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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

3,373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.59/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 583 lb · 195 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $200.41/cwt +12.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 613 lb · 187 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.40/cwt +3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 571 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,373 2,913 0
Feeder cattle 3,090 2,583 0
Slaughter cattle 283 330 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lb steer calves sold firm to 4.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs and 600-650 lb steers selling 5.00-10.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a firm undertone on a light offering. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher with heifers over 600 lbs selling with a firm undertone. Demand was good to very good with supply heavy. Supply included a top quality offering of calves with several consignments of fancy black steers and heifers weighing from 400-650 lbs that sold on a very active market with a pot load of thin 705 lb yearling heifers also selling with very good demand as buyers were active throughout the day. Demand for steers in particular weighing 500-550 lbs and 600-650 lbs and heifers weighing 400-600 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–396 390 15 225.00–239.00 $237.32 $926 +6.35
410–418 416 11 224.00–226.00 $225.46 $938 +4.32
465–496 488 39 206.00–213.00 $211.44 $1,032 +3.10
501–544 519 138 199.00–217.00 $208.36 $1,081 +8.40
551–599 571 156 193.50–202.00 $197.40 $1,127 +3.05
600–616 fancy 606 84 206.00–209.50 $207.14 $1,255 —
606–639 619 103 188.00–200.00 $194.92 $1,207 +6.62
655–694 681 33 182.00–185.00 $183.01 $1,246 -4.06
705–742 716 47 182.00–185.00 $184.07 $1,318 —
750 fancy 750 12 199.00 $199.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–378 377 6 203.00–210.00 $206.49 $778 -5.28
401–434 417 25 202.00–210.00 $207.44 $865 +6.50
455–483 472 21 184.00–197.00 $189.85 $896 -9.11
478 thin fleshed 478 8 201.00 $201.00 $961 —
501 thin fleshed 501 11 198.00 $198.00 $992 —
500–546 515 36 186.00–195.00 $189.66 $977 -0.45
548 548 6 176.00 $176.00 $964 -14.11
554 unweaned 554 9 168.00 $168.00 $931 —
550–595 573 41 176.00–189.00 $184.88 $1,059 -1.62
610 610 21 171.50 $171.50 $1,046 -2.83
600–644 626 71 177.00–186.00 $182.60 $1,143 +8.27
664–691 683 32 178.00–181.00 $178.82 $1,221 +9.49
689 689 5 167.25 $167.25 $1,152 -2.08
704–740 715 44 167.50–177.50 $174.26 $1,246 +3.26
813–814 813 20 165.50–165.75 $165.60 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–480 479 21 181.00–186.00 $182.67 $875 +1.98
517–530 520 35 170.00–179.50 $177.06 $921 —
632 632 48 167.25 $167.25 $1,057 +2.25
652 652 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,043 —
842 842 24 159.75 $159.75 $1,345 -3.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802 802 9 152.50 $152.50 $1,223 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,014 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–399 382 43 192.00–204.00 $198.63 $759 -0.54
400–442 433 42 191.00–203.50 $198.26 $858 +6.23
444 unweaned 444 7 189.00 $189.00 $839 —
471 thin fleshed 471 11 202.00 $202.00 $951 —
454–497 476 34 182.00–195.00 $188.65 $898 +6.22
467–493 fancy 484 29 206.00–215.00 $208.99 $1,012 -0.01
516 fancy 516 23 210.00 $210.00 $1,084 +12.00
503–549 526 116 176.00–186.00 $181.47 $955 +3.85
564–586 fancy 581 93 189.00–195.50 $193.22 $1,123 —
552–597 585 102 174.00–184.00 $178.63 $1,045 +4.75
605–635 627 85 177.00–182.00 $179.50 $1,125 -3.50
651–678 666 31 167.00–174.00 $169.72 $1,130 -2.44
705 thin fleshed 705 74 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 —
838–847 844 16 158.00–158.75 $158.47 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 193.50 $193.50 $654 —
381 381 4 175.00 $175.00 $667 —
403–442 431 38 173.00–184.00 $178.25 $768 -1.08
463–490 480 37 168.00–176.00 $172.83 $830 +6.63
500–540 512 35 168.00–175.00 $171.61 $879 +3.79
568–598 578 14 161.00–167.50 $163.69 $946 -5.20
602–641 620 73 160.00–173.00 $167.00 $1,035 +1.90
653 653 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,061 +7.88
720–743 730 7 166.00–167.75 $166.76 $1,217 +16.42
745 745 9 149.50 $149.50 $1,114 -0.84
756 756 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,247 +17.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–333 327 14 175.00–179.00 $177.20 $579 —
440 440 4 167.00 $167.00 $735 —
511 511 4 163.50 $163.50 $835 +13.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 unweaned 494 9 181.00 $181.00 $894 —
617 617 5 160.00 $160.00 $987 +6.50
695 695 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–371 365 12 215.00–230.00 $223.90 $817 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1355 1239 80-85% 16 61.00–66.00 $63.91 $792 -10.71
1145–1365 1256 80-85% 34 67.00–72.50 $68.62 $862 +5.70
1180–1340 1283 80-85% 8 73.00–79.00 $75.83 $973 +12.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1200 1058 85-90% 6 31.00–46.00 $37.64 $398 -27.63
890–1175 1059 85-90% 20 52.00–61.00 $56.93 $603 -15.91
960–1200 1069 85-90% 26 62.00–69.00 $65.32 $698 -7.52
1090–1150 1120 85-90% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.51 $790 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1570 1446 75-80% 9 69.00–77.00 $72.44 $1,047 -0.50
1380–1675 1480 75-80% 15 60.00–68.00 $65.02 $962 -17.53
1370–1610 1483 75-80% 7 77.50–85.00 $80.91 $1,200 -1.64
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1705 1665 65-75% 2 87.00–88.00 $87.49 $1,457 +17.00
1690–1745 1720 65-75% 4 75.00–81.00 $78.78 $1,355 +4.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1660 1494 4 83.00–86.00 $85.01 $1,270 —
1565 1565 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,628 +17.21
1350–1980 1637 8 95.00–99.00 $97.00 $1,588 —

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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.