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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

1,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Callaway Livestock Center report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.75/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 633 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.29/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 524 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.27/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 624 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,322 3,201 1,001
Feeder cattle 1,082 2,926 838
Slaughter cattle 240 275 163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's much heavier receipts most offerings of feeders were lightly or not well tested, with 500-550 lb steer calves trading near steady and 500-650 lb heifers also trading near steady on the better quality with all other feeders not well tested on comparable sales. Feeders were mostly in small lots or packages with the 500-550 lb steers and 500-650 lb heifers not quit reaching last week's highs with quantity and quality were much more available last week. Slaughter cows traded steady. This was the last sale of the year at Callaway Livestock Center the next sale will be Monday, January 2nd, 2023. Wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 329 6 210.00–215.00 $212.64 $700 +8.64
352–395 376 16 202.50–217.50 $209.59 $788 —
403–448 419 22 194.00–209.00 $200.22 $839 -6.85
457–495 473 21 193.00–202.00 $195.41 $924 -3.62
515 515 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,004 +8.79
583–595 593 19 184.50–185.00 $184.58 $1,095 +5.56
602 unweaned 602 6 166.00 $166.00 $999 —
625 625 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,031 -17.11
619–633 628 27 175.00–184.00 $182.05 $1,143 -0.06
722 722 9 157.25 $157.25 $1,135 -2.75
786 786 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,179 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–340 322 6 222.00–227.00 $224.36 $722 -3.14
433–445 439 14 218.00–222.00 $219.97 $966 +5.61
460–495 487 24 207.00–211.00 $208.47 $1,015 -7.77
505–544 524 41 204.00–211.00 $208.29 $1,091 -2.69
556–567 561 7 193.50–195.50 $194.63 $1,092 +2.95
600–639 620 26 187.25–187.50 $187.32 $1,161 -6.18
657–678 671 15 164.50–167.25 $166.35 $1,116 -19.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579–587 582 15 151.00–164.00 $155.37 $904 —
812 812 6 150.50 $150.50 $1,222 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 6 181.00–189.00 $185.00 $725 +9.37
407–415 unweaned 412 7 149.00–154.00 $151.88 $626 -12.74
418–440 425 14 167.00–175.00 $172.06 $731 -0.78
452 452 7 175.00 $175.00 $791 +1.31
458 458 4 160.00 $160.00 $733 -13.69
515 unweaned 515 3 145.00 $145.00 $747 —
510–544 532 26 159.00–171.00 $165.40 $880 +6.40
573 573 4 148.00 $148.00 $848 -17.74
559–584 576 24 169.50–170.00 $169.58 $977 +3.84
608–630 615 27 142.50–153.25 $151.59 $932 -11.41
750 750 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,042 —
828 828 5 144.75 $144.75 $1,199 —
898 898 8 141.25 $141.25 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–453 452 23 180.00–185.00 $182.96 $827 -3.11
528 528 21 178.00 $178.00 $940 -2.24
564–566 566 24 180.00 $180.00 $1,019 -4.01
613–644 633 61 175.00–180.00 $176.75 $1,119 -0.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 6 161.00 $161.00 $504 +3.00
445 445 3 161.00 $161.00 $716 -2.47
542 542 5 155.00 $155.00 $840 +5.00
621 621 4 140.00 $140.00 $869 -5.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 5 141.50 $141.50 $869 +11.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 120.00 $120.00 $566 -9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 187.00 $187.00 $791 —
461 461 4 175.00 $175.00 $807 —
570 570 3 150.00 $150.00 $855 —
615 615 7 151.00 $151.00 $929 +8.94
663 663 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,041 +12.00
809 809 5 123.00 $123.00 $995 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1200 988 85-90% 10 36.00–49.00 $42.77 $423 -0.80
850–1200 1044 85-90% 21 50.50–60.00 $55.09 $575 -15.91
950–1185 1060 85-90% 20 62.00–69.00 $64.91 $688 +8.85
1125–1200 1150 85-90% 3 73.00–74.00 $73.67 $847 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1365 1260 80-85% 24 66.00–73.00 $69.40 $874 -0.29
1175–1360 1269 80-85% 17 58.00–66.00 $62.45 $792 -7.24
1170–1370 1274 80-85% 8 73.50–86.50 $76.57 $976 +1.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1600 1463 75-80% 22 69.50–77.00 $72.81 $1,065 +8.04
1395–1630 1468 75-80% 8 61.00–68.00 $66.38 $974 +1.61
1375–1575 1504 75-80% 4 78.00–80.00 $79.22 $1,191 -4.78
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1790 1750 65-75% 4 78.00–81.00 $78.98 $1,382 —
1745–1785 1765 65-75% 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,500 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–2065 1742 6 86.00–92.00 $88.14 $1,535 —
1510–2405 1838 13 93.00–100.00 $95.85 $1,762 —
1910–2365 2068 3 102.00–106.00 $104.46 $2,160 —

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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.