Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.99/cwt +5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 505 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $330.06/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 531 lb · 68 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.25/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,704/hd at 660 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,048 2,421 2,297
Feeder cattle 828 2,201 2,027
Slaughter cattle 220 220 270

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, light receipts this week coming off the Easter weekend in most cases were lightly tested but steer calves under 500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone and 500-650 lb steers for the most part sold steady to firm. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lb sold steady to firm as well with a pot load of heifers weighing 669 lbs trading with a higher undertone than last week's light comparison. Demand was good for a light supply as buyers were active to purchase light calves for grass selling in small packages and groups, with many in the offering being new crop calves but overall quality was good on the calves. CME Cattle futures had a massive sell-off on Monday with Live Cattle contracts from April thru December down 4.92-6.10 and Feeder Cattle contracts from April thru November down 6.02 -7.50 seemed to have little effect on the feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows didn't reach last weeks highs but still sold on a very active market trading steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 334 11 392.50–430.00 $416.82 $1,392 +36.82
355–385 366 14 377.50–405.00 $386.55 $1,415 +19.05
400–420 410 23 347.50–365.00 $355.34 $1,457 +6.27
450–498 469 23 335.00–365.00 $350.76 $1,645 +6.95
500–543 529 61 322.00–342.00 $331.66 $1,754 -7.90
543–546 545 7 314.00–319.00 $316.14 $1,723 -23.42
553–588 575 36 317.50–332.00 $320.70 $1,844 -12.68
600–625 609 22 304.00–310.00 $306.56 $1,867 +4.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,429 +17.00
471 unweaned 471 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,437 -7.51
462–484 475 20 320.00–330.00 $323.81 $1,538 -0.15
560–595 578 6 286.00–291.00 $288.58 $1,668 -13.37
628–648 638 6 277.00–289.00 $282.91 $1,805 +12.29
671–687 683 29 260.00–264.00 $262.91 $1,796 +11.43
767–770 768 7 235.00–249.00 $237.43 $1,823 -6.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,045 -20.00
380 380 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 -5.00
350–395 370 15 322.50–337.50 $330.28 $1,222 -4.82
425–430 428 6 320.00–327.50 $322.48 $1,380 -1.36
462–495 474 41 313.00–315.00 $314.42 $1,490 -1.33
501 thin fleshed 501 54 310.00 $310.00 $1,553 -3.00
514–530 520 15 290.00–302.00 $296.15 $1,540 +2.32
626 626 10 261.50 $261.50 $1,637 -2.51
660 660 65 258.25 $258.25 $1,704 +3.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,072 -18.41
408–434 425 15 276.00–300.00 $293.76 $1,248 —
473–490 487 16 270.00–283.00 $272.37 $1,326 -7.63
509–526 519 10 270.00–273.00 $271.82 $1,411 -6.68
545 unweaned 545 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,373 -3.00
550–574 571 19 250.00–267.00 $253.62 $1,448 -5.35
652–685 668 8 220.00–230.00 $224.68 $1,501 -18.32
803 803 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,301 —
568 568 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,363 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,410 —
485 485 3 313.00 $313.00 $1,518 —
591 591 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,548 -24.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 6 293.00 $293.00 $1,453 +10.00
533 unweaned 533 5 279.00 $279.00 $1,487 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1280 1203 80-85% 17 115.00–126.50 $122.70 $1,476 —
1100–1375 1225 80-85% 42 127.50–139.00 $133.70 $1,638 +24.04
1130–1360 1245 80-85% 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,407 +3.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–970 921 85-90% 5 85.00–93.00 $88.56 $816 +18.56
800–1100 972 85-90% 5 60.00–80.00 $74.16 $721 -13.41
860–1200 985 85-90% 13 100.00–112.00 $106.17 $1,046 +18.60
910–1130 1031 85-90% 21 116.00–132.00 $124.65 $1,285 +4.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1550 1423 75-80% 4 120.00–129.00 $124.97 $1,778 —
1370–1720 1545 75-80% 26 130.00–143.00 $137.29 $2,121 +10.30
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1725 1663 65-75% 3 136.00–148.00 $142.85 $2,376 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1470 1418 2 117.00–128.00 $122.30 $1,734 —
1410–1915 1639 8 140.00–153.00 $148.44 $2,433 —
1565–2050 1777 10 156.00–169.00 $159.66 $2,837 +40.43

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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.