Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

2,579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.91/cwt +15.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 669 lb · 252 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $176.53/cwt ≈ $1,283/hd at 727 lb · 177 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $175.70/cwt ≈ $1,636/hd at 931 lb · 175 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,579	1,322	1,515
Feeder cattle	2,409	1,082	1,338
Slaughter cattle	170	240	177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, Monday's much larger offering with the bulk being feeders over 600 lbs had few good comparisons, the steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test sold with a lower undertone, and feeder steers over 600 lbs traded with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-700 lbs traded with a steady to firm undertone. The main attraction for Monday's sale was 11 pot loads of yearling steers and several part loads of good quality black yearlings all selling with good demand as the bulk of the sales weighed 600-900 lbs. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	208.00	$208.00	$915	-11.97
450–491	470	27	200.00–207.00	$202.10	$950	-6.37
506–522	510	33	194.00–200.00	$198.31	$1,011	-9.98
563–584	567	55	185.00–190.00	$189.16	$1,073	-5.47
601–625	613	145	184.50–191.00	$188.34	$1,155	+1.02
658 fancy	658	76	191.50	$191.50	$1,260	—
659–687	673	162	176.00–183.50	$178.87	$1,204	+12.52
685	685	14	165.00	$165.00	$1,130	-1.35
708–738	727	177	173.50–180.50	$176.53	$1,283	—
790	790	61	175.00	$175.00	$1,382	—
805–846	826	124	177.00–183.50	$180.12	$1,488	—
863	863	60	176.00	$176.00	$1,519	—
919–937	931	175	175.00–177.10	$175.70	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–369	364	8	215.00–216.00	$215.37	$784	+5.78
448	448	4	188.00	$188.00	$842	-12.22
450–488	478	21	185.00–195.00	$192.93	$922	-2.48
511–545	527	29	184.50–194.00	$188.87	$995	-6.13
580–589	587	43	172.00–180.75	$177.87	$1,044	-6.71
608–646	625	23	165.50–180.00	$172.57	$1,079	+7.57
638	638	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,046	-18.05
662–684	673	40	169.50–175.00	$171.84	$1,156	—
720	720	8	160.00	$160.00	$1,152	+2.75
745	745	8	172.50	$172.50	$1,285	+15.25
751	751	10	172.00	$172.00	$1,292	+22.00
810	810	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,174	—
909	909	20	168.00	$168.00	$1,527	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	5	196.00	$196.00	$753	—
481	481	4	176.00	$176.00	$847	—
584	584	4	168.50	$168.50	$984	+13.13
679–691	689	25	150.00–160.50	$152.07	$1,048	—
750	750	16	147.50	$147.50	$1,106	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	21	180.00	$180.00	$1,053	—
805	805	23	169.00	$169.00	$1,360	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	2	148.00	$148.00	$2,102	—
1310–1580	1469	10	152.00–159.00	$155.51	$2,284	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	5	190.00	$190.00	$752	—
463–493	486	22	176.00–184.00	$182.27	$886	-0.69
515–546	530	75	174.00–185.00	$181.48	$962	+3.48
554–597	570	152	171.00–180.00	$174.75	$996	-5.25
614–644	628	20	170.00–175.00	$172.69	$1,084	-4.06
652 fancy	652	12	183.00	$183.00	$1,193	—
654–674	661	20	176.00–181.00	$179.22	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	183.00	$183.00	$712	-2.00
483–493	487	20	168.00–173.00	$170.99	$833	+10.99
504–548	534	27	164.00–170.00	$165.37	$883	-0.03
550–571	558	13	158.25–159.50	$158.74	$886	+10.74
608–611	610	12	155.00–159.50	$157.33	$960	+5.74
651–682	663	15	157.50–164.00	$161.51	$1,071	—
706–732	726	16	158.00–158.50	$158.38	$1,150	—
759	759	8	145.50	$145.50	$1,104	+6.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
671	671	73	158.75	$158.75	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	4	151.00	$151.00	$512	-10.00
498	498	6	160.00	$160.00	$797	—
586	586	4	155.00	$155.00	$908	—
646	646	4	148.50	$148.50	$959	+8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513–528	522	7	155.00–156.00	$155.42	$811	—
603–640	621	10	141.00–153.00	$146.57	$910	-4.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1330	1232	80-85%	5	66.00–67.00	$66.61	$821	—
1130–1340	1248	80-85%	23	68.00–75.00	$72.47	$904	—
1155–1360	1264	80-85%	18	77.00–88.00	$81.39	$1,029	+11.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1150	1014	85-90%	8	53.00–61.00	$58.17	$590	+3.08
875–1150	1033	85-90%	8	40.00–47.00	$43.57	$450	-11.52
930–1150	1041	85-90%	8	64.00–71.00	$67.76	$705	+12.67
980–1110	1049	85-90%	6	73.00–81.50	$76.50	$802	+21.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1470	1433	75-80%	5	62.00–69.00	$65.79	$943	—
1345–1575	1450	75-80%	10	79.00–86.00	$81.52	$1,182	+8.71
1370–1625	1466	75-80%	14	71.00–77.50	$74.81	$1,097	+8.43

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1790	1687	65-75%	6	83.00–91.00	$86.37	$1,457	—
1650–1965	1761	65-75%	4	75.00–79.00	$77.06	$1,357	-7.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1590	1420	2	78.00–88.00	$82.40	$1,170	—
1715–1935	1825	2	108.00–115.00	$111.71	$2,039	+15.86
1490–2375	1905	4	94.00–100.00	$97.23	$1,852	—

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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.