Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of 4 weight steers sold unevenly steady, with 500-600 lbs selling firm to 5.00 higher, spots 8.00 higher, 600-700 lb steers got back all they lost last week and traded 6.00-12.00 higher, 700-750 lbs sold with a higher undertone with condition and quality more attractive than last week, 750-800 lbs and 850 lb steers were not well tested with last week's offering. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a lower undertone, 500-550 lb sold mostly 4.00 lower, 550-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower with last week's very active market, 600-700 lbs sold mostly steady and a pot load of 740 lb heifers traded with a firm undertone. with last week's pot load. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering, best on a good offering of top quality steers weighing 500-750 lbs. Cattle Inventory report was released Monday and showed all cattle and calves down 2 percent, with beef cow herd shrinking 2 percent as well. March corn traded 10 cents lower all helped CME Feeder Cattle futures turn green and closed with sharp triple-digit gains.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.19/cwt on 931 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −69.05 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$171.19

931 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	677	171.82	1,164	777
Medium and Large 1-2	581	170.27	989	135
Large 1-2	554	159.00	881	5thin
Medium 1-2	548	152.00	833	9thin
Medium and Large 2	730	144.10	1,052	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $112 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 sale931 hd

171.19

—

MO average17 barns · 15,291 hd

167.76

+3.43

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−69.05

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	1,797	102.71	1,846	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,738	79.25	1,377	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	73.08	1,089	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	71.88	921	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	61.83	638	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,173	128.26	1,504	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,243	135.14	1,680	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	125.72	1,628	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,276	112.51	1,436	13

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	571	145.36/cwt	142.00–149.00	830	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	722	172.50/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,245	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	182.63/cwt	178.00–193.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.15/cwt	160.00–167.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	146.65/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,006	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.77/cwt	149.00–153.00	866	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	156.50/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,072	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	175.24/cwt	172.00–183.00	925	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	144.10/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	165.19/cwt	162.50–166.50	1,178	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	200.73/cwt	198.00–205.00	953	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	195.68/cwt	184.00–202.00	1,016	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	187.33/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,077	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	152.18/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,294	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	197.56/cwt	197.00–198.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	155.82/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,123	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	153.97/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,179	198
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	548	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	170.94/cwt	165.00–174.25	1,168	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,022	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	177.86/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,106	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	171.76/cwt	165.00–176.00	981	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	211.80/cwt	211.00–212.00	826	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	554	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	666	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.33/cwt	147.00–151.50	934	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	596	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	828	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	76.53/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,143	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	66.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	977	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	60.11/cwt	54.00–63.00	611	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	48.44/cwt	42.00–53.00	464	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	61.20/cwt	60.50–62.00	930	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	76.67/cwt	73.00–85.50	989	36
Steers	Select	—	1,276	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,436	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,243	135.14/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,680	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	125.72/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,628	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,173	128.26/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,504	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	69.13/cwt	64.50–77.00	745	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	67.65/cwt	64.00–72.00	862	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,738	79.25/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,377	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	56.81/cwt	55.00–61.00	708	5
Bulls	—	—	1,983	109.15/cwt	101.00–115.00	2,164	15
Bulls	—	—	1,628	97.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,589	12
Bulls	—	—	1,415	85.11/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.30/cwt	156.00–166.00	843	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.70/cwt	139.00–143.00	870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,082	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	177.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	666	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	211.00/cwt	206.00–217.25	1,123	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.31/cwt	144.00–152.00	778	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	627	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	807	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	494	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	154.41/cwt	148.00–158.00	752	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	951	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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