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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

2,682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $186.33/cwt ≈ $1,550/hd at 832 lb · 178 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.29/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 630 lb · 141 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.42/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 656 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,682 1,535 2,314
Feeder cattle 2,462 1,294 2,114
Slaughter cattle 220 241 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, spots 7.00-8.00 higher on the 500-550 lbs steers, 6 weight steers sold with a sharply higher undertone and several pot loads of 8 weight steers traded with a firm to higher undertone with no recent test. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Monday's offering included lot of good to top quality calves weighing 400-650 lbs and 825-925 lb yearlings all selling on a very active market with good demand. Grain market was fueled by USDA's crop report with December corn closing 11 cents higher and November soybeans closing 76 cents higher as crop report lowered corn acres to 88.6 million acres down from last months 89.8 million acres. Soybean acres were lowered to 87.5 million acres down from 88 million acres. Corn yields were lowered to 172.5 bu/per acre down from 175.4 in August with soybeans at 50.5 bu/per acre down from 51.9.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 5 225.00 $225.00 $747 —
373 373 3 234.00 $234.00 $873 +4.49
373 unweaned 373 4 226.00 $226.00 $843 —
416–445 unweaned 426 26 220.00–224.50 $222.87 $949 —
412–446 433 35 225.00–240.00 $231.74 $1,003 +3.95
455–493 472 81 214.00–230.00 $223.47 $1,055 +2.51
509–549 523 124 213.00–225.00 $220.34 $1,152 +7.07
550–593 572 87 209.00–220.00 $215.86 $1,235 +0.05
603–645 611 91 200.00–216.50 $213.98 $1,307 +12.60
651–687 661 54 194.00–210.25 $205.67 $1,359 —
713–732 721 15 186.00–187.00 $186.41 $1,344 -2.71
828–834 832 178 185.00–187.00 $186.33 $1,550 —
870–893 880 106 172.25–177.25 $174.95 $1,540 —
929 929 56 177.50 $177.50 $1,649 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–385 384 9 215.00–220.00 $217.67 $836 —
432–438 435 16 193.00–209.00 $198.01 $861 -10.99
486 thin fleshed 486 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,030 —
500–525 517 10 191.00–198.00 $195.00 $1,008 -1.58
550–575 555 32 188.00–200.00 $195.08 $1,083 +5.26
616 616 25 195.75 $195.75 $1,206 +7.17
673–698 694 27 177.00–192.00 $188.65 $1,309 +2.05
726 726 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,249 —
719–743 729 10 179.50–181.00 $180.11 $1,313 —
755–783 767 9 173.00–180.00 $176.83 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
841 841 5 165.50 $165.50 $1,392 —
974 974 5 138.50 $138.50 $1,349 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1275 1212 3 147.00–151.00 $148.61 $1,801 —
1227 1227 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,914 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 8 223.00 $223.00 $743 +17.00
398 398 6 213.00 $213.00 $848 -0.88
400–434 421 22 200.00–211.00 $207.47 $873 +7.68
453 fancy 453 17 210.00 $210.00 $951 —
459–495 483 67 191.00–205.00 $200.31 $967 +6.21
501–546 521 95 183.00–196.00 $192.98 $1,005 +2.59
551–595 573 69 183.00–191.25 $187.21 $1,073 -0.08
610 thin fleshed 610 21 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 —
609–646 634 120 178.00–190.25 $183.77 $1,165 -1.23
651–676 656 124 181.00–186.25 $184.42 $1,210 —
734–739 738 86 170.50–175.50 $174.69 $1,289 —
758 758 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 unweaned 294 8 205.00 $205.00 $603 —
389 unweaned 389 15 194.00 $194.00 $755 —
406 unweaned 406 5 186.00 $186.00 $755 —
409–423 413 10 194.00–196.00 $194.61 $804 +11.29
468–486 477 18 184.50–186.00 $185.27 $884 -1.18
530–548 541 26 173.00–181.00 $178.70 $967 +2.29
573–585 579 16 172.50–179.00 $174.56 $1,011 -0.92
611–635 625 23 168.50–179.00 $172.86 $1,080 +1.57
670–682 676 14 169.50–174.50 $171.77 $1,161 +7.27
746 746 4 158.25 $158.25 $1,181 —
880 880 13 151.75 $151.75 $1,335 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 5 161.00 $161.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1345 1256 80-85% 31 82.00–87.00 $84.72 $1,064 —
1150–1480 1259 80-85% 14 71.00–80.00 $76.47 $963 —
1290–1380 1319 80-85% 6 88.00–93.00 $89.12 $1,175 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1150 1028 85-90% 7 45.00–58.00 $52.30 $538 -26.84
895–1160 1060 85-90% 9 62.00–70.00 $66.24 $702 -22.49
985–1150 1072 85-90% 6 82.00–86.00 $83.60 $896 -5.13
990–1215 1088 85-90% 15 72.00–79.00 $75.60 $823 +8.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1450 1416 75-80% 4 68.00–75.00 $71.49 $1,012 -15.39
1385–1530 1464 75-80% 13 80.00–87.50 $84.47 $1,237 —
1390–1650 1499 75-80% 8 87.50–92.50 $88.67 $1,329 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1735 1678 65-75% 4 83.00–88.50 $85.68 $1,438 —
1755 1755 65-75% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,351 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1835 1593 6 120.00–127.00 $121.60 $1,937 —
1315–1995 1718 10 100.00–114.00 $108.12 $1,858 -11.90

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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.