Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2020-11-23

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Nov 23
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,078 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 1,932▲ 656 vs year ago 1,422 · +46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 150▲ 80 vs year ago 160 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 450-600 lbs steers calves sold steady to firm on comparable sales and quality, with 6 weight steers uneven 600-650 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and 650-700 lbs soCld steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers sold steady to firm, with a pot load of 720 lb heifers selling with a higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. CME cattle futures had a good Monday with triple digit gains being encouraged by Friday's bullish Cattle on Feed Report.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.13/cwt on 844 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −97.15 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.
Average price
$146.13
844 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$26.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561149.90841259
Medium and Large 1709146.251,037522
Medium and Large 2652136.1488714thin
Large 1-2601128.9977632
Medium 1749127.0595110thin
Medium 1-2738123.509117thin
One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale844 hd
146.13
—
MO average18 barns · 18,943 hd
144.11
+2.03
This barn, trailing median11 sales
243.28
−97.15
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—Average1,71777.861,33714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52452.7580445
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29251.6366758
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06544.8847854
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,092102.711,1223thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,358103.751,4092thin
SteersSelectAverage1,28399.531,2772thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319181.79/cwt178.00–188.5058013
Steers—Medium and Large 1359184.50/cwt184.50–184.506627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378173.82/cwt171.00–176.5065712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned415175.50/cwt175.50–175.507289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425170.47/cwt166.50–174.0072426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469162.72/cwt157.50–165.0076334
Steers—Medium and Large 1485168.00/cwt168.00–168.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1516165.25/cwt161.00–170.0085345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527153.35/cwt150.00–158.0080818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned531147.00/cwt147.00–147.007817
Steers—Large 1-2Unweaned538130.00/cwt130.00–130.0069916
Steers—Medium and Large 2540144.00/cwt144.00–144.007785
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy546152.50/cwt152.50–152.508338
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed556165.00/cwt165.00–165.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575143.99/cwt140.00–147.0082843
Steers—Medium and Large 1581152.70/cwt149.50–156.2588729
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy591146.00/cwt146.00–146.008636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611139.50/cwt139.50–139.508524
Steers—Medium and Large 1618148.12/cwt147.00–150.0091582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620136.06/cwt133.50–137.7584429
Steers—Medium 1Fleshy633132.00/cwt132.00–132.008364
Steers—Large 1-2634127.00/cwt127.00–127.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661143.17/cwt140.00–145.0094628
Steers—Medium and Large 1668150.21/cwt146.00–152.001,00354
Steers—Medium and Large 2674134.00/cwt134.00–134.009034
Steers—Large 1-2675128.30/cwt125.00–130.0086612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy694128.50/cwt128.50–128.508924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy723130.12/cwt130.00–130.2594131
Steers—Medium and Large 1725144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0449
Steers—Medium 1-2Fleshy738123.50/cwt123.50–123.509117
Steers—Medium and Large 2745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2749140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy751132.25/cwt132.25–132.2599315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0426
Steers—Medium and Large 1779145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,13066
Steers—Medium and Large 1800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1204
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy805136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,09958
Steers—Medium 1Fleshy826123.75/cwt123.75–123.751,0226
Steers—Medium and Large 1866136.30/cwt135.10–137.501,180123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316162.70/cwt162.50–163.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337156.00/cwt156.00–156.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383150.00/cwt150.00–150.005756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420151.20/cwt150.00–154.0063516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421129.93/cwt127.00–132.505479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426145.30/cwt142.00–149.0061931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned467135.00/cwt135.00–135.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478129.00/cwt129.00–129.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485145.88/cwt144.50–153.0070843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned503129.00/cwt129.00–129.0064912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned512135.00/cwt135.00–135.006919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513134.16/cwt132.00–136.0068823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525143.05/cwt139.00–146.0075120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy539153.06/cwt152.00–153.5082517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy563126.41/cwt123.00–129.007127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567134.25/cwt131.00–136.5076124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed572148.00/cwt148.00–148.008479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy573125.50/cwt125.50–125.5071926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574138.26/cwt137.00–141.0079428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy622126.03/cwt123.75–129.5078427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625134.52/cwt131.50–138.0084116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627142.45/cwt139.50–145.50893109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665119.50/cwt119.50–119.507953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy672122.50/cwt122.50–122.5082310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676135.00/cwt135.00–135.0091310
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy705117.50/cwt117.50–117.508283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720131.00/cwt131.00–131.0094310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721142.75/cwt142.75–142.751,02970
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy796120.50/cwt120.50–120.509598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840118.50/cwt118.50–118.509955
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376166.20/cwt165.00–167.006257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428167.00/cwt167.00–167.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2494145.76/cwt144.00–147.507206
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,28399.53/cwt99.00–100.001,2772
Steers—Select and Choice1,358103.75/cwt103.50–104.001,4092
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,092102.71/cwt102.00–104.001,1223
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60370.29/cwt69.00–72.001,1273
Bulls——1,74879.93/cwt77.00–82.501,39711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01433.80/cwt30.00–37.003439
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05643.40/cwt38.00–48.5045821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09150.32/cwt47.00–55.0054924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29153.64/cwt51.00–56.5069233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29348.01/cwt43.50–51.0062123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30859.95/cwt58.00–62.007842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48947.28/cwt43.50–50.5070416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53454.25/cwt51.00–59.0083225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60065.31/cwt63.00–67.001,0454

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.