Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

1,315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $375.59/cwt +17.95 vs last sale · ≈ $3,042/hd at 810 lb · 130 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $350.25/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,219/hd at 919 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $444.74/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,824/hd at 635 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,315 2,915 1,140
Feeder cattle 1,155 2,596 983
Slaughter cattle 160 319 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a much lighter offering this week coming off the Easter Holiday weekend, with steer calves trading with a firm to higher undertone weighing 400-600 lbs, 600-650 lbs fully steady to firm and the pot loads of yearling steers over 800 lbs having the best test trading mostly 12.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded fully steady to firm, with 50 hd of heifers weighing 569 lbs selling 10.00 higher on the 550-600 lb heifers. Demand was good on an overall good quality offering. Several stick out sales included 61 steers weighing 643 lbs at 444.00, 62 steers weighing 800 lbs at 378.25, 68 steers weighing 820 lbs at 373.00 and 120 hd steers weighing 919 lbs at 350.25. Slaughter cows traded steady on a light offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–375 368 5 625.00–645.00 $632.78 $2,329 +7.31
423–433 428 15 590.00–617.50 $597.21 $2,556 +1.68
471–483 479 38 550.00–575.00 $561.08 $2,688 +12.26
503–541 530 61 502.00–555.00 $515.02 $2,730 +7.80
553–598 584 48 449.00–502.50 $465.78 $2,720 -14.86
604–645 635 98 430.50–458.00 $444.74 $2,824 -3.07
730 730 33 396.00 $396.00 $2,891 -2.00
800–820 810 130 373.00–378.50 $375.59 $3,042 +17.95
858 858 62 357.50 $357.50 $3,067 —
919 919 120 350.25 $350.25 $3,219 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429–446 438 11 570.00–580.00 $574.45 $2,516 +16.48
444 unweaned 444 4 545.00 $545.00 $2,420 +10.97
472 472 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,549 +30.95
493 493 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,292 -44.05
518–543 531 6 475.00–495.00 $484.76 $2,574 +15.66
573–595 584 6 431.00–440.00 $435.42 $2,543 -0.55
630–645 638 16 400.00–419.00 $411.56 $2,626 -8.44
675 675 3 396.00 $396.00 $2,673 -12.47
778–785 781 7 364.50–366.00 $365.35 $2,853 +11.49
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1655 1465 48 239.00–246.00 $239.79 $3,513 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,596 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–438 423 14 499.00–535.00 $509.14 $2,154 +5.04
460–481 471 16 473.00–495.00 $483.28 $2,276 -12.50
508–522 518 10 440.00–452.50 $443.68 $2,298 -8.60
553–569 567 56 432.00–450.00 $448.12 $2,541 +19.19
614–618 615 12 405.00–409.00 $406.00 $2,497 +3.08
668 668 10 375.00 $375.00 $2,505 -10.00
704 fancy 704 4 389.00 $389.00 $2,739 —
709 709 4 369.00 $369.00 $2,616 —
724–732 728 25 401.00–405.00 $404.20 $2,943 —
767 767 19 369.00 $369.00 $2,830 +15.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–386 376 12 490.00–522.00 $497.45 $1,870 -41.47
402–441 420 16 440.00–486.00 $466.75 $1,960 -11.41
528–545 540 11 415.00–417.50 $415.67 $2,245 -7.38
570–593 578 13 404.00–407.90 $406.77 $2,351 +13.64
633 633 5 389.00 $389.00 $2,462 +8.14
720 720 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,578 —
771 771 4 349.00 $349.00 $2,691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 457.00 $457.00 $1,727 —
472 472 3 408.00 $408.00 $1,926 -6.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 497.00 $497.00 $2,207 —
459–497 473 8 503.00–509.00 $505.36 $2,390 +25.36
523 523 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,432 +2.50
554–559 557 14 400.00–427.00 $413.56 $2,304 +8.56
632 632 7 405.00 $405.00 $2,560 +31.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 thin fleshed 501 7 503.00 $503.00 $2,520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–945 895 85-90% 2 106.00–120.00 $113.39 $1,015 —
850–1005 918 85-90% 4 139.00–150.00 $147.44 $1,353 —
925–1090 1009 85-90% 8 155.00–165.00 $161.10 $1,625 +45.34
1010–1200 1070 85-90% 9 168.00–180.00 $175.15 $1,874 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1450 1435 75-80% 2 161.00–162.00 $161.51 $2,318 +3.25
1350–1585 1452 75-80% 10 178.00–187.00 $181.23 $2,631 +2.73
1400–1615 1488 75-80% 9 169.00–177.00 $174.57 $2,598 +5.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1340 1240 80-85% 3 150.00–162.00 $154.99 $1,922 -26.55
1165–1295 1247 80-85% 5 177.00–182.00 $178.79 $2,230 -2.75
1200–1360 1272 80-85% 9 165.00–176.00 $171.33 $2,179 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 65-75% 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,235 —
1885 1885 65-75% 1 179.00 $179.00 $3,374 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2270 1771 5 215.00–235.00 $225.51 $3,994 +3.37
1925 1925 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,658 —

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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.