offering of calves this week sold with good demand on a moderate offering. CME cattle futures started Monday in the red with Feeder Cattle futures seeing red as corn continues to rally gaining mostly 10 cents on Monday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 426 22 192.00–204.00 $198.23 $844 —
437 thin fleshed 437 6 209.00 $209.00 $913 —
463 fancy 463 7 199.00 $199.00 $921 —
461–493 476 33 186.00–194.00 $189.63 $903 +6.88
490 unweaned 490 8 183.00 $183.00 $897 —
505 505 11 164.00 $164.00 $828 -17.58
503–543 524 69 174.50–188.00 $180.57 $946 -1.01
579–586 581 31 165.00–171.00 $167.61 $974 +0.68
590 590 11 153.50 $153.50 $906 -13.43
619–635 625 13 153.25–154.50 $154.01 $963 -4.52
645 fancy 645 17 167.00 $167.00 $1,077 —
651–682 660 40 160.00–163.50 $162.66 $1,074 +0.81
665–677 670 26 143.50–150.75 $146.92 $984 -14.93
714 714 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,142 +0.90
751 751 68 160.00 $160.00 $1,202 -0.75
807 807 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,275 -1.24
874 874 64 151.00 $151.00 $1,320 -3.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–397 388 13 183.00–191.00 $187.84 $729 +14.00
465–486 482 14 170.00–174.00 $171.65 $827 +2.04
500–547 537 17 159.00–166.00 $161.10 $865 -5.05
556 unweaned 556 4 153.00 $153.00 $851 —
567–588 572 14 159.00–160.00 $159.78 $914 +4.78
591–596 593 12 147.27–148.00 $147.51 $875 -7.49
620 620 7 153.25 $153.25 $950 +5.47
652 652 13 144.50 $144.50 $942 -10.00
694 694 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,069 —
729 729 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,064 -4.50
756–781 764 13 145.00–147.00 $145.63 $1,113 -2.62
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607–637 627 18 144.00–144.50 $144.16 $904 —
817 817 13 153.00 $153.00 $1,250 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 5 153.00 $153.00 $864 —
715 715 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,044 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–440 412 19 158.00–160.00 $158.63 $654 +1.00
460–487 478 19 151.00–158.50 $154.35 $738 +0.49
500–543 521 86 146.00–156.00 $150.69 $785 +3.12
551–598 572 81 146.00–155.00 $152.45 $872 +1.45
579 thin fleshed 579 179 164.75 $164.75 $954 —
614–640 624 51 150.00–157.50 $154.85 $966 —
661–688 667 49 152.00–154.75 $154.06 $1,028 -2.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–395 377 14 152.00–160.00 $155.59 $587 +1.54
403–437 419 18 149.00–155.00 $152.33 $638 +0.99
447 unweaned 447 3 137.00 $137.00 $612 —
485 485 4 145.00 $145.00 $703 -2.42
511–547 526 7 138.50–145.50 $142.38 $749 +1.49
530 unweaned 530 5 143.00 $143.00 $758 —
555–588 571 29 137.00–147.50 $142.70 $815 +10.55
600–638 625 9 134.50–134.75 $134.67 $842 -10.45
682 682 6 137.50 $137.50 $938 +1.27
847 847 4 127.75 $127.75 $1,082 -8.25
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 5 110.00 $110.00 $615 —
598 598 9 130.50 $130.50 $780 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 4 132.00 $132.00 $752 —
987 987 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,229 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 8 138.25 $138.25 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 7 131.75 $131.75 $794 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 174.00 $174.00 $640 —
498 498 4 163.00 $163.00 $812 +6.00
507–540 520 11 144.00–157.00 $151.23 $786 —
572–598 587 7 139.00–141.00 $140.16 $823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 6 140.00 $140.00 $759 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1400 1255 80-85% 29 54.00–59.00 $56.46 $709 -0.77
1130–1385 1293 80-85% 12 48.00–53.00 $50.34 $651 -12.16
1305–1420 1363 80-85% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.52 $825 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1200 1024 85-90% 9 30.00–39.00 $34.29 $351 -11.19
950–1205 1071 85-90% 14 50.00–57.00 $53.29 $571 -7.37
885–1265 1072 85-90% 16 41.00–47.00 $43.70 $468 -16.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1660 1519 75-80% 13 49.00–55.50 $52.45 $797 —
1420–1735 1544 75-80% 18 56.50–64.00 $59.69 $922 —
1660 1660 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,129 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 65-75% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,282 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1875 1698 9 82.00–88.00 $85.64 $1,454 —
1525–1870 1700 6 69.00–81.00 $76.84 $1,306 —
2020 2020 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,020 —

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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.