Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

2,236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $185.53/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 708 lb · 102 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $202.51/cwt -11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 520 lb · 87 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.33/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 661 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,236	2,671	1,669
Feeder cattle	1,931	2,430	1,469
Slaughter cattle	305	241	200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower with last week's very active market, with 650-700 lbs selling steady, 700-850 lbs sold mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone compared to last week's much lighter offering with 500-700 lbs trading steady on comparable weights. Demand was moderate to good with several groups of good quality heifers weighing 450-600 lbs with good weighing conditions selling on a very active market and yearling steers weighing 650-815 lb also selling on and active market with good demand, steer calves backed off from their strong prices this week but demand still remains good. Slaughter cows sold steady tp 3.00 lower. Grain markets made moves higher to start the week with tensions in the Black Sea regions with December corn closing 15 cents higher, November soybeans closed 7 cents higher and December wheat contracts for all three US wheats closed 43-57 3/4 cents higher. Feeder Cattle contracts for the front three months closed 232-275 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 thin fleshed	400	10	223.00	$223.00	$892	—
408–437	430	22	211.00–214.00	$212.47	$914	-7.52
458 fancy	458	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,003	-11.00
473 unweaned	473	13	202.00	$202.00	$955	—
456–497	483	21	206.25–209.50	$208.11	$1,005	-6.80
505–509 unweaned	508	15	189.00	$189.00	$960	—
505–541	523	72	203.00–211.00	$205.33	$1,074	-8.52
578 unweaned	578	14	178.50	$178.50	$1,032	—
584–593	591	20	200.00–203.25	$202.61	$1,197	-12.36
600–606	603	26	194.75–199.00	$196.77	$1,187	-12.25
650–669	661	78	189.00–196.75	$195.33	$1,291	+0.95
700–720	708	102	182.50–186.00	$185.53	$1,314	-4.93
761–782	780	67	179.75–182.00	$179.91	$1,403	-7.59
817	817	40	182.50	$182.50	$1,491	-3.78
859–860	860	26	175.00–177.50	$177.12	$1,523	-0.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–343	326	11	208.00–212.00	$209.15	$682	-11.38
383	383	6	219.00	$219.00	$839	—
400–435	417	11	191.00–206.00	$200.67	$837	-5.35
465–495	479	27	192.00–203.00	$197.56	$946	-8.72
508–548	532	36	184.00–197.00	$192.28	$1,023	-5.28
555–596	570	19	187.00–190.00	$188.45	$1,074	-5.52
578	578	4	167.00	$167.00	$965	-26.97
595 unweaned	595	11	161.00	$161.00	$958	-20.74
620–623 unweaned	621	16	155.50–164.00	$161.87	$1,005	—
600–647	624	40	178.00–191.00	$186.55	$1,164	+11.55
653–690	676	15	179.00–180.00	$179.48	$1,213	+19.48
854	854	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	4	186.00	$186.00	$653	—
521	521	4	161.00	$161.00	$839	-23.00
627–647	634	9	167.00–173.00	$170.96	$1,084	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968	968	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,104	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	7	185.00	$185.00	$779	+3.00
423 unweaned	423	10	172.00	$172.00	$728	—
453–474 thin fleshed	463	19	194.50–201.00	$198.36	$918	—
458–498	476	24	180.00–187.00	$183.21	$872	+8.21
510 thin fleshed	510	4	190.00	$190.00	$969	—
508–548	535	26	175.00–183.00	$177.37	$949	-2.98
562 thin fleshed	562	40	198.25	$198.25	$1,114	+6.50
586–589	588	9	176.50–178.00	$177.16	$1,042	—
600–611 thin fleshed	602	28	188.00–191.25	$190.66	$1,148	—
622–636	630	26	178.00–182.00	$180.33	$1,136	+0.44
661–687	674	14	170.00–177.00	$173.43	$1,169	-3.32
711–718	715	11	171.00–174.00	$172.08	$1,230	—
840	840	7	152.50	$152.50	$1,281	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–334	331	11	178.00–184.00	$181.30	$600	-8.70
355–365	360	6	182.00–185.00	$183.48	$661	+1.17
380 unweaned	380	7	174.00	$174.00	$661	-5.00
405–443	417	12	169.00–179.00	$172.64	$720	-7.47
424 unweaned	424	6	168.00	$168.00	$712	—
453–495	477	19	173.00–177.50	$175.38	$837	+4.61
511–522	516	16	159.00–166.00	$163.30	$843	-9.38
501–536 unweaned	521	15	141.00–151.50	$147.49	$768	-10.82
529	529	4	160.00	$160.00	$846	-12.68
574 unweaned	574	11	149.00	$149.00	$855	-10.00
555–591	575	36	160.00–170.00	$165.73	$953	-5.03
663–668	666	10	163.00–168.00	$166.01	$1,106	-3.49
718	718	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,156	+8.00
758	758	5	158.50	$158.50	$1,201	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	4	157.00	$157.00	$752	+4.63
565	565	3	151.00	$151.00	$853	—
604	604	4	148.50	$148.50	$897	—
692	692	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,073	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
614	614	4	136.00	$136.00	$835	—
731	731	7	122.00	$122.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	5	175.00	$175.00	$866	-12.50
517	517	4	180.00	$180.00	$931	+4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1375	1252	80-85%	33	63.00–73.00	$68.26	$855	-12.58
1130–1375	1261	80-85%	27	75.00–83.00	$78.30	$987	-2.54
1265–1350	1319	80-85%	6	85.00–87.00	$85.65	$1,130	-2.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1115	977	85-90%	5	45.50–54.00	$50.41	$493	—
910–1210	1033	85-90%	33	56.00–66.00	$61.56	$636	-11.85
1005–1095	1041	85-90%	5	77.00–82.00	$79.75	$830	+6.34
950–1200	1070	85-90%	21	69.00–77.50	$72.98	$781	-8.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1540	1458	75-80%	10	76.50–83.50	$79.59	$1,160	-8.36
1385–1555	1467	75-80%	8	68.00–75.00	$72.34	$1,061	-15.61
1400–1590	1479	75-80%	8	85.00–94.00	$89.64	$1,326	+1.69

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1755	1644	65-75%	4	81.00–87.00	$83.80	$1,378	—
1585–1730	1659	65-75%	4	88.00–92.00	$90.70	$1,505	+12.20
1745	1745	65-75%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,239	-16.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1645	1557	5	91.00–100.00	$95.91	$1,493	—
1300–2155	1658	11	102.00–112.00	$106.46	$1,765	—

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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.