Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

2,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.34/cwt +18.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 570 lb · 258 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $227.81/cwt +12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 627 lb · 153 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $209.19/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 678 lb · 119 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,237	1,343	1,230
Feeder cattle	2,109	1,213	1,105
Slaughter cattle	128	130	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves sold fully steady to firm, with 500-650 lb steers selling 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 12.00 higher, 650-800 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher and over 800 lbs were not well tested on comparable sales. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling firm to 5.00 higher and 600-700 lb sold with a sharply higher undertone with few comparisons from last week, a pot load of 735 lb heifers were not tested. Demand was good on a moderate supply, overall demand was good on all calves going to grass with the best demand on 450-650 lb steers. Once again a very attractive offering of steer and heifer calves along with a nice offering of yearlings all selling on and active market. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher on a good quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	322	9	268.00–281.00	$274.94	$885	+9.94
355	355	9	277.00	$277.00	$983	+15.15
418–449	437	41	245.00–261.00	$250.69	$1,096	+0.62
455–497	477	39	243.00–258.00	$249.36	$1,189	+3.01
500–544	518	37	245.00–257.00	$251.80	$1,304	+9.88
561 fancy	561	70	260.50	$260.50	$1,461	—
563–596	574	188	233.00–255.00	$246.56	$1,415	+12.46
620–638 fancy	626	42	237.00–241.00	$239.65	$1,500	—
603–649	628	111	217.50–228.50	$223.33	$1,403	+9.13
660–690	678	119	202.00–216.50	$209.19	$1,418	+2.92
705–733	721	53	199.50–202.00	$201.20	$1,451	+0.54
756–757	756	79	197.00–205.00	$204.29	$1,544	+4.04
810–820	816	58	185.25–187.25	$186.36	$1,521	-11.64
867	867	60	185.25	$185.25	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	9	238.00	$238.00	$740	—
393	393	6	250.00	$250.00	$982	—
418–445	431	16	217.50–237.00	$229.23	$988	+1.73
463–470	465	9	225.00–232.00	$229.64	$1,068	+1.55
505–545	525	19	205.00–230.00	$220.15	$1,156	+4.16
550–597	581	45	206.00–225.50	$221.79	$1,289	+6.82
601	601	7	181.50	$181.50	$1,091	-11.65
609–627	618	16	201.00–215.00	$207.43	$1,282	+14.28
670	670	4	192.50	$192.50	$1,290	+17.50
702–713	708	7	191.00–194.00	$192.27	$1,361	—
754	754	12	192.00	$192.00	$1,448	+16.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507–520	516	9	187.00–194.50	$190.50	$983	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	6	184.00	$184.00	$1,284	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	15	246.00	$246.00	$819	+8.22
372–391	384	19	224.00–237.00	$233.78	$898	+0.93
400–431	412	18	224.00–236.00	$230.30	$949	+0.61
433 thin fleshed	433	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,048	—
458–488	474	31	218.00–227.50	$220.40	$1,045	-11.06
500–534	520	37	204.00–217.00	$210.91	$1,097	+5.18
552–598	570	60	197.00–208.75	$205.21	$1,170	+4.01
607–648	620	89	196.00–205.25	$201.87	$1,252	+5.87
655–659	656	31	202.00–203.00	$202.13	$1,326	—
735	735	58	184.00	$184.00	$1,352	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	8	248.00–262.00	$253.25	$722	—
369	369	20	226.00	$226.00	$834	—
439	439	7	218.00	$218.00	$957	+20.71
483 thin fleshed	483	11	217.00	$217.00	$1,048	—
460–498	488	35	200.00–213.00	$210.71	$1,028	+2.56
563–571	568	9	188.00–194.00	$189.98	$1,079	+2.39
578	578	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,017	-11.59
625–647	641	28	180.00–189.00	$184.78	$1,184	—
689	689	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,192	+13.00
720	720	11	177.50	$177.50	$1,278	—
756	756	6	174.00	$174.00	$1,315	+26.98
791	791	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,258	+11.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	188.00	$188.00	$818	—
602	602	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,054	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	5	177.00	$177.00	$993	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	5	177.50	$177.50	$1,047	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,075	—
511	511	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,077	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1225	983	85-90%	12	65.00–78.00	$71.68	$705	—
900–1175	1058	85-90%	13	80.50–90.00	$85.08	$900	+4.21
1015–1115	1079	85-90%	9	92.00–103.00	$97.48	$1,052	+16.61

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1370	1243	80-85%	18	97.00–108.00	$103.92	$1,292	+29.94
1125–1405	1269	80-85%	7	86.00–95.00	$89.33	$1,134	—
1195–1365	1302	80-85%	6	73.50–82.50	$77.54	$1,010	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1475	1463	75-80%	2	95.00–98.00	$96.51	$1,412	+21.82
1365–1610	1506	75-80%	14	99.00–108.00	$105.84	$1,594	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1990	1663	9	107.00–116.00	$111.25	$1,850	—
1760	1760	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,778	—
1985	1985	1	118.00	$118.00	$2,342	—

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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.