Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing under 500 lbs sold with a higher undertone with last week's light test, 500-550 lb steers sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 550-750 lb steers selling steady, a pot load of 845 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-700 lb sold fully steady to firm with 500-550 lb heifers selling firm to 2.00 higher. Demand was good with supply moderate. A nice offering of feeder cattle weighing 400-750 lbs all sold on and active market with a nice offering of lightweight feeders weighing under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.90/cwt on 638 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −72.34 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$167.90

638 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

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

$11.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	168.35	1,082	386
Medium and Large 1-2	537	167.66	900	241
Medium and Large 2	474	157.50	747	8thin
Medium 1-2	365	157.00	573	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $509 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $221.98, median $240.24 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale638 hd

167.90

—

MO average10 barns · 7,292 hd

161.46

+6.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−72.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,574	79.23	1,247	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	51.15	649	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	49.68	723	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	42.81	445	69
Heifers	Choice	High	1,180	126.50	1,493	2thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,328	128.92	1,712	8thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	806	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,099	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.91/cwt	150.00–161.00	578	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	156.29/cwt	151.50–159.00	647	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.50/cwt	137.75–150.75	760	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	479	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.60/cwt	145.25–148.75	846	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	129.63/cwt	126.75–133.25	949	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.03/cwt	140.00–152.00	672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	126.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	879	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.90/cwt	138.50–139.50	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	131.25/cwt	131.00–131.50	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	614	134.73/cwt	133.00–136.50	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.75	980	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	153.06/cwt	149.75–154.75	860	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	931	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.25/cwt	151.00–158.50	804	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.08/cwt	153.00–161.00	746	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	991	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	160.60/cwt	159.00–165.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	426	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	635	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	349	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	147.02/cwt	143.50–156.50	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	153.34/cwt	151.00–158.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	171.42/cwt	169.00–173.75	1,065	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	194.56/cwt	189.00–198.00	938	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	183.56/cwt	178.00–190.00	949	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	155.33/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,151	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,210	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,088	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	176.56/cwt	171.00–179.50	1,035	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	591	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	601	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	141.79/cwt	141.25–143.00	1,100	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	180.82/cwt	176.50–191.00	700	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	180.08/cwt	174.00–185.00	760	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	156.82/cwt	151.50–160.50	1,066	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	171.99/cwt	168.00–177.00	901	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	164.32/cwt	160.00–169.00	938	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	177.64/cwt	174.00–181.00	842	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	496	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	701	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	795	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	79.41/cwt	76.50–83.00	1,281	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	44.29/cwt	43.50–45.00	558	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	56.03/cwt	54.50–58.00	716	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	50.36/cwt	46.00–53.00	638	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	44.75/cwt	44.50–45.00	628	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	55.10/cwt	54.00–58.00	783	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	49.51/cwt	46.50–53.50	735	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	55.10/cwt	53.00–56.50	616	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	33.69/cwt	30.50–35.00	333	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	40.07/cwt	36.50–44.00	412	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	48.46/cwt	45.00–52.00	516	25
Heifers	Choice	—	1,180	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,493	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,328	128.92/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,712	8
Bulls	—	—	1,443	72.23/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,042	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	84.81/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,376	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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