Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 500-650 lb steers selling steady to firm and 650-750 lb trading with a firm undertone on a light test. Feeder heifers weighing 450-650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. A nice offering of steer and heifer calves weighing mostly 450-650 lbs sold on and active market. CME cattle futures had solid gains to start the week as buying activity moved into the cattle complex.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.45/cwt on 597 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −107.19 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$144.45

597 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$14.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

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	510	148.27	755	168
Medium and Large 1	622	144.07	896	384
Medium and Large 2	523	133.42	697	45

One grade step is worth $14.85/cwt here — about $58 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

11 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $222.36, median $251.64 across 11 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 sale597 hd

144.45

—

MO average20 barns · 7,893 hd

138.89

+5.56

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

−107.19

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	1,609	86.32	1,389	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	62.79	981	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	60.81	781	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	55.74	591	55

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	420	189.25/cwt	186.00–191.00	795	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.68/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,068	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.68/cwt	129.00–137.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	133.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	137.61/cwt	137.00–138.50	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	374	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	847	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	153.99/cwt	148.00–158.00	591	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	145.61/cwt	138.00–149.50	658	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.55/cwt	146.50–148.50	779	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.95/cwt	143.00–146.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.35/cwt	135.25–141.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	132.85/cwt	132.85–132.85	1,006	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	132.60/cwt	132.60–132.60	983	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.74/cwt	149.50–159.25	741	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.91/cwt	144.50–152.00	857	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.98/cwt	147.00–154.75	792	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.63/cwt	143.00–148.00	907	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	154.16/cwt	152.00–157.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.28/cwt	138.00–140.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	54.38/cwt	49.00–58.00	561	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	61.89/cwt	58.00–69.00	670	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	44.93/cwt	40.00–48.00	496	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	65.14/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,039	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	57.69/cwt	55.00–61.00	860	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	64.52/cwt	62.00–68.50	831	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	58.27/cwt	54.50–61.00	747	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	51.85/cwt	48.50–54.00	657	7
Bulls	—	—	1,609	86.32/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,389	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	139.33/cwt	137.00–141.50	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	170.48/cwt	165.00–174.00	873	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.28/cwt	164.00–175.00	811	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	154.91/cwt	149.00–160.00	872	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	149.05/cwt	143.50–155.00	926	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	176.95/cwt	174.00–180.00	731	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	149.73/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,002	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	166.52/cwt	163.00–168.75	967	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.40/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,003	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	176.95/cwt	172.00–180.00	920	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	151.10/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,077	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	180.79/cwt	175.00–184.00	855	23

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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