Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 450-500 lbs and 550-600 lb steer calves sold firm to 4.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs and 600-650 lb steers selling 5.00-10.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a firm undertone on a light offering. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher with heifers over 600 lbs selling with a firm undertone. Demand was good to very good with supply heavy. Supply included a top quality offering of calves with several consignments of fancy black steers and heifers weighing from 400-650 lbs that sold on a very active market with a pot load of thin 705 lb yearling heifers also selling with very good demand as buyers were active throughout the day. Demand for steers in particular weighing 500-550 lbs and 600-650 lbs and heifers weighing 400-600 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.37/cwt on 1,144 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −48.87 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$191.37

1,144 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$54.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	201.24	1,167	638
Medium and Large 1-2	597	183.36	1,095	356
Medium and Large 2	617	170.56	1,053	134
Large 2	802	152.50	1,223	9thin
Medium 1-2	690	147.00	1,014	7thin

One grade step is worth $54.24/cwt here — about $153 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 sale1,144 hd

191.37

—

MO average19 barns · 22,614 hd

186.64

+4.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−48.87

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	—	Average	1,587	93.85	1,490	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,702	81.68	1,390	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	70.76	1,041	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	68.32	857	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	59.33	632	54

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	—	515	189.66/cwt	186.00–195.00	977	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	198.63/cwt	192.00–204.00	759	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	206.49/cwt	203.00–210.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	689	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,046	21
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	548	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	177.06/cwt	170.00–179.50	921	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	208.36/cwt	199.00–217.00	1,081	138
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	842	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,345	24
Steers	Large 2	—	802	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,223	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,057	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	184.88/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,059	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	182.67/cwt	181.00–186.00	875	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	478	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	182.60/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,143	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	165.60/cwt	165.50–165.75	1,346	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	178.82/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,221	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	189.85/cwt	184.00–197.00	896	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	225.46/cwt	224.00–226.00	938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	501	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	174.26/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,246	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	237.32/cwt	225.00–239.00	926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	194.92/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,207	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	211.44/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,032	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	554	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	184.07/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,318	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	207.44/cwt	202.00–210.00	865	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	183.01/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,246	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	179.50/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,125	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	223.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	817	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	494	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	894	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	790	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	65.32/cwt	62.00–69.00	698	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	72.44/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,047	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	65.02/cwt	60.00–68.00	962	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	75.83/cwt	73.00–79.00	973	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	68.62/cwt	67.00–72.50	862	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,665	87.49/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	37.64/cwt	31.00–46.00	398	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	56.93/cwt	52.00–61.00	603	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	63.91/cwt	61.00–66.00	792	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,720	78.78/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,355	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	80.91/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,200	7
Bulls	—	—	1,637	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,588	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,494	85.01/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	163.69/cwt	161.00–167.50	946	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	745	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	484	208.99/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,012	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,084	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	193.22/cwt	189.00–195.50	1,123	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	198.26/cwt	191.00–203.50	858	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	178.63/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,045	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	169.72/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,130	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	181.47/cwt	176.00–186.00	955	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	207.14/cwt	206.00–209.50	1,255	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	178.25/cwt	173.00–184.00	768	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	167.00/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,035	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	166.76/cwt	166.00–167.75	1,217	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	177.20/cwt	175.00–179.00	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	197.40/cwt	193.50–202.00	1,127	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	158.47/cwt	158.00–158.75	1,337	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	171.61/cwt	168.00–175.00	879	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	172.83/cwt	168.00–176.00	830	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	188.65/cwt	182.00–195.00	898	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,493	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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