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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

2,635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.27/cwt ≈ $2,031/hd at 867 lb · 200 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.29/cwt -8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,631/hd at 617 lb · 126 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $292.59/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 567 lb · 125 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,635 1,242 2,236
Feeder cattle 2,485 1,062 1,975
Slaughter cattle 150 180 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago much lighter offering, steers calves under 550 lbs were not well tested, with a much lighter offering of steer calves and yearlings weighing from 550-800 lbs selling with a weak to lower undertone, with 6 pot loads of 850-983 lb steers also trading with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers had the best test on 550-600 lbs trading steady to firm, spots 5.00 higher with the 600-650 lb heifers selling 6.00-8.00 lower all other weights of heifers were lightly tested. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. Overall a nice quality offering of calves and yearlings with the largest draft 116 head of 983 lb steers selling at 227.00, four pot loads of yearling steers weighing 850-890 lbs sold from 232.75-235.75, pot load of 613 lb heifers sold at 263.25 and a pot load heifers weighing 668 lbs at 253.00. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–441 432 7 317.00–330.00 $322.42 $1,393 —
450–470 457 20 319.00–340.00 $332.42 $1,519 +15.42
501–535 511 31 300.00–318.00 $312.78 $1,598 -0.22
551–598 567 125 285.00–301.00 $292.59 $1,659 -25.41
600–643 619 59 279.00–298.50 $290.80 $1,800 +7.38
656–698 673 95 268.75–282.75 $275.41 $1,854 +5.61
701–735 720 90 256.50–264.50 $259.92 $1,871 —
750–789 767 63 243.25–253.00 $248.76 $1,908 —
846 846 38 236.00 $236.00 $1,997 -12.77
856–889 867 200 232.75–236.50 $234.27 $2,031 —
931–944 942 71 226.00–228.50 $228.05 $2,148 -8.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–398 385 20 301.00–322.50 $306.27 $1,179 -16.86
468–480 476 15 294.00–316.00 $303.17 $1,443 -3.27
504 unweaned 504 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,371 —
510–547 533 39 282.00–297.00 $288.36 $1,537 +0.81
554–592 569 41 269.00–285.00 $278.05 $1,582 -6.37
600–648 627 49 263.00–276.00 $271.89 $1,705 +9.89
655–690 671 9 245.50–252.50 $249.34 $1,673 -10.36
700–717 714 17 249.50–256.50 $255.29 $1,823 +12.18
790 790 64 237.75 $237.75 $1,878 -8.50
809–813 810 20 225.25–230.00 $226.68 $1,836 -1.93
860 860 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,909 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
983 983 116 227.00 $227.00 $2,231 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633–638 636 10 247.00–252.50 $250.31 $1,592 +36.31
653–673 668 8 236.00–237.50 $237.13 $1,584 —
942 942 6 218.00 $218.00 $2,054 —
974 974 20 214.50 $214.50 $2,089 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–419 415 11 297.00–298.00 $297.37 $1,234 —
475–496 486 24 284.00–299.00 $290.14 $1,410 +5.45
502–544 529 50 268.00–280.00 $273.92 $1,449 -11.08
568–597 590 74 256.50–268.50 $264.22 $1,559 +7.20
607–644 617 126 261.00–271.50 $264.29 $1,631 -8.62
668 668 81 253.00 $253.00 $1,690 —
802 802 24 228.25 $228.25 $1,831 —
921 921 6 209.50 $209.50 $1,929 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–335 328 5 292.00–301.00 $297.32 $975 —
383 383 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,145 —
410–448 424 11 283.00–285.00 $283.99 $1,204 -2.24
453–494 472 59 265.00–281.00 $271.71 $1,282 -4.04
525 525 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,292 -23.28
562–572 unweaned 570 16 240.00–242.00 $240.37 $1,370 —
573–591 580 32 252.00–255.50 $254.00 $1,473 +0.94
605–648 624 29 243.00–260.00 $255.76 $1,596 -3.24
675–692 680 25 235.00–241.00 $238.61 $1,623 -6.39
702–718 706 28 220.00–234.25 $231.04 $1,631 —
758 758 11 227.50 $227.50 $1,724 —
953 953 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,887 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
978 978 10 199.00 $199.00 $1,946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,321 —
685 685 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,534 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 10 292.00 $292.00 $1,153 —
583 583 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,574 —
663 663 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,618 —
853 853 6 179.50 $179.50 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 20 283.00 $283.00 $1,472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1285 1260 80-85% 4 123.00–129.00 $125.74 $1,584 -11.61
1135–1405 1265 80-85% 11 130.00–136.00 $134.46 $1,701 -2.89
1145–1400 1265 80-85% 22 137.00–145.00 $140.09 $1,772 +2.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1060 1015 85-90% 2 132.00–133.00 $132.48 $1,345 -3.85
905–1125 1030 85-90% 13 120.00–130.00 $124.26 $1,280 -0.43
935–1090 1035 85-90% 3 83.00–91.00 $86.84 $899 -37.85
1000–1150 1082 85-90% 6 106.00–116.00 $111.43 $1,206 +25.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1600 1432 75-80% 10 134.00–137.00 $135.98 $1,947 —
1345–1660 1486 75-80% 9 138.00–148.00 $141.72 $2,106 -1.45
1455–1565 1497 75-80% 3 120.00–125.00 $122.93 $1,840 -20.24
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1705 1635 65-75% 2 139.00–145.00 $141.87 $2,320 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1910 1678 13 156.00–170.00 $164.04 $2,753 -12.61
1455–1925 1755 4 142.00–152.00 $149.13 $2,617 —

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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.