Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2022-01-03

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Jan 3
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,338 head
▲ 500 vs last sale 838▼ 483 vs year ago 1,821 · −26.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 163▲ 117 vs year ago 60 · +195.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-7.00 higher, with a light test of 600-700 lbs selling 2.00-4.00 higher and yearlings over 700 lbs sold with a higher undertone on limited offerings from two weeks ago. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to firm on a light test with yearlings over 650 lbs trading with a higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, with spots 2.00-3.00 higher on the high dressing cows. As we turn our attention to a new year feeder cattle prices hit the ground running as demand was good for a moderate offering as trade was active for steer calves and yearlings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.68/cwt on 621 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −74.60 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.
Average price
$168.68
621 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.25
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1729172.321,256411
Medium and Large 1-2627167.931,053135
Large 1-2585161.009426thin
Large 1871157.001,36710thin
Medium and Large 2590147.8387259
One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $384 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 sale621 hd
168.68
—
MO average3 barns · 8,192 hd
164.43
+4.25
This barn, trailing median11 sales
243.28
−74.60
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—High1,75390.471,58617
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,86777.811,4533thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47665.8497226
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25359.3174338
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06945.2748444
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,085124.251,34810
SteersChoiceAverage1,283132.561,7012thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215130.001,5805thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394199.00/cwt199.00–199.007848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441184.00/cwt184.00–184.0081115
Steers—Medium and Large 1475205.84/cwt193.00–208.0097840
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498174.00/cwt174.00–174.008678
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy515208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536181.16/cwt177.00–184.0097112
Steers—Medium and Large 2538144.26/cwt142.00–146.0077618
Steers—Medium and Large 1542189.63/cwt187.00–200.001,02847
Steers—Medium and Large 1576183.42/cwt179.00–188.001,05622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581173.04/cwt170.00–175.001,00513
Steers—Large 1-2585161.00/cwt161.00–161.009426
Steers—Medium and Large 2591153.78/cwt150.00–160.0090929
Steers—Medium and Large 2614135.00/cwt135.00–135.008295
Steers—Medium and Large 1625168.72/cwt165.00–176.001,05526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630158.00/cwt158.00–158.009954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 1680169.16/cwt168.00–170.001,15033
Steers—Medium and Large 2700141.50/cwt141.50–141.509917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717159.18/cwt156.50–159.501,14159
Steers—Medium and Large 1748164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,22711
Steers—Medium and Large 1756165.45/cwt160.00–166.001,25177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,2008
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy793150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1905
Steers—Large 1871157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,36710
Steers—Medium and Large 1893161.21/cwt157.00–162.351,440152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385158.50/cwt158.50–158.506107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432150.50/cwt150.50–150.5065015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486169.00/cwt169.00–169.0082120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489151.11/cwt147.25–159.0073924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513155.04/cwt154.50–156.0079516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529143.50/cwt141.50–145.5075912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537158.68/cwt158.50–160.0085223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570151.04/cwt147.00–152.5086131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1596153.50/cwt153.50–153.5091515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631152.49/cwt147.75–155.0096249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681158.29/cwt156.50–159.751,078135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,0345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738156.25/cwt156.25–156.251,15368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,1137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817139.89/cwt139.75–140.251,14311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2854139.25/cwt139.25–139.251,1894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1856145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,24563
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,215130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5805
Steers—Choice1,283132.56/cwt131.00–134.001,7012
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,085124.25/cwt124.00–124.501,34810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64680.20/cwt79.00–82.001,3204
Bulls——1,74989.56/cwt84.00–95.001,5669
Bulls——1,869102.78/cwt97.00–109.001,9214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02054.65/cwt52.50–57.0055710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06935.37/cwt30.00–40.0037813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09145.62/cwt41.00–49.0049819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11559.50/cwt59.00–60.006632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23857.55/cwt55.00–60.0071219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26550.43/cwt45.00–53.006385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26864.88/cwt62.00–68.0082314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45263.78/cwt60.00–66.0092613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48756.89/cwt55.00–58.008463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50571.20/cwt68.00–75.001,07210
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,86777.81/cwt74.00–80.001,4533

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.