Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 450-700 lbs sold steady to firm with yearlings steers over 850 lbs trading with a higher undertone with no recent test. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 500-725 lb heifers trading steady to firm. Demand was good on feeders going to grass weighing mostly 400-700 lbs with a nice offering of five pot loads of big yearlings selling with good demand as well. Slaughter cows on a good offering sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.91/cwt on 751 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −79.32 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$160.91

751 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$319

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

$44.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	169.49	912	205
Medium and Large 1	703	163.15	1,147	443
Medium and Large 2	657	144.14	946	38
Large 1	1,065	129.60	1,380	50
Large 1-2	987	124.64	1,230	15thin

One grade step is worth $44.85/cwt here — about −$319 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 sale751 hd

160.91

—

MO average19 barns · 11,556 hd

166.69

−5.77

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−79.32

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	1,618	81.67	1,321	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	60.33	903	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	57.00	725	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	50.90	519	49
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,343	78.07	1,048	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,130	129.66	1,465	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Large 1-2	—	987	124.64/cwt	121.75–130.50	1,230	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	129.60/cwt	129.60–129.60	1,380	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	408	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.52/cwt	149.00–159.00	723	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.44/cwt	143.50–145.50	825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	156.80/cwt	156.00–159.00	657	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.07/cwt	159.00–166.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	133.04/cwt	130.25–136.50	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	164.67/cwt	159.00–167.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	142.55/cwt	142.25–143.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	628	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,038	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.96/cwt	150.50–161.50	812	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	166.91/cwt	163.00–170.00	771	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	186.97/cwt	183.00–191.50	987	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	171.31/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,052	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	191.28/cwt	188.00–194.50	889	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	188.34/cwt	188.00–190.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.97/cwt	159.00–170.00	705	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	143.08/cwt	142.50–144.50	969	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	173.04/cwt	172.00–177.00	644	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	152.26/cwt	151.00–154.50	933	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.71/cwt	146.50–150.00	836	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	149.42/cwt	149.00–149.50	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	151.27/cwt	149.00–152.50	809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	147.24/cwt	145.50–149.00	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	965	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	51.08/cwt	46.00–55.00	512	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	43.02/cwt	39.50–45.00	443	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	59.07/cwt	56.00–63.50	611	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	57.48/cwt	55.00–60.00	847	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	65.08/cwt	62.50–69.00	1,000	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	56.17/cwt	52.00–60.00	712	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	63.12/cwt	60.00–68.00	804	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	48.26/cwt	46.00–50.00	619	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,343	78.07/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,048	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,465	12
Bulls	—	—	1,538	80.84/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,243	7
Bulls	—	—	2,175	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,003	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	135.35/cwt	135.00–135.50	854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	182.58/cwt	180.00–187.50	860	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	159.66/cwt	157.00–167.00	990	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	156.11/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,024	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	172.98/cwt	165.50–175.00	891	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	160.07/cwt	157.25–163.00	900	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	189.25/cwt	188.00–190.00	695	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	150.83/cwt	144.75–153.00	1,071	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	198.45/cwt	194.00–202.00	625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,250	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	177.40/cwt	172.00–183.50	1,020	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	162.13/cwt	161.00–169.50	1,102	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,308	55

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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