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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

3,641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.53/cwt +9.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 530 lb · 350 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $404.88/cwt +16.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,288/hd at 565 lb · 338 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $414.05/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,201/hd at 532 lb · 261 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,641 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 10 497.50–515.00 $506.84 $1,546 -2.24
359 359 10 492.00 $492.00 $1,766 +15.28
364 fancy 364 7 532.50 $532.50 $1,938 —
410 fancy 410 3 504.00 $504.00 $2,066 —
403–447 427 111 460.00–490.00 $472.55 $2,018 +23.90
450–491 463 204 425.00–472.50 $452.77 $2,096 +21.53
517 fancy 517 8 449.00 $449.00 $2,321 —
506–545 532 253 398.00–439.00 $412.94 $2,197 +3.76
550–595 565 338 387.00–419.50 $404.88 $2,288 +16.17
602–612 thin fleshed 605 40 390.00–396.50 $394.46 $2,386 —
604–648 637 119 341.00–380.00 $374.37 $2,385 +13.12
650–674 668 132 334.00–356.00 $345.91 $2,311 +9.74
728 728 4 317.00 $317.00 $2,308 -8.36
822–849 835 126 308.50–311.00 $309.71 $2,586 —
851–886 874 184 298.00–311.75 $302.66 $2,645 +7.91
919 919 60 292.50 $292.50 $2,688 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 8 535.00 $535.00 $1,493 —
360–396 372 48 447.50–472.50 $458.62 $1,706 +38.62
405–436 424 17 405.00–430.00 $411.94 $1,747 +6.58
450–485 467 37 375.00–403.00 $395.43 $1,847 +2.08
502–547 522 39 348.00–394.00 $378.87 $1,978 +13.44
550–584 572 30 343.00–387.00 $378.25 $2,164 +33.90
630 thin fleshed 630 22 361.00 $361.00 $2,274 —
620–642 633 40 342.00–350.00 $346.69 $2,195 +14.99
665–681 676 61 314.00–329.50 $325.08 $2,198 —
724 724 6 314.00 $314.00 $2,273 +20.00
750–790 759 21 273.00–295.50 $285.53 $2,167 —
833–848 844 15 265.00–276.50 $268.03 $2,262 —
938 938 58 279.75 $279.75 $2,624 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1223–1553 1266 60 221.50–224.25 $222.87 $2,822 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 12 368.00 $368.00 $2,156 —
651 651 15 331.00 $331.00 $2,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,742 +7.00
525 525 5 353.00 $353.00 $1,853 +31.91
844 844 8 240.00 $240.00 $2,026 -0.21
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 16 239.50 $239.50 $2,467 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,451 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–346 335 54 420.00–475.00 $455.83 $1,527 -7.65
355 355 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,580 +1.75
400–445 426 189 387.50–421.00 $411.42 $1,753 +18.42
453–497 479 113 362.00–379.00 $373.61 $1,790 +7.81
503 fancy 503 24 390.00 $390.00 $1,962 —
505 thin fleshed 505 28 396.00 $396.00 $2,000 —
502–549 535 298 342.00–370.00 $359.52 $1,923 +4.97
557–595 584 141 337.00–367.00 $350.61 $2,048 +10.22
612–636 633 103 320.00–337.75 $334.89 $2,120 +14.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–336 335 30 418.00–431.00 $420.99 $1,410 —
378 378 3 397.50 $397.50 $1,503 +6.26
416–448 436 44 337.50–383.00 $358.73 $1,564 -6.65
494 494 4 344.00 $344.00 $1,699 +5.35
507–549 524 65 322.00–345.00 $338.74 $1,775 +11.34
553–588 566 11 312.50–327.00 $322.42 $1,825 +9.28
628–649 642 18 296.00–308.00 $302.94 $1,945 —
671 thin fleshed 671 39 311.00 $311.00 $2,087 —
650–684 676 14 297.00–310.00 $300.22 $2,029 +6.22
708–745 736 12 281.50–286.00 $284.92 $2,097 —
778 778 13 260.50 $260.50 $2,027 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1151–1241 1201 127 224.50–225.35 $225.00 $2,702 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 17 342.00 $342.00 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 10 367.00 $367.00 $1,310 -12.93
413 413 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,322 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486–490 488 13 350.00–355.00 $352.32 $1,719 +5.88
509 509 7 356.00 $356.00 $1,812 —
597 597 5 311.00 $311.00 $1,857 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,123 —
618 618 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,157 +28.00
676–693 686 12 319.00–322.00 $320.23 $2,197 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1285 1188 80-85% 6 133.00–140.00 $136.66 $1,624 +1.64
1120–1340 1227 80-85% 12 154.00–159.00 $155.94 $1,913 -2.81
1120–1340 1227 80-85% 26 142.00–152.00 $146.50 $1,798 -12.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,000 —
925–1115 1009 85-90% 8 126.00–138.00 $134.32 $1,355 +2.95
955–1125 1058 85-90% 13 140.00–155.00 $145.83 $1,543 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1520 1438 75-80% 7 144.00–153.00 $149.09 $2,144 —
1400–1495 1438 75-80% 3 133.00–138.00 $135.32 $1,946 —
1370–1595 1461 75-80% 11 154.00–165.00 $157.70 $2,304 -2.26
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,558 —
1740 1740 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,436 +2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1840 1657 7 178.00–189.00 $183.87 $3,047 —
1810–2015 1913 2 191.00–194.00 $192.58 $3,684 —

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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.