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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

2,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.29/cwt -9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 522 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.72/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 574 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.86/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 617 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,058 2,847 2,430
Feeder cattle 1,824 2,631 2,260
Slaughter cattle 234 216 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to firm, with 600-650 lbs selling steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher, 650-850 lbs were not well tested, a pot load of 883 lb steers sold 4.00 higher than last week's pot loads of similar weight. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs sold steady to firm, with 450-600 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 higher getting back all they lost last week, with over 600 lbs not well tested. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate, More consignments of new crop calves this week, with many carrying flesh and short weaned in the offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with high dressing breakers and boners trading steady to 3.00 lower. Grain trade on Monday was pressured as May corn closed 5 1/2 lower with December corn 4 1/2 lower, heavy pressure was felt on May soybeans closing 46 cents lower with November beans 28 cents lower. Feeder cattle futures closed mostly 25 to 75 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 7 226.00 $226.00 $653 —
401–440 426 64 201.50–218.00 $208.38 $888 -2.79
460 460 10 198.00 $198.00 $911 -15.00
481 481 14 211.00 $211.00 $1,015 -2.00
502 fancy 502 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,094 —
500–528 515 27 179.00–186.00 $182.85 $942 -20.76
503–544 527 80 195.00–212.00 $202.50 $1,067 -1.11
566 566 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,075 -9.35
555–582 567 24 175.00–182.00 $178.71 $1,013 -20.64
605 605 11 158.00 $158.00 $956 -6.00
600–640 619 71 180.00–193.50 $186.71 $1,156 +2.28
688 688 19 175.50 $175.50 $1,207 +1.96
705 705 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,156 -5.10
797 797 9 145.00 $145.00 $1,156 -12.12
883 883 60 149.00 $149.00 $1,316 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–335 323 5 203.00 $203.00 $656 —
350–395 372 10 200.00–210.00 $207.40 $772 +0.92
417–440 431 8 191.00–194.00 $192.34 $829 -4.89
453–493 478 42 188.00–199.00 $193.18 $923 -1.13
505–545 525 19 177.00–190.00 $182.69 $959 -2.53
527 thin fleshed 527 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,022 —
558 unweaned 558 6 174.00 $174.00 $971 +19.00
550–579 565 20 175.00–184.00 $179.03 $1,012 +3.17
586–597 592 10 161.00–165.00 $163.02 $965 +0.02
610–640 624 9 170.00–174.00 $171.33 $1,069 +3.95
633 thin fleshed 633 32 185.00 $185.00 $1,171 —
673 673 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,077 ±0.00
650–698 677 7 151.00–156.50 $154.24 $1,044 -5.76
702–706 704 18 151.00–155.00 $152.56 $1,074 —
806–828 814 8 143.00–145.50 $144.55 $1,177 +3.55
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 4 167.00 $167.00 $927 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 4 191.00 $191.00 $594 —
360–395 383 25 170.00–177.50 $173.38 $664 -14.83
390 unweaned 390 4 167.50 $167.50 $653 —
412–447 428 22 170.00–180.00 $175.54 $751 +0.22
451–480 463 26 175.00–182.00 $178.67 $827 +7.45
488–495 489 27 153.50–159.00 $154.32 $755 -16.90
494 unweaned 494 5 164.00 $164.00 $810 —
503–525 514 58 165.00–176.00 $171.61 $882 +7.14
518 518 8 157.00 $157.00 $813 -7.47
552–597 574 102 159.00–166.50 $162.72 $934 +3.72
610–622 615 12 154.00–157.00 $155.74 $958 -0.92
655 fancy 655 17 167.00 $167.00 $1,094 —
811 811 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,119 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 4 189.00 $189.00 $535 —
328–346 340 11 165.00–178.00 $169.88 $578 —
383–398 388 8 165.00–170.00 $167.97 $652 —
417–436 429 18 159.00–168.00 $164.61 $706 -2.97
454–493 473 24 158.00–167.00 $161.90 $766 -1.27
525–545 539 19 150.00–161.00 $157.38 $848 +0.62
557–570 562 31 147.00–157.50 $154.06 $866 -1.64
607–647 630 28 142.50–149.50 $146.04 $920 -0.96
632 632 12 136.75 $136.75 $864 -10.25
671 671 6 138.00 $138.00 $926 -5.04
653–695 677 7 141.50–147.50 $145.02 $982 +1.98
768 768 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,029 —
827 827 5 132.50 $132.50 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 154.00 $154.00 $650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–393 383 12 202.00–207.00 $205.29 $786 —
605 605 4 156.00 $156.00 $944 —
664–668 666 13 151.75–152.50 $152.10 $1,013 —
728–747 739 9 145.75–147.25 $146.41 $1,082 —
835 835 5 136.50 $136.50 $1,140 —
869 869 5 135.50 $135.50 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 175.50 $175.50 $697 —
453–480 467 15 186.00–193.00 $189.52 $885 +9.52
510–528 519 14 167.00–175.00 $170.94 $887 +0.94
553 553 4 168.00 $168.00 $929 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1345 1221 80-85% 25 72.00–81.00 $77.65 $948 -0.27
1165–1375 1274 80-85% 6 61.00–69.00 $66.87 $852 -0.10
1165–1395 1288 80-85% 21 82.00–88.00 $84.12 $1,083 +17.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1125 973 85-90% 7 31.00–47.00 $37.76 $367 -3.55
805–1145 1000 85-90% 11 50.00–61.00 $54.60 $546 -11.60
910–1135 1012 85-90% 13 63.00–73.00 $67.53 $683 +1.33
895–1130 1037 85-90% 14 74.00–84.00 $77.69 $806 +11.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1530 1457 75-80% 10 78.00–82.00 $80.06 $1,166 +6.39
1365–1615 1484 75-80% 20 82.50–89.50 $85.24 $1,265 -0.74
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1970 1740 65-75% 6 83.50–88.50 $85.85 $1,494 —
1660–1855 1747 65-75% 6 74.50–81.00 $78.66 $1,374 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1655 1535 3 80.00–90.00 $85.90 $1,319 —
1385–2425 1718 14 98.00–110.50 $106.03 $1,822 —
1585–2170 1899 9 114.00–124.00 $118.84 $2,257 —

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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.