Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

3,115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $262.17/cwt +16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 570 lb · 193 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $190.16/cwt ≈ $1,725/hd at 907 lb · 180 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.89/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 570 lb · 169 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,115 3,030 2,576
Feeder cattle 2,770 2,503 2,204
Slaughter cattle 345 527 372

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold steady, with 450-550 lbs trading mostly steady to instances 5.00 lower compared to last week's very active and sharply higher market, 550-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, with a much larger offering of 6 weight steers trading with a firm to higher undertone, 7 weights were scarce, with over 800 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling 3.00-8.00 higher, 6 weight heifers were lightly tested and a light test of 700-750 lbs sold with firm to higher undertone. Demand was very good on a heavy supply of feeders. Overall a very good offering of calves and yearling steers over 800 lbs the steer calves weighing 450-550 lbs did not quite reach last week's highs but still sold on a very active market with very good demand as there was still some very impressive prices on these steer and heifer calves weighing from 400-650 lbs. Slaughter cows boning and lean cows sold steady to 4.00 lower with breakers mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 329 11 305.00–311.00 $306.69 $1,009 +18.98
350–398 375 20 290.00–308.00 $297.74 $1,117 -5.60
425–435 fancy 426 15 305.00–310.00 $306.61 $1,306 —
418–445 432 56 278.00–297.00 $291.11 $1,258 +7.38
438 unweaned 438 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,064 -17.00
450–498 466 66 274.00–296.00 $279.71 $1,303 -8.49
501–546 525 91 264.00–297.50 $275.27 $1,445 -6.27
552–570 thin fleshed 556 13 276.00–280.00 $276.95 $1,540 +1.95
550–596 571 180 249.00–272.00 $261.10 $1,491 +17.59
600–640 fancy 610 24 258.50–261.00 $259.16 $1,581 —
612–648 625 53 231.00–244.00 $237.35 $1,483 -5.30
657 fancy 657 15 248.00 $248.00 $1,629 —
651–693 685 120 221.00–239.00 $230.88 $1,582 +16.37
806 806 11 196.25 $196.25 $1,582 -0.14
850–880 855 101 190.00–194.00 $191.31 $1,636 —
905–910 907 180 188.50–191.00 $190.16 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–338 324 7 285.00 $285.00 $923 —
435–437 436 12 265.00–269.00 $266.66 $1,163 +11.38
460–492 476 16 239.00–258.00 $248.16 $1,181 -4.76
466–495 thin fleshed 476 15 263.00–267.00 $265.24 $1,263 —
513–530 thin fleshed 525 11 261.00–262.50 $262.10 $1,376 -3.90
505–543 532 32 249.00–255.00 $252.62 $1,344 +20.07
565 565 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,028 -37.84
600–645 619 15 219.00–229.00 $222.74 $1,379 +9.35
718–740 725 9 183.50–193.50 $190.10 $1,378 —
757–771 769 26 191.25–195.00 $193.15 $1,485 —
809 809 12 191.00 $191.00 $1,545 —
943 943 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,735 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 222.00 $222.00 $926 —
516 516 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,099 —
637 637 5 202.50 $202.50 $1,290 —
801 801 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,362 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1575 1506 6 176.00–178.00 $176.84 $2,663 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,380 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–339 322 33 237.00–258.00 $249.33 $803 -13.17
368–395 382 35 235.00–255.00 $242.98 $928 -11.06
398 thin fleshed 398 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,063 —
426 thin fleshed 426 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,172 —
403–447 428 48 235.00–253.00 $241.65 $1,034 -9.49
455–496 472 83 230.00–249.00 $241.47 $1,140 +0.05
505–533 518 45 221.00–237.00 $228.84 $1,185 +7.02
513–543 fancy 519 43 247.50–250.00 $249.53 $1,295 -4.47
558–581 thin fleshed 566 43 234.00–241.00 $237.86 $1,346 —
557–598 572 126 210.00–227.00 $220.46 $1,261 +3.42
606–621 614 39 207.75–215.00 $212.28 $1,303 -6.65
650 650 12 208.50 $208.50 $1,355 -10.50
700–736 724 59 197.25–205.00 $202.00 $1,462 +10.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 5 267.50 $267.50 $709 -7.50
337 337 3 232.50 $232.50 $784 +0.61
400–445 423 50 220.00–232.50 $228.80 $968 +9.88
447 thin fleshed 447 15 233.00 $233.00 $1,042 —
469–493 485 12 225.00–227.00 $226.36 $1,098 +7.20
500–536 515 13 206.00–217.00 $212.01 $1,092 +15.55
552–588 573 7 185.00–195.00 $189.13 $1,084 —
613–645 631 7 190.00–191.00 $190.58 $1,203 +7.58
663 663 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,253 -5.88
719–735 725 38 185.50–193.50 $188.52 $1,367 +11.03
814 814 12 177.50 $177.50 $1,445 —
868 868 4 168.50 $168.50 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–414 413 10 205.00–213.00 $209.80 $866 —
450–494 466 11 174.00–200.00 $184.02 $858 -16.98
518 518 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,010 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1215 1165 4 178.00–182.00 $180.21 $2,099 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 271.00 $271.00 $935 —
392 392 3 252.50 $252.50 $990 -4.50
434 434 4 220.00 $220.00 $955 —
483–495 490 14 240.00–241.00 $240.58 $1,179 —
566–568 567 10 216.00–226.00 $221.01 $1,253 —
660 660 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,353 +14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 422 12 257.00–273.00 $263.32 $1,111 —
450 450 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,226 —
533 533 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,311 +27.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1290 1224 80-85% 12 81.00–87.00 $84.82 $1,038 -9.12
1120–1390 1236 80-85% 34 89.00–96.00 $92.72 $1,146 -1.22
1150–1365 1246 80-85% 6 97.00–101.00 $98.74 $1,230 +4.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1160 996 85-90% 11 72.00–80.00 $76.75 $764 +0.93
875–1220 1036 85-90% 25 81.00–89.50 $86.85 $900 +0.69
975–1120 1061 85-90% 13 91.00–96.00 $93.93 $997 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1615 1437 75-80% 11 93.00–98.00 $95.76 $1,376 +1.31
1300–1530 1447 75-80% 5 97.00–105.00 $101.28 $1,466 -1.84
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 65-75% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,010 —

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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.