Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

2,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $235.37/cwt -7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,591/hd at 676 lb · 214 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.18/cwt -14.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 566 lb · 136 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.00/cwt -18.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 631 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,031	1,848	2,913
Feeder cattle	1,705	1,588	2,583
Slaughter cattle	326	260	330

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 lower, with 650-700 lb steers selling 6.00-10.00 lower compared to last week's light test, feeders over 700 lbs were not tested. Demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply. Offering included several consignments and strings of very good quality steers weighing 550-700 lbs and heifers weighing 550-650 lbs. CME cattle futures have dominated the tone of the cattle market with the bears roaring loud with a wash out that is occurring in the in the cattle futures. Feeder Cattle futures for January, March and April all closed 6.42-6.52 lower with Live Cattle closing with sharp losses on the front three months from 1.47 to 2.62 lower. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	331	8	305.00–319.00	$312.73	$1,035	—
380	380	2	312.50	$312.50	$1,188	-2.50
401–441	428	18	279.00–298.00	$284.79	$1,219	-6.66
465–474	471	8	271.00–278.00	$273.59	$1,289	—
526 unweaned	526	9	228.00	$228.00	$1,199	—
504–542	529	25	238.25–250.00	$243.28	$1,287	-22.85
550–588	566	136	238.00–241.00	$239.18	$1,354	-14.57
609–648	627	68	229.25–235.25	$232.34	$1,457	-8.16
662–691	676	214	231.00–238.00	$235.37	$1,591	-7.53
734–743	740	19	207.25–210.00	$208.26	$1,541	-38.97
775	775	3	210.50	$210.50	$1,631	-20.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
269	269	7	345.00	$345.00	$928	—
495	495	3	259.00	$259.00	$1,282	-1.00
507–530	522	50	228.00–238.00	$233.12	$1,217	-29.32
552–593	576	17	232.00–237.00	$235.44	$1,356	-13.07
603 unweaned	603	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,387	—
628	628	6	224.50	$224.50	$1,410	-17.66
659	659	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,476	—
769	769	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,461	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491–492	491	25	212.00–230.50	$216.45	$1,063	-21.55
696	696	24	200.00	$200.00	$1,392	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613–643	633	9	220.00–228.50	$222.74	$1,410	—
683	683	15	214.25	$214.25	$1,463	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,999	—
1320–1520	1401	15	172.00–175.00	$173.39	$2,429	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	4	250.00	$250.00	$995	—
461–482	474	30	240.00–250.00	$243.89	$1,156	-16.23
518–539	529	39	220.00–228.00	$224.59	$1,188	-24.31
560–592	577	59	216.50–223.00	$218.26	$1,259	-21.06
583	583	6	214.00	$214.00	$1,248	-25.32
608–644	631	74	216.00–224.50	$219.00	$1,382	-13.00
656	656	26	218.25	$218.25	$1,432	-17.07
712	712	15	215.00	$215.00	$1,531	-15.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	4	230.00	$230.00	$881	-17.43
404–421	417	17	248.00–249.00	$248.82	$1,038	+6.82
457–459	458	10	231.00–235.00	$233.00	$1,067	—
483 unweaned	483	8	217.00	$217.00	$1,048	—
500–546	518	25	215.00–219.00	$216.64	$1,122	-18.92
516–545	527	8	205.00–214.00	$210.51	$1,109	-25.05
528 unweaned	528	14	205.00	$205.00	$1,082	—
566–575	572	24	213.50–221.00	$217.69	$1,245	-6.89
633–645	640	14	200.00–213.00	$204.96	$1,312	—
650–680	661	8	197.50–213.00	$207.02	$1,368	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,022	—
585	585	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,170	—
629	629	7	195.00	$195.00	$1,227	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	4	213.50	$213.50	$1,185	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–443	427	12	262.50–275.00	$269.70	$1,152	-8.30
467–494	483	10	232.50–250.00	$240.42	$1,161	—
492 unweaned	492	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,068	-27.00
508–532	524	10	220.00–235.00	$227.60	$1,193	—
552	552	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,248	—
608–613	612	7	215.50–219.00	$216.49	$1,325	—
653	653	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,345	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1340	1208	80-85%	6	80.00–86.50	$83.46	$1,008	-0.73
1100–1380	1240	80-85%	51	87.50–96.00	$91.15	$1,130	+14.97
1195–1345	1283	80-85%	26	97.00–107.00	$100.03	$1,283	-0.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1640	1450	75-80%	10	87.00–92.00	$90.61	$1,314	-17.22
1365–1585	1451	75-80%	31	93.00–102.50	$98.20	$1,425	-9.63
1350–1730	1483	75-80%	31	104.00–121.00	$109.23	$1,620	+1.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–950	935	85-90%	3	68.00–72.00	$69.99	$654	—
875–1130	1012	85-90%	22	83.00–89.00	$85.74	$868	—
940–1125	1034	85-90%	7	78.00–80.50	$79.75	$825	—
980–1060	1036	85-90%	7	90.00–90.50	$90.22	$935	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1820	1682	65-75%	8	115.00–120.00	$117.31	$1,973	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1755	1652	6	100.00–110.00	$105.90	$1,749	-3.66
1540–2275	1924	5	115.00–116.00	$115.16	$2,216	—

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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.