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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Mar 27

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,189 head

▼ 1,240 vs last sale 2,429▼ 635 vs year ago 1,824 · −34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 225▲ 113 vs year ago 234 · +48.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, with spots 5.00 higher on the 400-450 lb steers, 600-700 lb steers and heifers both sold 4.00-8.00 higher, with 700-750 lb steers trading with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold fully steady to firm. Demand was good on a light supply with a much lighter offering this week but overall a good quality offering sold on and active market especially the 600-750 lb steers. CME cattle futures closed with triple digit gains on both Live and Feeder cattle contracts with the front three months of Feeders closing 270-382 higher and the front three months of Live cattle closing 190-227 higher.

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 $224.05/cwt on 455 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −19.23 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.

Average price

$224.05

455 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$24.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.11

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	227.08	1,387	374
Medium and Large 1-2	596	211.48	1,261	68
Medium and Large 2	511	202.73	1,036	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $352 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 sale455 hd

224.05

—

MO average15 barns · 8,251 hd

214.94

+9.11

This barn, trailing median11 sales

243.28

−19.23

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	1,674	115.65	1,937	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,607	102.00	1,639	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	100.06	1,444	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	94.78	1,170	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	81.63	848	132
Steers	Choice	Average	1,163	166.27	1,934	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,269	159.96	2,030	7thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,006	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	973	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	268.62/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,134	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	251.89/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,065	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	249.63/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,178	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,168	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	216.86/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,121	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	237.65/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,243	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,101	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	561	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,167	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	228.14/cwt	224.00–234.50	1,300	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	210.51/cwt	206.50–219.50	1,223	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	227.93/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,397	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	648	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,199	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,465	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	215.58/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,475	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,229	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	207.44/cwt	204.00–208.75	1,518	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	174.95/cwt	174.75–175.25	1,414	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	172.44/cwt	172.00–173.50	1,499	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	254.89/cwt	252.50–260.00	826	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	229.90/cwt	227.50–232.00	770	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	236.28/cwt	227.50–250.00	879	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	886	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	230.36/cwt	225.00–242.00	979	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	216.39/cwt	207.50–220.00	924	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	228.34/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,069	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	203.66/cwt	200.00–216.00	980	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	936	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	215.26/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,119	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,034	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	198.12/cwt	196.50–200.00	1,096	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,003	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	183.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,079	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	186.40/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,122	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	195.16/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,202	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	194.15/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,283	24
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	676	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,159	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,102	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,113	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	161.47/cwt	160.50–162.25	1,297	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,332	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,033	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,088	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,144	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,186	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,151	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,119	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	158.70/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,135	9
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,163	166.27/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,934	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,269	159.96/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,030	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,612	98.17/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,621	123.77/cwt	118.00–131.00	2,006	9
Bulls	—	—	1,758	113.08/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,988	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	64.86/cwt	56.00–68.00	653	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	75.66/cwt	70.00–79.00	779	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	85.80/cwt	81.00–90.00	895	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	96.38/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,032	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	83.30/cwt	76.00–86.50	993	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	95.65/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,171	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	102.29/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,312	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	84.97/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,190	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	104.12/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,503	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	96.18/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,396	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,590	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,558	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,613	103.33/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,667	3

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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,189Last week 2,429Year ago 1,824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 225Year ago 234

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	520	204.00–220.00	215.26
5	—	805	165.50	165.50
9	—	372	227.50–250.00	236.28
21	—	425	225.00–242.00	230.36
24	—	661	190.00–195.00	194.15
25	—	468	220.00–235.00	228.34
24	—	553	196.50–200.00	198.12
66	—	616	192.00–201.00	195.16
8	—	324	252.50–260.00	254.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	180.00–190.00	183.51
10	—	602	185.00–187.00	186.40
6	—	544	190.00	190.00
12	—	335	227.50–232.00	229.90
9	—	803	160.50–162.25	161.47
27	—	427	207.50–220.00	216.39
3	—	398	222.50	222.50
18	—	481	200.00–216.00	203.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	163.25	163.25
3	—	573	175.00	175.00
4	—	485	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	171.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	277.00	277.00
32	—	422	262.50–277.00	268.62
45	—	570	224.00–234.50	228.14
27	—	523	232.50–249.00	237.65
105	—	732	204.00–208.75	207.44
91	—	613	219.00–232.00	227.93
28	—	684	212.00–218.00	215.58
3	—	348	270.00	270.00
23	—	472	245.00–253.00	249.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	211.00–222.00	216.86
12	—	423	243.00–257.00	251.89
17	—	581	206.50–219.50	210.51
10	—	808	174.75–175.25	174.95
7	—	869	172.00–173.50	172.44
3	—	495	236.00	236.00
3	—	378	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	170.00	170.00
3	—	548	201.00	201.00
7	—	404	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	187.00	187.00
4	—	654	176.00	176.00
11	—	569	201.00	201.00
4	—	436	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	194.00	194.00
9	—	715	157.00–162.00	158.70
6	—	678	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	84.00–86.00	84.97
17	—	1,444	100.00–109.00	104.12
10	—	1,451	93.00–99.50	96.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,224	89.00–99.00	95.65
17	—	1,192	76.00–86.50	83.30
22	—	1,283	100.00–107.00	102.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,071	92.00–103.00	96.38
39	—	1,030	70.00–79.00	75.66
60	—	1,043	81.00–90.00	85.80
16	—	1,007	56.00–68.00	64.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,613	103.00–104.00	103.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,758	107.00–116.00	113.08
3	—	1,612	95.00–101.00	98.17
9	—	1,621	118.00–131.00	123.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,269	159.00–162.00	159.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	164.00–172.00	166.27

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.