Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 20, 2021

1,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.01/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 574 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.39/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 526 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.05/cwt -5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 622 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,001 3,291 0
Feeder cattle 838 3,107 0
Slaughter cattle 163 184 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Callaway Livestock Center closed the year with a light to moderate offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs, with the market holding up very well compared to last week's heavy receipts and very active market. A light test of 400-450 lb steer calves sold with a higher undertone, with the best test on 500-650 lb steers all selling fully steady to firm. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm with 500-600 lb heifer calves trading near steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Monday's markets started the week with a round of selling in the equity and energy markets putting the ag commodities under pressure except for the soybean and wheat futures holding in positive territory. CME cattle futures were pressured by the selling in the equity markets.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–435 422 9 200.00–214.00 $209.55 $884 +8.07
457 fancy 457 3 215.00 $215.00 $983 —
475–491 484 8 190.00–193.00 $192.26 $931 -4.19
496 unweaned 496 9 178.50 $178.50 $885 —
518–540 524 8 184.00–194.00 $188.45 $987 +0.14
561–586 574 59 172.00–182.00 $176.01 $1,010 +3.22
610 610 6 161.50 $161.50 $985 -10.71
601–638 624 33 164.50–174.00 $168.06 $1,049 -4.15
658–661 660 16 165.00–166.00 $165.31 $1,091 -6.44
753 753 18 159.00 $159.00 $1,197 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 thin fleshed 330 6 206.00 $206.00 $680 —
393 393 3 182.00 $182.00 $715 -3.86
403–435 421 12 181.00–196.00 $188.58 $794 +3.50
470–488 477 11 173.00–184.00 $178.25 $850 +1.73
505–546 525 13 171.00–179.00 $176.09 $924 -0.36
565–598 581 11 165.50–170.00 $167.11 $971 +0.96
646 unweaned 646 4 147.00 $147.00 $950 —
684 684 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,081 -1.52
710 710 7 144.50 $144.50 $1,026 -12.73
716 unweaned 716 7 141.50 $141.50 $1,013 —
759 759 4 148.25 $148.25 $1,125 -8.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,030 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,508 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 381 19 171.00–180.00 $175.15 $667 -1.19
387 fancy 387 3 188.00 $188.00 $728 —
400–433 416 32 169.00–173.00 $170.40 $709 +2.84
458–496 476 28 164.00–172.00 $166.82 $794 -1.30
508–536 521 32 158.00–163.50 $159.90 $833 -3.57
545 545 9 153.00 $153.00 $834 -10.47
553–561 558 18 156.00–157.00 $156.33 $872 -0.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 156.00 $156.00 $601 -10.00
467–484 478 13 154.50–159.00 $156.74 $749 +0.54
545 545 6 156.75 $156.75 $854 +2.99
550–594 566 17 145.50–149.00 $147.22 $833 -3.87
616 616 4 143.00 $143.00 $881 -7.85
623 623 6 137.50 $137.50 $857 -13.35
652–668 660 8 138.50–148.50 $144.04 $951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 9 137.25 $137.25 $863 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 180.00 $180.00 $769 -14.00
479 479 9 176.00 $176.00 $843 —
538 538 3 163.00 $163.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 182.00 $182.00 $586 +11.00
551 551 4 159.00 $159.00 $876 +10.45

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1685 1500 75-80% 33 60.00–67.00 $63.42 $951 —
1415–1650 1525 75-80% 7 51.00–57.50 $55.99 $854 —
1450–1750 1600 75-80% 2 68.50–70.50 $69.59 $1,113 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1375 1261 80-85% 20 54.50–61.00 $57.73 $728 -0.82
1165–1400 1280 80-85% 6 49.00–53.00 $50.55 $647 -8.00
1150–1395 1282 80-85% 14 62.00–67.00 $63.91 $819 +5.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1150 1059 85-90% 8 41.50–48.00 $45.59 $483 -8.47
850–1200 1076 85-90% 11 50.00–56.00 $53.82 $579 +8.45
1065–1085 1077 85-90% 3 59.50–63.00 $60.68 $654 +15.31
1035–1200 1086 85-90% 5 30.00–38.00 $35.09 $381 -24.01
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 65-75% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1750 1625 4 86.00–97.00 $90.47 $1,470 —
1550–2020 1785 2 83.00 $83.00 $1,482 —
2210 2210 1 107.00 $107.00 $2,365 —

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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.