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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Dec 18

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,313 head

▼ 931 vs last sale 2,244▲ 231 vs year ago 1,082 · +21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 280▼ 8 vs year ago 240 · −3.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone on last week's light offering, 500-700 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with two pot loads weighing 702 and 751 lbs and two pot loads weighing 922 and 936 lb yearling steers selling with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm with over 600 lbs lightly tested. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. CME Feeder Cattle futures continued higher to start the week with the front three months having triple digit gains from 1.97 to 2.27. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, spots 6.00-8.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

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 $246.04/cwt on 598 head. That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +2.76 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.

Average price

$246.04

598 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$531

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

$59.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.75

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	497	262.99	1,306	57
Medium and Large 1	689	246.30	1,698	512
Medium and Large 2	462	232.50	1,074	3thin
Medium 1	751	207.50	1,558	12thin
Large 1	903	203.50	1,838	14thin

One grade step is worth $59.49/cwt here — about −$531 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 sale598 hd

246.04

—

MO average15 barns · 13,986 hd

235.30

+10.75

This barn, trailing median11 sales

243.28

+2.76

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	1,784	104.44	1,863	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,648	101.08	1,666	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	94.40	1,386	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	89.18	1,107	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	79.25	790	47
Steers	Choice	Average	1,278	168.00	2,147	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	163.00	1,923	3thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	973	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	297.16/cwt	292.50–302.00	963	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	291.16/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,115	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	296.72/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,225	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	275.05/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,172	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,132	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,074	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,385	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	268.52/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,284	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	283.43/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,366	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	252.31/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,297	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	265.77/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,374	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,532	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	254.64/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,462	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	248.84/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,550	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	243.89/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,610	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	227.92/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,511	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,577	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	1,743	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,641	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,804	72
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	751	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,558	12
Steers	—	Large 1	903	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,838	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	211.45/cwt	208.50–214.25	1,964	114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	817	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	266.98/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,012	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	250.97/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,059	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	242.02/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,036	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	244.13/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,050	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	431	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	944	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	241.89/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,142	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	253.48/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,209	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	492	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,127	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,323	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	237.34/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,237	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	224.85/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,216	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	571	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,262	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	228.60/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,324	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	220.30/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,276	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,342	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	211.91/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,312	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,495	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	716	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,425	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	964	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,716	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	983	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,147	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,163	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,177	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,180	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,923	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,278	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,147	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	111.83/cwt	111.00–112.50	1,946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	102.59/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,841	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	68.04/cwt	60.00–71.00	667	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	76.99/cwt	72.00–80.00	757	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	84.71/cwt	81.00–87.50	834	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	88.95/cwt	88.00–90.50	933	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	80.82/cwt	79.00–84.00	955	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	89.06/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,106	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	95.51/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,216	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	101.52/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,455	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	94.24/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,389	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	86.11/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,286	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,648	101.08/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,666	2

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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,313Last week 2,244Year ago 1,082

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 280Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	964	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	229.00	229.00
5	—	571	221.00	221.00
5	—	431	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	579	222.00–233.00	228.60
28	—	477	246.00–262.00	253.48
18	—	379	260.00–273.00	266.98
14	—	705	212.00	212.00
14	—	521	234.00–240.00	237.34
11	—	602	223.00	223.00
12	—	422	250.00–252.00	250.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	541	216.00–233.00	224.85
14	—	428	237.00–249.00	242.02
6	—	619	209.00–215.00	211.91
5	—	579	215.00–224.00	220.30
9	—	294	278.00	278.00
14	—	472	238.00–246.00	241.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	501	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	240.00–246.00	244.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	250.00	250.00
6	—	486	236.00	236.00
7	—	519	224.00	224.00
7	—	566	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	702	248.25	248.25
44	—	574	249.00–260.00	254.64
72	—	751	240.25	240.25
36	—	482	277.00–287.00	283.43
25	—	623	247.00–250.00	248.84
114	—	929	208.50–214.25	211.45
11	—	413	290.00–301.00	296.72
28	—	517	264.00–269.00	265.77
7	—	314	310.00	310.00
61	—	660	240.00–249.00	243.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	268.00–269.00	268.52
6	—	663	223.00–233.00	227.92
8	—	383	280.00–298.00	291.16
6	—	723	227.00	227.00
6	—	324	292.50–302.00	297.16
12	—	426	269.00–281.00	275.05
3	—	623	238.00	238.00
10	—	514	252.00–253.00	252.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	903	203.50	203.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	468	296.00	296.00
12	—	561	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	230.50	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	751	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,049	88.00–90.50	88.95
15	—	983	72.00–80.00	76.99
11	—	985	81.00–87.50	84.71
11	—	981	60.00–71.00	68.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,242	85.00–92.50	89.06
9	—	1,273	94.00–98.00	95.51
6	—	1,182	79.00–84.00	80.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	84.00–87.50	86.11
5	—	1,433	99.00–106.00	101.52
15	—	1,474	90.00–97.00	94.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	99.00–103.00	101.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,278	165.00–170.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,795	93.00–106.00	102.59
2	—	1,740	111.00–112.50	111.83

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.