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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

2,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $191.02/cwt +17.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 781 lb · 188 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.80/cwt ≈ $1,578/hd at 878 lb · 188 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.38/cwt ≈ $1,123/hd at 633 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,551 1,572 2,054
Feeder cattle 2,281 1,267 1,834
Slaughter cattle 270 305 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, much heavier receipts this week and much improved calf quality had the 400-500 lb steers trading with a higher undertone, 500-550 lbs sold steady to firm, 550-600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and yearling steers over 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone with no recent comparison. Feeder heifers all sold with a higher undertone on last week's light test. Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate to heavy with demand good. There was thirteen pot loads of yearlings in Monday's offering with one consignment of near 350 head of green yearling steers weighing mostly 700-797 lbs and another consignment of near 250 head of 8 weight top quality yearling steers all selling with very good demand on and active market. Overall quality was very good especially on the steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs and heifers weighing 450-550 lbs and three pot loads of yearling heifers weighing 628-732 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 379 24 217.50–237.00 $226.08 $857 —
420–445 433 36 213.00–221.00 $218.50 $946 +11.55
459 fancy 459 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,024 —
450–494 470 62 205.00–217.00 $211.35 $993 +9.01
516 fancy 516 12 217.00 $217.00 $1,120 —
504–547 524 81 196.00–209.00 $202.95 $1,063 +2.60
555–557 fancy 556 8 206.50–210.50 $208.00 $1,156 —
561 unweaned 561 11 189.00 $189.00 $1,060 —
553–583 571 67 190.00–202.50 $195.45 $1,116 +5.50
620–641 639 90 184.00–196.00 $194.19 $1,241 +7.50
654–662 658 11 177.50–184.00 $181.03 $1,191 +2.15
704 thin fleshed 704 72 199.25 $199.25 $1,403 —
723 723 10 171.50 $171.50 $1,240 —
753–797 thin fleshed 781 188 189.25–194.25 $191.02 $1,492 —
821 821 60 182.50 $182.50 $1,498 —
871 871 8 163.75 $163.75 $1,426 —
853–890 878 180 180.00–180.75 $180.51 $1,585 —
926 926 56 177.75 $177.75 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 433 6 201.00–206.00 $204.38 $885 +7.04
473–490 476 15 196.00–202.00 $200.61 $955 +7.90
513–541 531 8 195.00–196.00 $195.36 $1,037 +7.68
543 unweaned 543 5 178.00 $178.00 $967 —
558–592 584 26 177.00–182.00 $178.76 $1,044 +4.44
617–648 629 5 170.00–172.50 $171.47 $1,079 -5.97
659 659 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,153 +10.79
711–748 723 16 167.50–173.50 $171.56 $1,240 -2.44
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1366 1351 9 146.50–148.50 $147.85 $1,997 —
1330–1470 1399 5 139.00–144.00 $141.68 $1,982 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 5 153.00 $153.00 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 376 13 197.00–202.50 $200.44 $754 —
417–427 421 11 179.00–182.00 $180.10 $758 —
461 fancy 461 7 192.00 $192.00 $885 —
450–495 466 27 174.00–184.00 $180.89 $843 +11.71
501 unweaned 501 8 160.00 $160.00 $802 —
515–541 fancy 526 15 184.00–188.00 $185.83 $977 —
513–540 532 39 171.00–182.00 $173.26 $922 +5.26
550–590 564 26 167.00–169.50 $168.28 $949 -0.72
628–637 633 164 176.50–178.25 $177.38 $1,123 —
732 732 71 170.75 $170.75 $1,250 —
778–779 778 19 158.50–158.75 $158.70 $1,235 -9.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434–440 437 7 163.00–175.00 $169.82 $742 -0.18
451 451 4 168.00 $168.00 $758 +6.47
467–495 unweaned 481 6 156.00–157.00 $156.49 $753 +6.49
508–548 539 60 158.00–169.50 $165.96 $895 +19.96
543 unweaned 543 8 146.50 $146.50 $795 +11.61
596 unweaned 596 4 146.50 $146.50 $873 —
603–622 617 24 155.25–166.50 $158.31 $977 -8.07
673 673 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,010 -12.50
705 705 17 149.00 $149.00 $1,050 +1.60
704–718 712 11 162.50–165.50 $163.85 $1,167 +16.45
865–884 877 11 146.50–148.50 $147.22 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 159.00 $159.00 $676 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,745 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–491 479 9 177.00–191.00 $183.03 $877 —
525 525 5 179.00 $179.00 $940 —
588 unweaned 588 6 163.00 $163.00 $958 —
613 613 4 162.00 $162.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 fancy 427 5 219.00 $219.00 $935 —
460 460 3 200.00 $200.00 $920 —
515 515 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,025 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1320 1226 80-85% 11 60.00–66.00 $63.95 $784 +0.42
1100–1365 1243 80-85% 39 67.50–76.00 $71.82 $893 +8.29
1120–1360 1267 80-85% 13 77.00–83.50 $79.23 $1,004 +6.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1015 911 85-90% 5 39.00–47.00 $43.13 $393 —
850–1175 1030 85-90% 14 50.00–61.00 $56.54 $582 -2.20
850–1145 1047 85-90% 32 63.00–69.50 $65.84 $689 +7.10
1010–1100 1072 85-90% 5 70.00–76.00 $73.45 $787 +5.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1590 1456 75-80% 18 71.00–76.50 $73.94 $1,077 +0.24
1370–1600 1475 75-80% 11 77.50–83.00 $79.33 $1,170 +5.63
1400–1580 1489 75-80% 7 65.00–69.00 $67.00 $998 -15.29
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1925 1681 65-75% 4 85.50–91.00 $87.30 $1,468 -2.63
1635–1870 1780 65-75% 3 76.00–83.00 $79.63 $1,417 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–2345 1654 5 88.00–96.00 $92.61 $1,532 —
1625–1895 1726 4 98.00–105.00 $101.67 $1,755 —

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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.