Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

1,448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.41/cwt ≈ $1,269/hd at 732 lb · 115 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.67/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 587 lb · 106 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.49/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 624 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,448	741	1,506
Feeder cattle	1,301	621	1,401
Slaughter cattle	147	120	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light offering steer calves sold fully steady to firm with feeder heifers under 600 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone on last week's light test and heifers over 600 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone. Mostly calves this week weighing 400-700 lbs selling with very good demand especially the heifers weighing 400-550 lbs and steers 400-650 lbs all sold on and active market. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	377	15	217.50–231.00	$225.14	$849	-6.91
403–448	426	28	218.50–235.00	$227.48	$969	+0.82
471–488	480	27	216.00–227.00	$219.97	$1,056	-0.29
507–543	527	45	209.00–222.00	$215.67	$1,137	+0.27
553–578	564	52	207.00–217.50	$214.28	$1,209	-4.35
605–647	633	59	200.50–214.00	$209.56	$1,327	+4.74
653–685	670	48	198.00–205.00	$203.54	$1,364	+2.32
733–738	733	38	182.00–189.00	$188.44	$1,381	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443–447	444	11	200.00–211.00	$207.98	$923	-2.02
463–498	485	21	195.00–211.00	$204.87	$994	—
500–528	513	14	200.00–207.00	$204.00	$1,047	-2.88
512–547 unweaned	532	12	189.00–194.00	$191.00	$1,016	—
562–590	574	10	193.00–199.50	$197.06	$1,131	+1.56
602–612	610	15	199.50–202.00	$201.51	$1,229	—
708–744	729	12	175.00–176.00	$175.40	$1,279	—
752–791	776	13	170.00–176.00	$172.24	$1,337	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–346	324	14	213.00–227.00	$220.48	$714	—
372–398	385	6	209.00–210.00	$209.52	$807	-0.48
401–441	418	20	204.00–213.00	$208.56	$872	+17.82
469–488 thin fleshed	474	12	219.00–220.00	$219.74	$1,042	—
455–496	478	31	200.00–208.00	$204.06	$975	+13.32
501–536	523	55	188.00–200.00	$195.04	$1,020	+18.24
555–591	587	106	178.00–190.00	$186.67	$1,096	+6.36
614–642	624	67	175.00–182.00	$180.49	$1,126	+6.23
710–746	732	115	172.75–174.50	$173.41	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–393	392	5	199.00–200.00	$199.40	$782	—
403–420	411	18	195.00–198.00	$196.54	$808	—
468–483	473	14	181.00–197.00	$189.80	$898	—
503–549	531	39	178.00–188.00	$183.25	$973	+12.70
553–593	577	38	173.00–180.00	$176.02	$1,016	+6.28
603–646	626	12	170.00–177.00	$173.24	$1,084	+5.24
708	708	8	169.50	$169.50	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557–565	561	6	165.00	$165.00	$926	—
642	642	6	157.50	$157.50	$1,011	—
721	721	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,045	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	4	230.00	$230.00	$886	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1075	996	85-90%	6	48.00–60.00	$56.89	$567	-13.48
895–1150	1023	85-90%	4	66.00–73.00	$69.17	$708	+14.41
950–1220	1048	85-90%	13	76.00–85.00	$81.99	$859	+27.23
955–1150	1058	85-90%	23	84.50–95.00	$89.85	$951	+8.51

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1350	1213	80-85%	19	85.00–90.00	$87.90	$1,066	-7.27
1245–1285	1262	80-85%	3	78.00–83.00	$80.32	$1,014	+0.73
1150–1395	1264	80-85%	17	91.00–103.00	$95.43	$1,206	+15.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1580	1440	75-80%	7	86.00–91.00	$88.63	$1,276	-1.63
1300–1670	1474	75-80%	12	94.00–101.50	$96.64	$1,424	—
1450–1640	1545	75-80%	2	76.00–84.50	$80.51	$1,244	-2.49

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715	1715	65-75%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,492	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1685	1595	2	96.00–97.00	$96.53	$1,540	—
1585–1915	1789	5	116.00–126.00	$120.12	$2,149	—
1530–2035	1790	4	105.00–113.00	$109.83	$1,966	—

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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.