Cattle Market Callaway Livestock Center Market Report
Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Monday, July 6, 20262,894 head sold ·Official USDA report
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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers
$500.97/cwt
+18.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,891/hd at 577 lb · 376 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers
$449.22/cwt
+13.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,985/hd at 664 lb · 293 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers
$467.29/cwt
+47.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,701/hd at 578 lb · 268 head
Kingdom City, MO 5-weight steers sold at $513/cwt, $8/cwt above the MO average ($505), though $3/cwt under Unionville, MO ($516). Receipts ran 2,894 head.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 2,894 | 1,320 | 3,694 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,819 | 1,200 | 3,614 |
| Slaughter cattle | 75 | 120 | 80 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: Monday's auction had a much larger offering with long strings of pot loads and large groups of top quality feeders with no recent comparison on overall numbers and quality
- → Feeder heifers: 47 fancy heifers 515 lbs 536.00
- → Feeder steers: Stick out sales were many with 88 hd of steers weighing 617 lbs at 501.00
- ▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows on a light test sold firm to 5.00 higher
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372–395 | 378 | 24 | 642.00–672.00 | $665.36 | $2,515 | — |
| 401–444 | 435 | 88 | 600.00–624.00 | $610.03 | $2,654 | +9.58 |
| 450–487 | 476 | 208 | 570.00–595.00 | $579.89 | $2,760 | +6.22 |
| 501–545 | 512 | 122 | 515.00–570.00 | $549.24 | $2,812 | +22.73 |
| 550–592 | 577 | 376 | 483.00–512.50 | $500.97 | $2,891 | +18.52 |
| 600–620 | 611 | 115 | 458.00–480.00 | $469.22 | $2,867 | +4.46 |
| 617 | 617 | 88 | 501.00 | $501.00 | $3,091 | — |
| 650 | 650 | 82 | 462.50 | $462.50 | $3,006 | — |
| 652–692 | 670 | 211 | 429.00–449.00 | $444.06 | $2,975 | +8.59 |
| 716–744 | 724 | 68 | 412.00–436.25 | $432.18 | $3,129 | +32.18 |
| 790–795 | 791 | 19 | 384.00–390.00 | $389.05 | $3,077 | — |
| 839 | 839 | 5 | 377.00 | $377.00 | $3,163 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | 333 | 6 | 677.50 | $677.50 | $2,256 | +47.50 |
| 385–390 | 387 | 5 | 590.00–620.00 | $607.91 | $2,353 | +2.91 |
| 484–491 | 486 | 33 | 534.00–551.00 | $547.46 | $2,661 | +14.84 |
| 536–541 | 539 | 33 | 497.50–509.00 | $502.43 | $2,708 | +20.85 |
| 573–596 | 587 | 48 | 444.00–476.00 | $469.71 | $2,757 | +44.71 |
| 659 | 659 | 8 | 429.50 | $429.50 | $2,830 | +29.50 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | 332 | 3 | 565.00 | $565.00 | $1,876 | — |
| 354–396 | 386 | 36 | 530.00–545.00 | $538.23 | $2,078 | — |
| 400–441 | 431 | 63 | 505.00–542.50 | $524.49 | $2,261 | — |
| 464 | 464 | 10 | 545.00 | $545.00 | $2,529 | — |
| 467 | 467 | 41 | 539.00 | $539.00 | $2,517 | — |
| 454–497 | 470 | 193 | 482.50–520.00 | $511.81 | $2,406 | +45.44 |
| 515–524 | 518 | 71 | 536.00–542.00 | $538.05 | $2,787 | — |
| 501–543 | 536 | 157 | 477.50–509.00 | $488.59 | $2,619 | +49.59 |
| 552–594 | 578 | 175 | 430.00–478.00 | $458.94 | $2,653 | +38.75 |
| 578 | 578 | 93 | 483.00 | $483.00 | $2,792 | — |
| 600 | 600 | 90 | 468.00 | $468.00 | $2,808 | — |
| 618 | 618 | 24 | 443.00 | $443.00 | $2,738 | +35.45 |
| 674 | 674 | 7 | 381.50 | $381.50 | $2,571 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312–344 | 328 | 14 | 532.50–555.00 | $543.20 | $1,782 | — |
| 445–446 | 446 | 12 | 490.00 | $490.00 | $2,185 | +29.07 |
| 468 | 468 | 3 | 475.00 | $475.00 | $2,223 | +19.61 |
| 575–584 | 580 | 7 | 400.00–409.00 | $403.82 | $2,342 | -0.96 |
| 614 | 614 | 10 | 387.50 | $387.50 | $2,379 | +15.98 |
| 779 | 779 | 4 | 331.00 | $331.00 | $2,578 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1289 | 1289 | 7 | 250.50 | $250.50 | $3,229 | -1.14 |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559 | 559 | 8 | 477.00 | $477.00 | $2,666 | — |
Slaughter Cows
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Dressing | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1160–1170 | 1165 | 80-85% | 2 | 178.00–187.00 | $182.48 | $2,126 | +16.44 |
| 1100–1335 | 1236 | 80-85% | 15 | 188.00–200.00 | $192.27 | $2,376 | +3.65 |
| 1250–1270 | 1260 | 80-85% | 2 | 170.00–173.00 | $171.51 | $2,161 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Dressing | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | 800 | 85-90% | 1 | 140.00 | $140.00 | $1,120 | — |
| 830–1090 | 933 | 85-90% | 6 | 157.00–173.00 | $163.76 | $1,528 | — |
| 885–1075 | 1009 | 85-90% | 4 | 178.00–187.00 | $181.75 | $1,834 | +15.87 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Dressing | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1360 | 1360 | 75-80% | 1 | 185.00 | $185.00 | $2,516 | — |
| 1435 | 1435 | 75-80% | 1 | 170.00 | $170.00 | $2,440 | — |
| 1335–1670 | 1518 | 75-80% | 6 | 189.00–206.00 | $197.34 | $2,996 | +14.95 |
Slaughter Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400–1910 | 1569 | 4 | 230.00–239.00 | $233.11 | $3,657 | — |
| 1745 | 1745 | 1 | 220.00 | $220.00 | $3,839 | — |
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.
Monday's auction had a much larger offering with long strings of pot loads and large groups of top quality feeders with no recent comparison on overall numbers and quality, but all sold with a higher to sharply higher undertone. Quality was top as prices reflected with many impressive/reputation feeders on hand selling in pot loads, part loads and large groups with good weighing conditions all through the sale as buyers were active and aggressive to own cattle. Stick out sales were many with 88 hd of steers weighing 617 lbs at 501.00; 82 steers 650 lbs at 462.50; 47 fancy heifers 515 lbs 536.00; 93 hd of heifers 578 lbs at 483.00 and the list goes on. Slaughter cows on a light test sold firm to 5.00 higher.