Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2023-07-24

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Jul 24
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,315 head
416 vs last sale 1,731 639 vs year ago 676 · +94.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
10 vs last sale 305 205 vs year ago 90 · +227.8%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Aug 6, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light offering of 450-600 lb steer calves sold fully steady to firm with spots 5.00 higher, 600-650 lb steers were not well tested with last week's limited offering but sold with a firm undertone, a pot load of 692 lb steers off the same consignment as last week's similar quality sold near 4.00 higher, with weights over 700 lbs trading with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing under 550 lbs were lightly tested, a light test of 550-650 lbs sold steady to firm. Demand was good on a light to moderate offering with a couple of stick-out sales, a part load (51 head) of 617 lb heifers sold at 270.25 and a pot load of 692 lb steers at 271.50. Best demand was on the several consignments of part loads and groups of steers weighing 600-850 lbs along with the 5 weight steers. Slaughter cows sold on a very active market selling mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 12.00 higher with the most advance on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $272.15/cwt on 474 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +31.91 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.
Average price
$272.15
474 head · 659 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$442
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$35.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.84
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1667274.121,828422
Medium and Large 1-2589262.771,54732
Large 1653260.001,6985thin
Medium and Large 2592242.501,4368thin
Medium 1-2580239.001,3867thin
One grade step is worth $35.12/cwt here — about $442 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
272251229208median 240.2401/0502/1605/1806/2208/10
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 sale474 hd
272.15
MO average14 barns · 7,756 hd
259.31
+12.84
This barn, trailing median14 sales
240.24
+31.91
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,605126.522,03018
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,625132.462,15214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,447124.901,80732
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237111.451,37955
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02099.851,01872
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335188.002,5103thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,457188.002,73922

Every lot, as filed

64 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2505211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,0686
SteersMedium and Large 2463279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,2924
SteersLarge 1653260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6985
SteersMedium and Large 1836244.70/cwt244.70–244.702,04664
SteersMedium and Large 1579293.14/cwt283.00–306.001,69735
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325289.23/cwt275.00–300.0094022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382275.94/cwt275.00–277.501,0545
SteersMedium and Large 1687271.57/cwt267.00–273.501,86692
SteersMedium and Large 1729260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,89575
SteersMedium 1-2580239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3867
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439298.99/cwt298.00–300.001,3138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,5307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2594249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,48216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716243.11/cwt239.00–250.001,7418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned546249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570263.44/cwt259.00–272.001,5029
SteersMedium and Large 1527311.83/cwt302.00–322.001,64333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned463237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0976
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned516244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2594
SteersMedium and Large 1615278.23/cwt268.00–287.001,711102
Dairy SteersLarge 3415196.00/cwt196.00–196.008135
Dairy SteersLarge 3515198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,0227
SteersMedium and Large 1480312.61/cwt304.00–326.001,50118
SteersMedium and Large 1333325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2762235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7913
SteersMedium and Large 2721206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471259.93/cwt257.50–262.501,2246
BullsMedium and Large 1518247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2798
BullsMedium and Large 1359321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,1527
BullsMedium and Large 1327321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,0503
BullsMedium and Large 1437282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2323
HeifersChoice and Prime1,335188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,5103
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278120.77/cwt115.00–134.001,54326
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208107.18/cwt102.00–114.001,29517
Bulls1,526124.89/cwt116.00–129.001,90611
CowsLean 85-90%1,01997.84/cwt94.00–100.0099741
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448128.37/cwt123.00–136.001,85926
SteersChoice and Prime1,457188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,73922
CowsLean 85-90%91287.77/cwt87.00–89.008005
CowsLean 85-90%1,041105.33/cwt100.00–114.001,09626
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420115.22/cwt114.00–117.001,6364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19097.30/cwt90.00–101.001,15812
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,625132.46/cwt125.00–144.002,15214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48599.13/cwt95.00–103.001,4722
Bulls1,535111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,7041
Bulls1,760132.11/cwt131.00–134.002,3256
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512247.48/cwt240.00–253.001,26748
HeifersMedium 2-3331196.00/cwt196.00–196.006495
HeifersMedium and Large 1657240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5773
HeifersMedium and Large 1472264.68/cwt264.00–266.001,24920
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy617270.25/cwt270.25–270.251,66751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2562225.49/cwt218.00–235.001,2677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432254.85/cwt253.00–259.001,10110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467255.61/cwt250.00–261.001,19423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615237.20/cwt235.50–238.001,45913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3543178.50/cwt178.50–178.509699
HeifersMedium and Large 2550231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,2734
HeifersMedium 2607195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,1876
HeifersMedium and Large 1545264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4393
HeifersMedium and Large 1640258.50/cwt257.00–259.001,65431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,6395
HeifersMedium and Large 1442285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2603
HeifersMedium and Large 1566262.29/cwt259.00–264.501,48525

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.