Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with spots on the 500-550 lb steers 5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs were not well tested with last week and three pot loads of 865-885 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs were not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Quality on the steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs was very good and sold on and active market along with the three pot loads of big yearling steers. A big move in the Cattle futures on Monday as Feeder cattle futures were sharply higher with the front three months gaining a little over 5.00 to 5.80 and Live Cattle futures `160.00-2.55 higher on the front three months. July corn closed down 10 cents and December corn was down 9 cents also much needed rain fell in the plain states with more in the forecast all help support cattle futures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.41/cwt on 889 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −57.82 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$182.41

889 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$37.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	185.06	1,157	695
Medium and Large 1-2	540	179.39	969	138
Large 1	570	160.27	913	30
Medium and Large 2	556	159.15	885	13thin
Large 2	460	147.27	678	13thin

One grade step is worth $37.79/cwt here — about $480 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 sale889 hd

182.41

—

MO average16 barns · 9,520 hd

177.27

+5.14

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−57.82

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	1,661	104.32	1,733	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,712	84.01	1,438	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	79.71	1,162	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	76.94	973	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	64.95	685	72

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,044	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	83.29/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,214	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	69.76/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,023	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,721	87.21/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	589	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	148.56/cwt	145.00–151.50	842	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	694	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	155.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,051	6
Steers	Large 2	—	513	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	211.22/cwt	205.00–218.00	887	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	191.21/cwt	188.00–196.00	904	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.18/cwt	146.00–155.00	787	24
Steers	Large 2	—	427	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	182.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	946	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	208.51/cwt	208.00–209.00	694	6
Steers	Large 1	—	497	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	175.76/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,002	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	196.13/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,038	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	168.02/cwt	166.00–174.50	1,132	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	192.86/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,105	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	157.18/cwt	155.00–158.25	1,382	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	197.72/cwt	189.00–202.00	844	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	180.19/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,123	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	628	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,193	3
Steers	Large 1	—	522	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	877	9
Steers	Large 1	—	619	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	973	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	206.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	999	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	211.75/cwt	207.00–216.00	800	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	489	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	782	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,145	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	148.81/cwt	148.50–149.00	881	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,693	77.60/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,314	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	76.42/cwt	73.00–82.00	973	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	39.90/cwt	35.00–42.50	400	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	68.34/cwt	63.00–73.50	728	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	76.73/cwt	74.00–80.00	839	16
Bulls	—	—	1,673	90.57/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,515	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	56.79/cwt	52.00–62.00	577	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	77.59/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,128	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	68.97/cwt	65.00–72.00	855	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	82.57/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,039	25
Bulls	—	—	1,748	115.53/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,019	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	106.03/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.22/cwt	165.00–172.00	798	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	153.53/cwt	153.00–154.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	154.80/cwt	154.00–159.00	896	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.40/cwt	158.00–168.00	831	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	551	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	832	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.42/cwt	135.00–139.75	933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.79/cwt	163.00–169.00	721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	434	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	169.42/cwt	164.00–174.00	630	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.58/cwt	142.50–150.00	904	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	173.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	726	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.20/cwt	152.00–160.25	740	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	182.00/cwt	180.00–183.00	681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	171.37/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,076	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	205.89/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,075	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	477	162.86/cwt	162.00–165.00	777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	973	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	150.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,191	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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