Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower, with a light test of 600-650 lbs selling mostly steady to spots 5.00 lower, a nice offering of feeders over 650 lbs were not well tested with last week on comparable weights or sales but sold with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower, spots 25.00 lower and a light test of 600-650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Prices for feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs after several weeks of having a very active market and high lofty prices feel back to earth on Monday after getting top heavy from out of state interest. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with spots 3.00 lower on the high dressing cows. CME Cattle Futures surprisingly traded higher on Monday with triple digit gains and nearby corn traded lower but the grain markets huge up swing higher last week is what the market is looking at. The conflict in Ukraine has set the stage for fast rising commodity prices and also stressing global supply chains will keep commodity prices volatile and pressure on cattle markets.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.72/cwt on 1,089 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −70.52 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$169.72

1,089 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$27.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	174.24	1,112	667
Medium and Large 1-2	641	163.80	1,050	358
Large 1	658	160.51	1,056	37
Large 1-2	645	153.25	988	9thin
Medium and Large 2	639	147.03	939	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.20/cwt here — about $173 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 sale1,089 hd

169.72

—

MO average15 barns · 13,623 hd

174.04

−4.33

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−70.52

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	1,663	111.15	1,849	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,890	80.99	1,531	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	77.29	1,189	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	75.26	941	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	64.38	676	38

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	630	160.96/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,014	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	152.19/cwt	147.75–154.50	858	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	401	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	148.18/cwt	147.00–149.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.81/cwt	173.00–176.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	148.56/cwt	144.00–153.00	903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	144.65/cwt	142.50–145.35	1,138	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	159.60/cwt	158.00–166.50	1,140	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	776	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,068	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	176.96/cwt	169.00–181.00	947	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	143.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,055	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	196.59/cwt	185.00–201.00	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	196.15/cwt	196.00–197.00	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	164.58/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,094	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	182.76/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,051	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	173.91/cwt	163.00–175.50	1,026	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	185.36/cwt	184.00–197.00	882	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	207.48/cwt	204.00–211.00	896	48
Steers	Large 1	—	634	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,033	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	183.78/cwt	182.75–186.00	1,132	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	200.54/cwt	199.00–209.00	955	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	193.61/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,020	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	149.46/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,218	119
Steers	Large 1	—	856	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	153.10/cwt	153.10–153.10	1,180	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	192.01/cwt	188.00–196.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	203.10/cwt	195.00–209.00	782	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	165.06/cwt	163.00–167.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	180.88/cwt	179.00–183.00	890	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	73.48/cwt	69.00–80.00	797	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	64.03/cwt	59.00–68.00	654	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	76.53/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,190	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	81.23/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,248	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	68.95/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,041	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	81.13/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,012	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,820	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,383	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,925	83.49/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	493	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.81/cwt	60.00–67.00	754	5
Bulls	—	—	1,599	90.16/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,442	4
Bulls	—	—	1,492	104.78/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,563	8
Bulls	—	—	1,734	117.01/cwt	110.00–127.00	2,029	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	52.75/cwt	48.00–58.00	536	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	72.67/cwt	68.00–77.00	921	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.28/cwt	148.50–155.00	804	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	147.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	792	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	149.32/cwt	148.50–150.00	947	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,094	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	206.70/cwt	200.00–211.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.34/cwt	155.00–167.00	760	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.27/cwt	140.00–145.50	895	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.20/cwt	168.50–177.50	741	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.77/cwt	154.00–163.00	584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.13/cwt	159.00–170.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	171.64/cwt	167.00–179.00	810	50
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.88/cwt	144.50–145.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,009	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,085	24

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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