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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

2,572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.42/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 473 lb · 149 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.37/cwt +6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 521 lb · 144 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $200.03/cwt +18.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 619 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,572 638 2,337
Feeder cattle 2,337 526 2,167
Slaughter cattle 235 112 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, 400-700 lb steers sold 8.00-12.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher, with 700-800 lbs trading 5.00-10.00 higher and a pot load of 850 steers selling with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher with heifers over 600 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone on few good comparisons. Demand was good on a heavy offering of feeders. Very active market and trade to start the week with many strings and groups of good quality black hided feeders in the offering weighing mostly 450-700 lbs. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm with last week's offering. CME Feeder cattle contracts closed with triple digit gains of 162-185 higher on the front three months. July corn closed 6 cents lower with December corn closing 21 cents lower all giving support to the feeder cattle market. .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–398 382 30 217.00–235.00 $227.58 $869 -2.42
405–449 427 34 216.00–231.00 $226.01 $965 +18.83
456–493 474 39 206.00–220.00 $214.87 $1,018 +3.85
501–546 521 144 204.00–215.00 $208.37 $1,086 +6.65
551–589 569 85 199.00–215.25 $207.76 $1,182 +16.32
600–612 thin fleshed 603 34 205.00–211.50 $209.75 $1,265 —
615 fancy 615 14 209.00 $209.00 $1,285 —
602–648 627 69 188.00–199.50 $193.42 $1,213 +11.44
655 fancy 655 7 197.50 $197.50 $1,294 —
651–690 681 68 183.00–191.00 $186.33 $1,269 —
741–747 742 15 169.00–175.25 $173.99 $1,291 —
793 793 24 169.75 $169.75 $1,346 —
801 801 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,330 —
852 852 61 168.25 $168.25 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 9 211.00–218.00 $214.11 $707 —
413–417 415 6 199.00–206.00 $202.52 $840 —
450–487 469 35 199.00–205.00 $201.67 $946 —
502–543 525 67 185.00–200.00 $194.87 $1,023 +20.87
561 thin fleshed 561 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,094 —
553–585 574 37 180.00–192.00 $187.74 $1,078 +7.84
608–648 639 20 180.00–186.00 $184.50 $1,179 +14.91
661–690 665 57 169.75–177.25 $176.69 $1,175 +8.68
710–739 731 11 164.00–166.00 $165.47 $1,210 —
750 750 16 164.25 $164.25 $1,232 —
917 917 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–440 433 13 179.00–181.00 $179.75 $778 —
547 547 15 180.00 $180.00 $985 —
585 585 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 —
660 660 5 150.00 $150.00 $990 —
758 758 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,167 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 8 197.00 $197.00 $997 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–377 367 16 188.00–189.00 $188.45 $692 +7.83
415–443 435 12 187.00–195.00 $192.33 $837 —
450–493 473 149 182.00–193.00 $187.42 $886 +12.38
514–516 thin fleshed 515 9 187.00–189.00 $187.89 $968 —
500–547 521 63 175.00–185.00 $180.47 $940 +11.79
559–595 572 112 173.50–183.00 $178.23 $1,019 +13.72
600–630 609 17 168.00–174.00 $171.18 $1,042 +11.18
653–697 679 10 163.50–164.50 $163.88 $1,113 —
700–728 724 87 160.00–170.00 $168.55 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 6 184.00 $184.00 $707 —
404–442 424 18 177.00–183.00 $180.24 $764 —
461–471 466 17 168.00–180.50 $174.68 $814 +6.38
508–545 530 48 159.00–172.00 $169.30 $897 —
538 thin fleshed 538 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,011 —
553–598 570 41 162.00–172.00 $166.17 $947 +14.54
591–598 595 8 150.00–154.50 $152.24 $906 +0.61
655–693 678 16 150.00–157.50 $153.35 $1,040 +5.35
723–724 724 14 149.00–154.50 $152.54 $1,104 —
781 781 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,132 +7.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–391 384 17 161.50–165.00 $162.48 $624 —
431 431 4 156.00 $156.00 $672 —
515 thin fleshed 515 16 160.00 $160.00 $824 —
568 568 3 135.00 $135.00 $767 —
647 647 11 151.00 $151.00 $977 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 10 143.00 $143.00 $746 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 thin fleshed 366 4 229.00 $229.00 $838 —
438 438 3 195.00 $195.00 $854 —
500–535 518 6 173.00–182.00 $177.65 $920 —
559 559 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,001 —
628–641 638 13 151.00–155.50 $154.48 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 174.00 $174.00 $691 —
537 537 11 153.00 $153.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1370 1236 80-85% 32 96.00–109.00 $100.46 $1,242 +13.59
1110–1365 1243 80-85% 30 85.00–95.00 $90.84 $1,129 +3.97
1175–1375 1245 80-85% 3 73.00–80.00 $76.79 $956 -10.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1035 955 85-90% 4 41.00–50.00 $44.46 $425 —
900–1105 1003 85-90% 8 64.00–73.00 $69.07 $693 -11.30
865–1200 1032 85-90% 18 76.00–85.00 $81.16 $838 -12.36
935–1160 1046 85-90% 30 88.00–101.00 $93.71 $980 +0.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1540 1464 75-80% 4 93.50–96.00 $94.53 $1,384 -6.15
1430–1535 1483 75-80% 2 74.00–80.00 $77.11 $1,144 -23.57
1375–1625 1495 75-80% 10 96.00–101.00 $98.84 $1,478 -1.84
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 65-75% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,758 —
1705 1705 65-75% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,466 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1825 1551 6 105.00–113.00 $110.86 $1,719 —
1490–2110 1712 9 119.00–133.50 $126.04 $2,158 —

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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.