Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 400-500 lbs and 600-750 lbs all sold with a steady to firm undertone, with 500-600 lb steers trading 2.00-4.00 higher, 750-800 lbs on a light test sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers 400-550 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with a limited test of 600-750 lb heifers trading with a higher undertone including a pot load of heifers weighing 720 lbs. Demand was good with supply moderate. Offerings included a nice run of good quality feeders weighing 350-650 lbs going to grass selling on and active market. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.33/cwt on 669 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −64.91 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$175.33

669 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$30.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	178.84	1,013	486
Medium and Large 1-2	558	168.87	943	152
Medium and Large 2	546	153.52	838	22
Medium 1	489	148.00	724	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.84/cwt here — about $290 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 sale669 hd

175.33

—

MO average17 barns · 10,860 hd

166.11

+9.22

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−64.91

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	1,776	81.36	1,445	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	56.89	862	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	53.52	682	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	47.23	487	54
Heifers	Choice	High	1,171	127.26	1,490	4thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	840	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,170	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	157.39/cwt	155.50–157.50	1,132	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	168.26/cwt	158.00–171.00	983	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	160.85/cwt	155.00–165.50	992	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	190.41/cwt	188.00–192.00	699	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,098	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,158	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	209.77/cwt	203.00–214.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	473	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	844	8
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	489	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	654	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,007	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	761	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,218	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	445	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.96/cwt	148.00–157.00	725	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.84/cwt	147.50–152.50	787	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	145.58/cwt	139.50–146.25	1,050	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.68/cwt	150.00–163.50	647	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	161.02/cwt	154.00–166.50	591	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.59/cwt	147.25–151.75	857	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.60/cwt	146.50–151.75	942	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	139.54/cwt	138.50–140.50	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	158.11/cwt	157.50–159.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	166.47/cwt	164.00–169.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	145.12/cwt	145.00–145.50	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.37/cwt	152.00–160.50	810	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.57/cwt	159.75–168.00	701	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.29/cwt	156.00–163.00	755	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	170.95/cwt	169.00–174.00	656	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	828	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	507	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	184.78/cwt	183.00–186.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	394	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	745	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	41.18/cwt	37.00–44.50	426	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	54.86/cwt	53.00–56.50	592	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	48.20/cwt	45.00–51.50	489	29
Heifers	Choice	—	1,171	127.26/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,490	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	53.82/cwt	49.00–56.50	823	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	60.58/cwt	57.50–62.50	908	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	44.89/cwt	43.50–47.00	587	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	53.12/cwt	48.50–55.50	670	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	58.05/cwt	55.50–62.00	741	15
Bulls	—	—	1,863	79.19/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,475	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	86.95/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,555	6
Bulls	—	—	1,478	71.07/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	187.84/cwt	180.00–193.50	990	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	182.40/cwt	179.00–187.00	793	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	197.18/cwt	194.50–200.00	745	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	156.22/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,076	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	172.83/cwt	170.00–178.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	198.42/cwt	198.00–199.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	177.67/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,011	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	193.31/cwt	189.00–197.00	918	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	191.97/cwt	188.50–194.50	818	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	160.11/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,089	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	171.91/cwt	168.50–175.50	1,074	26

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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