Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, spots 18.00 higher with 600-800 lbs trading 3.00-7.00 higher and over 800 lbs were lightly tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone with few good comparisons from two weeks ago, 500-600 lb heifers sold 12.00-20.00 higher, spots 25.00 higher with 600-700 lbs trading 8.00-12.00 higher, over 700 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a higher undertone. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply. Quality ran very deep on Monday's auction with many consignments of top quality calves selling with very good demand. Buyers were very aggressive to purchase feeders especially calves that will go to grass weighing 400-650 lbs. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm with two weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.24/cwt on 1,161 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −56.44 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$184.24

1,161 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	186.71	1,187	987
Large 1	611	177.32	1,083	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	610	169.96	1,036	147
Medium and Large 2	581	158.25	919	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $268 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

13 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $216.82, median $240.68 across 13 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 sale1,161 hd

184.24

—

MO average14 barns · 10,984 hd

176.50

+7.74

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−56.44

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	1,792	108.50	1,944	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,784	78.65	1,403	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	74.10	1,127	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	72.73	916	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	61.46	636	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,194	138.00	1,648	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,175	137.00	1,610	5thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	923	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,373	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	220.61/cwt	220.00–220.75	1,156	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,191	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	195.25/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,195	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	220.48/cwt	216.00–225.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	199.46/cwt	187.00–208.00	1,153	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	171.58/cwt	167.00–173.25	1,218	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	162.95/cwt	159.00–163.25	1,278	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	646	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	474	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,076	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	165.66/cwt	163.25–171.00	1,034	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	156.27/cwt	150.50–160.00	1,111	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	173.94/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,009	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	213.39/cwt	208.00–220.00	888	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	677	4
Steers	Large 1	—	695	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,119	9
Steers	Large 1	—	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,165	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	174.03/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,173	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	208.28/cwt	204.50–215.00	998	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	526	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	209.56/cwt	196.00–217.50	1,109	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	177.14/cwt	175.00–178.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	146.18/cwt	145.00–146.75	1,004	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.61/cwt	161.25–164.00	1,024	213
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	185.05/cwt	174.00–194.00	896	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	610	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,052	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	180.45/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,137	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	78.49/cwt	74.00–86.00	975	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	72.40/cwt	67.00–80.00	754	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	69.38/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,062	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	64.46/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,008	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	69.73/cwt	65.00–73.00	883	15
Bulls	—	—	1,835	113.04/cwt	106.00–125.00	2,074	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,175	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,194	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,648	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	46.62/cwt	41.00–53.00	510	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	58.10/cwt	55.00–62.00	762	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	78.28/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,183	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,784	78.65/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,403	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	59.92/cwt	56.00–63.00	594	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	34.60/cwt	32.00–39.00	342	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	100.10/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,714	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	176.57/cwt	169.00–179.00	927	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	154.56/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,051	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,054	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	155.09/cwt	151.50–160.00	887	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	755	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,093	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	168.94/cwt	165.00–172.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	144.00/cwt	143.75–144.75	1,027	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	148.69/cwt	143.00–156.00	925	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,250	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.34/cwt	153.00–164.00	828	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	150.94/cwt	150.25–155.00	1,262	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	186.58/cwt	185.00–190.50	808	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	185.34/cwt	185.00–186.00	704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	169.64/cwt	164.00–175.00	997	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	162.94/cwt	156.25–165.00	1,103	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.00	972	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	153.95/cwt	153.00–154.50	1,092	38

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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