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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Apr 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,685 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 1,959▲ 1,685 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 200▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 400-500 lbs and 600-750 lbs all sold with a steady to firm undertone, with 500-600 lb steers trading 2.00-4.00 higher, 750-800 lbs on a light test sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers 400-550 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with a limited test of 600-750 lb heifers trading with a higher undertone including a pot load of heifers weighing 720 lbs. Demand was good with supply moderate. Offerings included a nice run of good quality feeders weighing 350-650 lbs going to grass selling on and active market. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.33/cwt on 669 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −67.95 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.

Average price

$175.33

669 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$30.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	178.84	1,013	486
Medium and Large 1-2	558	168.87	943	152
Medium and Large 2	546	153.52	838	22
Medium 1	489	148.00	724	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.84/cwt here — about $290 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale669 hd

175.33

—

MO average17 barns · 10,860 hd

166.11

+9.22

This barn, trailing median11 sales

243.28

−67.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $216.82, median $243.28 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,776	81.36	1,445	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	56.89	862	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	53.52	682	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	47.23	487	54
Heifers	Choice	High	1,171	127.26	1,490	4thin

Every lot

72 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	209.77/cwt	203.00–214.00	669	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	198.42/cwt	198.00–199.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	190.41/cwt	188.00–192.00	699	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	197.18/cwt	194.50–200.00	745	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	191.97/cwt	188.50–194.50	818	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	182.40/cwt	179.00–187.00	793	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	716	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	844	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	193.31/cwt	189.00–197.00	918	46
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	489	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	724	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,007	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	187.84/cwt	180.00–193.50	990	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	172.83/cwt	170.00–178.00	914	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	177.67/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,011	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	168.26/cwt	158.00–171.00	983	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	596	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	160.85/cwt	155.00–165.50	992	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	171.91/cwt	168.50–175.50	1,074	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	654	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,001	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,007	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	160.11/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,089	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	156.22/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,076	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	157.39/cwt	155.50–157.50	1,132	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	761	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,218	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,158	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,098	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,170	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,117	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	166.47/cwt	164.00–169.00	553	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	158.11/cwt	157.50–159.00	541	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	161.02/cwt	154.00–166.50	591	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	170.95/cwt	169.00–174.00	656	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	154.68/cwt	150.00–163.50	647	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	164.57/cwt	159.75–168.00	701	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	683	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	154.96/cwt	148.00–157.00	725	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	160.29/cwt	156.00–163.00	755	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	156.37/cwt	152.00–160.50	810	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	149.84/cwt	147.50–152.50	787	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	149.59/cwt	147.25–151.75	857	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	139.54/cwt	138.50–140.50	812	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	878	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	149.60/cwt	146.50–151.75	942	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	145.12/cwt	145.00–145.50	988	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	936	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	145.58/cwt	139.50–146.25	1,050	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,014	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	394	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	755	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	184.78/cwt	183.00–186.00	815	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	828	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	507	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	766	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	836	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,171	127.26/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,490	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	71.07/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	86.95/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,555	6
Bulls	—	—	1,863	79.19/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,475	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	48.20/cwt	45.00–51.50	489	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	41.18/cwt	37.00–44.50	426	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	54.86/cwt	53.00–56.50	592	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	53.12/cwt	48.50–55.50	670	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	58.05/cwt	55.50–62.00	741	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	44.89/cwt	43.50–47.00	587	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	60.58/cwt	57.50–62.50	908	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	53.82/cwt	49.00–56.50	823	6

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City, MO

Mon Apr 15, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,685Last week 1,959Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 200Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	840	139.25	139.25
52	—	719	155.50–157.50	157.39
18	—	772	150.00	150.00
13	—	319	203.00–214.00	209.77
83	—	527	180.00–193.50	187.84
20	—	378	194.50–200.00	197.18
105	—	569	171.00–182.00	177.67
46	—	475	189.00–197.00	193.31
45	—	426	188.50–194.50	191.97
27	—	680	160.00–161.00	160.11
26	—	625	168.50–175.50	171.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	584	158.00–171.00	168.26
24	—	617	155.00–165.50	160.85
15	—	367	188.00–192.00	190.41
14	—	772	142.25	142.25
31	—	435	179.00–187.00	182.40
11	—	689	154.00–157.50	156.22
7	—	859	130.00	130.00
7	—	529	170.00–178.00	172.83
5	—	335	198.00–199.00	198.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	506	199.00	199.00
12	—	761	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	155.00	155.00
4	—	671	150.00	150.00
4	—	596	141.00	141.00
3	—	615	141.50	141.50
3	—	525	163.00	163.00
3	—	405	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	445	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	143.00	143.00
3	—	495	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	468	148.00–157.00	154.96
14	—	525	147.50–152.50	149.84
44	—	418	150.00–163.50	154.68
31	—	367	154.00–166.50	161.02
11	—	683	135.00–140.00	137.01
11	—	582	138.50–140.50	139.54
5	—	342	157.50–159.00	158.11
4	—	615	142.75	142.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	135.25	135.25
82	—	721	139.50–146.25	145.58
24	—	573	147.25–151.75	149.59
17	—	630	146.50–151.75	149.60
11	—	332	164.00–169.00	166.47
8	—	681	145.00–145.50	145.12
79	—	518	152.00–160.50	156.37
65	—	426	159.75–168.00	164.57
49	—	471	156.00–163.00	160.29
33	—	384	169.00–174.00	170.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	502	165.00	165.00
11	—	470	167.00	167.00
6	—	434	173.00–175.00	173.99
3	—	633	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	183.00–186.00	184.78
5	—	394	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,034	37.00–44.50	41.18
9	—	1,079	53.00–56.50	54.86
29	—	1,015	45.00–51.50	48.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,530	49.00–56.50	53.82
5	—	1,499	57.50–62.50	60.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,307	43.50–47.00	44.89
19	—	1,261	48.50–55.50	53.12
15	—	1,277	55.50–62.00	58.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	126.00–129.00	127.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,863	77.00–81.00	79.19
6	—	1,788	84.00–92.00	86.95
2	—	1,478	70.00–72.00	71.07

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.