Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's very active market, 400-500 lb steer calves sold 3.00-6.00 lower, 500-600 lbs steers traded firm to 3.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower and over 650 lbs traded with a firm to higher undertone on mostly six pot loads of 830-915 lb steers. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold mostly steady, 5 weight heifers on comparable sales with last week sold 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs were not well tested. Demand was moderate to good on a heavy supply of top quality calves and yearlings with 11 pot loads in the offering. Monday's auction included a large offering of steer calves weighing 400-700 lbs with several strings and large groups in the offering, the 4 weight steers and 600-650 lb steer calves failed to reach last week's top prices but still sold on a very active market along with the pot loads of yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.32/cwt on 1,835 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −57.91 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$182.32

1,835 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

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	524	184.47	967	183
Medium and Large 1	650	182.48	1,187	1,606
Large 1	628	175.17	1,101	24
Medium and Large 2	509	160.45	816	22

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $151 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 sale1,835 hd

182.32

—

MO average15 barns · 12,592 hd

178.64

+3.68

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−57.91

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	1,659	95.58	1,586	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,760	98.00	1,725	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	85.33	1,261	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	80.38	988	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	67.92	703	45
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,231	143.96	1,772	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	142.15	1,936	13

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	358	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.17/cwt	179.50–188.00	605	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	747	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	217.35/cwt	213.00–229.00	717	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	192.97/cwt	186.00–202.00	1,110	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	177.98/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,114	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	194.84/cwt	190.00–199.00	922	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,393	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	179.80/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,025	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	158.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	145.74/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,331	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	203.81/cwt	195.75–209.00	1,080	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	161.11/cwt	158.00–161.85	1,158	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	207.53/cwt	206.00–209.00	897	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	428	186.31/cwt	185.00–188.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	204.10/cwt	200.00–212.00	974	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	180.67/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,198	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	157.56/cwt	153.50–158.75	1,317	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	214.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	186.39/cwt	185.50–187.00	876	12
Steers	Large 1	—	639	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,128	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	187.47/cwt	184.00–190.25	1,162	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	177.65/cwt	174.50–180.00	762	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	795	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	173.35/cwt	168.00–176.00	893	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	146.28/cwt	146.00–146.50	910	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	840	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	89.29/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,318	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	77.53/cwt	73.50–81.00	939	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	68.90/cwt	64.00–72.50	833	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	44.04/cwt	40.00–50.00	415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	78.81/cwt	75.00–87.00	843	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,362	142.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,936	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,231	143.96/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,772	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	69.23/cwt	64.50–73.00	723	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	59.32/cwt	55.00–62.00	594	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	80.48/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,187	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	86.66/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,083	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	997	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	90.28/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,435	12
Bulls	—	—	1,880	114.29/cwt	109.00–117.00	2,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	98.08/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	170.14/cwt	165.00–176.00	641	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,100	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	156.38/cwt	154.00–164.00	960	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	148.29/cwt	145.00–151.00	940	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	166.27/cwt	159.00–173.00	717	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	180.28/cwt	179.00–182.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.23/cwt	157.00–166.00	855	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	184.31/cwt	175.00–191.00	957	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	173.38/cwt	168.00–175.00	841	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	148.37/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,022	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.97/cwt	149.00–154.00	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	164.36/cwt	157.00–168.50	953	110
Steers	Large 1	—	575	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	195.86/cwt	190.00–199.00	828	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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