Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 400-700 lbs and heifers weighing 400-650 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower, with a good test of 875-890 lbs yearling steers selling 6.00-7.00 lower and 700-750 lb heifers trading mostly 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Last week's lower fed cattle market and with CME cattle futures continuing to trade lower the past 11 days of trading have put pressure on the feeder cattle market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.12/cwt on 813 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −78.56 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$162.12

813 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$194

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

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

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	497	172.63	858	231
Medium and Large 2	454	169.00	767	10thin
Medium and Large 1	666	157.76	1,051	572

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about −$194 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

13 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $216.82, median $240.68 across 13 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 sale813 hd

162.12

—

MO average19 barns · 7,573 hd

165.60

−3.48

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−78.56

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	—	Low	1,593	76.79	1,223	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	58.92	891	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	56.06	700	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	51.23	527	59

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	351	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	720	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	180.44/cwt	180.00–181.00	873	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,131	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	122.72/cwt	121.50–125.00	833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.80/cwt	126.50–127.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	241	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	448	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.89/cwt	144.75–153.50	707	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.58/cwt	143.50–149.00	750	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	164.82/cwt	164.00–165.00	605	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.51/cwt	132.50–137.00	905	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	798	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	147.69/cwt	145.00–149.00	647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.25/cwt	159.00–165.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	137.67/cwt	135.75–139.00	830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.12/cwt	145.00–155.50	777	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.11/cwt	143.00–150.00	845	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	144.87/cwt	144.50–148.75	897	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	977	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	156.24/cwt	153.00–165.00	752	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,045	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	168.50/cwt	167.00–169.00	640	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	160.82/cwt	158.00–166.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	173.01/cwt	171.00–174.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	632	137.67/cwt	136.50–139.75	870	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	733	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	975	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.50	834	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	51.33/cwt	46.00–55.50	534	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	58.00/cwt	56.00–62.50	608	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	40.82/cwt	35.00–44.50	397	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	58.20/cwt	56.50–59.50	854	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	63.75/cwt	62.00–67.50	1,023	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	51.40/cwt	50.00–52.50	752	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	55.44/cwt	53.00–59.00	689	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	63.75/cwt	60.50–65.00	808	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	49.50/cwt	47.00–52.50	615	7
Bulls	—	—	1,434	72.10/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,034	10
Bulls	—	—	1,791	82.66/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	275	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	586	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	167.70/cwt	159.00–170.50	897	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	177.38/cwt	173.00–182.00	837	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	160.35/cwt	157.00–163.25	906	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	192.74/cwt	184.00–199.00	719	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	155.30/cwt	146.00–158.00	957	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	177.23/cwt	174.00–182.00	743	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.05/cwt	148.50–149.50	984	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	146.85/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	192.51/cwt	188.00–200.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	152.23/cwt	149.00–157.50	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	133.98/cwt	133.85–134.10	1,178	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	166.04/cwt	160.00–169.25	950	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	152.77/cwt	148.50–157.00	1,050	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	176.23/cwt	173.00–179.00	916	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	163.32/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,004	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	186.26/cwt	182.00–190.00	805	37

How this sale compares

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.

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