Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

2,536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.54/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,783/hd at 629 lb · 231 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.71/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 780 lb · 205 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.32/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 572 lb · 145 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,536 1,453 1,841
Feeder cattle 2,366 1,313 1,496
Slaughter cattle 170 140 345

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 400-700 lbs sold steady to firm, spots on the 5 weight steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with yearling steers over 750 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone with no recent comparisons on the pot loads and part loads. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher, with 500-650 lbs trading steady to firm, over 650 lbs traded with a firm undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering with a good quality offering of calves and yearlings. There was eight pot loads of yearling steers and heifers with several part loads in the mix with several stick out sales included pot load 640 lb steers at 288.00, pot load 675 lb steers at 286.60, pot load 863 lb steers at 244.00. Slaughter cows sold on and active market with a good offering of high yielding cows selling firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the high dressing cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–363 356 9 383.00–397.00 $392.25 $1,396 —
422–440 430 28 339.00–359.00 $351.07 $1,510 -1.35
455–486 469 31 328.00–362.00 $340.50 $1,597 -15.63
491 unweaned 491 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,547 —
510–548 524 83 306.00–322.00 $314.22 $1,647 +0.55
550–583 562 43 290.00–319.00 $306.68 $1,724 +4.27
600–648 629 231 274.50–288.25 $283.54 $1,783 -1.44
665–675 674 87 276.50–286.60 $285.34 $1,923 -0.98
764–792 780 205 250.25–255.50 $252.71 $1,971 -0.16
803 803 5 252.50 $252.50 $2,028 —
863–889 876 120 240.00–244.00 $241.97 $2,120 -1.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,122 —
483 unweaned 483 5 302.00 $302.00 $1,459 —
467–489 484 12 320.00–324.00 $320.97 $1,553 -5.03
501–545 523 27 291.00–299.00 $292.90 $1,532 -2.10
558–586 577 9 285.00–286.50 $286.02 $1,650 +14.68
607–625 617 11 264.00–274.00 $268.89 $1,659 +12.89
638–641 unweaned 639 10 245.00–254.00 $248.61 $1,589 —
653–676 668 38 257.00–270.00 $266.03 $1,777 +8.27
700–744 731 27 249.50–261.00 $254.79 $1,863 —
919 919 13 238.00 $238.00 $2,187 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 346.00–351.00 $348.50 $1,202 +18.50
350–395 371 12 319.00–347.00 $327.69 $1,216 —
405–439 426 40 308.00–322.00 $315.55 $1,344 —
453–497 469 26 287.00–305.00 $299.83 $1,406 +14.31
478 unweaned 478 17 283.50 $283.50 $1,355 +6.50
504–516 unweaned 509 17 263.00–275.50 $270.28 $1,376 +4.28
500–541 518 65 278.00–286.00 $281.83 $1,460 +9.48
551–580 572 145 270.50–278.50 $275.32 $1,575 -0.71
606 unweaned 606 21 267.50 $267.50 $1,621 —
603–627 611 41 270.00–278.00 $272.97 $1,668 -3.53
636 thin fleshed 636 34 282.25 $282.25 $1,795 —
657 657 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,741 +20.00
741–749 745 130 245.00–246.00 $245.51 $1,829 —
775–798 780 91 230.50–233.75 $233.27 $1,820 —
846 846 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–420 419 10 286.00–287.00 $286.60 $1,201 +10.37
453–475 467 14 274.00–284.00 $279.22 $1,304 +5.22
490 490 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,279 -13.00
528–545 542 15 264.00–269.00 $268.03 $1,453 +3.49
550–588 568 16 260.00–266.00 $262.88 $1,493 +7.40
608–626 618 19 259.00–265.50 $261.23 $1,614 +15.82
641 641 6 245.50 $245.50 $1,574 +0.09
660–687 679 12 242.00–246.00 $244.31 $1,659 -0.11
701–703 702 15 232.00–241.00 $235.59 $1,654 —
936 936 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,245 —
565 565 8 202.00 $202.00 $1,141 —
647 647 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,559 —
733 733 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,657 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,203 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,367 -24.00
534–538 unweaned 536 10 276.00–279.00 $277.81 $1,489 —
600–605 603 7 236.00–245.00 $241.16 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,076 —
683 683 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,257 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,094 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1335 1201 80-85% 14 117.00–129.00 $122.83 $1,475 +2.00
1135–1335 1225 80-85% 14 105.00–115.00 $111.97 $1,372 -8.86
1100–1350 1265 80-85% 26 130.00–143.00 $135.54 $1,715 +27.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1100 1056 85-90% 14 108.00–120.00 $115.39 $1,219 +17.95
995–1100 1058 85-90% 3 125.00–135.00 $128.47 $1,359 +31.03
1010–1135 1084 85-90% 8 95.00–103.00 $99.35 $1,077 +1.91
1035–1150 1095 85-90% 6 82.00–91.00 $86.40 $946 -11.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1410 1405 75-80% 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,560 -15.46
1340–1560 1447 75-80% 26 133.00–144.00 $139.08 $2,012 +3.74
1400–1555 1458 75-80% 3 128.00–130.00 $129.35 $1,886 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1780 1718 65-75% 3 144.00–146.00 $144.98 $2,491 +9.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–2140 1686 11 148.00–157.00 $153.53 $2,589 —
1700–2005 1784 4 137.00–145.00 $142.37 $2,540 -10.98
1900–2185 2043 2 160.00–161.00 $160.53 $3,280 —

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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.