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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

1,423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.49/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,993/hd at 835 lb · 180 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $402.29/cwt -11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,707/hd at 673 lb · 131 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $441.66/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,650/hd at 600 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,423 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 8 515.00 $515.00 $2,117 +2.27
466–479 473 15 484.00 $484.00 $2,289 -14.17
496 unweaned 496 14 457.00 $457.00 $2,267 -38.00
518–523 522 24 433.00–463.00 $438.20 $2,287 -39.85
560 560 88 455.00 $455.00 $2,548 +6.63
600 600 92 422.50–444.00 $441.66 $2,650 -7.06
668–689 673 131 385.00–410.00 $402.29 $2,707 -11.73
726 726 71 390.00 $390.00 $2,831 -6.85
775 775 64 374.25 $374.25 $2,900 +0.22
829–846 835 180 357.50–359.00 $358.49 $2,993 +2.27
900 900 58 341.75 $341.75 $3,076 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 unweaned 365 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,862 —
364–398 374 10 465.00–493.00 $484.07 $1,810 —
454–498 485 24 438.00–457.00 $446.78 $2,167 +4.75
527–540 534 7 402.00–405.00 $403.27 $2,153 -40.73
535 thin fleshed 535 35 455.00 $455.00 $2,434 —
581–594 589 24 379.00–400.00 $388.78 $2,290 -36.92
603 unweaned 603 5 362.00 $362.00 $2,183 —
611–638 617 29 370.00–384.00 $375.47 $2,317 -34.48
721–748 737 15 363.00–370.00 $367.26 $2,707 -1.24
867 867 3 337.00 $337.00 $2,922 —
913–919 917 15 325.50–337.00 $330.08 $3,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 431.00 $431.00 $1,672 —
445 445 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,824 —
560–584 574 7 340.00–361.00 $348.78 $2,002 -34.22
639 639 4 338.00 $338.00 $2,160 —
726 726 4 329.00 $329.00 $2,389 -23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–445 427 17 442.50–464.00 $447.67 $1,912 +2.66
506 506 6 404.00 $404.00 $2,044 -41.03
573 573 52 374.00–378.00 $374.85 $2,148 -48.07
606 606 88 384.50 $384.50 $2,330 -16.96
781 781 9 338.00 $338.00 $2,640 —
853–890 876 8 328.00–329.00 $328.63 $2,879 —
901 901 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,928 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–496 476 19 387.50–405.00 $395.68 $1,883 -19.97
506–530 516 25 385.00–392.00 $388.37 $2,004 —
552–561 unweaned 557 7 348.00–351.00 $349.73 $1,948 —
560 560 4 343.00 $343.00 $1,921 —
575–598 588 17 355.00–362.50 $360.90 $2,122 -32.51
602–622 612 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,142 -36.50
656–683 664 18 341.50–350.00 $343.93 $2,284 -3.07
698 698 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,234 -27.00
713–733 722 18 340.00–344.50 $340.76 $2,460 -4.37
808–814 811 7 319.00–320.00 $319.43 $2,591 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 6 369.50 $369.50 $2,014 —
583 583 3 346.00 $346.00 $2,017 +8.00
663 663 7 332.00 $332.00 $2,201 -5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1357 1357 8 236.00 $236.00 $3,203 -5.21
1552 1552 7 234.00 $234.00 $3,632 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 unweaned 565 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,864 —
588 588 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,146 —
661 661 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,181 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,187 —
324 324 4 411.00 $411.00 $1,332 —
473 unweaned 473 5 368.00 $368.00 $1,741 —
504 504 4 399.00 $399.00 $2,011 —
566 unweaned 566 4 353.00 $353.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 485.00 $485.00 $1,799 -59.34
464 unweaned 464 15 460.00 $460.00 $2,134 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,782 —
624 624 8 324.00 $324.00 $2,022 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1320 1233 80-85% 14 150.00–160.00 $155.01 $1,911 -4.85
1110–1335 1270 80-85% 12 163.00–172.00 $165.68 $2,104 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
826–1200 922 85-90% 14 125.00–140.00 $134.20 $1,237 +18.07
1025 1025 85-90% 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,702 +13.57
1005–1150 1075 85-90% 6 145.00–153.00 $149.17 $1,604 -17.83
1100 1100 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,210 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1520 1426 75-80% 6 154.00–162.00 $157.48 $2,246 -16.07
1445 1445 75-80% 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,514 +0.45
1345–1630 1482 75-80% 13 163.00–171.00 $165.65 $2,455 +6.52
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,831 —
1715 1715 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,641 -30.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,961 —
1415–1945 1635 3 165.00–185.00 $178.92 $2,925 —
1425–1940 1673 4 190.00–208.00 $198.24 $3,317 —

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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.