Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

2,384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.27/cwt +9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 632 lb · 120 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.50/cwt +12.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 866 lb · 120 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.06/cwt +16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 714 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,384 2,061 2,718
Feeder cattle 2,012 1,698 2,528
Slaughter cattle 372 363 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, again this week a lot of new crop steer calves weighing under 600 lbs that were unweaned, short weaned but on comparable sales with last week sold steady to firm, 600-650 lbs were lightly tested and sold with a firm undertone, 650-700 lbs traded firm to 3.00 higher, 700-850 lbs were not well tested and two pot loads of 865 steers sold with a sharply higher undertone with last weeks pot load, but were 30 lbs lighter and with better weighing condition. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with 500-600 lb heifers selling 3.00-7.00 higher and over 600 lbs were lightly tested with a pot load of 715 lb heifer selling with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate the best demand was on the 550-700 steer calves and the pot loads of 865 lb steers along 500-600 lb heifers selling with good demand on and active market as quality was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 5 216.00 $216.00 $851 —
403–440 419 29 197.00–211.00 $202.46 $848 +0.62
451–456 454 36 200.00–205.00 $200.83 $912 +13.83
505–547 522 20 188.50–195.00 $190.63 $995 +8.42
561–594 578 27 193.50–195.00 $194.49 $1,124 +3.92
578 unweaned 578 22 162.00 $162.00 $936 —
609–648 632 120 175.50–187.85 $186.27 $1,177 +9.65
673–695 687 88 163.00–174.00 $170.40 $1,171 +2.41
705 fancy 705 12 172.00 $172.00 $1,213 —
712–733 721 22 161.25–165.50 $163.02 $1,175 -3.41
829 829 27 152.10 $152.10 $1,261 —
866 866 120 156.50 $156.50 $1,355 +12.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 331 11 200.00–206.00 $203.04 $672 —
362–396 378 15 192.50–205.00 $198.85 $752 +0.13
398 unweaned 398 4 179.00 $179.00 $712 —
406–440 426 17 184.00–189.00 $187.01 $797 -7.19
455–490 474 22 181.00–194.00 $186.67 $885 -0.42
468–493 unweaned 482 11 165.00–170.00 $167.79 $809 —
507–523 unweaned 516 11 173.00–175.00 $174.11 $898 —
500–548 528 38 176.00–186.00 $180.70 $954 +4.15
550–598 563 31 160.00–169.00 $165.12 $930 -9.13
605–628 612 22 162.50–171.00 $168.46 $1,031 —
743 743 11 154.75 $154.75 $1,150 —
754–779 764 10 140.00–143.50 $141.43 $1,081 —
817 817 3 145.25 $145.25 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–533 518 7 155.00–155.50 $155.22 $804 —
652–656 654 12 139.25–145.00 $142.61 $933 —
818 818 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,104 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 7 166.00 $166.00 $881 —
554–580 568 11 140.00–155.00 $148.35 $843 —
716 716 5 143.25 $143.25 $1,026 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 6 143.50 $143.50 $751 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 5 145.00 $145.00 $2,102 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 fancy 375 3 197.00 $197.00 $739 —
378–380 380 15 184.00–185.00 $184.20 $700 +3.39
405 fancy 405 4 186.00 $186.00 $753 —
410–448 430 44 173.00–181.00 $177.14 $762 +2.41
461 unweaned 461 18 160.00 $160.00 $738 +1.00
450–494 474 33 170.00–179.00 $172.14 $816 -2.57
503–541 531 42 167.00–175.50 $172.51 $916 +9.03
505–534 thin fleshed 532 41 182.50–183.00 $182.53 $971 —
556 unweaned 556 19 150.00 $150.00 $834 —
552–574 564 27 156.00–170.00 $164.21 $926 +7.91
603–628 611 12 155.00–166.00 $161.20 $985 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–443 432 11 164.00–170.00 $168.18 $727 -1.67
483–498 494 10 162.50–163.00 $162.65 $803 -1.27
503–522 513 6 160.00 $160.00 $821 +2.64
518 unweaned 518 4 149.00 $149.00 $772 —
582–593 588 7 150.00–154.50 $152.59 $897 +0.09
607–646 633 42 142.50–150.00 $147.61 $934 +1.33
671–677 674 9 141.00–146.50 $144.07 $971 +2.35
706 706 25 149.75 $149.75 $1,057 +14.75
717 thin fleshed 717 74 151.50 $151.50 $1,086 —
944 944 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,175 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 8 146.50 $146.50 $853 —
693 693 7 133.50 $133.50 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–441 437 10 145.00–149.50 $146.77 $641 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1292 1292 3 143.50 $143.50 $1,854 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 6 176.50 $176.50 $688 —
419–448 434 8 163.00–164.00 $163.52 $710 -25.48
581 581 5 156.00 $156.00 $906 —
643 643 5 152.50 $152.50 $981 —
779 779 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 203.00 $203.00 $745 +3.00
412–432 425 8 184.00–189.00 $187.18 $796 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 5 160.00 $160.00 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1175 985 85-90% 14 31.00–44.00 $39.19 $386 ±0.00
805–1150 1014 85-90% 16 50.00–60.00 $54.93 $557 -1.37
940–1155 1059 85-90% 30 65.00–74.50 $70.03 $742 -9.43
995–1150 1081 85-90% 25 76.00–87.50 $79.42 $859 -0.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1390 1220 80-85% 29 73.00–81.50 $76.87 $938 -2.39
1145–1370 1265 80-85% 10 65.50–72.00 $69.30 $877 +3.66
1250–1310 1280 80-85% 2 51.00–57.00 $54.07 $692 -11.57
1170–1380 1291 80-85% 35 83.00–93.00 $86.22 $1,113 +20.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,033 —
1385–1525 1443 75-80% 12 74.00–81.00 $77.86 $1,124 —
1395–1560 1468 75-80% 22 82.00–93.00 $85.44 $1,254 +5.23
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1725 1668 65-75% 2 76.00–79.00 $77.45 $1,292 —
1570–1860 1694 65-75% 12 84.00–91.00 $87.72 $1,486 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1745 1523 4 87.00–93.00 $90.31 $1,375 —
1360–2160 1720 17 97.50–111.00 $106.62 $1,834 —
1585–2190 1834 6 113.00–121.00 $117.29 $2,151 —

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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.