Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

2,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.54/cwt -8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 527 lb · 125 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.92/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 560 lb · 122 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $199.55/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 658 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,409 3,827 2,437
Feeder cattle 2,159 3,482 2,282
Slaughter cattle 250 345 155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's heavy receipts and very active market, feeder steers weighing 400-750 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 lower, with three pot loads of yearling steers of similar weights and near quality weighing 845-905 lbs selling mostly 7.00-15.00 lower when compared to last week's top quality pot load lots black steers. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold firm to 3.00 higher with 6 weight heifers mostly steady and over 700 lbs not tested. Demand was moderate to good with best demand on the 400-700 lb steers and 400-650 lb heifers. Feeder cattle this week didn't reach last week's top prices as overall quality, pot loads and long strings of feeders ran very deep last week, but overall the market on feeder cattle remains very active. Slaughter cows traded sharply lower selling mostly 10.00-15.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–343 331 15 219.00–233.00 $228.94 $758 -16.06
408–448 432 31 211.00–224.00 $218.32 $943 -3.44
453–491 468 63 205.00–216.00 $212.04 $992 -6.66
508–547 527 125 200.00–214.50 $208.54 $1,099 -8.86
550–597 569 29 200.50–206.50 $202.86 $1,154 -4.63
604–646 630 90 198.00–204.50 $199.84 $1,259 -4.55
657 fancy 657 83 202.35 $202.35 $1,329 —
650–675 663 21 187.50–190.00 $188.46 $1,249 -2.72
704–740 712 75 178.00–186.00 $185.35 $1,320 -5.40
779 779 46 174.50 $174.50 $1,359 —
843 843 60 165.00 $165.00 $1,391 -17.14
860 860 60 164.00 $164.00 $1,410 -13.78
903–909 905 89 155.10–161.00 $159.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–498 478 20 198.00–205.00 $201.53 $963 -2.71
522–549 533 22 192.00–198.00 $195.61 $1,043 -2.56
546 546 8 182.00 $182.00 $994 -16.17
568–595 583 7 185.00–190.00 $187.91 $1,096 -1.99
605–648 636 57 180.00–189.00 $184.39 $1,173 -3.80
656–677 669 11 177.00–179.00 $178.29 $1,193 +9.17
701–743 733 17 174.00–176.50 $175.94 $1,290 -0.18
811 811 13 158.25 $158.25 $1,283 —
870 870 19 155.35 $155.35 $1,352 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1560 1328 9 148.00–151.00 $149.39 $1,984 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 6 166.50 $166.50 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,067 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 207.00 $207.00 $689 +6.42
403–412 thin fleshed 409 13 210.50–212.00 $210.95 $863 —
420 420 3 205.00 $205.00 $861 +3.58
463–497 477 55 188.00–200.00 $195.24 $931 -0.61
544 544 18 186.00 $186.00 $1,012 +1.64
554–566 560 122 180.00–189.00 $185.92 $1,041 +3.34
617–625 618 97 173.00–177.00 $176.46 $1,091 +0.76
656–680 664 21 160.00–167.50 $164.94 $1,095 -3.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–493 483 17 168.00–184.00 $175.65 $848 -4.51
529 529 6 177.00 $177.00 $936 +4.53
550–582 567 45 170.00–175.50 $172.88 $980 +0.32
600–641 618 43 158.50–171.00 $165.82 $1,025 +1.60
690 690 12 159.50 $159.50 $1,101 +0.95
736 736 72 165.00 $165.00 $1,214 +9.83
801 801 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 169.00 $169.00 $654 —
427–433 429 10 169.00 $169.00 $725 +3.30
473–492 483 26 158.00–167.00 $162.44 $785 +10.44
520–528 523 15 145.00–162.00 $154.43 $808 +1.43
551–580 566 12 157.00–160.50 $159.43 $902 —
610–632 617 10 149.50–154.00 $152.62 $942 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 7 157.50 $157.50 $939 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 7 141.50 $141.50 $846 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–595 577 17 160.00–166.75 $163.89 $946 —
635 635 5 155.00 $155.00 $984 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1190 1183 80-85% 2 56.00–60.00 $57.99 $686 —
1100–1335 1221 80-85% 11 63.00–70.00 $67.42 $823 —
1125–1360 1233 80-85% 33 70.00–78.50 $74.85 $923 —
1145–1380 1252 80-85% 22 79.50–91.00 $83.02 $1,039 +4.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1185 1022 85-90% 11 41.00–53.00 $48.96 $500 -18.94
930–1240 1059 85-90% 16 55.00–63.00 $59.17 $627 -21.67
985–1145 1068 85-90% 16 68.00–77.50 $72.69 $776 -8.15
900–1125 1078 85-90% 7 78.00–83.50 $80.79 $871 -0.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1555 1468 75-80% 6 77.00–82.00 $80.54 $1,182 -8.19
1405–1675 1536 75-80% 7 84.00–91.00 $88.83 $1,364 +5.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1995 1578 4 99.00–111.00 $103.91 $1,640 —
1470–1915 1694 6 83.00–96.00 $91.42 $1,549 -22.98
1415–2415 1819 9 113.00–123.00 $118.14 $2,149 -3.64

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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.