Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

1,545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $211.45/cwt +16.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 929 lb · 114 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.60/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 579 lb · 77 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $248.25/cwt +18.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 702 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,545	2,524	1,322
Feeder cattle	1,313	2,244	1,082
Slaughter cattle	232	280	240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone on last week's light offering, 500-700 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with two pot loads weighing 702 and 751 lbs and two pot loads weighing 922 and 936 lb yearling steers selling with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm with over 600 lbs lightly tested. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. CME Feeder Cattle futures continued higher to start the week with the front three months having triple digit gains from 1.97 to 2.27. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, spots 6.00-8.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	7	310.00	$310.00	$973	—
403–421	413	11	290.00–301.00	$296.72	$1,225	—
462 unweaned	462	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,132	—
468 fancy	468	18	296.00	$296.00	$1,385	—
468–491	482	36	277.00–287.00	$283.43	$1,366	+4.43
512–524	517	28	264.00–269.00	$265.77	$1,374	+0.69
561 fancy	561	12	273.00	$273.00	$1,532	—
561–595	574	44	249.00–260.00	$254.64	$1,462	+1.25
616–633	623	25	247.00–250.00	$248.84	$1,550	+1.41
650–698	660	61	240.00–249.00	$243.89	$1,610	+20.39
684	684	7	230.50	$230.50	$1,577	-10.25
702	702	74	248.25	$248.25	$1,743	+18.12
751	751	72	240.25	$240.25	$1,804	+3.25
922–936	929	114	208.50–214.25	$211.45	$1,964	+16.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–330	324	6	292.50–302.00	$297.16	$963	—
380–388	383	8	280.00–298.00	$291.16	$1,115	+18.46
403–445	426	12	269.00–281.00	$275.05	$1,172	+12.94
458–498	478	6	268.00–269.00	$268.52	$1,284	+8.10
503–538	514	10	252.00–253.00	$252.31	$1,297	+13.64
623	623	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,483	+4.58
652–673	663	6	223.00–233.00	$227.92	$1,511	-2.59
723	723	6	227.00	$227.00	$1,641	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
903	903	14	203.50	$203.50	$1,838	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1200	1180	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,923	—
1220–1395	1278	10	165.00–170.00	$168.00	$2,147	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
751	751	12	207.50	$207.50	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	3	232.50	$232.50	$1,074	-1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–395	379	18	260.00–273.00	$266.98	$1,012	—
411–433	422	12	250.00–252.00	$250.97	$1,059	—
402–444 unweaned	430	15	240.00–246.00	$244.13	$1,050	—
460–492	477	28	246.00–262.00	$253.48	$1,209	-8.36
501 thin fleshed	501	10	264.00	$264.00	$1,323	—
507–543	521	14	234.00–240.00	$237.34	$1,237	+0.85
553–598	579	77	222.00–233.00	$228.60	$1,324	-3.24
602	602	11	223.00	$223.00	$1,342	-3.29
705	705	14	212.00	$212.00	$1,495	—
716	716	4	199.00	$199.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	9	278.00	$278.00	$817	—
414–440	428	14	237.00–249.00	$242.02	$1,036	+2.01
431 unweaned	431	5	219.00	$219.00	$944	—
458–493	472	14	238.00–246.00	$241.89	$1,142	+2.88
492 unweaned	492	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,127	—
527–547	541	17	216.00–233.00	$224.85	$1,216	-1.82
571 unweaned	571	5	221.00	$221.00	$1,262	+19.03
568–595	579	5	215.00–224.00	$220.30	$1,276	+0.12
600–637	619	6	209.00–215.00	$211.91	$1,312	-3.44
688	688	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,238	-10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
964	964	17	178.00	$178.00	$1,716	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	4	250.00	$250.00	$982	-9.00
486	486	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,147	-6.59
519	519	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,163	+13.34
566	566	7	208.00	$208.00	$1,177	-3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1285	1182	80-85%	6	79.00–84.00	$80.82	$955	—
1100–1370	1242	80-85%	54	85.00–92.50	$89.06	$1,106	+1.80
1205–1320	1273	80-85%	9	94.00–98.00	$95.51	$1,216	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1150	981	85-90%	11	60.00–71.00	$68.04	$667	-9.34
875–1115	983	85-90%	15	72.00–80.00	$76.99	$757	-0.39
905–1050	985	85-90%	11	81.00–87.50	$84.71	$834	+7.33
995–1090	1049	85-90%	10	88.00–90.50	$88.95	$933	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1495	1433	75-80%	5	99.00–106.00	$101.52	$1,455	—
1350–1615	1474	75-80%	15	90.00–97.00	$94.24	$1,389	+7.97
1350–1650	1493	75-80%	4	84.00–87.50	$86.11	$1,286	-0.16

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1710	1648	65-75%	2	99.00–103.00	$101.08	$1,666	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–1935	1740	2	111.00–112.50	$111.83	$1,946	—
1390–2425	1795	8	93.00–106.00	$102.59	$1,841	—

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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.