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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

3,310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.56/cwt +16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 570 lb · 330 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $273.08/cwt +12.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 522 lb · 205 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.45/cwt +9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 521 lb · 184 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,310 3,242 2,570
Feeder cattle 2,970 2,870 2,342
Slaughter cattle 340 372 228

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady, with 500-700 lbs selling firm to 5.00 higher over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, instances 5.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs trading firm to 5.00 higher with a large attractive offering of 550-600 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone, 600-700 lbs sold steady to firm. Demand was good on a heavy offering with several stick-out sales of 550-600 lb heifer calves including one consignment of 187 hd all sold on a very active market. Overall a very good quality offering of feeders weighing mostly 400-600 lbs. Rain showers with varied amounts over the weekend fell along the I-70 corridor with most of the rain falling north of I-70 as south of I-70 remains dry as this is the 5th Monday in a row of 3,000 plus head receipts. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–326 313 19 296.00–313.00 $304.33 $953 —
350–397 379 40 281.00–296.00 $286.93 $1,087 -5.47
401–439 421 50 276.00–299.50 $285.32 $1,201 +4.81
451–489 469 59 271.00–279.00 $274.71 $1,288 -7.76
508–513 thin fleshed 510 47 282.00–287.50 $285.46 $1,456 —
500–544 525 158 260.50–276.25 $269.40 $1,414 +5.27
552–596 582 132 245.00–264.00 $254.92 $1,484 +5.93
619–638 thin fleshed 626 27 253.00–253.50 $253.19 $1,585 —
617–646 634 80 236.00–248.00 $242.65 $1,538 +3.54
659–686 671 32 220.00–233.00 $226.89 $1,522 -4.61
703–715 707 6 212.50–215.50 $213.51 $1,510 +1.38
750–755 754 73 211.50–212.00 $211.93 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 287.50 $287.50 $975 —
383–397 392 11 267.00–271.00 $269.36 $1,056 -8.69
420–448 441 32 253.00–270.00 $265.24 $1,170 +7.77
450–484 467 37 253.00–264.00 $257.63 $1,203 -1.81
495 unweaned 495 11 238.00 $238.00 $1,178 -9.32
506–538 522 28 220.00–252.00 $237.65 $1,241 -11.96
553–597 588 42 221.00–244.00 $234.53 $1,379 +2.03
615–630 621 16 221.00–231.00 $226.74 $1,408 +0.39
652 thin fleshed 652 36 245.25 $245.25 $1,599 —
732 732 3 209.25 $209.25 $1,532 —
794 794 5 185.50 $185.50 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–443 425 6 222.00–240.00 $230.62 $980 +17.62
475–496 490 10 234.00–239.00 $235.45 $1,154 -2.50
558–589 574 8 205.00–207.00 $206.03 $1,183 +17.03
600 600 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,278 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,052 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 5 164.50 $164.50 $882 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1445 1351 4 173.00–178.00 $175.19 $2,367 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–342 334 10 235.00–242.00 $239.85 $801 —
362–380 374 18 237.50–247.00 $241.84 $904 —
401–448 418 76 234.00–245.00 $240.67 $1,006 +1.21
450–495 468 60 232.00–252.00 $242.60 $1,135 +5.14
480–493 fancy 484 19 255.50–257.50 $256.86 $1,243 —
501 fancy 501 16 258.00 $258.00 $1,293 —
507–514 thin fleshed 512 24 247.00–254.00 $252.27 $1,292 —
500–549 525 144 225.00–245.00 $232.70 $1,222 +4.38
550–581 570 330 222.00–242.00 $237.56 $1,354 +18.34
608–644 617 61 210.00–224.50 $218.97 $1,351 +1.85
659–683 666 34 200.00–208.00 $204.84 $1,364 -1.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 220.00 $220.00 $741 -16.56
365–387 376 6 211.00–228.00 $219.25 $824 -14.61
425–445 436 17 221.00–230.00 $225.91 $985 -0.79
450–494 479 47 216.00–228.00 $218.60 $1,047 -3.45
523–539 532 15 205.00–220.00 $213.44 $1,136 +6.42
538 unweaned 538 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,092 —
559 unweaned 559 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,135 —
551–597 583 72 205.00–222.00 $216.96 $1,265 +12.25
608 608 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,198 -3.00
678 678 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,288 +7.00
701 701 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 211.00 $211.00 $713 —
581 581 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,162 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–477 469 13 205.00–217.50 $213.96 $1,003 -6.04
502–520 512 22 218.00–223.00 $221.66 $1,135 —
583 583 7 214.50 $214.50 $1,251 +24.50
603–637 620 16 205.00–212.00 $208.40 $1,292 —
658–674 667 7 198.00–204.00 $200.54 $1,338 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1370 1220 80-85% 37 89.00–97.50 $94.12 $1,148 +10.37
1130–1360 1250 80-85% 7 81.00–87.50 $84.42 $1,055 —
1145–1365 1260 80-85% 40 98.00–108.00 $101.26 $1,276 -0.27
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1100 991 85-90% 10 72.50–79.00 $75.18 $745 —
955–1045 1015 85-90% 3 60.00–66.50 $63.01 $640 -23.82
875–1210 1052 85-90% 21 81.00–89.00 $85.71 $902 -7.78
970–1140 1065 85-90% 24 90.00–103.00 $94.14 $1,003 +0.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1525 1438 75-80% 16 101.50–111.00 $105.38 $1,515 +22.71
1425–1565 1479 75-80% 8 93.50–97.00 $95.26 $1,409 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 65-75% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,768 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,980 —

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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.