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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

3,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $237.56/cwt ≈ $2,067/hd at 870 lb · 293 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.25/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 651 lb · 176 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $356.46/cwt +15.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 475 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,068 2,181 3,030
Feeder cattle 2,618 1,898 2,503
Slaughter cattle 450 283 527

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 7.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs selling steady, 550-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower and 600-700 lb sold 2.00-7.00 lower with 6 pot loads of 8 weight steers not having a recent test but sold with a weak to lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs sold steady to firm, with 450-500 lbs trading steady to 5.00 lower, 500-600 lb heifers traded 5.00-8.00 lower and three pot loads of 650-700 lb heifers were not tested. Supply was moderate to heavy with demand moderate to good. Market was very active on light weight calves weighing under 550 lbs for grass, especially steer calves with the pot loads of 8 weight steers also selling on and active market. There was also a lot of new crop calves in the offering, short weaned, carrying flesh selling in small groups and packages. CME Cattle futures had a big turnaround after Friday's melt down and closed with triple digit gains on Live cattle and Feeder Cattle futures from May thru November closing 3.47 to 4.27 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers on a nice offering sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower than last week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 417.50 $417.50 $1,390 +18.39
353–397 369 31 357.50–370.00 $362.33 $1,337 -18.83
408 fancy 408 6 401.00 $401.00 $1,636 +20.00
411–446 429 32 340.00–377.50 $348.49 $1,495 -1.75
444 thin fleshed 444 7 384.00 $384.00 $1,705 —
459–484 fancy 465 36 370.00–372.00 $371.48 $1,727 —
455–499 480 73 335.00–363.00 $349.06 $1,675 +7.78
514–540 524 19 312.00–313.00 $312.66 $1,638 -21.75
515–537 527 72 317.00–345.00 $329.36 $1,736 -5.05
552–598 575 79 300.00–322.00 $309.94 $1,782 -13.37
601–648 611 35 296.00–305.00 $302.65 $1,849 -2.74
610–640 627 30 285.50–287.00 $286.13 $1,794 -19.26
665–678 676 59 282.00–289.00 $287.95 $1,947 -10.26
848 848 60 241.75 $241.75 $2,050 —
850–891 870 293 231.75–241.25 $237.56 $2,067 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–398 389 21 320.00–342.50 $334.02 $1,299 —
401–438 418 28 307.50–326.00 $320.48 $1,340 —
457–498 477 35 300.00–323.00 $316.84 $1,511 -5.31
483 unweaned 483 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,251 —
494 thin fleshed 494 4 328.00 $328.00 $1,620 —
500–545 523 37 287.50–309.00 $299.67 $1,567 -3.33
545 545 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,515 -25.00
550–591 576 59 277.00–298.00 $286.38 $1,650 -6.52
617–648 632 28 256.00–280.00 $274.32 $1,734 -3.89
692–698 695 9 249.00–262.50 $256.47 $1,782 -9.59
701–734 718 15 238.00–257.25 $244.39 $1,755 -9.36
843 843 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,964 +12.77
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1413 1280 10 178.50–181.00 $179.91 $2,303 —
1234–1545 1367 23 182.50–185.00 $184.04 $2,516 -7.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,171 —
535 535 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,418 -5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,368 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–374 370 12 325.00–344.00 $330.95 $1,225 -2.40
405–448 432 89 302.00–329.00 $315.87 $1,365 +2.38
485 fancy 485 5 310.50 $310.50 $1,506 —
458–499 486 74 289.00–305.00 $297.88 $1,448 -8.03
502–548 515 88 273.00–291.50 $283.39 $1,459 -13.65
558–589 577 33 256.00–270.00 $262.28 $1,513 +0.28
651 651 176 251.25 $251.25 $1,636 +1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–347 336 7 317.00–325.00 $321.46 $1,080 —
359–391 375 21 311.00–320.00 $315.04 $1,181 -53.96
464–497 483 40 268.00–284.00 $274.12 $1,324 -4.20
484 unweaned 484 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,249 -6.13
516 516 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,280 -23.86
504–543 unweaned 521 7 235.00–243.00 $238.58 $1,243 -16.42
507–545 527 20 258.00–269.00 $264.27 $1,393 -7.59
557–591 572 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,316 -23.15
550–597 579 40 239.75–250.00 $243.39 $1,409 -9.76
608–627 621 9 234.00–235.00 $234.33 $1,455 -10.65
601–640 622 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,493 -4.98
662 662 5 230.50 $230.50 $1,526 +1.00
663–670 664 82 243.00–246.25 $245.92 $1,633 +16.42
744 744 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,376 —
923 923 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,698 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1124–1273 1163 30 179.00–181.00 $180.33 $2,097 —
1234–1394 1327 22 182.50–186.50 $184.99 $2,455 -3.72
1210–1420 1350 6 173.00–176.00 $173.90 $2,348 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 266.00 $266.00 $838 —
384 384 6 249.00 $249.00 $956 —
413–430 422 6 255.00–267.00 $261.12 $1,102 -3.88
498 498 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,155 —
505–532 524 13 231.00–245.00 $236.89 $1,241 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 11 202.25 $202.25 $1,448 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–473 462 11 278.00–297.50 $287.32 $1,327 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,521 -17.20
650–655 653 6 259.00–263.00 $260.99 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,317 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1154–1255 1180 80-85% 7 105.00–112.50 $110.70 $1,306 -11.90
1135–1365 1239 80-85% 51 126.00–138.00 $131.28 $1,627 -3.84
1100–1350 1257 80-85% 38 116.50–125.00 $120.48 $1,514 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,529 —
1355–1590 1453 75-80% 42 127.00–139.00 $132.39 $1,924 —
1385–1670 1524 75-80% 17 119.00–126.00 $123.24 $1,878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $692 —
890–1120 973 85-90% 8 89.00–100.00 $94.98 $924 -4.38
915–1150 1035 85-90% 21 104.00–116.00 $109.51 $1,133 -2.83
955–1125 1054 85-90% 20 116.00–130.00 $122.03 $1,286 -3.35
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1730 1658 65-75% 3 132.00–135.00 $133.31 $2,210 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1790 1674 6 150.00–157.00 $153.35 $2,567 +1.90
1615–1935 1791 4 158.00–166.00 $161.86 $2,899 —

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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.