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Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Jan 31
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,107 head
▼ 828 vs last sale 2,935▲ 1,093 vs year ago 1,014 · +107.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 143▲ 161 vs year ago 114 · +141.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of 4 weight steers sold unevenly steady, with 500-600 lbs selling firm to 5.00 higher, spots 8.00 higher, 600-700 lb steers got back all they lost last week and traded 6.00-12.00 higher, 700-750 lbs sold with a higher undertone with condition and quality more attractive than last week, 750-800 lbs and 850 lb steers were not well tested with last week's offering. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a lower undertone, 500-550 lb sold mostly 4.00 lower, 550-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower with last week's very active market, 600-700 lbs sold mostly steady and a pot load of 740 lb heifers traded with a firm undertone. with last week's pot load. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering, best on a good offering of top quality steers weighing 500-750 lbs. Cattle Inventory report was released Monday and showed all cattle and calves down 2 percent, with beef cow herd shrinking 2 percent as well. March corn traded 10 cents lower all helped CME Feeder Cattle futures turn green and closed with sharp triple-digit gains.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.19/cwt on 931 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −72.09 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.
Average price
$171.19
931 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.43
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1677171.821,164777
Medium and Large 1-2581170.27989135
Large 1-2554159.008815thin
Medium 1-2548152.008339thin
Medium and Large 2730144.101,0525thin
One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $112 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 sale931 hd
171.19
—
MO average17 barns · 15,291 hd
167.76
+3.43
This barn, trailing median11 sales
243.28
−72.09
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—High1,797102.711,84629
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,73879.251,3776thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49073.081,08923
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28171.8892164
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03261.8363840
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,173128.261,5046thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,243135.141,6803thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295125.721,62821
SteersSelectAverage1,276112.511,43613

Every lot

67 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1390211.80/cwt211.00–212.0082614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411197.56/cwt197.00–198.008127
Steers—Medium and Large 1442201.00/cwt201.00–201.008889
Steers—Medium and Large 1475200.73/cwt198.00–205.0095333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477182.63/cwt178.00–193.0087110
Steers—Medium and Large 1519195.68/cwt184.00–202.001,01686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528175.24/cwt172.00–183.0092529
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy532211.00/cwt206.00–217.251,12328
Steers—Medium 1-2548152.00/cwt152.00–152.008339
Steers—Large 1-2554159.00/cwt159.00–159.008815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571171.76/cwt165.00–176.0098151
Steers—Medium and Large 1575187.33/cwt185.00–189.501,07720
Steers—Medium and Large 1622177.86/cwt169.00–180.001,106111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned631162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,02212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,0006
Steers—Medium and Large 1683170.94/cwt165.00–174.251,16869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685156.50/cwt152.00–160.001,07216
Steers—Medium and Large 1713165.19/cwt162.50–166.501,17840
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721155.82/cwt152.00–157.501,12316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy722172.50/cwt171.00–173.001,24557
Steers—Medium and Large 2730144.10/cwt143.50–145.001,0525
Steers—Medium and Large 1766153.97/cwt152.00–157.001,179198
Steers—Medium and Large 1850152.18/cwt151.00–153.001,294100
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376177.10/cwt170.00–180.0066622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436178.00/cwt178.00–178.007765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440143.00/cwt143.00–143.006294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469164.15/cwt160.00–167.007707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487154.41/cwt148.00–158.0075221
Heifers—Medium 1-2494125.00/cwt125.00–125.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507134.00/cwt134.00–134.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned508141.00/cwt141.00–141.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526160.30/cwt156.00–166.0084337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532146.31/cwt144.00–152.0077813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571145.36/cwt142.00–149.0083016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578149.77/cwt149.00–153.0086656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584135.00/cwt135.00–135.0078810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607133.00/cwt133.00–133.0080722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618140.70/cwt139.00–143.0087014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621150.33/cwt147.00–151.5093434
Heifers—Large 1-2627134.25/cwt134.25–134.258425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned628125.00/cwt125.00–125.0078515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654139.00/cwt139.00–139.009095
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy666130.50/cwt130.50–130.508695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1686146.65/cwt144.00–150.501,006119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718132.50/cwt132.50–132.509516
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy725111.00/cwt111.00–111.008057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1741146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,08266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825130.50/cwt130.00–131.001,0778
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476180.00/cwt180.00–180.008576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy596139.00/cwt139.00–139.008286
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,243135.14/cwt133.00–138.001,6803
Steers—Select1,276112.51/cwt112.00–113.001,43613
Steers—Select and Choice1,295125.72/cwt124.00–127.501,62821
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,173128.26/cwt126.00–131.001,5046
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41585.11/cwt83.00–87.001,2042
Bulls——1,62897.59/cwt95.00–100.001,58912
Bulls——1,983109.15/cwt101.00–115.002,16415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95748.44/cwt42.00–53.004648
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01760.11/cwt54.00–63.0061114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07869.13/cwt64.50–77.0074518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24756.81/cwt55.00–61.007085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27467.65/cwt64.00–72.0086223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29076.67/cwt73.00–85.5098936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46366.80/cwt64.00–68.009775
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49476.53/cwt73.00–86.001,14316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52061.20/cwt60.50–62.009302
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,73879.25/cwt75.00–84.001,3776

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.