Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

2,201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.18/cwt ≈ $1,382/hd at 879 lb · 180 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.44/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 624 lb · 119 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.86/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 573 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,201 2,576 1,991
Feeder cattle 1,862 2,204 1,733
Slaughter cattle 339 372 258

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with spots on the 500-550 lb steers 5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs were not well tested with last week and three pot loads of 865-885 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs were not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Quality on the steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs was very good and sold on and active market along with the three pot loads of big yearling steers. A big move in the Cattle futures on Monday as Feeder cattle futures were sharply higher with the front three months gaining a little over 5.00 to 5.80 and Live Cattle futures `160.00-2.55 higher on the front three months. July corn closed down 10 cents and December corn was down 9 cents also much needed rain fell in the plain states with more in the forecast all help support cattle futures.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–337 333 6 208.00–209.00 $208.51 $694 -6.80
350–395 378 23 207.00–216.00 $211.75 $800 +3.70
400–445 420 67 205.00–218.00 $211.22 $887 +0.50
462–495 484 75 200.00–210.00 $206.31 $999 +14.51
506 unweaned 506 5 179.00 $179.00 $906 —
517–530 fancy 522 33 204.00–207.00 $205.89 $1,075 —
505–545 529 57 190.00–199.00 $196.13 $1,038 +0.93
551–597 573 109 187.00–199.00 $192.86 $1,105 +0.57
604–625 623 89 179.00–187.00 $180.19 $1,123 -7.53
619–631 628 27 169.00–172.50 $171.37 $1,076 +5.37
628 thin fleshed 628 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,193 —
650–693 674 17 166.00–174.50 $168.02 $1,132 —
773 773 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,160 —
868–884 879 180 155.00–158.25 $157.18 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–445 427 24 189.00–202.00 $197.72 $844 +4.14
461–493 473 23 188.00–196.00 $191.21 $904 +8.21
500–548 519 32 175.00–185.00 $182.35 $946 +6.47
556–595 570 24 174.00–179.00 $175.76 $1,002 +12.06
589 589 6 166.00 $166.00 $978 -9.36
617 617 10 168.00 $168.00 $1,037 +3.84
671–680 674 6 154.00–157.00 $155.99 $1,051 -3.57
694 694 5 151.75 $151.75 $1,053 -7.81
705 705 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,107 —
771 771 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,079 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 5 156.00 $156.00 $775 —
522 522 9 168.00 $168.00 $877 —
619 619 16 157.25 $157.25 $973 +12.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 8 154.00 $154.00 $658 —
513 513 5 136.50 $136.50 $700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 4 177.00 $177.00 $869 +3.00
556 556 4 151.50 $151.50 $842 —
608 608 5 151.00 $151.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 fancy 367 3 194.00 $194.00 $712 —
358–380 374 12 180.00–183.00 $182.00 $681 —
405–435 419 45 170.00–180.00 $173.26 $726 +3.69
450–496 477 45 165.00–172.00 $167.22 $798 -1.23
469–493 489 25 160.00 $160.00 $782 -8.45
501–548 515 45 158.00–168.00 $161.40 $831 -4.25
551 551 11 151.00 $151.00 $832 -10.17
578–583 579 19 154.00–159.00 $154.80 $896 -6.37
640 640 15 152.00 $152.00 $973 —
718 718 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,041 —
800 800 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,128 —
887 887 7 134.25 $134.25 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–395 372 39 164.00–174.00 $169.42 $630 -1.88
418–445 435 17 163.00–169.00 $165.79 $721 +4.20
453–498 468 33 152.00–160.25 $158.20 $740 +0.65
501–548 524 24 146.00–155.00 $150.18 $787 -7.00
552–591 567 16 145.00–151.50 $148.56 $842 +0.93
605–635 625 18 142.50–150.00 $144.58 $904 -9.42
668–690 674 11 135.00–139.75 $138.42 $933 -1.33
700 700 4 146.25 $146.25 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 329 6 147.00–155.00 $150.95 $497 —
350–393 372 6 153.00–154.00 $153.53 $571 —
429 429 6 140.00 $140.00 $601 -13.00
485 485 4 144.00 $144.00 $698 -1.10
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–487 477 20 162.00–165.00 $162.86 $777 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 9 142.00 $142.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 172.00 $172.00 $736 —
588–598 592 8 148.50–149.00 $148.81 $881 —
751 751 8 139.00 $139.00 $1,044 —
966 966 13 118.50 $118.50 $1,145 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1375 1239 80-85% 14 65.00–72.00 $68.97 $855 +1.55
1120–1375 1258 80-85% 25 81.00–88.00 $82.57 $1,039 +5.05
1140–1525 1273 80-85% 56 73.00–82.00 $76.42 $973 -1.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1155 1003 85-90% 6 35.00–42.50 $39.90 $400 —
865–1155 1016 85-90% 18 52.00–62.00 $56.79 $577 —
910–1165 1065 85-90% 32 63.00–73.50 $68.34 $728 +0.16
1015–1150 1094 85-90% 16 74.00–80.00 $76.73 $839 -0.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1545 1454 75-80% 17 74.00–80.00 $77.59 $1,128 -7.19
1375–1565 1458 75-80% 24 81.00–88.00 $83.29 $1,214 -1.49
1405–1540 1467 75-80% 5 65.00–72.00 $69.76 $1,023 -8.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1760 1693 65-75% 2 75.00–80.00 $77.60 $1,314 +2.10
1595–1790 1721 65-75% 4 85.00–89.00 $87.21 $1,501 +2.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1845 1642 11 100.00–111.00 $106.03 $1,741 -10.14
1330–1900 1673 3 84.00–95.00 $90.57 $1,515 —
1655–1840 1748 2 115.00–116.00 $115.53 $2,019 —

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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.