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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Dec 7

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,159 head

▲ 3,159 vs last sale 0▲ 3,159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 300 vs last sale 0▲ 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone with last week's light test, 500-600 lb steers sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 600-650 lbs selling firm to 3.00 higher, 650-700 lbs were mostly yearlings and sold with a higher undertone as last week's offering was mostly calves, 700-750 lbs sold steady with 750-800 lbs trading steady to 3.00 lower and weights over 800 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers sold steady with the exception of 500-600 lb heifers selling steady to 5.00 higher. Lot of good top quality calves in Monday's offering as overall quality was better this week and selling in larger consignments and groups with the bulk weighing 450-700 lbs trading on and active market. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

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 $151.42/cwt on 1,383 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −91.86 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.

Average price

$151.42

1,383 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	418	153.00	640	5thin
Medium and Large 1	664	152.64	1,014	1,039
Medium and Large 1-2	640	147.89	946	322
Medium and Large 2	518	142.74	739	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale1,383 hd

151.42

—

MO average20 barns · 25,727 hd

145.87

+5.54

This barn, trailing median11 sales

243.28

−91.86

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	—	Low	1,785	76.99	1,374	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,733	68.85	1,193	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	54.34	820	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	51.23	650	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	44.82	458	40
Heifers	Select	Average	1,278	97.24	1,243	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	100.72	1,364	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,289	91.72	1,182	16

Every lot

82 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	185.65/cwt	184.00–186.00	640	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	183.48/cwt	181.00–189.00	705	25
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	174.62/cwt	174.00–175.00	737	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	183.13/cwt	180.00–189.00	780	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	468	189.27/cwt	188.00–190.00	886	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	175.59/cwt	171.00–186.00	841	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	164.95/cwt	157.00–169.00	803	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	156.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	812	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	168.10/cwt	163.00–175.00	894	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	136.20/cwt	133.00–139.50	730	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	977	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	160.74/cwt	155.00–169.00	921	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	148.34/cwt	140.00–153.00	857	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	979	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	152.07/cwt	144.00–154.50	941	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	143.00/cwt	142.75–144.50	917	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	671	140.38/cwt	140.00–140.50	942	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	141.34/cwt	135.00–143.50	953	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	151.95/cwt	147.00–156.50	1,033	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	135.61/cwt	134.00–137.00	956	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	143.92/cwt	141.50–150.00	1,026	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	741	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	945	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	133.42/cwt	130.50–137.50	993	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	983	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	129.36/cwt	126.75–131.25	982	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	142.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,109	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	133.72/cwt	132.75–138.00	1,109	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,271	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,210	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	326	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	567	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	598	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	157.62/cwt	153.00–160.00	667	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	147.24/cwt	145.00–151.00	635	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	148.17/cwt	144.00–152.00	696	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	139.96/cwt	137.00–143.00	670	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	145.21/cwt	141.00–149.00	758	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	119.56/cwt	115.00–124.00	624	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	136.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	718	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	144.04/cwt	139.00–145.50	815	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	113.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	651	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	132.73/cwt	124.00–137.00	763	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	581	121.43/cwt	121.00–122.00	706	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	127.35/cwt	122.50–129.50	791	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	140.43/cwt	138.50–143.50	888	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	641	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	934	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	126.22/cwt	123.00–130.00	844	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	125.99/cwt	124.00–126.25	917	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	961	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	854	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	939	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,085	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	492	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	133.73/cwt	132.00–135.50	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	127.33/cwt	125.50–130.00	736	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	120.32/cwt	120.00–120.50	834	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	119.69/cwt	118.00–121.00	852	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	955	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,289	91.72/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,182	16
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,354	100.72/cwt	100.50–102.00	1,364	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,278	97.24/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,243	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,479	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	72.11/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,265	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	79.28/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,435	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	33.72/cwt	31.00–36.00	326	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	41.09/cwt	37.50–43.00	401	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	48.40/cwt	44.00–52.50	511	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	53.75/cwt	53.50–54.00	581	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	52.22/cwt	48.00–55.00	659	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	45.80/cwt	42.50–47.50	588	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	810	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	47.00/cwt	44.00–49.00	693	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	53.67/cwt	50.50–57.00	801	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	61.29/cwt	58.00–65.50	969	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,733	68.85/cwt	66.00–72.50	1,193	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,159Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	519	155.00–160.00	156.41
17	—	487	157.00–169.00	164.95
13	—	759	126.75–131.25	129.36
33	—	641	142.75–144.50	143.00
17	—	345	184.00–186.00	185.65
25	—	384	181.00–189.00	183.48
8	—	422	174.00–175.00	174.62
56	—	942	128.50	128.50
25	—	744	130.50–137.50	133.42
67	—	578	140.00–153.00	148.34
29	—	674	135.00–143.50	141.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	479	171.00–186.00	175.59
122	—	829	132.75–138.00	133.72
154	—	680	147.00–156.50	151.95
135	—	619	144.00–154.50	152.07
104	—	573	155.00–169.00	160.74
113	—	713	141.50–150.00	143.92
60	—	931	136.50	136.50
101	—	532	163.00–175.00	168.10
6	—	426	180.00–189.00	183.13
68	—	778	140.00–143.00	142.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	130.25	130.25
15	—	705	134.00–137.00	135.61
30	—	671	140.00–140.50	140.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	161.00	161.00
29	—	468	188.00–190.00	189.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	558	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	135.50	135.50
8	—	536	133.00–139.50	136.20
5	—	436	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	396	151.00	151.00
17	—	621	122.50–129.50	127.35
3	—	322	163.00	163.00
7	—	904	120.00	120.00
19	—	479	137.00–143.00	139.96
36	—	527	129.00–139.00	136.16
7	—	780	123.25	123.25
27	—	575	124.00–137.00	132.73
18	—	669	123.00–130.00	126.22
33	—	728	124.00–126.25	125.99
20	—	431	145.00–151.00	147.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	641	119.50	119.50
7	—	581	121.00–122.00	121.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	566	139.00–145.50	144.04
135	—	522	141.00–149.00	145.21
108	—	667	140.00	140.00
161	—	632	138.50–143.50	140.43
53	—	470	144.00–152.00	148.17
42	—	423	153.00–160.00	157.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	854	110.00	110.00
3	—	614	114.00	114.00
6	—	522	115.00–124.00	119.56
15	—	573	110.00–117.00	113.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	813	117.50	117.50
6	—	537	132.00–135.50	133.73
3	—	410	170.00	170.00
22	—	693	120.00–120.50	120.32
9	—	712	118.00–121.00	119.69
12	—	578	125.50–130.00	127.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,474	44.00–49.00	47.00
7	—	1,581	58.00–65.50	61.29
18	—	1,492	50.50–57.00	53.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,262	48.00–55.00	52.22
1	—	1,385	58.50	58.50
9	—	1,284	42.50–47.50	45.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,056	44.00–52.50	48.40
4	—	966	31.00–36.00	33.72
13	—	975	37.50–43.00	41.09
2	—	1,080	53.50–54.00	53.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	66.00–72.50	68.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,354	100.50–102.00	100.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,289	90.00–93.00	91.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,278	94.50–99.00	97.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,754	70.00–74.00	72.11
11	—	1,810	75.00–84.00	79.28
1	—	1,720	86.00	86.00

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.