Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, again this week a lot of new crop steer calves weighing under 600 lbs that were unweaned, short weaned but on comparable sales with last week sold steady to firm, 600-650 lbs were lightly tested and sold with a firm undertone, 650-700 lbs traded firm to 3.00 higher, 700-850 lbs were not well tested and two pot loads of 865 steers sold with a sharply higher undertone with last weeks pot load, but were 30 lbs lighter and with better weighing condition. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with 500-600 lb heifers selling 3.00-7.00 higher and over 600 lbs were lightly tested with a pot load of 715 lb heifer selling with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate the best demand was on the 550-700 steer calves and the pot loads of 865 lb steers along 500-600 lb heifers selling with good demand on and active market as quality was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.73/cwt on 788 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −66.51 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$173.73

788 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$32.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	175.84	929	206
Medium and Large 1	675	175.56	1,184	528
Large 1-2	589	152.61	899	23
Medium and Large 2	655	144.31	946	25
Medium 2	523	143.50	751	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.34/cwt here — about $178 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 sale788 hd

173.73

—

MO average14 barns · 9,015 hd

178.20

−4.47

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−66.51

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	1,716	106.57	1,829	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,690	86.25	1,458	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	82.49	1,203	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	79.58	1,003	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	64.87	678	85
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,292	143.50	1,854	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	145.00	2,103	5thin

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	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	172.51/cwt	167.00–175.50	916	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	142.61/cwt	139.25–145.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	155.22/cwt	155.00–155.50	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	141.43/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,213	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	182.53/cwt	182.50–183.00	971	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	186.67/cwt	181.00–194.00	885	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	180.70/cwt	176.00–186.00	954	38
Steers	Medium 2	—	523	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	187.01/cwt	184.00–189.00	797	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	568	148.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	165.12/cwt	160.00–169.00	930	31
Steers	Large 1-2	—	531	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	881	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	716	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,150	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	936	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	170.40/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,171	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	198.85/cwt	192.50–205.00	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	168.46/cwt	162.50–171.00	1,031	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	202.46/cwt	197.00–211.00	848	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	152.10/cwt	152.10–152.10	1,261	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	167.79/cwt	165.00–170.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	398	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	186.27/cwt	175.50–187.85	1,177	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	203.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	194.49/cwt	193.50–195.00	1,124	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	190.63/cwt	188.50–195.00	995	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,355	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	200.83/cwt	200.00–205.00	912	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	163.02/cwt	161.25–165.50	1,175	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	516	174.11/cwt	173.00–175.00	898	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	163.52/cwt	163.00–164.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.18/cwt	184.00–189.00	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	54.93/cwt	50.00–60.00	557	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	70.03/cwt	65.00–74.50	742	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	39.19/cwt	31.00–44.00	386	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,834	117.29/cwt	113.00–121.00	2,151	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,668	77.45/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,292	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,103	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	77.86/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,124	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,694	87.72/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,486	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,292	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,854	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	76.87/cwt	73.00–81.50	938	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	79.42/cwt	76.00–87.50	859	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	54.07/cwt	51.00–57.00	692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	69.30/cwt	65.50–72.00	877	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	86.22/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,113	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	85.44/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,254	22
Bulls	—	—	1,523	90.31/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,375	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	106.62/cwt	97.50–111.00	1,834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	147.61/cwt	142.50–150.00	934	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	164.21/cwt	156.00–170.00	926	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	184.20/cwt	184.00–185.00	700	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	161.20/cwt	155.00–166.00	985	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	661	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	693	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	144.07/cwt	141.00–146.50	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	152.59/cwt	150.00–154.50	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	146.77/cwt	145.00–149.50	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	717	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,086	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.14/cwt	173.00–181.00	762	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	172.14/cwt	170.00–179.00	816	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,057	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	168.18/cwt	164.00–170.00	727	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	582	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	162.65/cwt	162.50–163.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	19

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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