Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test, the best test was on 400-600 lb steer calves with 400-500 lb steer calves trading firm to 5.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm with weights over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold mostly steady on the new crop calf offering with a pot load of 740 lb heifer trading near steady on last week's pot load. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold steady to firm. Overall quality was very good especially on the steer calves selling with good demand , many new crop calves in the offering with many un-weaned/short weaned less than 30 days but still selling with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.77/cwt on 798 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −53.47 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$186.77

798 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$49.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	194.49	1,012	506
Medium and Large 1-2	530	177.15	939	246
Medium and Large 2	541	160.18	867	25
Large 1	770	145.13	1,117	21

One grade step is worth $49.36/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale798 hd

186.77

—

MO average16 barns · 8,707 hd

180.96

+5.81

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−53.47

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	1,604	107.28	1,721	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,711	83.26	1,424	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	78.45	1,150	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	76.64	974	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	63.17	659	88
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,119	142.31	1,592	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,285	147.38	1,894	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	141.50	1,631	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	526	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	894	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	552	135.61/cwt	135.00–137.00	749	10
Steers	Large 1	—	638	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	176.01/cwt	172.00–179.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	496	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	200.06/cwt	197.00–201.00	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	159.56/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	564	163.70/cwt	163.00–164.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,151	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	193.58/cwt	190.00–195.00	852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	205.74/cwt	197.00–211.00	963	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	462	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	215.31/cwt	213.00–216.00	698	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	175.36/cwt	167.00–182.00	1,019	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	187.72/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,145	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	208.05/cwt	205.00–213.00	774	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	929	9
Steers	Large 1	—	811	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,178	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	183.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	875	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	175.88/cwt	172.00–179.00	925	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	925	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	192.29/cwt	185.50–200.00	1,088	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	195.20/cwt	186.00–198.50	1,035	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	164.16/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,013	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	210.72/cwt	205.00–219.00	925	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	418	183.93/cwt	183.00–185.00	769	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	743	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	603	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	971	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	161.17/cwt	156.00–165.00	919	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	191.80/cwt	190.00–195.00	911	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,062	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	161.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	867	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	168.97/cwt	164.00–173.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	188.91/cwt	184.00–191.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	765	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	67.42/cwt	63.00–71.00	841	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,715	84.81/cwt	82.50–88.00	1,454	5
Bulls	—	—	1,586	91.68/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,454	4
Bulls	—	—	1,634	116.17/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,898	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	42.36/cwt	35.00–48.00	396	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	57.88/cwt	52.00–62.00	610	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,285	147.38/cwt	146.75–148.25	1,894	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,153	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,631	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,119	142.31/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,592	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	68.18/cwt	64.00–74.00	721	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	77.21/cwt	74.00–84.00	831	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	77.76/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,138	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	70.89/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,049	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	84.78/cwt	82.50–88.00	1,235	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	84.71/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,094	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,690	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,276	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	77.52/cwt	73.00–81.50	988	35
Bulls	—	—	1,566	103.75/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.45/cwt	166.00–170.00	809	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	165.65/cwt	161.00–171.00	873	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	149.85/cwt	149.85–149.85	1,028	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	162.76/cwt	161.00–164.00	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.55/cwt	154.00–165.00	737	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	161.59/cwt	154.00–167.00	698	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	157.18/cwt	155.00–158.50	827	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	169.57/cwt	168.00–174.00	731	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	173.11/cwt	171.00–176.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.63/cwt	144.00–151.00	856	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	171.30/cwt	169.00–175.00	642	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	136.00/cwt	135.25–138.00	1,051	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,099	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	958	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	318	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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