Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2022-04-11

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Apr 11
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,012 head
▲ 314 vs last sale 1,698▼ 516 vs year ago 2,528 · −20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
372 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 363▲ 182 vs year ago 190 · +95.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, again this week a lot of new crop steer calves weighing under 600 lbs that were unweaned, short weaned but on comparable sales with last week sold steady to firm, 600-650 lbs were lightly tested and sold with a firm undertone, 650-700 lbs traded firm to 3.00 higher, 700-850 lbs were not well tested and two pot loads of 865 steers sold with a sharply higher undertone with last weeks pot load, but were 30 lbs lighter and with better weighing condition. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with 500-600 lb heifers selling 3.00-7.00 higher and over 600 lbs were lightly tested with a pot load of 715 lb heifer selling with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate the best demand was on the 550-700 steer calves and the pot loads of 865 lb steers along 500-600 lb heifers selling with good demand on and active market as quality was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.73/cwt on 788 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −69.55 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.
Average price
$173.73
788 head · 632 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$32.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.47
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528175.84929206
Medium and Large 1675175.561,184528
Large 1-2589152.6189923
Medium and Large 2655144.3194625
Medium 2523143.507516thin
One grade step is worth $32.34/cwt here — about $178 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 sale788 hd
173.73
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MO average14 barns · 9,015 hd
178.20
−4.47
This barn, trailing median11 sales
243.28
−69.55
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—High1,716106.571,82927
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,69086.251,45814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45882.491,20335
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26079.581,00376
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04564.8767885
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,292143.501,8543thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450145.002,1035thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331203.04/cwt200.00–206.0067211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378198.85/cwt192.50–205.0075215
Steers—Medium and Large 1394216.00/cwt216.00–216.008515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned398179.00/cwt179.00–179.007124
Steers—Medium and Large 1419202.46/cwt197.00–211.0084829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426187.01/cwt184.00–189.0079717
Steers—Medium and Large 1454200.83/cwt200.00–205.0091236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474186.67/cwt181.00–194.0088522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned482167.79/cwt165.00–170.0080911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned516174.11/cwt173.00–175.0089811
Steers—Medium and Large 2518155.22/cwt155.00–155.508047
Steers—Medium and Large 1522190.63/cwt188.50–195.0099520
Steers—Medium 2523143.50/cwt143.50–143.507516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528180.70/cwt176.00–186.0095438
Steers—Large 1-2531166.00/cwt166.00–166.008817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563165.12/cwt160.00–169.0093031
Steers—Large 1-2568148.35/cwt140.00–155.0084311
Steers—Medium and Large 1578194.49/cwt193.50–195.001,12427
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned578162.00/cwt162.00–162.0093622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612168.46/cwt162.50–171.001,03122
Steers—Medium and Large 1632186.27/cwt175.50–187.851,177120
Steers—Medium and Large 2654142.61/cwt139.25–145.0093312
Steers—Medium and Large 1687170.40/cwt163.00–174.001,17188
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy705172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,21312
Steers—Large 1-2716143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,0265
Steers—Medium and Large 1721163.02/cwt161.25–165.501,17522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,15011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764141.43/cwt140.00–143.501,08110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,1873
Steers—Medium and Large 2818135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1046
Steers—Medium and Large 1829152.10/cwt152.10–152.101,26127
Steers—Medium and Large 1866156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,355120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy375197.00/cwt197.00–197.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380184.20/cwt184.00–185.0070015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy405186.00/cwt186.00–186.007534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430177.14/cwt173.00–181.0076244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432168.18/cwt164.00–170.0072711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437146.77/cwt145.00–149.5064110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned461160.00/cwt160.00–160.0073818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474172.14/cwt170.00–179.0081633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494162.65/cwt162.50–163.0080310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513160.00/cwt160.00–160.008216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned518149.00/cwt149.00–149.007724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531172.51/cwt167.00–175.5091642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed532182.53/cwt182.50–183.0097141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned556150.00/cwt150.00–150.0083419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564164.21/cwt156.00–170.0092627
Heifers—Large 1-2582146.50/cwt146.50–146.508538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588152.59/cwt150.00–154.508977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611161.20/cwt155.00–166.0098512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633147.61/cwt142.50–150.0093442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674144.07/cwt141.00–146.509719
Heifers—Large 1-2693133.50/cwt133.50–133.509257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,05725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed717151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,08674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2944124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,1755
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367203.00/cwt203.00–203.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390176.50/cwt176.50–176.506886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413160.00/cwt160.00–160.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425187.18/cwt184.00–189.007968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434163.52/cwt163.00–164.007108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581156.00/cwt156.00–156.009065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643152.50/cwt152.50–152.509815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0364
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,450145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1035
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,292143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,8543
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52390.31/cwt87.00–93.001,3754
Bulls——1,720106.62/cwt97.50–111.001,83417
Bulls——1,834117.29/cwt113.00–121.002,1516
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98539.19/cwt31.00–44.0038614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01454.93/cwt50.00–60.0055716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05970.03/cwt65.00–74.5074230
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08179.42/cwt76.00–87.5085925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22076.87/cwt73.00–81.5093829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26569.30/cwt65.50–72.0087710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28054.07/cwt51.00–57.006922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29186.22/cwt83.00–93.001,11335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44377.86/cwt74.00–81.001,12412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46885.44/cwt82.00–93.001,25422
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,66877.45/cwt76.00–79.001,2922
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,69487.72/cwt84.00–91.001,48612

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.