Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-450 lb steer calves sold with a higher undertone on a light test, 450-500 lbs steers sold firm to 6.00 higher, 500-600 lb steers traded unevenly steady to instances 3.00 lower, 600-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower, spots 12.00 lower, 700-750 lbs traded steady to firm, and two pot loads of 800-850 lb yearlings sold steady. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 600-650 lbs selling with a lower undertone on few comparable sales, 650-700 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower. over 700 lbs were not well tested. Demand was moderate to good on a heavy offering of feeders, best demand was on calves weighing 400-550 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. CME Cattle Futures were absorbing Friday's COF report and fell with triple-digit losses on Monday as Placements were much larger than expected at 106 percent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.71/cwt on 1,077 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −71.53 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$168.71

1,077 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$21.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	170.95	1,118	711
Medium and Large 2	424	169.92	721	38
Medium and Large 1-2	571	165.43	945	292
Large 1-2	601	149.88	901	36

One grade step is worth $21.07/cwt here — about $217 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 sale1,077 hd

168.71

—

MO average16 barns · 13,777 hd

169.40

−0.69

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−71.53

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	—	Low	1,726	95.17	1,642	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,778	74.28	1,321	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	72.56	1,083	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	68.77	867	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	55.65	580	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,321	121.03	1,599	9thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2Fleshy	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	758	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	136.12/cwt	130.00–146.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.63/cwt	143.00–158.00	795	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	158.19/cwt	156.00–160.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	148.96/cwt	140.00–153.00	855	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	659	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	140.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	749	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	579	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	554	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	162.68/cwt	160.50–165.00	1,204	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	174.97/cwt	170.00–179.00	922	44
Steers	Large 1-2	—	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	188.62/cwt	182.00–194.00	788	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	184.73/cwt	179.00–190.00	870	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,157	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	173.05/cwt	171.00–176.00	746	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	213.54/cwt	205.00–217.00	935	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	148.77/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,083	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	487	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	160.78/cwt	158.00–165.75	1,077	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	741	135.17/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,002	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	154.73/cwt	153.50–156.10	1,275	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	176.12/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,021	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	188.61/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,005	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	166.51/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,022	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	154.01/cwt	144.50–160.00	958	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,234	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	163.34/cwt	160.00–167.00	962	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	205.82/cwt	195.00–212.00	992	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	167.45/cwt	160.00–170.00	882	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.50	766	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.00/cwt	137.00–148.00	815	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	133.69/cwt	133.50–134.00	968	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,771	76.08/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,347	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,803	67.97/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,225	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	69.25/cwt	64.00–73.00	731	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	56.71/cwt	52.00–60.00	591	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	44.75/cwt	41.00–48.00	468	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	66.48/cwt	62.00–70.00	993	6
Steers	Select	—	1,321	121.03/cwt	120.50–122.00	1,599	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	75.60/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,129	12
Bulls	—	—	1,385	79.56/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,102	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	53.51/cwt	53.00–54.00	647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.68/cwt	70.00–80.00	939	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	32.98/cwt	30.00–40.00	330	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	65.65/cwt	59.00–69.00	822	17
Bulls	—	—	1,939	102.80/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,993	9
Bulls	—	—	1,613	92.44/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,187	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	169.28/cwt	162.00–174.00	826	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	134.00/cwt	133.00–134.50	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	157.07/cwt	153.00–163.00	898	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	150.14/cwt	149.00–152.50	947	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	142.97/cwt	142.75–143.50	1,178	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	158.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	754	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.65/cwt	136.50–139.00	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.18/cwt	144.00–149.00	906	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	646	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	139.83/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,004	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	392	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	831	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.99/cwt	134.00–148.00	603	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,096	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	146.29/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,002	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	169.66/cwt	166.00–172.00	728	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	161.44/cwt	152.00–163.00	586	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	454	143.78/cwt	135.00–150.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	934	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	186.69/cwt	186.00–187.00	805	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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