Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2023-10-09

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Oct 9
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,481 head
▼ 271 vs last sale 1,752▼ 450 vs year ago 1,931 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 264▼ 95 vs year ago 305 · −31.1%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 1, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, light test of 400-550 lb steers sold 5.00-8.00 lower, with 550-700 lbs not well tested with limited comparisons, a pot load of 919 steers sold 7.00 lower than last week's pot load of similar weight and quality. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a weak to lower undertone, 500-550 lbs traded 8.00-10.00 lower and heifers weighing 550-650 lbs were not tested 650-750 lbs sold with a lower undertone on limited comparisons. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. A typical October price spread in calves as with long time weaned calves with two rounds of shots selling with the best demand and unweaned/short weaned calves with no shots or one round seeing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.03/cwt on 457 head. That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −4.88 against this barn's trailing median of $251.91.
Average price
$247.03
457 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,510
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$491
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$27.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.50
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1633252.111,596243
Medium and Large 1-2595243.121,446187
Large 1-2579234.191,3558thin
Medium and Large 2514226.671,16512thin
Medium 1-2491225.001,1057thin
One grade step is worth $27.11/cwt here — about $491 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

9 sales
271254237220median 251.9102/0903/3005/1806/0806/29
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $233.50, median $251.91 across 9 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 sale457 hd
247.03
—
MO average17 barns · 5,747 hd
241.54
+5.50
This barn, trailing median9 sales
251.91
−4.88
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
Bulls—Average1,847121.242,23914
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,625137.002,2261thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,488110.231,64029
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,247103.231,28748
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02092.8794750

Every lot, as filed

76 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
HeifersLarge 1-2—533228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—464279.30/cwt269.00–290.001,2968
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—547285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,55917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—368287.00/cwt283.00–291.001,0566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—470239.26/cwt239.00–240.001,12512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—459295.54/cwt290.00–299.001,35713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—640244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5623
SteersMedium 2-3—436170.00/cwt170.00–170.007417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—398256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—561234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,31311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—528276.59/cwt264.00–287.001,46026
SteersMedium and Large 1—479305.17/cwt299.00–313.001,46232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—397312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,2393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—345307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—558240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3399
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—511237.13/cwt235.00–241.001,21217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—827233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9273
SteersMedium and Large 1—516303.75/cwt294.00–308.001,56718
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—557302.75/cwt302.75–302.751,68625
SteersMedium and Large 1—631269.05/cwt260.00–275.001,69871
SteersMedium and Large 1—763262.75/cwt262.75–262.752,00524
SteersMedium and Large 1—424317.70/cwt311.00–319.001,34718
SteersMedium and Large 1—917239.14/cwt237.50–239.502,19372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—539254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—553249.83/cwt246.00–253.001,38211
SteersLarge 1-2—585245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—566259.47/cwt255.00–269.001,46920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—711247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7569
SteersMedium and Large 1—654269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,75910
SteersMedium and Large 1—553295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6318
SteersMedium and Large 1—746255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—425275.18/cwt273.00–277.501,17013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—411271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1146
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—810159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—645238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—302282.50/cwt282.50–282.508533
BullsMedium and Large 1—334303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,0126
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—683206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4074
CowsLean 85-90%—1,063100.80/cwt100.00–102.001,0727
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,298114.40/cwt113.00–116.001,4855
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,263105.89/cwt103.00–111.001,33719
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,499117.06/cwt114.00–124.001,75511
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,625137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,2261
Bulls——1,905123.51/cwt115.00–127.002,35311
CowsLean 85-90%—99387.66/cwt80.00–90.0087017
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03696.51/cwt92.50–99.501,00023
CowsLean 85-90%—94776.01/cwt70.00–79.007203
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,480108.33/cwt103.00–113.001,60313
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,482100.15/cwt95.00–103.001,4845
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22498.80/cwt94.00–102.001,20924
Bulls——1,635112.91/cwt108.00–116.001,8463
HeifersMedium and Large 2—639231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4764
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470281.27/cwt268.00–286.001,32220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—591228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—288285.00/cwt285.00–285.008218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—524243.03/cwt242.00–244.001,2736
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—572242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—533245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3063
HeifersMedium 1-2—491225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1057
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—670239.93/cwt233.50–241.251,60865
HeifersMedium and Large 2—495232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—426272.34/cwt269.00–276.001,16014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750228.25/cwt228.25–228.251,71220
HeifersLarge 1-2—655244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,6013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673254.39/cwt252.50–254.751,71292
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426282.59/cwt279.00–285.001,20416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—532253.77/cwt252.50–255.001,35039
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—608247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—493257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2679
HeifersMedium and Large 1—567254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,44017
HeifersMedium and Large 1—842225.75/cwt225.75–225.751,90130
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—718237.85/cwt236.25–239.001,70817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—769224.75/cwt224.75–224.751,72816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—417249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0385
SteersMedium and Large 2—571249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,4255

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.