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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

1,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $292.00/cwt -10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,313/hd at 792 lb · 135 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $263.50/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,538/hd at 963 lb · 116 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $312.50/cwt ≈ $2,331/hd at 746 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,027 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 338 9 437.50–440.00 $439.19 $1,484 -12.51
355–367 364 11 437.50–455.00 $450.34 $1,639 +20.79
396 unweaned 396 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,584 —
418 unweaned 418 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,714 —
454–455 454 8 400.00–407.00 $404.37 $1,836 -0.87
472–484 unweaned 475 37 374.00–391.00 $385.33 $1,830 —
505–544 520 58 365.00–398.00 $387.33 $2,014 -4.11
550–568 560 30 350.00–369.00 $359.37 $2,012 -4.42
622–639 634 47 342.00–345.00 $344.06 $2,181 -12.90
673–680 677 64 314.25–334.50 $332.13 $2,249 —
746 746 72 312.50 $312.50 $2,331 —
792 792 135 292.00 $292.00 $2,313 —
902 902 62 273.25 $273.25 $2,465 -3.25
963 963 116 263.50 $263.50 $2,538 +2.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 392.00 $392.00 $1,482 -4.94
469 469 12 386.00 $386.00 $1,810 +14.27
512–542 528 14 328.00–350.00 $335.03 $1,769 -0.98
560–595 578 6 335.00–336.00 $335.52 $1,939 +17.49
604 604 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,963 +12.54
661 661 5 303.00 $303.00 $2,003 -9.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 7 328.00 $328.00 $2,014 —
684 684 8 301.00 $301.00 $2,059 +7.36
908 908 13 258.25 $258.25 $2,345 —
1074 1074 5 223.50 $223.50 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,767 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,421 -4.15
419 unweaned 419 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,466 —
450–452 451 30 352.50–369.00 $364.07 $1,642 +14.27
480 unweaned 480 10 332.00 $332.00 $1,594 —
503–546 532 45 320.00–342.50 $327.94 $1,745 -18.53
550 550 4 324.00 $324.00 $1,782 -2.49
864 864 22 246.25 $246.25 $2,128 -8.75
971 971 10 219.50 $219.50 $2,131 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,577 +8.49
588 588 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,729 -3.75
602 602 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,752 —
653–670 665 10 267.25–270.50 $269.54 $1,792 -5.96
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
767 767 8 258.75 $258.75 $1,985 —
1118 1118 6 205.00 $205.00 $2,292 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 7 341.00 $341.00 $1,579 +1.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1335 1202 80-85% 8 139.00–146.50 $142.67 $1,715 -8.40
1150–1310 1211 80-85% 7 127.00–135.00 $132.20 $1,601 -18.87
1115–1360 1241 80-85% 26 149.00–162.00 $154.70 $1,920 +27.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $864 -24.11
875–1115 1005 85-90% 21 123.00–135.00 $128.45 $1,291 +1.36
900–1095 1019 85-90% 10 138.50–146.00 $141.57 $1,443 +14.48
990–1160 1062 85-90% 5 115.00–118.00 $115.98 $1,232 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,745 —
1350–1565 1444 75-80% 7 136.00–149.00 $144.26 $2,083 —
1350–1655 1455 75-80% 16 150.00–163.00 $155.55 $2,263 +13.57
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770 1770 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,513 -17.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1620 1558 4 183.00–196.00 $189.96 $2,960 —
1585–1630 1602 3 154.00–163.00 $159.37 $2,553 —
2035 2035 1 175.00 $175.00 $3,561 —

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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.