Callaway Livestock Center market report — October 19, 2026

Kingdom City, MO · Monday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

1,831

Last week 1,674 (+157)
Last year 1,582

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$416.61 /cwt

$2,279 per head · 193 hd
vs last week −14.89

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$347.13 /cwt

$2,574 per head · 45 hd
vs last week −23.76

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves were not well tested, with 500-600 lbs selling steady to 10.00 lower, 600-700 lbs steers didn't have the overall quality or weighing conditions to match up well with last week's offering and sold with a lower undertone, pot load of 852 lb steers sold 7.00 lower. Heifer calves weighing 450-500 lbs on a light test sold steady with 500-650 lbs all selling steady to firm on similar quality and comparable sales. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. Overall quality and weighing conditions on feeder steers especially weighing 600-700 lbs was not near as attractive as last week's offering which was a very active market. Couple stick-out sales included the heifers with 68 hd weighing 576 lbs at 390.00 and 85 hd weighing 648 lbs at 383.00. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.
USDA Market News reporter, October 19, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 19

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	22	376 lb	$494.89	$1,861	—	+19.96	—	$447.50 (3 hd)†
400–499 lb	61	447 lb	$454.58	$2,033	−45.43	−25.09	$412.39 (16 hd)	$419.00 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	193	547 lb	$416.61	$2,279	−14.89	−37.78	—	—
600–699 lb	208	649 lb	$372.24	$2,418	−25.36	−45.62	$372.00 (4 hd)†	—
700–799 lb	45	742 lb	$347.13	$2,574	−23.76	−21.32	—	$326.00 (9 hd)
800–899 lb	65	852 lb	$327.68	$2,791	−11.95	−37.32	—	$315.50 (4 hd)†
900–999 lb	56	974 lb	$305.00	$2,971	−17.86	—	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 19

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	11	376 lb	$455.85	$1,714	+52.40	−6.97	$417.50 (4 hd)†	—
400–499 lb	70	463 lb	$388.64	$1,798	−4.21	−36.44	—	—
500–599 lb	213	563 lb	$376.13	$2,117	+3.12	−13.83	$351.00 (4 hd)†	$330.56 (10 hd)
600–699 lb	121	648 lb	$372.35	$2,412	+3.30	−1.57	$328.00 (5 hd)	$317.00 (3 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 19

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	11	1,236 lb	$142.30	$139.00–$147.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	19	1,282 lb	$134.29	$131.00–$138.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	15	1,227 lb	$124.95	$117.00–$128.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	5	1,534 lb	$143.77	$141.00–$148.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	20	1,452 lb	$134.66	$130.00–$139.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	4	1,405 lb	$125.49	$125.00–$126.00
Lean 85-90%	High	1	1,085 lb	$140.00	$140.00–$140.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	12	1,033 lb	$125.40	$120.00–$129.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	13	997 lb	$114.07	$109.00–$118.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	9	972 lb	$100.39	$90.00–$106.00
Premium White 65-75%	High	2	1,780 lb	$153.04	$152.00–$154.00
Premium White 65-75%	Average	2	1,780 lb	$139.16	$136.00–$142.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $416.61/cwt
4-week average: $424.80
13-week average: $419.79
4-week vs 13-week: +1.2%

52-wk low $379.75high $518.41

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $347.13/cwt
4-week average: $360.91
13-week average: $356.00
4-week vs 13-week: +1.4%

52-wk low $325.00high $422.76

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $376.13/cwt
4-week average: $369.59
13-week average: $378.20
4-week vs 13-week: −2.3%

52-wk low $339.66high $471.53

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Jun and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.7%	43%	7
Feb	+1.6%	71%	7
Mar	+1.3%	71%	7
Apr	+2.1%	71%	7
May	+3.2%	71%	7
Jun	+4.1%	100%	7
Jul	+5.8%	100%	8
Aug	+3.2%	75%	8
Sep	+0.7%	57%	7
Oct	−3.3%	0%	7
Nov	−5.9%	0%	7
Dec	−5.2%	0%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Sep and lowest in Apr and Mar.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.0%	57%	7
Feb	−0.9%	43%	7
Mar	−2.1%	14%	7
Apr	−2.4%	43%	7
May	−0.7%	43%	7
Jun	+2.0%	71%	7
Jul	+4.9%	88%	8
Aug	+2.0%	62%	8
Sep	+3.9%	71%	7
Oct	+1.4%	71%	7
Nov	−0.7%	43%	7
Dec	−1.1%	43%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Oct 19	1,831	$416.61	$347.13	$376.13
Mon Oct 12	1,674	$431.50	$370.89	$373.02
Mon Oct 5	2,124	$424.53	$368.84	$364.15
Mon Sep 28	1,667	$426.55	$356.78	$365.07
Mon Sep 21	1,063	$426.81	$359.70	$370.92
Mon Sep 14	1,804	$421.18	$365.02	$375.33
Mon Aug 31	1,096	$401.89	$337.63	$360.19
Mon Aug 24	1,536	$401.03	$342.25	$376.15
Mon Aug 10	486	$416.61	$359.36	$401.07
Mon Aug 3	1,420	$451.02	$383.41	$426.19
Mon Jul 27	591	$400.00	$325.00†	$372.00

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Oct 1, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	675	—	—	—	No
Sep 3, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	757	—	—	—	No
Aug 6, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	951	—	—	—	No
Jun 4, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,259	—	—	—	No
May 7, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,581	—	—	—	No
Apr 2, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,583	—	—	—	No
Mar 5, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	730	—	—	—	No
Feb 5, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	681	—	—	—	No
Jan 8, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	623	—	—	—	No
Dec 4, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,242	—	—	—	No
Nov 6, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,269	—	—	—	No
Oct 2, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,122	—	—	—	No

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Missouri sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Eastern MO Commission Company, Bowling Green	48 mi	Oct 23	$431.16	$367.71
Interstate Regional Stockyards, Cuba	67 mi	Oct 20	$410.11	—
Windsor Livestock Auction, Windsor	90 mi	Oct 21	$411.88	$365.25
Tina Livestock Market, Tina	90 mi	Oct 19	$420.93	$361.18
Mid Missouri Stockyards,	107 mi	Oct 22	$396.95	$338.65
Wheeler Livestock Auction, Osceola	114 mi	Oct 22	$415.13	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Monday	October 19, 2026	1,831	45	AMS_1819
Replacement Cattle Special special	October 1, 2026	675	12	AMS_1800

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City, MO” (AMS_1819); “Callaway Livestock Center Replacement Cattle Special - Kingdom City, MO” (AMS_1800). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.