Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

2,477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.86/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 657 lb · 143 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.01/cwt +8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 660 lb · 88 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.39/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 578 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,477 2,054 2,891
Feeder cattle 2,257 1,834 2,656
Slaughter cattle 220 220 235

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were lightly tested, with 500-550 lbs selling steady to firm, 550-600 lbs and 650-700 lb trading steady to 5.00 higher and yearlings over 700 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone, Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher with 500-600 lbs trading steady to 3.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-600 lb heifers and over 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone on few comparable sales. Mostly calves weighing 450-650 lbs sold with moderate to good demand with the best demand on yearlings over 650 lbs. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. CME cattle futures closed with modest gains to start the week with corn slightly lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–441 439 14 189.00–192.00 $191.14 $839 -7.09
495 495 11 191.00 $191.00 $945 +1.37
500–534 513 25 181.50–189.00 $186.50 $957 +22.50
524 unweaned 524 10 157.00 $157.00 $823 —
563 fancy 563 13 183.00 $183.00 $1,030 —
569–587 581 64 169.00–174.00 $170.24 $989 +2.63
639 639 6 155.25 $155.25 $992 +1.24
657 657 10 146.50 $146.50 $963 -16.16
650–682 660 62 160.00–169.00 $165.68 $1,093 +3.02
660 fancy 660 16 174.00 $174.00 $1,148 —
718–738 730 15 162.00–167.00 $163.97 $1,197 +3.97
765–792 783 15 154.00–160.00 $158.05 $1,238 -1.95
811 811 31 161.00 $161.00 $1,306 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 175.00 $175.00 $609 —
370–399 385 16 177.00–180.00 $178.58 $688 -9.26
404–445 422 18 167.00–181.00 $172.81 $729 —
444 unweaned 444 5 164.00 $164.00 $728 —
450–490 476 32 168.50–179.50 $174.52 $831 +2.87
451–496 unweaned 476 24 159.00–165.00 $162.07 $771 —
500–532 522 43 160.00–171.00 $165.23 $863 +4.13
540 unweaned 540 6 158.25 $158.25 $855 —
577 unweaned 577 5 142.00 $142.00 $819 -11.00
554–594 578 40 153.00–160.25 $157.25 $909 -2.53
582–590 586 11 146.50–149.00 $147.87 $867 +0.36
600–646 620 51 146.00–154.50 $149.75 $928 -3.50
643 unweaned 643 5 135.00 $135.00 $868 —
663–670 667 16 139.50–146.00 $143.85 $959 -0.65
966 966 7 131.00 $131.00 $1,265 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–641 635 17 147.50–150.00 $148.37 $942 +4.21
679 679 4 141.00 $141.00 $957 —
710 710 22 152.75 $152.75 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 6 162.50 $162.50 $663 —
586 586 7 159.00 $159.00 $932 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 7 129.00 $129.00 $961 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389–398 395 19 164.75–172.50 $166.50 $658 —
429–438 434 22 159.50–160.00 $159.59 $693 +0.96
476 fancy 476 7 168.00 $168.00 $800 —
453–496 478 46 154.00–166.00 $162.25 $776 +7.90
517–543 535 33 145.00–158.00 $150.52 $805 -0.17
561–587 572 54 150.00–158.00 $155.16 $888 +2.71
615–649 630 16 155.50 $155.50 $980 +0.65
650–673 657 143 154.00–164.00 $160.86 $1,057 +6.80
700–741 721 14 148.50–153.50 $150.93 $1,088 —
759–781 768 22 143.75–147.00 $145.65 $1,119 —
800–848 821 7 139.75 $139.75 $1,147 —
910 910 12 136.25 $136.25 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 323 7 150.50–152.00 $151.19 $488 —
357–378 370 14 150.00–155.00 $153.07 $566 -2.52
443–448 446 10 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $671 -1.83
450 unweaned 450 4 144.00 $144.00 $648 —
450–496 473 44 144.50–154.00 $149.85 $709 +4.85
510–532 526 27 144.00–146.25 $145.58 $766 +3.20
553–595 577 33 136.50–146.00 $141.94 $819 -0.76
587–588 unweaned 588 12 129.00–130.00 $129.75 $763 —
611–629 622 12 130.00–133.25 $131.92 $821 -2.75
626–628 627 10 137.75–145.00 $139.93 $877 +5.26
689 689 4 139.75 $139.75 $963 +2.25
710–713 712 10 143.25–144.75 $144.30 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 137.00 $137.00 $626 —
524 524 6 132.50 $132.50 $694 —
573–593 582 11 130.00–130.50 $130.14 $757 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
634 634 16 142.00 $142.00 $900 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 5 139.00 $139.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–408 406 7 165.00–177.00 $170.11 $691 —
492–498 494 21 155.00–165.00 $158.59 $783 -4.41
529 529 10 159.00 $159.00 $841 +7.77
538 538 5 140.00 $140.00 $753 -11.23
560 560 4 142.00 $142.00 $795 +1.84
628 628 4 135.00 $135.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 4 130.00 $130.00 $746 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1385 1257 80-85% 15 47.00–53.00 $49.86 $627 -6.60
1160–1415 1294 80-85% 24 54.00–60.00 $56.92 $737 +6.58
1235–1375 1316 80-85% 4 62.00–64.00 $62.76 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1135 987 85-90% 15 41.00–48.00 $44.31 $437 —
800–1150 998 85-90% 9 31.00–38.00 $34.78 $347 —
890–1160 1071 85-90% 10 51.50–57.00 $54.30 $582 +1.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1525 1494 75-80% 4 52.50–54.00 $53.39 $798 —
1410–1695 1513 75-80% 18 57.00–66.00 $60.28 $912 +7.83
1545–1630 1585 75-80% 3 74.50–75.50 $75.18 $1,192 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705–1925 1815 65-75% 2 72.50–79.00 $75.95 $1,378 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1785 1539 7 70.00–82.00 $77.75 $1,197 —
1360–2210 1782 10 84.00–92.00 $86.09 $1,534 —

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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.