Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

2,570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.62/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 510 lb · 198 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.06/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 569 lb · 155 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.03/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 525 lb · 148 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,570	2,502	3,089
Feeder cattle	2,342	2,238	2,789
Slaughter cattle	228	264	300

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs steers selling 3.00-5.00 higher and 600-650 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, 450-500 lbs sold steady to firm and 500-600 lbs selling unevenly steady with the exception of two pot loads of fancy blacks weighing 504 lbs and 567 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone, over 600 lbs were not tested. Demand was moderate to very good with the best demand on the steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs and two pot loads of 5 weight heifers. Monday's offering included many strings and groups of top quality black steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs all selling on a very active market. Slaughter cows traded traded steady to 3.00 higher. On Monday grains were sharply higher with July corn closing 28 1/4 cents higher and December corn 16 3/4 cents higher on the strength of wheat as it closed 70 cents higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–343	330	7	209.00–220.00	$215.10	$710	-4.39
347 fancy	347	6	231.00	$231.00	$802	—
355–398	380	26	206.00–227.50	$214.40	$815	+1.22
405–442 fancy	417	18	220.00–226.00	$223.14	$930	—
406–446	423	56	209.00–219.00	$214.26	$906	+7.24
467 fancy	467	16	221.00	$221.00	$1,032	+5.00
455–494	477	118	203.00–216.00	$210.14	$1,002	+9.58
511–540	524	137	194.00–205.50	$201.56	$1,056	+3.87
541 unweaned	541	11	181.00	$181.00	$979	—
550–593	571	92	190.50–201.50	$195.32	$1,115	+7.07
583 unweaned	583	17	175.50	$175.50	$1,023	—
604–642	617	117	189.00–195.00	$193.10	$1,191	+9.84
666–687	679	41	176.60–178.50	$177.33	$1,204	-3.80
727	727	20	173.50	$173.50	$1,261	+8.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	6	200.00	$200.00	$666	—
389–390	389	8	202.50–203.00	$202.69	$788	—
415–418	417	5	195.00–199.00	$197.41	$823	+2.47
452–474	463	27	190.00–198.00	$194.34	$900	-0.97
505–548	516	16	180.00–191.00	$188.08	$970	+4.51
580–593	589	13	164.00–175.00	$169.21	$997	-10.15
621 unweaned	621	6	159.00	$159.00	$987	—
614–644	627	26	167.00–174.00	$170.75	$1,071	-1.25
662–693	678	6	153.75–157.00	$155.41	$1,054	-10.09
701	701	6	152.75	$152.75	$1,071	+8.25
896	896	58	146.00	$146.00	$1,308	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	4	153.50	$153.50	$961	+3.50
780	780	4	140.25	$140.25	$1,094	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 thin fleshed	305	3	201.00	$201.00	$613	—
318–342	330	10	185.00–194.00	$189.66	$626	—
354–386	372	38	181.00–191.00	$186.97	$696	+4.20
415–448	433	54	175.00–184.00	$179.52	$777	+5.50
451–491	480	116	166.00–177.50	$171.45	$823	+1.20
504 fancy	504	100	183.00	$183.00	$922	—
501–532	517	98	160.00–172.50	$168.08	$869	-4.96
550 unweaned	550	14	152.50	$152.50	$839	—
567 fancy	567	94	176.50	$176.50	$1,001	—
555–586	578	47	154.00–157.00	$155.80	$901	-6.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–349	342	13	175.00–181.00	$179.71	$615	-0.29
383–396	391	29	177.00–179.00	$177.88	$696	+3.35
410–446	422	38	165.00–174.00	$169.85	$717	—
479–480	480	8	159.00–167.00	$163.00	$782	+0.70
515–538	528	36	151.00–160.00	$157.35	$831	+12.35
556 unweaned	556	5	138.00	$138.00	$767	—
573–594	584	30	142.50–151.50	$145.01	$847	-4.24
600–604	603	30	146.75–151.50	$148.33	$894	+2.33
640	640	4	142.00	$142.00	$909	-4.00
778	778	3	132.25	$132.25	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376–394	387	11	145.00–159.00	$154.06	$596	—
464	464	6	145.00	$145.00	$673	-5.00
618–623	620	9	130.00–140.50	$135.81	$842	—
681	681	4	132.00	$132.00	$899	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1090	944	85-90%	10	52.50–61.50	$57.91	$547	—
850–1200	1005	85-90%	39	63.00–72.50	$67.94	$683	+23.56
980–1200	1070	85-90%	16	73.00–84.00	$77.94	$834	+19.80
1095–1100	1098	85-90%	2	35.00–44.50	$39.74	$436	-27.58

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1375	1260	80-85%	21	82.00–90.00	$85.27	$1,074	+17.37
1135–1375	1263	80-85%	16	73.00–81.00	$77.37	$977	-5.02
1165–1350	1278	80-85%	7	64.00–69.00	$67.07	$857	-15.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1520	1440	75-80%	12	82.00–92.00	$85.52	$1,231	+0.02
1400–1490	1443	75-80%	4	64.00–72.50	$69.67	$1,005	-15.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	65-75%	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,295	—
1570–1675	1623	65-75%	2	89.00–90.00	$89.48	$1,452	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1820	1486	8	97.00–104.00	$100.74	$1,497	—
1320–1785	1573	6	80.00–94.00	$89.19	$1,403	—
1455–2170	1784	8	110.00–119.00	$112.85	$2,013	+10.45

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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.