Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-7.00 higher, with a light test of 600-700 lbs selling 2.00-4.00 higher and yearlings over 700 lbs sold with a higher undertone on limited offerings from two weeks ago. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to firm on a light test with yearlings over 650 lbs trading with a higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, with spots 2.00-3.00 higher on the high dressing cows. As we turn our attention to a new year feeder cattle prices hit the ground running as demand was good for a moderate offering as trade was active for steer calves and yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.68/cwt on 621 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −71.56 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$168.68

621 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$24.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	172.32	1,256	411
Medium and Large 1-2	627	167.93	1,053	135
Large 1-2	585	161.00	942	6thin
Large 1	871	157.00	1,367	10thin
Medium and Large 2	590	147.83	872	59

One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $384 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 sale621 hd

168.68

—

MO average3 barns · 8,192 hd

164.43

+4.25

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−71.56

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	—	High	1,753	90.47	1,586	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,867	77.81	1,453	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	65.84	972	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	59.31	743	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	45.27	484	44
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	124.25	1,348	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,283	132.56	1,701	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	130.00	1,580	5thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	181.16/cwt	177.00–184.00	971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	168.72/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,055	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	183.42/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,056	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	155.04/cwt	154.50–156.00	795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	165.45/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,251	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	144.26/cwt	142.00–146.00	776	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	915	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	173.04/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,005	13
Steers	Large 1	—	871	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,367	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,227	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	161.21/cwt	157.00–162.35	1,440	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	189.63/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,028	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	159.18/cwt	156.50–159.50	1,141	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	205.84/cwt	193.00–208.00	978	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	650	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	151.11/cwt	147.25–159.00	739	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	143.50/cwt	141.50–145.50	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,245	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,113	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	152.49/cwt	147.75–155.00	962	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	153.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	909	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	158.29/cwt	156.50–159.75	1,078	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.04/cwt	147.00–152.50	861	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	821	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	793	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	169.16/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,150	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	139.89/cwt	139.75–140.25	1,143	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	158.68/cwt	158.50–160.00	852	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,153	68
Bulls	—	—	1,869	102.78/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,921	4
Bulls	—	—	1,646	80.20/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,320	4
Bulls	—	—	1,749	89.56/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,566	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	64.88/cwt	62.00–68.00	823	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	50.43/cwt	45.00–53.00	638	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	57.55/cwt	55.00–60.00	712	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,085	124.25/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,348	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	56.89/cwt	55.00–58.00	846	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,867	77.81/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,453	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,283	132.56/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,701	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	63.78/cwt	60.00–66.00	926	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	59.50/cwt	59.00–60.00	663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	54.65/cwt	52.50–57.00	557	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	45.62/cwt	41.00–49.00	498	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	35.37/cwt	30.00–40.00	378	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	71.20/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,072	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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