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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, May 2

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,862 head

▼ 342 vs last sale 2,204▲ 129 vs year ago 1,733 · +7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

339 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 372▲ 81 vs year ago 258 · +31.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with spots on the 500-550 lb steers 5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs were not well tested with last week and three pot loads of 865-885 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs were not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Quality on the steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs was very good and sold on and active market along with the three pot loads of big yearling steers. A big move in the Cattle futures on Monday as Feeder cattle futures were sharply higher with the front three months gaining a little over 5.00 to 5.80 and Live Cattle futures `160.00-2.55 higher on the front three months. July corn closed down 10 cents and December corn was down 9 cents also much needed rain fell in the plain states with more in the forecast all help support cattle futures.

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 $182.41/cwt on 889 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −60.87 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.

Average price

$182.41

889 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$37.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	185.06	1,157	695
Medium and Large 1-2	540	179.39	969	138
Large 1	570	160.27	913	30
Medium and Large 2	556	159.15	885	13thin
Large 2	460	147.27	678	13thin

One grade step is worth $37.79/cwt here — about $480 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 sale889 hd

182.41

—

MO average16 barns · 9,520 hd

177.27

+5.14

This barn, trailing median11 sales

243.28

−60.87

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	1,661	104.32	1,733	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,712	84.01	1,438	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	79.71	1,162	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	76.94	973	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	64.95	685	72

Every lot

77 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	208.51/cwt	208.00–209.00	694	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	211.75/cwt	207.00–216.00	800	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	211.22/cwt	205.00–218.00	887	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	197.72/cwt	189.00–202.00	844	24
Steers	—	Large 2	427	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	658	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	191.21/cwt	188.00–196.00	904	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	206.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	999	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	869	4
Steers	—	Large 1	497	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	775	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	906	5
Steers	—	Large 2	513	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	700	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	182.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	946	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	205.89/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,075	33
Steers	—	Large 1	522	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	877	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	196.13/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,038	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	842	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	175.76/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,002	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	192.86/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,105	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	589	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	978	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	918	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,037	10
Steers	—	Large 1	619	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	973	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	180.19/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,123	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	628	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,193	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	171.37/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,076	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	168.02/cwt	166.00–174.50	1,132	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	155.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,051	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	694	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,053	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,079	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,160	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	157.18/cwt	155.00–158.25	1,382	180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	150.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	169.42/cwt	164.00–174.00	630	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	153.53/cwt	153.00–154.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	182.00/cwt	180.00–183.00	681	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	173.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	726	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	434	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	616	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	165.79/cwt	163.00–169.00	721	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	158.20/cwt	152.00–160.25	740	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	167.22/cwt	165.00–172.00	798	45
Heifers	—	Large 1	477	162.86/cwt	162.00–165.00	777	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	489	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	782	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	161.40/cwt	158.00–168.00	831	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	150.18/cwt	146.00–155.00	787	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	551	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	832	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	148.56/cwt	145.00–151.50	842	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	154.80/cwt	154.00–159.00	896	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	144.58/cwt	142.50–150.00	904	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	973	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	138.42/cwt	135.00–139.75	933	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,024	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,191	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	148.81/cwt	148.50–149.00	881	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,044	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,145	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,642	106.03/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,741	11
Bulls	—	—	1,673	90.57/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,515	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	115.53/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,019	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	39.90/cwt	35.00–42.50	400	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	56.79/cwt	52.00–62.00	577	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	68.34/cwt	63.00–73.50	728	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	76.73/cwt	74.00–80.00	839	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	68.97/cwt	65.00–72.00	855	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	82.57/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,039	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	76.42/cwt	73.00–82.00	973	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	77.59/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,128	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	83.29/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,214	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	69.76/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,023	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,693	77.60/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,314	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,721	87.21/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,501	4

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 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,862Last week 2,204Year ago 1,733

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 372Year ago 258

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	751	139.00	139.00
4	—	428	172.00	172.00
13	—	966	118.50	118.50
8	—	592	148.50–149.00	148.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	177.00	177.00
5	—	608	151.00	151.00
4	—	556	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	166.00	166.00
5	—	694	151.75	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	150.00	150.00
67	—	420	205.00–218.00	211.22
6	—	333	208.00–209.00	208.51
57	—	529	190.00–199.00	196.13
17	—	674	166.00–174.50	168.02
109	—	573	187.00–199.00	192.86
180	—	879	155.00–158.25	157.18
89	—	623	179.00–187.00	180.19
75	—	484	200.00–210.00	206.31
23	—	378	207.00–216.00	211.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	154.00–157.00	155.99
23	—	473	188.00–196.00	191.21
32	—	519	175.00–185.00	182.35
4	—	705	157.00	157.00
24	—	570	174.00–179.00	175.76
10	—	617	168.00	168.00
24	—	427	189.00–202.00	197.72
4	—	771	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	136.50	136.50
8	—	427	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	156.00	156.00
9	—	522	168.00	168.00
16	—	619	157.25	157.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	628	169.00–172.50	171.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	522	204.00–207.00	205.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	145.00–151.50	148.56
24	—	524	146.00–155.00	150.18
11	—	674	135.00–139.75	138.42
17	—	435	163.00–169.00	165.79
39	—	372	164.00–174.00	169.42
18	—	625	142.50–150.00	144.58
33	—	468	152.00–160.25	158.20
4	—	700	146.25	146.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	489	160.00	160.00
11	—	551	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	477	165.00–172.00	167.22
19	—	579	154.00–159.00	154.80
5	—	800	141.00	141.00
45	—	515	158.00–168.00	161.40
45	—	419	170.00–180.00	173.26
4	—	718	145.00	145.00
12	—	374	180.00–183.00	182.00
15	—	640	152.00	152.00
7	—	887	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	153.00–154.00	153.53
4	—	485	144.00	144.00
6	—	429	140.00	140.00
6	—	329	147.00–155.00	150.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	477	162.00–165.00	162.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,458	81.00–88.00	83.29
5	—	1,467	65.00–72.00	69.76
17	—	1,454	74.00–80.00	77.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	85.00–89.00	87.21
2	—	1,693	75.00–80.00	77.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,273	73.00–82.00	76.42
14	—	1,239	65.00–72.00	68.97
25	—	1,258	81.00–88.00	82.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	35.00–42.50	39.90
32	—	1,065	63.00–73.50	68.34
16	—	1,094	74.00–80.00	76.73
18	—	1,016	52.00–62.00	56.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	84.00–95.00	90.57
2	—	1,748	115.00–116.00	115.53
11	—	1,642	100.00–111.00	106.03

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.