Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to firm, with 600-650 lbs selling steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher, 650-850 lbs were not well tested, a pot load of 883 lb steers sold 4.00 higher than last week's pot loads of similar weight. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs sold steady to firm, with 450-600 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 higher getting back all they lost last week, with over 600 lbs not well tested. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate, More consignments of new crop calves this week, with many carrying flesh and short weaned in the offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with high dressing breakers and boners trading steady to 3.00 lower. Grain trade on Monday was pressured as May corn closed 5 1/2 lower with December corn 4 1/2 lower, heavy pressure was felt on May soybeans closing 46 cents lower with November beans 28 cents lower. Feeder cattle futures closed mostly 25 to 75 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.39/cwt on 628 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −55.85 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$184.39

628 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	186.87	1,104	421
Medium and Large 1-2	566	179.57	1,016	203
Large 1-2	555	167.00	927	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $177 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 sale628 hd

184.39

—

MO average16 barns · 8,840 hd

176.99

+7.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−55.85

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	1,760	108.14	1,903	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	83.51	1,232	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,744	82.26	1,434	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	79.02	991	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	62.90	636	45

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1Unweaned	—	494	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	202.50/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,067	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	592	163.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	677	154.24/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,044	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.90/cwt	158.00–167.00	766	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	154.06/cwt	147.00–157.50	866	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	179.03/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,012	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	171.33/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,069	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	193.18/cwt	188.00–199.00	923	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	192.34/cwt	191.00–194.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	751	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	182.69/cwt	177.00–190.00	959	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	152.56/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,074	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,015	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	182.85/cwt	179.00–186.00	942	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	208.38/cwt	201.50–218.00	888	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	633	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,171	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,156	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	186.71/cwt	180.00–193.50	1,156	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	207.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	558	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	527	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,156	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	144.55/cwt	143.00–145.50	1,177	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,316	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,207	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	170.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	887	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	152.10/cwt	151.75–152.50	1,013	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	205.29/cwt	202.00–207.00	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	869	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	146.41/cwt	145.75–147.25	1,082	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	66.87/cwt	61.00–69.00	852	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	84.12/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,083	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,747	78.66/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,374	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,740	85.85/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,494	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	37.76/cwt	31.00–47.00	367	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	54.60/cwt	50.00–61.00	546	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	77.69/cwt	74.00–84.00	806	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	67.53/cwt	63.00–73.00	683	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	85.24/cwt	82.50–89.50	1,265	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	80.06/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,166	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	77.65/cwt	72.00–81.00	948	25
Bulls	—	—	1,535	85.90/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,319	3
Bulls	—	—	1,899	118.84/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,257	9
Bulls	—	—	1,718	106.03/cwt	98.00–110.50	1,822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	632	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	864	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	189.52/cwt	186.00–193.00	885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	164.61/cwt	159.00–168.00	706	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	167.97/cwt	165.00–170.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	145.02/cwt	141.50–147.50	982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	173.38/cwt	170.00–177.50	664	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	155.74/cwt	154.00–157.00	958	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	146.04/cwt	142.50–149.50	920	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	169.88/cwt	165.00–178.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	157.38/cwt	150.00–161.00	848	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.61/cwt	165.00–176.00	882	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	178.67/cwt	175.00–182.00	827	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	162.72/cwt	159.00–166.50	934	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	671	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	489	154.32/cwt	153.50–159.00	755	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	567	178.71/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,013	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,094	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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