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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, May 24

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

3,125 head

▲ 336 vs last sale 2,789▲ 3,125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 300▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 450 lbs sold with a higher undertone with few comparisons from last week, 450-650 lb steers traded firm to 5.00 higher, with 650-700 lbs selling with a higher undertone, best test on big yearling steers were two pot loads of 925 lb steers off the same consignment as last week selling 5.00 lower with last week's very active market. Feeder heifers weighing 450-550 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower with 550-600 lbs selling with a higher undertone and over 600 lbs mostly steady on a light offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on heavy offering, with a good quality offering of steer calves weighing 450-700 lbs and a good quality offering of 9 weight steers.

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 $155.48/cwt on 1,573 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −87.80 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.

Average price

$155.48

1,573 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$25.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

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	594	156.69	931	351
Medium and Large 1	687	155.53	1,068	1,202
Medium and Large 2	665	130.78	869	20

One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $61 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 sale1,573 hd

155.48

—

MO average16 barns · 12,606 hd

154.57

+0.91

This barn, trailing median11 sales

243.28

−87.80

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	1,805	90.66	1,637	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	65.40	994	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	63.11	796	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	56.96	599	44
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	123.09	1,809	24

Every lot

66 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	191.65/cwt	190.00–192.00	632	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	712	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	187.91/cwt	182.00–193.00	714	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	177.16/cwt	170.00–181.00	744	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	186.40/cwt	178.00–190.00	790	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	166.01/cwt	161.00–170.00	789	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	176.83/cwt	174.00–187.00	854	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	176.31/cwt	169.00–180.00	917	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	161.76/cwt	156.50–168.00	861	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	156.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	890	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	164.00/cwt	158.75–169.00	946	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	601	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	751	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	148.69/cwt	143.00–156.00	922	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	164.95/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,029	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	946	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	140.67/cwt	136.75–143.00	935	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	153.04/cwt	150.25–159.75	1,030	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,027	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,080	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	942	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	980	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,004	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	821	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,121	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,146	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	130.40/cwt	127.75–131.75	1,215	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	127.10/cwt	127.10–127.10	1,220	173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	538	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	153.12/cwt	145.00–156.50	571	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	401	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	147.31/cwt	142.50–151.00	617	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	154.35/cwt	154.00–154.75	684	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	150.19/cwt	149.00–152.50	709	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	144.82/cwt	141.50–148.50	688	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	136.88/cwt	135.00–139.00	650	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	139.43/cwt	134.50–142.00	731	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	144.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	774	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	143.94/cwt	140.00–147.50	816	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	123.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	707	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	136.09/cwt	132.00–138.50	788	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	131.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	825	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	140.14/cwt	138.00–142.50	893	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	127.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	881	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	940	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	704	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	866	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	931	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	968	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	168.73/cwt	168.50–169.50	717	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	750	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,470	123.09/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,809	24
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	91.77/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,665	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	34.84/cwt	30.00–39.00	326	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	47.89/cwt	44.00–53.00	495	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	57.85/cwt	54.00–61.00	610	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	65.36/cwt	62.00–68.00	711	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	55.79/cwt	50.00–58.00	695	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	63.17/cwt	58.50–66.00	797	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	67.90/cwt	66.00–71.50	866	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	63.85/cwt	60.00–65.50	952	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	68.32/cwt	66.50–71.00	1,048	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	965	1

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 May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,125Last week 2,789Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 300Year 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
13	—	928	123.50	123.50
24	—	475	161.00–170.00	166.01
13	—	665	136.75–143.00	140.67
10	—	784	125.00	125.00
8	—	713	143.00–145.00	144.02
7	—	803	125.00	125.00
58	—	569	150.00–159.00	156.39
52	—	420	170.00–181.00	177.16
30	—	532	156.50–168.00	161.76
27	—	620	143.00–156.00	148.69
26	—	380	182.00–193.00	187.91
17	—	330	190.00–192.00	191.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	821	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	424	178.00–190.00	186.40
173	—	960	127.10	127.10
174	—	932	127.75–131.75	130.40
58	—	483	174.00–187.00	176.83
18	—	731	147.75	147.75
9	—	358	199.00	199.00
3	—	320	197.50	197.50
159	—	673	150.25–159.75	153.04
140	—	520	169.00–180.00	176.31
209	—	577	158.75–169.00	164.00
200	—	624	157.00–168.00	164.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	639	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	733	125.00–130.00	128.56
4	—	590	145.00	145.00
6	—	601	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	334	161.00	161.00
29	—	626	125.00–135.00	131.85
62	—	524	134.50–142.00	139.43
38	—	373	145.00–156.50	153.12
23	—	475	141.50–148.50	144.82
70	—	579	132.00–138.50	136.09
36	—	419	142.50–151.00	147.31
36	—	711	131.00	131.00
12	—	694	123.00–129.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	696	135.00	135.00
3	—	317	170.00	170.00
16	—	787	123.00	123.00
23	—	637	138.00–142.50	140.14
13	—	443	154.00–154.75	154.35
131	—	567	140.00–147.50	143.94
64	—	472	149.00–152.50	150.19
56	—	534	144.00–150.00	144.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	143.00	143.00
15	—	475	135.00–139.00	136.88
7	—	704	123.00	123.00
4	—	840	110.00	110.00
3	—	683	114.00	114.00
8	—	574	120.00–125.00	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	168.50–169.50	168.73
7	—	495	151.50	151.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,245	50.00–58.00	55.79
18	—	1,275	66.00–71.50	67.90
32	—	1,261	58.50–66.00	63.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	44.00–53.00	47.89
15	—	1,088	62.00–68.00	65.36
19	—	1,055	54.00–61.00	57.85
4	—	935	30.00–39.00	34.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,491	60.00–65.50	63.85
1	—	1,755	55.00	55.00
11	—	1,534	66.50–71.00	68.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,470	121.50–124.00	123.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,814	86.00–96.00	91.77
1	—	1,710	78.50	78.50

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.