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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Apr 29

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,389 head

▲ 1,673 vs last sale 1,716▲ 3,389 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 160▲ 410 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 sold steady, 500-550 lb steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower, 550-650 lbs traded unevenly steady to spots 2.00 lower, 650-825 lb yearling steers sold steady to firm, with 850-900 lbs selling mostly 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, with 600-700 lbs selling steady to 4.00 higher, best test on 7 weight heifers was a pot load from same consignment as last week weighing 715 lbs trading 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply heavy. A very good offering of good quality calves and yearlings all through the sale sold on and active market despite eroding cattle futures.

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 $165.27/cwt on 1,341 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −78.01 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.

Average price

$165.27

1,341 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$9.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	166.98	934	346
Medium and Large 1	658	165.24	1,087	927
Medium and Large 2	567	156.99	890	68

One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $44 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 sale1,341 hd

165.27

—

MO average18 barns · 10,474 hd

168.42

−3.15

This barn, trailing median11 sales

243.28

−78.01

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	1,755	86.16	1,512	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	58.78	866	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	58.73	733	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	51.16	536	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,108	123.40	1,367	7thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,245	127.22	1,584	22
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,191	121.82	1,451	5thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	202.09/cwt	199.00–205.00	667	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	191.16/cwt	184.00–196.00	747	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	184.27/cwt	178.00–187.00	768	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	193.60/cwt	189.00–196.50	811	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	170.31/cwt	170.00–170.50	751	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	448	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	784	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	189.18/cwt	186.00–190.50	910	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	181.74/cwt	174.00–187.00	876	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	181.05/cwt	176.50–186.00	949	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	165.88/cwt	159.50–173.00	873	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	533	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	163.84/cwt	157.50–172.25	921	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	911	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	174.61/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,006	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	152.64/cwt	145.75–157.00	881	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	161.56/cwt	161.00–162.50	982	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	168.34/cwt	164.50–173.50	1,042	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	158.96/cwt	155.50–162.00	997	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	656	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,133	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	163.32/cwt	159.50–169.00	1,073	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	153.53/cwt	150.50–155.00	1,013	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	664	154.31/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,025	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	666	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,066	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	670	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	948	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,149	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,101	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,115	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,086	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,188	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	140.20/cwt	139.50–141.00	1,244	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,248	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	172.49/cwt	172.00–173.00	567	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	165.43/cwt	158.00–169.00	556	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	159.72/cwt	155.00–167.00	588	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	169.60/cwt	164.00–176.00	643	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	167.09/cwt	162.00–174.00	705	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	147.02/cwt	146.00–148.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	154.63/cwt	148.00–161.00	668	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	163.01/cwt	159.50–172.00	771	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	150.34/cwt	145.00–158.00	722	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	750	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	495	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	705	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	514	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	834	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	147.99/cwt	144.00–151.75	771	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	156.87/cwt	153.00–161.50	822	142
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	152.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	861	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	825	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	141.66/cwt	137.50–149.50	819	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	145.15/cwt	142.00–148.00	893	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	619	139.34/cwt	139.00–139.75	863	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	157.26/cwt	150.50–159.00	980	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	679	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,025	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	142.55/cwt	140.25–145.00	976	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	131.60/cwt	130.00–132.50	908	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	694	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	874	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	141.46/cwt	139.00–141.75	1,013	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	984	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	131.54/cwt	130.00–133.25	1,015	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,029	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,001	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	182.73/cwt	176.00–190.00	691	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	166.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	726	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	171.84/cwt	169.00–175.50	782	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	158.49/cwt	153.00–162.00	846	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	146.30/cwt	146.00–147.00	863	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	950	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	963	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,191	121.82/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,451	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,245	127.22/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,584	22
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,108	123.40/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,367	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,562	76.27/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,191	5
Bulls	—	—	1,769	85.62/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,515	15
Bulls	—	—	1,861	94.37/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,756	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	40.55/cwt	36.50–45.00	414	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	51.59/cwt	46.00–56.00	544	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	58.76/cwt	56.00–63.50	620	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	49.15/cwt	46.00–51.00	610	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	64.59/cwt	60.00–70.00	803	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	57.68/cwt	54.00–60.00	722	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	57.46/cwt	54.00–60.00	846	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	62.91/cwt	60.00–66.50	929	7

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,389Last week 1,716Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 160Year 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	—	770	150.00	150.00
181	—	576	170.00–178.00	174.61
173	—	887	139.50–141.00	140.20
100	—	481	186.00–190.50	189.18
77	—	524	176.50–186.00	181.05
68	—	619	164.50–173.50	168.34
56	—	975	128.00	128.00
52	—	419	189.00–196.50	193.60
36	—	707	162.50	162.50
31	—	657	159.50–169.00	163.32
30	—	814	146.00	146.00
13	—	330	199.00–205.00	202.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	664	152.00–157.50	154.31
18	—	608	161.00–162.50	161.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	577	145.75–157.00	152.64
12	—	743	150.00	150.00
8	—	441	170.00–170.50	170.31
7	—	367	179.00	179.00
4	—	535	157.00	157.00
3	—	690	145.00	145.00
3	—	475	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	666	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	482	174.00–187.00	181.74
55	—	627	155.50–162.00	158.96
47	—	562	157.50–172.25	163.84
44	—	526	159.50–173.00	165.88
35	—	660	150.50–155.00	153.53
31	—	417	178.00–187.00	184.27
19	—	391	184.00–196.00	191.16
10	—	809	134.25	134.25
4	—	729	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	141.50	141.50
5	—	448	175.00	175.00
3	—	533	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	566	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	656	172.75	172.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	140.00	140.00
6	—	426	146.00–148.00	147.02
3	—	748	131.50	131.50
3	—	468	140.00	140.00
3	—	382	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	521	144.00–151.75	147.99
46	—	480	145.00–158.00	150.34
31	—	432	148.00–161.00	154.63
23	—	615	142.00–148.00	145.15
16	—	690	130.00–132.50	131.60
12	—	578	137.50–149.50	141.66
12	—	368	155.00–167.00	159.72
12	—	336	158.00–169.00	165.43
4	—	894	112.00	112.00
4	—	795	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	694	126.00	126.00
4	—	495	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	679	151.00	151.00
9	—	514	162.25	162.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	524	153.00–161.50	156.87
92	—	422	162.00–174.00	167.09
87	—	716	139.00–141.75	141.46
74	—	473	159.50–172.00	163.01
38	—	623	150.50–159.00	157.26
26	—	685	140.25–145.00	142.55
24	—	563	150.00–158.00	152.97
23	—	772	130.00–133.25	131.54
12	—	329	172.00–173.00	172.49
11	—	379	164.00–176.00	169.60
6	—	812	126.75	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	139.00–139.75	139.34
7	—	575	143.50	143.50
5	—	670	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	455	169.00–175.50	171.84
13	—	590	146.00–147.00	146.30
10	—	605	146.00	146.00
10	—	534	153.00–162.00	158.49
10	—	437	160.00–170.00	166.03
10	—	378	176.00–190.00	182.73
6	—	723	133.25	133.25
6	—	676	140.50	140.50
4	—	341	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,054	46.00–56.00	51.59
19	—	1,055	56.00–63.50	58.76
15	—	1,021	36.50–45.00	40.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,472	54.00–60.00	57.46
7	—	1,476	60.00–66.50	62.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,251	54.00–60.00	57.68
23	—	1,244	60.00–70.00	64.59
9	—	1,241	46.00–51.00	49.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,245	126.00–129.00	127.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	121.00–125.00	121.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,108	123.00–124.00	123.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,769	83.00–89.00	85.62
7	—	1,861	90.00–100.00	94.37
5	—	1,562	75.00–79.00	76.27

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.