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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

2,917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $218.32/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 527 lb · 182 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $208.57/cwt +6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 626 lb · 166 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.83/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 732 lb · 165 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,917 766 1,432
Feeder cattle 2,737 676 1,352
Slaughter cattle 180 90 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light volume sale, the best test was on 450-650 lb steers selling firm to 5.00 higher, with weights over 650 lbs trading with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were lightly tested and sold with a higher undertone with three pot loads of 7 weight heifers selling with a sharply higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold firm to 4.00 higher. A nice quality offering of 400-650 steers and a pot load of 870 lb steers all sold with good demand on and active market along with the 7 weight heifers. September corn closed 9 1/4 cents lower with December corn closing 10 1/4 cents lower with Feeder Cattle contracts for September, October and November 155.00-175.00 higher to start the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 8 217.00–231.00 $225.91 $764 +4.91
353–391 378 39 216.00–234.00 $220.44 $833 —
408–435 429 36 216.00–223.00 $220.67 $947 +10.67
462–485 478 72 211.00–227.00 $219.81 $1,051 +0.47
500–538 525 135 209.00–222.50 $216.17 $1,135 -1.14
534 fancy 534 47 224.50 $224.50 $1,199 —
563 thin fleshed 563 13 217.50 $217.50 $1,225 —
553–593 570 64 196.00–210.00 $200.30 $1,142 -8.82
608–648 626 166 197.00–213.00 $208.57 $1,306 +6.30
667 fancy 667 75 209.00 $209.00 $1,394 —
650–694 675 70 187.50–197.50 $192.44 $1,299 —
870 thin fleshed 870 60 182.00 $182.00 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–378 375 8 207.00–209.00 $208.24 $781 -3.89
400–410 405 11 199.00–209.00 $203.41 $824 -0.59
465–496 483 39 195.00–208.00 $201.38 $973 —
508–545 521 58 192.00–202.00 $195.80 $1,020 +1.50
560–582 569 15 184.00–196.50 $193.09 $1,099 —
610–617 616 25 186.00–193.50 $192.61 $1,186 —
650–697 677 23 172.50–181.00 $176.55 $1,195 -0.06
804 804 4 155.50 $155.50 $1,250 —
854–856 855 29 154.25–159.60 $157.57 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 8 188.00 $188.00 $758 —
453–461 459 15 184.00–186.00 $185.00 $849 —
611–639 630 12 170.75–172.25 $171.76 $1,082 +17.26
839 839 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,175 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 16 187.00 $187.00 $1,064 —
637 637 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,140 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1178 1143 5 135.00–139.00 $136.65 $1,562 —
1326–1437 1386 7 143.00–147.50 $144.75 $2,006 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 thin fleshed 328 11 200.00 $200.00 $656 —
342 342 5 185.00 $185.00 $633 —
412–448 443 21 176.00–183.00 $176.93 $784 -0.86
462–492 480 55 174.00–181.50 $178.63 $857 +4.69
516–547 528 35 168.00–175.00 $172.98 $913 -0.04
550–591 583 53 159.75–166.50 $163.17 $951 +0.67
600–646 631 89 157.75–164.25 $160.04 $1,010 +4.54
725 725 24 165.50 $165.50 $1,200 -1.75
723–743 thin fleshed 733 141 175.25 $175.25 $1,285 —
859 859 17 144.25 $144.25 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–343 341 13 211.00–212.00 $211.62 $722 —
401 thin fleshed 401 11 219.00 $219.00 $878 —
413–438 424 63 195.00–209.00 $204.76 $868 +15.76
455–482 473 62 186.00–201.00 $194.98 $922 +9.48
502–539 524 75 178.00–189.00 $180.84 $948 +3.16
550–585 571 49 167.00–173.50 $169.56 $968 —
604–625 605 58 171.00–175.25 $175.02 $1,059 +2.24
797 797 58 165.00 $165.00 $1,315 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 168.00 $168.00 $640 —
440 440 4 169.00 $169.00 $744 —
514 514 4 149.00 $149.00 $766 —
578–591 586 14 150.00 $150.00 $879 —
628–642 636 18 154.50–155.75 $155.20 $987 —
653–675 665 18 139.50–140.00 $139.78 $930 —
711 711 14 146.50 $146.50 $1,042 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1318 1318 3 153.00 $153.00 $2,017 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 8 213.00 $213.00 $944 —
471–478 475 10 193.00–199.00 $196.62 $934 —
505 505 8 186.00 $186.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 204.00 $204.00 $724 —
558 558 3 174.00 $174.00 $971 —
671 671 10 167.00 $167.00 $1,121 —
716 716 5 155.50 $155.50 $1,113 —
768 768 3 140.50 $140.50 $1,079 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1150 966 85-90% 14 41.00–53.50 $47.48 $459 —
920–1135 1036 85-90% 9 55.00–62.00 $58.60 $607 -12.55
945–1200 1049 85-90% 14 66.00–75.00 $71.00 $745 -0.15
960–1100 1049 85-90% 13 77.00–87.00 $81.45 $854 +10.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1325 1223 80-85% 13 73.50–83.00 $78.15 $956 —
1100–1370 1240 80-85% 17 84.00–95.00 $88.41 $1,096 —
1150–1350 1259 80-85% 5 66.00–71.50 $69.26 $872 -15.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1580 1451 75-80% 12 83.50–93.00 $86.96 $1,262 —
1400–1535 1470 75-80% 7 76.50–81.00 $78.45 $1,153 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1950 1950 65-75% 1 90.50 $90.50 $1,765 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1630 1438 3 100.00–112.00 $105.15 $1,512 —
1405–1960 1644 11 115.00–125.00 $121.81 $2,003 —
1810 1810 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,665 —

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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.