Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2020-06-01

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Jun 1
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,122 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4,122▲ 4,122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 241▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 2.00 higher, 500-600 lb steers sold fully steady, 600-700 lbs traded steady to spots 2.00 lower, 7 weight steers were lightly tested, with the best test on big yearling steers weighing over 850 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold steady with 600-650 lbs selling steady to 2.00 lower, and heifers weighing over 650 lbs selling with a steady to firm undertone. Slaughter cows sold firm to 4.00 higher. Callaway Livestock Center came back from the Memorial Day Holiday with their largest sale ever of feeder cattle on offer. A large offering of load lots, with many strings of top quality feeder cattle on hand had and active market with plenty of buyers on hand as feeders sold with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.31/cwt on 2,034 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −87.97 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.
Average price
$155.31
2,034 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$28.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.80
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513162.72835617
Medium and Large 1669152.631,0211,375
Medium and Large 2622133.9883442
One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $1 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 sale2,034 hd
155.31
—
MO average17 barns · 14,833 hd
145.51
+9.80
This barn, trailing median11 sales
243.28
−87.97
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
272249226203median 243.2804/0604/2706/0808/0308/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,77889.971,60015
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,68573.501,2383thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46766.7397921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23563.0377832
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04055.8758148
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,126107.961,2167thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,13499.241,1254thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,297114.561,48611
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281105.501,3519thin
SteersSelectAverage1,216100.111,21725

Every lot

83 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270205.00/cwt205.00–205.0055411
Steers—Medium and Large 1328202.88/cwt199.00–208.0066523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334188.14/cwt183.00–193.0062840
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374182.10/cwt178.00–186.0068173
Steers—Medium and Large 1378187.62/cwt186.00–192.0070918
Steers—Medium and Large 1425183.46/cwt178.00–191.0078023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429171.25/cwt165.00–176.0073574
Steers—Medium and Large 2442148.00/cwt148.00–148.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 2467151.00/cwt151.00–151.007058
Steers—Medium and Large 1475178.08/cwt174.00–183.0084674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481166.72/cwt161.50–175.0080289
Steers—Medium and Large 2505149.87/cwt145.00–153.507577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525162.77/cwt157.00–166.00855116
Steers—Medium and Large 1528171.31/cwt166.00–173.60905226
Steers—Medium and Large 1568161.96/cwt157.50–166.00920113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572152.95/cwt145.00–156.00875105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615146.61/cwt140.00–150.0090230
Steers—Medium and Large 1621158.71/cwt154.50–161.25986349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668140.40/cwt134.00–144.509388
Steers—Medium and Large 1669149.22/cwt147.50–150.5099881
Steers—Medium and Large 2684134.00/cwt134.00–134.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1719147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,06118
Steers—Medium and Large 2723123.15/cwt123.00–123.5089014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725134.29/cwt132.00–135.0097444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2759133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,00917
Steers—Medium and Large 1762138.69/cwt138.00–140.501,05775
Steers—Medium and Large 2781111.00/cwt111.00–111.008676
Steers—Medium and Large 1826125.44/cwt124.50–126.751,03677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2884118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,04310
Steers—Medium and Large 1888125.75/cwt125.75–125.751,11760
Steers—Medium and Large 1921124.69/cwt120.00–127.001,148238
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232188.00/cwt188.00–188.0043610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276178.00/cwt178.00–178.004919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329140.00/cwt140.00–140.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed334187.00/cwt187.00–187.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377156.28/cwt152.00–160.0058925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381165.12/cwt163.00–169.0062911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387143.06/cwt141.00–145.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed421164.00/cwt164.00–164.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425148.75/cwt142.50–154.0063256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426154.90/cwt151.00–160.0066045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431138.14/cwt135.00–140.0059510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466150.99/cwt147.00–156.0070468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483139.59/cwt135.00–145.0067443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486130.00/cwt130.00–130.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy508126.00/cwt126.00–126.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518150.26/cwt145.00–153.50778186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525139.09/cwt135.00–144.0073060
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525127.24/cwt122.25–132.7566833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574134.72/cwt129.50–137.0077328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577144.73/cwt138.00–147.00835122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610140.27/cwt138.00–144.0085634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640134.18/cwt125.50–135.2585978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650137.00/cwt137.00–137.0089172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661123.93/cwt121.50–125.0081917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675115.75/cwt115.00–116.507816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710133.75/cwt133.75–133.7595063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733122.00/cwt122.00–122.0089411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2743110.00/cwt110.00–110.008175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787123.75/cwt123.75–123.7597474
Heifers—Medium and Large 281498.00/cwt98.00–98.007987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920102.00/cwt102.00–102.009385
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382179.12/cwt178.00–180.006847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428169.00/cwt169.00–169.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582130.42/cwt130.00–131.5075911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007883
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,216100.11/cwt99.00–101.001,21725
Steers—Select and Choice1,281105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,3519
Steers—Choice1,297114.56/cwt113.50–115.001,48611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,126107.96/cwt106.00–111.501,2167
Heifers—Select1,13499.24/cwt99.00–99.501,1254
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61579.79/cwt77.50–82.001,2893
Bulls——1,81788.21/cwt85.00–93.001,6035
Bulls——1,82195.59/cwt95.00–98.001,7417
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99245.42/cwt42.00–49.0045110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03254.65/cwt50.00–57.0056419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07262.59/cwt58.00–68.0067119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20550.00/cwt50.00–50.006031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23267.94/cwt63.00–73.0083716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24058.67/cwt55.00–62.0072815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46060.50/cwt58.50–62.008833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46867.77/cwt63.50–72.5099518
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,68573.50/cwt73.00–74.001,2383

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.