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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

1,033 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.25/cwt ≈ $1,094/hd at 728 lb · 67 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $150.00/cwt ≈ $1,353/hd at 902 lb · 60 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.98/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 474 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,033 2,384 3,045
Feeder cattle 872 2,012 2,675
Slaughter cattle 161 372 370

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a very light test of feeders coming off the Easter weekend with steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs selling steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher on the 450-500 lb heifers, 600-800 lbs were scarce and a pot load of 902 lb steers sold with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows on a much lighter offering sold mostly steady with the bulk mostly average dressing cows. July corn closed 23 1/4 cents higher at 8.07 with December corn up 14 1/2 cents at 7.49 3/4 putting significant pressure on the Feeder Cattle contracts with the front months down ranging from 2.42 to 2.87 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 363 24 207.00–209.00 $207.59 $754 -8.41
415–448 438 27 202.00–216.00 $211.06 $924 +8.60
442 442 22 195.00 $195.00 $862 -7.46
460 460 12 190.00 $190.00 $874 -10.83
453–491 474 32 193.00–201.00 $198.69 $942 -2.14
513–540 530 19 193.00–199.00 $195.38 $1,036 +4.75
558–583 575 29 180.00–184.00 $181.20 $1,042 -13.29
902 902 60 150.00 $150.00 $1,353 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293–296 294 11 194.00–205.00 $200.97 $591 —
342 342 3 201.00 $201.00 $687 -2.04
361–393 367 15 200.00–205.00 $203.93 $748 +5.08
415–439 429 15 185.00–188.00 $187.14 $803 +0.13
451–488 468 25 180.00–191.00 $186.31 $872 -0.36
471 unweaned 471 4 180.00 $180.00 $848 +12.21
508–530 519 9 171.00–176.00 $173.99 $903 -6.71
560–580 572 10 168.00–176.00 $170.68 $976 +5.56
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 4 148.00 $148.00 $983 —
727 727 10 143.75 $143.75 $1,045 +0.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1520 1363 6 143.00–146.00 $145.28 $1,980 —
1596 1596 5 148.00 $148.00 $2,362 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
968 968 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–339 326 13 183.00–184.00 $183.60 $599 —
350–395 374 38 182.00–190.00 $185.95 $695 +1.75
400–435 412 27 177.00–182.00 $179.74 $741 +2.60
451 451 15 165.00 $165.00 $744 -7.14
477–493 483 39 170.00–182.50 $174.67 $844 +2.53
506–544 532 15 167.00–172.00 $169.09 $900 -3.42
540 540 3 161.00 $161.00 $869 -11.51
555 555 4 174.50 $174.50 $968 +10.29
616 616 6 160.00 $160.00 $986 -1.20
728 728 67 150.25 $150.25 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 4 167.00 $167.00 $511 —
390 390 3 176.00 $176.00 $686 —
410–448 434 9 162.00–165.00 $163.37 $709 -4.81
455–474 466 14 161.50–165.00 $163.30 $761 +0.65
601 601 7 146.75 $146.75 $882 -0.86
697 697 5 140.50 $140.50 $979 -3.57
743 743 11 135.00 $135.00 $1,003 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
774 774 10 133.25 $133.25 $1,031 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1222–1225 1223 4 148.00–149.00 $148.75 $1,819 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 4 158.00 $158.00 $807 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 147.00 $147.00 $619 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1220 1021 85-90% 20 50.00–61.00 $55.71 $569 +0.78
850–1205 1029 85-90% 4 35.00–45.00 $39.53 $407 -15.40
1000–1115 1053 85-90% 4 64.00–74.00 $69.00 $727 -1.03
935–1170 1061 85-90% 10 75.00–83.50 $79.21 $840 +9.18
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1285 1223 80-85% 3 65.00–71.00 $68.57 $839 -8.30
1130–1380 1232 80-85% 24 73.00–81.00 $77.15 $950 +0.28
1260–1520 1366 80-85% 11 82.00–88.00 $84.20 $1,150 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1610 1475 75-80% 6 83.50–88.00 $85.58 $1,262 +0.14
1405–1655 1491 75-80% 12 77.00–83.00 $79.65 $1,188 -5.79
1450–1555 1493 75-80% 3 69.00–74.00 $72.03 $1,075 -13.41
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 65-75% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,303 +0.55
1605–1780 1705 65-75% 4 82.50–84.50 $83.00 $1,415 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1410 1380 2 95.00–96.00 $95.51 $1,318 —
1710 1710 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,120 +17.38
1515–2285 1815 3 100.00–108.00 $103.96 $1,887 -13.33

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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.