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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

3,094 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.47/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $3,165/hd at 878 lb · 302 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $354.41/cwt +4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $3,264/hd at 921 lb · 237 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $551.38/cwt +36.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,888/hd at 524 lb · 173 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,094 1,315 3,536
Feeder cattle 2,744 1,155 3,256
Slaughter cattle 350 160 280

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's much lighter offering of calves, steers and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold with a higher to sharply higher undertone, with the pot loads of 850-950 lb steers trading 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good on a moderate to heavy offering. There was a good quality offering of 400-650 lb steers calves on offer Monday along with the yearling steers all sold on and active market. Cash fed cattle market hit the 250.00 mark in the Northern Plains with sales of 248.00-249.00 in the South all giving a lot of optimism to the market. Stick out sales included 78 hd of fancy/thin 520 lb steers at 590.00, 120 hd of 882 lb steers at 359.75 and 120 hd of 909 lb steers at 358.00. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 8 700.00–740.00 $713.26 $2,318 —
357–387 368 16 655.00–677.50 $667.74 $2,457 +34.96
403 unweaned 403 7 600.00 $600.00 $2,418 —
403–438 413 47 590.00–629.00 $611.29 $2,525 +14.08
457–493 474 51 544.00–559.00 $551.53 $2,614 -9.55
520 fancy 520 78 590.00 $590.00 $3,068 —
504–546 523 71 511.00–560.00 $527.83 $2,761 +12.81
535–541 unweaned 539 24 492.50–497.00 $495.51 $2,671 —
562 thin fleshed 562 6 555.00 $555.00 $3,119 —
556–582 567 76 477.50–522.00 $504.14 $2,858 +38.36
604–640 619 57 440.50–474.00 $453.76 $2,809 +9.02
650–684 674 64 413.00–453.00 $424.91 $2,864 —
700 700 13 402.00 $402.00 $2,814 +6.00
753–772 763 57 385.00–394.50 $390.49 $2,979 —
799 799 5 364.00 $364.00 $2,908 —
858–894 878 302 356.25–365.00 $360.47 $3,165 +2.97
909–940 921 237 346.75–358.00 $354.41 $3,264 +4.16
981 981 57 341.00 $341.00 $3,345 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–392 382 22 607.50–630.00 $617.88 $2,360 —
410–446 431 22 557.50–575.00 $568.91 $2,452 -5.54
463–484 477 20 522.50–545.00 $536.67 $2,560 -3.33
484 unweaned 484 6 500.00 $500.00 $2,420 —
503–538 531 23 485.00–495.00 $491.25 $2,609 +6.49
548 548 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,439 -39.76
551–598 568 29 439.00–475.00 $455.67 $2,588 +20.25
606–633 625 21 425.00–437.50 $428.74 $2,680 +17.18
650–690 665 34 402.50–426.00 $416.10 $2,767 +20.10
665 665 4 378.00 $378.00 $2,514 -18.00
771 771 7 353.00 $353.00 $2,722 -12.35
801–808 802 23 365.00–368.50 $367.89 $2,950 —
850 850 8 356.50 $356.50 $3,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 9 514.00 $514.00 $2,483 —
722 722 11 364.50 $364.50 $2,632 —
802–818 811 17 351.00–355.50 $353.04 $2,863 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1179–1480 1268 9 235.00–239.00 $236.23 $2,995 —
1198–1550 1309 10 243.50–247.50 $244.69 $3,203 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,672 —
496 496 4 412.50 $412.50 $2,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 655.00 $655.00 $2,129 —
352–397 382 42 547.50–602.50 $563.31 $2,152 —
403–449 434 49 502.50–530.00 $522.09 $2,266 +12.95
451–490 466 48 502.50–529.00 $516.71 $2,408 +33.43
483 unweaned 483 6 492.50 $492.50 $2,379 —
500–533 521 59 445.00–495.00 $470.70 $2,452 +27.02
553–566 559 34 417.50–446.00 $432.86 $2,420 -15.26
603–635 621 98 400.00–410.00 $404.39 $2,511 -1.61
650–652 652 74 383.00–389.00 $387.87 $2,529 +12.87
828 828 63 340.00 $340.00 $2,815 —
916–944 924 20 311.50–328.50 $323.29 $2,987 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–344 339 10 525.00–575.00 $560.50 $1,900 —
374–388 380 7 525.00–535.00 $529.38 $2,012 +31.93
434 434 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,083 +13.25
450–483 475 13 462.50–472.50 $464.68 $2,207 —
491 491 4 413.00 $413.00 $2,028 —
538 538 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,340 +19.33
577–582 580 11 422.00 $422.00 $2,448 +15.23
626 626 16 375.00 $375.00 $2,348 -14.00
657 657 13 378.50 $378.50 $2,487 —
742 742 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,560 -13.00
758–763 762 22 344.00–357.50 $354.45 $2,701 +5.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,008 —
579 579 4 384.00 $384.00 $2,223 —
623 623 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,180 —
665 665 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,208 —
790 790 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,212 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 15 349.50 $349.50 $2,663 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 5 237.00 $237.00 $3,436 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–426 421 6 575.00–590.00 $585.13 $2,463 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 4 432.50 $432.50 $2,396 +18.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1155 931 85-90% 16 112.00–135.00 $125.97 $1,173 -21.47
830–1225 1007 85-90% 39 136.00–152.00 $144.24 $1,452 -16.86
850–1120 1017 85-90% 15 154.00–164.00 $158.49 $1,612 -2.61
950–1095 1030 85-90% 13 168.00–180.00 $173.39 $1,786 +12.29
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1295 1201 80-85% 12 153.00–164.00 $158.40 $1,902 —
1100–1315 1216 80-85% 22 168.00–179.00 $173.81 $2,114 +18.82
1125–1350 1275 80-85% 16 181.00–191.00 $185.05 $2,359 +13.72
1300 1300 80-85% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,911 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1515 1414 75-80% 5 155.00–161.00 $157.76 $2,231 -3.75
1365–1595 1446 75-80% 7 175.00–180.00 $177.44 $2,566 +15.93
1365–1640 1479 75-80% 8 183.00–194.00 $186.74 $2,762 +12.17
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1795 1635 65-75% 2 181.00–182.00 $181.45 $2,967 —
1650–1715 1683 65-75% 2 187.00–195.00 $190.92 $3,213 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1610 1479 4 179.00–191.00 $184.12 $2,723 —
1420–2010 1716 7 200.00–215.00 $207.74 $3,565 —
1725–1985 1836 7 218.00–234.00 $224.99 $4,131 —

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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.