Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, with a light test of 600-650 lb steers selling mostly 3.00-6.00 lower than last week's active market, over 700 lbs were not well tested but sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs when compared to last week's very active market sold mostly 4.00-8.00 lower with over 600 lbs not well tested with a consignment of 160 head of fancy black heifers weighing 675 lbs selling with very good demand on and active market. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. September corn closed 15 cents higher with December corn closing 18 3/4 cents higher as corn buying surfaced with last week's Pro-Farmer Tour coming in with lower estimates with a 168.1 bu/per acre average. This had Feeder cattle contracts under pressure with the front three months closing 227 to 232 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.35/cwt on 470 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −68.29 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$183.35

470 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$25.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	187.21	1,143	335
Medium and Large 1-2	562	175.47	987	116
Large 1-2	678	164.25	1,114	13thin
Medium and Large 2	577	161.25	930	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.96/cwt here — about $214 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

11 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $222.36, median $251.64 across 11 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 sale470 hd

183.35

—

MO average13 barns · 5,760 hd

176.57

+6.78

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

−68.29

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	1,635	110.44	1,805	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,720	97.00	1,668	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	89.60	1,289	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	85.75	1,060	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	73.49	769	69

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	723	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	176.41/cwt	170.00–179.00	935	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	186.45/cwt	184.00–191.00	865	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	194.10/cwt	190.50–198.00	905	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	186.60/cwt	184.00–187.50	1,286	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	201.38/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,241	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	220.96/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,054	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	215.81/cwt	210.50–218.25	1,228	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	199.79/cwt	199.00–200.00	845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	196.58/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,014	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	189.12/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,365	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	213.27/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,150	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	188.58/cwt	183.00–196.50	1,188	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	172.46/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,542	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.79/cwt	220.00–234.00	964	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	204.51/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,016	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	502	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	175.48/cwt	172.00–176.50	984	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	675	186.10/cwt	186.10–186.10	1,256	160
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	178.08/cwt	174.00–187.00	922	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	175.03/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,120	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	66.89/cwt	63.00–72.00	724	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	88.73/cwt	85.00–94.00	958	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	58.08/cwt	51.00–62.00	583	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	79.39/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,146	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	98.37/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,419	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	86.88/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,242	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	78.53/cwt	75.00–81.00	978	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	85.82/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,056	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	93.47/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,156	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	79.14/cwt	73.50–85.00	825	33
Bulls	—	—	1,735	120.02/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,082	11
Bulls	—	—	1,613	109.93/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,773	19
Bulls	—	—	1,520	94.48/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	213.88/cwt	203.00–218.00	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	183.32/cwt	180.00–187.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,142	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	175.03/cwt	171.50–176.00	1,211	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	187.29/cwt	181.00–188.50	1,107	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	189.82/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,118	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	189.95/cwt	188.00–192.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	190.39/cwt	185.00–193.00	965	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,148	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	678	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,114	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	171.29/cwt	169.50–174.00	1,065	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	229.51/cwt	225.00–232.50	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	711	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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