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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

3,078 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.73/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 824 lb · 126 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.51/cwt -8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 614 lb · 110 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.29/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 685 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,078 1,922 1,651
Feeder cattle 2,935 1,756 1,481
Slaughter cattle 143 166 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 400-450 lb steer calves sold with a higher undertone on a light test, 450-500 lbs steers sold firm to 6.00 higher, 500-600 lb steers traded unevenly steady to instances 3.00 lower, 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower, spots 12.00 lower, 700-750 lbs traded steady to firm, and two pot loads of 800-850 lb yearlings sold steady. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 600-650 lbs selling with a lower undertone on few comparable sales, 650-700 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower. over 700 lbs were not well tested. Demand was moderate to good on a heavy offering of feeders, best demand was on calves weighing 400-550 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. CME Cattle Futures were absorbing Friday's COF report and fell with triple-digit losses on Monday as Placements were much larger than expected at 106 percent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–441 438 43 205.00–217.00 $213.54 $935 +13.54
473–499 482 51 195.00–212.00 $205.82 $992 +3.54
508–544 533 72 183.00–195.00 $188.61 $1,005 -1.21
563–598 580 88 172.00–181.00 $176.12 $1,021 -5.16
601–646 614 110 162.00–169.00 $166.51 $1,022 -8.18
659 659 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,015 -19.23
651–696 670 85 158.00–165.75 $160.78 $1,077 -12.45
737 737 21 157.00 $157.00 $1,157 -6.00
731–743 740 75 160.50–165.00 $162.68 $1,204 -0.32
816–832 824 126 153.50–156.10 $154.73 $1,275 -1.77
863 863 32 143.00 $143.00 $1,234 -13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–437 418 51 182.00–194.00 $188.62 $788 +2.24
457–491 471 25 179.00–190.00 $184.73 $870 -1.71
495 495 9 163.00 $163.00 $807 -23.44
511–540 527 44 170.00–179.00 $174.97 $922 -3.04
558–598 589 29 160.00–167.00 $163.34 $962 -1.74
603–647 622 85 144.50–160.00 $154.01 $958 +0.30
678–687 683 6 150.00–153.00 $151.51 $1,035 -11.49
715–744 728 23 142.00–153.00 $148.77 $1,083 +1.52
739–743 741 11 132.00–139.00 $135.17 $1,002 -12.08
758 758 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,038 -8.50
814 814 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,164 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 14 176.00 $176.00 $579 —
423–433 431 16 171.00–176.00 $173.05 $746 —
563 563 4 154.00 $154.00 $867 —
590 590 4 152.00 $152.00 $897 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 7 164.00 $164.00 $799 —
600 600 15 152.50 $152.50 $915 —
659 659 14 140.00 $140.00 $923 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1278–1408 1321 9 120.50–122.00 $121.03 $1,599 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–440 429 13 166.00–172.00 $169.66 $728 +3.68
430–432 thin fleshed 431 13 186.00–187.00 $186.69 $805 —
480–497 488 55 162.00–174.00 $169.28 $826 +1.58
500–546 527 79 160.00–170.00 $167.45 $882 +4.20
559 thin fleshed 559 14 167.00 $167.00 $934 —
561–587 572 35 153.00–163.00 $157.07 $898 +6.55
615–641 631 93 149.00–152.50 $150.14 $947 —
663–692 685 98 145.00–149.50 $146.29 $1,002 -5.44
761 761 64 144.00 $144.00 $1,096 —
800–835 824 88 142.75–143.50 $142.97 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–385 363 35 152.00–163.00 $161.44 $586 -0.33
406–418 411 9 156.00–160.00 $158.19 $650 +1.19
452–456 unweaned 454 12 135.00–150.00 $143.78 $653 —
460–485 477 26 150.00–160.00 $158.16 $754 +1.09
503–546 524 59 143.00–158.00 $151.63 $795 +6.06
528–545 unweaned 533 17 137.00–142.00 $140.50 $749 —
554–597 573 22 130.00–136.50 $133.65 $766 -9.98
551–590 574 43 140.00–153.00 $148.96 $855 +5.33
610–629 620 24 144.00–149.00 $146.18 $906 -0.97
646 646 8 139.50 $139.50 $901 -7.65
651–679 660 15 136.50–139.00 $137.65 $908 -12.35
717–718 718 24 139.00–140.00 $139.83 $1,004 —
822 822 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,143 —
965 965 12 123.00 $123.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–438 428 15 134.00–148.00 $140.99 $603 —
451–465 456 8 130.00–146.00 $136.12 $621 —
529 529 5 134.00 $134.00 $709 —
598 598 5 133.50 $133.50 $798 —
622–631 628 17 130.00–135.00 $132.37 $831 -4.13
660–663 662 9 133.00–134.50 $134.00 $887 —
745 745 13 121.00 $121.00 $901 —
776 776 9 130.00 $130.00 $1,009 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 8 147.00 $147.00 $576 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 130.00 $130.00 $720 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 5 120.00 $120.00 $610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 185.00 $185.00 $716 —
574–575 574 11 137.00–148.00 $142.00 $815 —
720–731 724 13 133.50–134.00 $133.69 $968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 141.00 $141.00 $649 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1240 1210 80-85% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.51 $647 +2.28
1115–1380 1252 80-85% 17 59.00–69.00 $65.65 $822 -3.09
1105–1370 1275 80-85% 17 70.00–80.00 $73.68 $939 +12.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1060 1000 85-90% 4 30.00–40.00 $32.98 $330 -23.41
935–1140 1043 85-90% 6 52.00–60.00 $56.71 $591 +0.32
875–1140 1045 85-90% 6 41.00–48.00 $44.75 $468 -11.64
935–1120 1055 85-90% 11 64.00–73.00 $69.25 $731 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1635 1493 75-80% 6 62.00–70.00 $66.48 $993 +0.44
1410–1665 1493 75-80% 12 72.00–82.00 $75.60 $1,129 +9.56
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685–1915 1771 65-75% 7 74.00–79.50 $76.08 $1,347 +8.70
1775–1830 1803 65-75% 2 66.00–70.00 $67.97 $1,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1515 1385 3 77.00–82.00 $79.56 $1,102 —
1350–1975 1613 8 85.00–97.00 $92.44 $1,491 -0.54
1580–2355 1939 9 99.00–109.00 $102.80 $1,993 —

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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.