Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

1,566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.79/cwt +17.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 653 lb · 104 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.95/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 566 lb · 88 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.68/cwt -14.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 722 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,566 2,576 1,638
Feeder cattle 1,301 2,166 1,398
Slaughter cattle 265 410 240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of 4 weight steer calves sold mostly steady, with 500-600 lb steers selling steady to 5.00 lower, 600-650 lbs on comparable weights on a light test sold steady and over 650 lbs were not well tested but a pot load of fancy black steers weighing 653 lbs sold with very good demand on a higher undertone and pot load of mostly crossbred steers weighing 907 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers overall were very lightly tested with the 400-500 lb heifer calves on a light test selling steady to spots 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady with last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 218.00 $218.00 $715 —
403–423 415 32 204.00–212.00 $207.40 $861 -1.98
456–495 475 26 200.00–210.00 $205.89 $978 -1.41
501–541 527 49 196.00–203.00 $198.63 $1,047 -1.70
552–589 565 85 188.00–190.00 $189.27 $1,069 -3.29
588 588 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,058 -4.50
627–642 634 28 182.00–185.50 $183.65 $1,164 -3.15
650 650 9 183.00 $183.00 $1,190 +4.63
653 fancy 653 95 197.00 $197.00 $1,286 —
707 707 29 169.00 $169.00 $1,195 -23.00
730–744 733 38 184.25–184.50 $184.30 $1,351 -7.70
768 768 14 181.50 $181.50 $1,394 -8.25
907 907 58 175.00 $175.00 $1,587 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 214.00 $214.00 $702 +2.00
397 397 3 200.00 $200.00 $794 -8.00
427–449 441 11 195.00–201.00 $197.69 $872 -2.25
517 517 3 175.00 $175.00 $905 -12.65
500–544 522 26 180.00–189.00 $184.57 $963 -3.08
552–588 565 38 176.00–182.00 $178.42 $1,008 -0.64
600–644 628 8 173.00–176.50 $175.25 $1,101 +3.80
658–668 661 12 169.00–176.00 $170.77 $1,129 +0.33
800 800 18 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
898 898 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,302 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 184.00 $184.00 $552 —
352–398 360 19 174.00–181.00 $176.16 $634 -8.84
431–440 437 17 163.50–166.00 $164.37 $718 -2.06
450–495 477 12 158.00–162.00 $159.45 $761 -3.74
520–535 525 22 158.00–167.00 $161.98 $850 +0.95
553–581 566 11 154.00–159.00 $155.60 $881 -6.52
600–640 618 16 163.00–167.00 $165.16 $1,021 -4.34
681–687 684 10 150.00–152.75 $151.38 $1,035 +1.91
803–823 812 17 137.50–147.00 $142.29 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–444 430 16 179.00–188.00 $184.52 $793 —
453–494 469 34 167.00–180.00 $173.19 $812 +1.21
514 514 15 171.50 $171.50 $882 -3.14
575 575 3 166.00 $166.00 $954 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 11 151.00 $151.00 $545 -15.00
412 412 5 151.00 $151.00 $622 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 5 159.00 $159.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 191.00 $191.00 $810 —
508 508 3 178.00 $178.00 $904 —
533 unweaned 533 7 163.00 $163.00 $869 —
890 890 6 138.00 $138.00 $1,228 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 4 165.00 $165.00 $665 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 4 203.00 $203.00 $851 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1110 956 85-90% 16 40.00–50.00 $42.58 $407 +2.16
855–1200 1006 85-90% 19 52.00–62.00 $57.05 $574 —
850–1145 1038 85-90% 19 63.50–69.00 $65.59 $681 +9.06
950–1150 1061 85-90% 5 70.00–76.00 $72.20 $766 +0.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1355 1233 80-85% 13 63.00–67.00 $65.03 $802 -6.48
1120–1485 1267 80-85% 34 68.00–75.00 $71.08 $901 +6.78
1175–1375 1298 80-85% 6 75.50–82.00 $78.05 $1,013 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1495 1430 75-80% 10 61.00–69.00 $66.26 $948 -2.23
1375–1555 1461 75-80% 19 70.00–76.50 $72.80 $1,064 —
1400–1595 1481 75-80% 7 77.00–83.00 $79.33 $1,175 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1675 1641 65-75% 5 74.00–80.00 $77.39 $1,270 —
1660–1810 1740 65-75% 3 86.00–90.50 $87.43 $1,521 +17.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–2490 1676 11 90.00–95.50 $92.79 $1,555 —
1575–2020 1804 10 96.00–105.00 $100.24 $1,808 —

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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.