Cattle Market Pulse

Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

3,403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $528.93/cwt -15.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,777/hd at 525 lb · 209 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $489.08/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,846/hd at 582 lb · 206 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $437.69/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,915/hd at 666 lb · 191 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,403 3,931 2,615
Feeder cattle 3,253 3,695 2,430
Slaughter cattle 150 236 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's very active market, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady, with steer calves weighing 500-550 lbs and 600-650 lbs trading mostly 5.00-10.00 lower as 550-600 lbs and 650-700 lbs traded steady, 700-750 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower and over 850 lbs sold steady with last week on comparable weights. Heifer calves weighing 450-500 lbs traded steady, with 500-600 lb heifer calves trading mostly 5.00-12.00 lower and 6 weights steady. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy offering. There were 15 loads of good quality feeders weighing from 525-985 lbs all sold with good demand. Steer and heifer calves didn't reach last week's highs and the market for the most part gave back last week's gains on the calves weighing 500-650 lbs. Several stick out sales included 97 hd of steers weighing 527 lbs at 545.00; 80 hd of steers weighing 612 lbs at 478.00; 71 hd steers weighing 685 lbs at 435.25 and 56 steers weighing 917 lbs at 351.50. Slaughter cows on a light offering traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–414 411 31 580.00–600.00 $595.36 $2,447 -4.64
450–498 482 40 537.50–557.50 $542.12 $2,613 -7.94
509–542 525 209 508.00–545.00 $528.93 $2,777 -13.61
551–598 582 206 472.50–505.00 $489.08 $2,846 -0.92
602–640 618 174 436.00–478.00 $461.45 $2,852 -13.64
624 624 12 425.00 $425.00 $2,652 -50.09
654–685 666 191 416.50–450.00 $437.69 $2,915 -6.42
710–737 725 125 387.50–410.50 $397.59 $2,883 -12.07
780–787 783 165 370.00–370.75 $370.32 $2,900 -13.68
868 868 36 357.10 $357.10 $3,100 +6.98
917 917 56 351.50 $351.50 $3,223 -1.00
987 987 55 323.75 $323.75 $3,195 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–334 332 16 610.00–625.00 $621.32 $2,063 +0.68
382 382 6 605.00 $605.00 $2,311 +11.27
408–446 424 64 510.00–562.50 $540.80 $2,293 +2.80
474 unweaned 474 6 497.50 $497.50 $2,358 —
458–497 481 62 508.00–533.00 $525.61 $2,528 +7.22
507–544 535 43 479.00–501.00 $494.16 $2,644 +18.28
570 unweaned 570 12 440.00 $440.00 $2,508 —
554–597 573 64 429.00–468.00 $452.09 $2,590 -11.07
605–649 626 74 416.00–433.00 $426.02 $2,667 -5.49
684–687 686 28 403.00–404.00 $403.75 $2,770 +8.35
704 704 68 395.00 $395.00 $2,781 +27.69
740 740 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,738 +2.69
750–777 767 16 354.00–370.00 $361.67 $2,774 -4.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 565.00 $565.00 $2,175 —
511–531 525 16 413.00–442.00 $432.52 $2,271 +8.52
595 595 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,291 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1313–1571 1447 28 254.50–255.50 $255.15 $3,692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–431 413 29 500.00–520.00 $511.98 $2,114 -15.69
450–483 478 91 471.00–490.00 $486.28 $2,324 +5.03
500–547 525 94 442.00–470.00 $452.16 $2,374 -17.40
568–595 588 76 428.00–444.00 $435.89 $2,563 -14.08
606–617 614 125 408.00–423.00 $413.97 $2,542 -5.00
680 680 70 385.00 $385.00 $2,618 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 550.00 $550.00 $1,788 —
351–398 382 47 510.00–557.50 $528.92 $2,020 -12.59
406–442 430 32 480.00–492.50 $487.26 $2,095 -0.56
450–483 464 26 442.50–462.50 $456.62 $2,119 -4.73
511 unweaned 511 7 418.00 $418.00 $2,136 —
511–547 535 67 425.00–437.00 $433.33 $2,318 +41.69
565–591 573 18 407.00–416.00 $413.42 $2,369 +19.42
581 unweaned 581 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,208 —
606–641 626 27 392.00–403.00 $395.24 $2,474 +11.09
655–684 668 15 359.00–364.00 $362.17 $2,419 +21.17
702–708 704 10 336.00–353.50 $348.22 $2,451 —
754–765 756 14 335.50–365.00 $341.89 $2,585 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–385 378 11 475.00–487.50 $481.71 $1,821 —
406 406 4 452.50 $452.50 $1,837 +5.00
492 492 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,993 -23.53
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1480 1407 10 255.00–257.50 $255.78 $3,599 +6.28

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 8 510.00 $510.00 $1,749 —
408 408 5 487.50 $487.50 $1,989 —
535 535 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,247 —
629 629 9 378.00 $378.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 422.50 $422.50 $1,998 —
521 521 11 412.00 $412.00 $2,147 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1065 962 85-90% 11 134.00–153.00 $145.26 $1,397 -2.13
935–1110 1032 85-90% 10 157.00–171.00 $164.96 $1,702 -1.05
965–1095 1032 85-90% 4 174.00–184.00 $176.90 $1,826 +10.89
1010–1070 1040 85-90% 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $1,347 -36.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1235 1182 80-85% 3 162.00–166.00 $163.98 $1,938 —
1145–1340 1238 80-85% 16 173.00–184.00 $179.55 $2,223 +1.88
1260–1330 1295 80-85% 2 186.00–187.00 $186.51 $2,415 -5.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,387 —
1350–1520 1403 75-80% 6 175.00–186.00 $180.57 $2,533 -10.90
1595 1595 75-80% 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1875 1620 5 213.00–218.00 $215.15 $3,485 —
1310–2465 1790 6 220.00–233.00 $225.97 $4,045 -2.12

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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.