Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 5, 2023

4,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.87/cwt +27.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 566 lb · 252 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.27/cwt +16.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 480 lb · 250 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.77/cwt +23.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 524 lb · 216 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,726	3,469	3,643
Feeder cattle	4,334	3,056	3,386
Slaughter cattle	392	413	257

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves under 650 lbs and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 5 weight steers and heifers selling as much as 25.00 higher, 850-950 lb steers traded 13.00-14.00 higher on comparable pot loads with all other yearling steers over 700 lbs and heifers over 600 lb selling with a sharply higher undertone on limited comparisons. Demand was good to very good on a very heavy offering of feeders. Lots of good quality calves and yearlings selling in part loads, several pot loads, and large groups all selling on a very active market as buyers were aggressive to own cattle. A very large offering this week (Callaway's largest sale) as dry conditions continue on both sides of I-70 with feeder cattle market surging higher is giving producers a good reason to bring feeders to the auction. The message sent last week in the fed cattle market saw the Northern Plains reaching 188.00 with late sales reaching 190.00 on Friday record highs for the region. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–335	327	6	322.50–328.00	$325.18	$1,063	+26.12
355–385	372	35	300.00–317.00	$310.46	$1,155	+15.90
405–448	432	87	303.00–316.00	$309.27	$1,336	+11.35
453–496	478	195	293.00–317.00	$302.82	$1,447	+13.57
501–540	524	216	285.50–305.50	$298.77	$1,566	+24.91
552 thin fleshed	552	17	294.50	$294.50	$1,626	—
551–590	567	235	269.00–290.00	$283.10	$1,605	+26.99
602–629	619	159	249.00–272.50	$268.62	$1,663	+18.13
685	685	11	243.00	$243.00	$1,665	+10.50
713–723	715	24	229.00–237.75	$236.27	$1,689	+17.27
768–787	783	80	220.75–226.25	$225.17	$1,763	—
843	843	60	221.25	$221.25	$1,865	—
894	894	60	216.60	$216.60	$1,936	+14.35
953	953	115	210.25	$210.25	$2,004	+13.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	376	24	283.00–297.00	$292.93	$1,101	+23.56
416–448	432	45	276.00–297.50	$291.30	$1,258	+18.55
450–498	481	57	263.00–290.00	$276.28	$1,329	+19.86
500–547	528	36	244.00–277.50	$253.82	$1,340	+8.07
550–598	571	42	244.00–264.00	$256.61	$1,465	+26.66
604–649	638	90	229.00–246.00	$244.17	$1,558	+23.47
653–695	676	32	216.50–235.00	$225.98	$1,528	+16.98
712	712	18	212.50	$212.50	$1,513	—
786–793	790	18	203.75–209.75	$206.07	$1,628	+1.57
817–827	825	21	199.50–207.00	$201.53	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	222.00	$222.00	$861	—
416	416	4	257.50	$257.50	$1,071	+27.50
493	493	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,232	+30.00
535–548	540	5	205.00–220.00	$213.91	$1,155	—
669–672	670	30	195.00–206.50	$203.81	$1,366	—
781	781	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,484	—
870	870	12	192.50	$192.50	$1,675	+16.75
941	941	4	179.50	$179.50	$1,689	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1390	1279	5	175.00–178.00	$176.36	$2,256	—
1270–1540	1378	16	180.00–185.50	$183.83	$2,533	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,398	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	5	200.00	$200.00	$952	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	10	277.50–290.00	$284.03	$934	+16.03
350–398	377	59	272.00–295.00	$281.12	$1,060	+18.90
402 thin fleshed	402	6	284.00	$284.00	$1,142	—
400–443	427	85	254.00–271.00	$262.41	$1,120	+9.05
457–499	480	250	256.00–276.00	$268.27	$1,288	+16.96
502–527 fancy	517	33	278.50–279.25	$278.96	$1,442	+31.83
501–545	521	127	253.00–270.00	$262.95	$1,370	+29.27
552–588	564	107	239.00–267.00	$256.80	$1,448	+24.53
604–631	616	150	234.50–246.00	$240.68	$1,483	+20.62
650–689	678	112	225.00–245.75	$240.73	$1,632	—
706–708	707	49	213.50–232.50	$224.76	$1,589	—
789	789	65	215.00	$215.00	$1,696	—
864	864	10	202.25	$202.25	$1,747	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	5	221.50	$221.50	$645	—
357–394	379	28	240.00–256.00	$248.37	$941	-2.29
402–447	431	76	230.00–253.00	$246.07	$1,061	+13.47
458–495	477	56	235.00–260.00	$246.02	$1,174	+17.32
502–538	520	32	222.50–251.00	$240.67	$1,251	+19.45
571–595	575	49	229.00–245.00	$238.02	$1,369	+20.26
620–634	624	14	199.00–200.00	$199.29	$1,244	+2.32
693	693	6	213.50	$213.50	$1,480	+24.51
764–777	768	28	195.50–203.00	$197.64	$1,518	+23.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	5	205.00	$205.00	$703	—
427	427	7	204.00	$204.00	$871	-6.00
548	548	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,041	—
637	637	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,210	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288–1359	1331	16	183.00–185.50	$184.01	$2,449	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	6	264.00	$264.00	$1,114	+3.50
517	517	8	233.00	$233.00	$1,205	—
552	552	7	231.00	$231.00	$1,275	+8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	11	222.00	$222.00	$1,292	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1370	1193	80-85%	32	98.50–110.00	$103.36	$1,233	+3.61
1145–1245	1193	80-85%	6	87.00–95.00	$91.64	$1,093	-8.11
1115–1365	1240	80-85%	31	112.00–134.00	$117.92	$1,462	+6.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1200	1027	85-90%	21	88.00–98.00	$93.71	$962	-8.35
905–1200	1040	85-90%	5	79.00–83.00	$80.82	$841	-21.24
915–1110	1047	85-90%	22	99.00–114.00	$105.04	$1,100	+2.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1525	1447	75-80%	13	112.00–127.00	$118.90	$1,720	—
1425–1630	1482	75-80%	5	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$1,593	+6.97

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1760	1698	65-75%	2	122.00–125.50	$123.81	$2,102	+9.83

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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.