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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Apr 20

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,274 head

▲ 773 vs last sale 1,501▲ 558 vs year ago 1,716 · +32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 115▲ 90 vs year ago 160 · +56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher, with 500-700 lbs selling mostly 4.00-8.00 higher, 800-850 lbs sold steady to firm, with 3 pot loads of yearlings steers weighing over 850 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing under 650 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher, with 4 pot loads of yearling heifers weighing 650-720 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Good demand on a moderate to heavy supply of calves and yearlings. The load lots of yearling steers and heifers sold with good demand with active bidding on and active market. CME cattle futures were lower to start the week as were the equity markets also having a rough day, but feeder cattle found willing buyers on and active market despite negative outside markets.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.91/cwt on 836 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −117.90 against this barn's trailing median of $252.81.

Average price

$134.91

836 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

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

$40.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

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	480	142.11	682	278
Medium and Large 1	616	132.90	819	491
Medium and Large 2	540	122.28	661	34
Medium 2	420	120.00	504	5thin
Large 1	651	119.17	775	24
Large 1-2	808	102.00	824	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.11/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale836 hd

134.91

—

MO average16 barns · 6,186 hd

131.01

+3.90

This barn, trailing median7 sales

252.81

−117.90

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

7 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $235.76, median $252.81 across 7 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	—	Low	1,665	86.97	1,448	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	60.59	893	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	56.92	698	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	50.28	520	68
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,277	113.27	1,446	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,274	105.36	1,342	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,322	115.27	1,524	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,351	108.30	1,463	5thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	589	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	187.40/cwt	186.00–189.00	609	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	173.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	644	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	623	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	179.58/cwt	173.00–183.00	756	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	167.72/cwt	165.00–171.00	725	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	459	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	776	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	161.97/cwt	157.00–169.00	768	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	173.10/cwt	169.00–176.00	833	53
Steers	—	Large 1-2	498	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	712	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	161.74/cwt	159.50–169.50	844	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	153.63/cwt	147.00–159.50	817	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	546	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	846	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	158.39/cwt	155.00–162.50	876	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	568	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	889	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	143.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	824	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	813	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	150.30/cwt	147.00–152.00	923	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	139.17/cwt	134.50–145.00	866	18
Steers	—	Large 1	640	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	882	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	145.98/cwt	145.50–147.00	966	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	669	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	973	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	894	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	688	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	918	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	975	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	973	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	739	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	953	7
Steers	—	Large 1	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	994	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	120.62/cwt	116.00–121.50	1,010	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	122.48/cwt	120.25–123.60	1,059	180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	484	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	157.61/cwt	151.50–163.00	596	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	636	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	154.73/cwt	148.00–158.00	636	41
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	431	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	657	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	140.83/cwt	136.00–145.00	613	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	146.21/cwt	143.50–150.00	693	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	142.58/cwt	141.00–147.00	677	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	140.31/cwt	136.00–143.75	735	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	129.10/cwt	126.00–131.00	688	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	136.36/cwt	128.00–139.25	769	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	127.71/cwt	121.00–131.00	723	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	596	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	656	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	114.83/cwt	113.00–119.00	717	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	637	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	771	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	126.55/cwt	125.00–127.25	855	228
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	119.82/cwt	117.00–121.00	818	40
Heifers	—	Large 1	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	897	74
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	808	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	824	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	618	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	461	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	774	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	146.67/cwt	144.00–150.00	679	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	137.75/cwt	132.00–140.00	804	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	608	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	784	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	824	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	843	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	871	11
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,322	115.27/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,524	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,351	108.30/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,463	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,274	105.36/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,342	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,277	113.27/cwt	110.50–115.50	1,446	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	75.46/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	94.89/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,588	6
Bulls	—	—	1,706	86.87/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,482	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	51.80/cwt	47.00–56.50	527	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	60.15/cwt	57.00–64.00	626	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	41.78/cwt	38.00–45.00	441	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	62.02/cwt	59.00–66.50	759	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	55.81/cwt	51.50–58.50	684	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	47.65/cwt	45.00–49.50	587	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	56.17/cwt	54.00–57.50	800	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	49.06/cwt	48.00–50.00	724	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	65.13/cwt	62.00–67.50	972	8

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,274Last week 1,501Year ago 1,716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 115Year ago 160

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,322	113.00–117.50	115.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,351	104.00–111.00	108.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	70.00–80.00	75.46
6	—	1,673	93.00–96.50	94.89
15	—	1,706	82.00–90.00	86.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,231	45.00–49.50	47.65
23	—	1,224	59.00–66.50	62.02
22	—	1,226	51.50–58.50	55.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,018	47.00–56.50	51.80
22	—	1,056	38.00–45.00	41.78
14	—	1,040	57.00–64.00	60.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,493	62.00–67.50	65.13
3	—	1,425	54.00–57.50	56.17
2	—	1,475	48.00–50.00	49.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	110.50–115.50	113.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,274	103.00–107.00	105.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	143.50	143.50
7	—	584	132.00–140.00	137.75
8	—	636	129.50	129.50
8	—	672	125.50	125.50
11	—	764	114.00	114.00
14	—	463	144.00–150.00	146.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	143.00	143.00
6	—	770	113.00	113.00
7	—	739	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	169.00	169.00
13	—	568	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	138.00	138.00
4	—	476	154.00	154.00
5	—	600	135.50	135.50
7	—	382	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	669	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	474	157.00–169.00	161.97
37	—	532	147.00–159.50	153.63
18	—	622	134.50–145.00	139.17
16	—	575	140.00–148.00	143.28
14	—	432	165.00–171.00	167.72
14	—	371	170.00–180.00	173.58
9	—	672	130.00–136.00	133.06
7	—	729	133.50	133.50
6	—	325	186.00–189.00	187.40
4	—	753	132.00	132.00
4	—	293	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	865	120.25–123.60	122.48
77	—	837	116.00–121.50	120.62
53	—	481	169.00–176.00	173.10
42	—	614	147.00–152.00	150.30
35	—	553	155.00–162.50	158.39
35	—	522	159.50–169.50	161.74
31	—	421	173.00–183.00	179.58
27	—	662	145.50–147.00	145.98
13	—	722	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	640	137.75	137.75
7	—	750	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	546	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	676	125.00–127.25	126.55
74	—	719	124.75	124.75
54	—	564	128.00–139.25	136.36
41	—	411	148.00–158.00	154.73
39	—	474	143.50–150.00	146.21
26	—	524	136.00–143.75	140.31
20	—	637	130.00	130.00
5	—	381	167.00	167.00
4	—	319	167.00–170.00	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	624	113.00–119.00	114.83
9	—	393	142.00	142.00
7	—	596	110.00	110.00
3	—	435	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	431	152.50	152.50
8	—	615	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	435	136.00–145.00	140.83
42	—	378	151.50–163.00	157.61
40	—	683	117.00–121.00	119.82
27	—	533	126.00–131.00	129.10
15	—	566	121.00–131.00	127.71
14	—	475	141.00–147.00	142.58
6	—	283	171.00	171.00
3	—	325	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	808	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	637	121.00	121.00
4	—	718	110.00	110.00

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.