Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of 500-550 lb steer calves sold mostly 5.00 lower, with 600-800 lb steers selling steady and three pot loads of 870-880 lb yearling steers trading with a higher undertone with no recent test. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady on a light offering with 500-600 lbs selling 2.00-4.00 lower and weights over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows on a light test sold with a firm undertone. Demand was moderate to good best on yearling steers with supply moderate. Fed cattle traded higher last week and corn futures closed with sharp losses on Monday giving back Friday's gains.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.48/cwt on 442 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −92.20 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$148.48

442 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

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

$20.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

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	596	154.01	918	93
Medium and Large 1	778	147.94	1,152	319
Medium and Large 2	467	147.43	688	7thin
Large 1	791	134.00	1,060	23

One grade step is worth $20.01/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale442 hd

148.48

—

MO average18 barns · 8,792 hd

147.86

+0.62

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−92.20

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	1,680	86.57	1,454	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	61.70	928	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	61.32	781	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	57.71	597	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	111.00	1,413	7thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	153.98/cwt	150.00–156.50	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	113.08/cwt	107.50–116.75	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.89/cwt	146.50–149.00	695	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	144.32/cwt	142.50–147.25	746	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	833	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.41/cwt	141.00–142.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.21/cwt	137.50–142.50	735	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.13/cwt	133.00–138.50	766	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.68/cwt	127.00–136.75	819	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	140.43/cwt	140.00–141.00	584	9
Steers	Large 1	—	791	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,060	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.07/cwt	163.00–167.50	868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	157.39/cwt	156.00–158.50	1,037	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	158.30/cwt	157.00–161.00	996	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	139.92/cwt	137.75–143.50	1,090	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	139.84/cwt	137.50–141.50	1,225	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	686	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,134	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	619	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	170.28/cwt	168.00–172.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	169.91/cwt	168.00–173.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	150.34/cwt	149.00–151.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.47/cwt	159.50–161.50	844	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	147.33/cwt	145.00–153.00	996	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	86.57/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,454	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,413	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	57.93/cwt	55.00–61.00	719	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	63.96/cwt	62.00–66.50	831	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	60.08/cwt	58.50–61.50	914	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	63.31/cwt	62.00–65.50	940	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	61.84/cwt	60.50–64.00	677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	55.64/cwt	53.00–58.00	560	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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