Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs and 550-600 lbs sold mostly 3.00-7.00 lower than last week's very active market, with 500-550 lb selling steady to 3.00 lower, 600-700 lb steers this week were mostly calves as last week mostly yearlings a few yearlings weighing 600-650 lb sold steady, with a part load and pot load of 735 and 760 lb yearlings selling with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs traded mostly 4.00-7.00 lower on a light test with 500-550 lbs trading steady to 5.00 lower, 600-650 lbs traded steady as did a pot load of 732 lb heifers compared to last week's pot load of same quality and weight. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate to heavy. A large offering of slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.07/cwt on 887 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −51.17 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$189.07

887 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	194.06	1,153	548
Medium and Large 1-2	566	182.03	1,031	301
Medium and Large 2	497	175.63	872	26
Large 1	630	166.85	1,051	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.20/cwt here — about $102 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 sale887 hd

189.07

—

MO average17 barns · 11,412 hd

186.82

+2.25

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−51.17

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,676	78.97	1,323	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	74.09	1,065	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	70.57	879	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	60.18	630	83
Steers	Choice	Average	1,403	148.00	2,076	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,355	139.83	1,895	5thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1	—	672	178.37/cwt	174.50–180.25	1,199	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	170.44/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,135	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	207.30/cwt	205.00–209.00	995	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	186.92/cwt	184.00–190.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	186.80/cwt	183.50–194.00	1,168	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	197.97/cwt	195.00–204.50	917	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	171.45/cwt	164.50–179.00	1,063	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	199.94/cwt	195.00–207.00	860	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	187.65/cwt	180.00–194.00	996	48
Steers	Large 1	—	712	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	172.00/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,247	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	208.00/cwt	204.00–212.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	1,442	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	179.06/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,037	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,415	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	209.38/cwt	205.00–214.00	888	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	200.33/cwt	193.50–209.00	1,056	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	162.12/cwt	157.00–166.00	952	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	501	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	146.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	930	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	149.47/cwt	148.50–150.50	1,016	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,019	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	72.15/cwt	70.00–74.00	770	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,605	85.73/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	40.42/cwt	36.00–46.00	399	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,222	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	79.52/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,147	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	73.19/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,052	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,403	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,076	3
Steers	Select	—	1,355	139.83/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,895	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	56.53/cwt	51.00–61.00	590	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	78.31/cwt	76.50–84.00	978	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,694	77.84/cwt	76.50–81.00	1,319	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	66.52/cwt	62.00–69.50	710	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	68.49/cwt	67.00–69.00	977	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	71.51/cwt	68.00–75.50	888	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	64.30/cwt	60.00–67.00	804	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	163.19/cwt	159.00–165.00	759	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	169.56/cwt	167.00–173.00	582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	166.43/cwt	163.00–177.00	702	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	548	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	161.03/cwt	154.50–166.00	836	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	174.64/cwt	172.00–178.00	929	66
Heifers	Large 1	—	907	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	159.17/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,152	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	174.64/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,072	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	171.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	812	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	3
Steers	Large 1	—	571	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,101	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	165.03/cwt	164.75–165.50	1,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,246	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	192.56/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,098	58

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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