Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test, with 500-650 lb steer calves selling steady to 5.00 higher, 700-800 lb steers were not well tested but sold with a lower undertone, there were six pot loads of yearling steers over 800 lbs selling steady to firm on limited offerings from last week. Feeder heifers weighing 450-650 lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady on the breaking cows with boning and lean cows steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on the calves with a nice offering of yearlings selling with good demand. CME cattle futures found some support on Monday with moderate gains despite the continued rally in the grain market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.57/cwt on 995 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.67 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$161.57

995 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	161.95	1,245	722
Medium and Large 1-2	601	161.55	970	258
Large 1	565	149.00	842	9thin
Medium and Large 2	875	134.75	1,179	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.20/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $221.98, median $240.24 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale995 hd

161.57

—

MO average15 barns · 15,528 hd

161.41

+0.15

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−78.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,742	84.72	1,476	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,750	69.97	1,225	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	60.10	910	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	52.98	682	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	44.70	455	48

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	678	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.85/cwt	140.00–143.50	739	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	141.70/cwt	140.25–142.60	1,288	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	154.10/cwt	153.50–156.00	1,262	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.78/cwt	143.50–144.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	191.25/cwt	182.00–195.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	165.35/cwt	160.00–171.25	969	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,082	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	173.27/cwt	168.50–179.00	818	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	162.91/cwt	161.50–163.50	1,266	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	187.71/cwt	179.00–192.00	781	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	173.88/cwt	171.00–177.00	913	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	192.97/cwt	192.00–194.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	148.20/cwt	144.25–153.00	932	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,435	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	156.00/cwt	152.50–158.00	1,133	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	157.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	899	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	163.00/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,428	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	159.60/cwt	159.00–159.75	1,325	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	157.43/cwt	155.00–161.50	978	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,182	3
Steers	Large 1	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	161.26/cwt	157.00–167.00	855	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	185.79/cwt	180.00–189.75	916	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.79/cwt	146.00–154.00	786	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	166.63/cwt	166.00–167.00	538	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	140.88/cwt	140.00–142.50	855	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	836	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	45.38/cwt	42.00–49.00	463	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	62.47/cwt	60.00–65.00	784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	43.29/cwt	40.00–45.00	550	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,782	67.29/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,199	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,703	73.98/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,260	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	52.45/cwt	50.00–55.00	555	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	55.41/cwt	53.50–58.00	713	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	59.08/cwt	57.00–65.00	895	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	35.66/cwt	30.00–40.00	347	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	54.45/cwt	53.00–56.00	790	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	70.35/cwt	67.00–74.50	1,126	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	50.36/cwt	47.50–52.50	652	24
Bulls	—	—	1,788	87.90/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,572	13
Bulls	—	—	1,612	76.12/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,227	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	140.50/cwt	139.50–142.00	998	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.80/cwt	145.00–152.00	853	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	579	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	508	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.83/cwt	164.00–170.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	808	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	151.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	661	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	155.72/cwt	152.75–156.25	1,039	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	167.40/cwt	166.00–168.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.84/cwt	154.00–160.00	594	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	148.17/cwt	145.00–151.00	784	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	124.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	139.95/cwt	138.50–141.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	149.84/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,110	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	147.08/cwt	146.00–147.50	719	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	159.86/cwt	159.00–161.50	1,149	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	726	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,091	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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