Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower, spots 7.00 lower on the 550-600 lb steers, 600-700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and yearling steers over 750 lbs traded steady. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 lower with two pot loads of top quality blk yearling heifers weighing 697 and 710 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone. Winter weather hit the trade area on Monday with near 3 inches of snow, gusty winds, cold temperatures and slick side roads did not help the feeder calf market as demand for calves was moderate at best and light demand for unweaned and short weaned calves. Yearlings sold with good demand. Slaughter cow were mostly average to low dressing cows and sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.53/cwt on 751 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −86.71 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$153.53

751 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$14.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	155.79	1,029	498
Medium and Large 1-2	629	149.56	941	238
Medium and Large 2	626	141.58	886	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $144 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

153.53

—

MO average19 barns · 13,310 hd

150.14

+3.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−86.71

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	—	High	1,661	74.25	1,233	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	52.87	783	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	49.02	642	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	41.69	450	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,315	110.01	1,447	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,112	105.42	1,172	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	—	756	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	150.63/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,094	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	140.85/cwt	137.50–148.00	948	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	146.20/cwt	145.00–147.25	911	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	164.38/cwt	162.00–171.00	799	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.99/cwt	151.00–159.00	818	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	146.90/cwt	143.00–150.00	848	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	143.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.47/cwt	136.00–141.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,081	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,088	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.03/cwt	140.50–148.00	670	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.20/cwt	136.75–142.00	726	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.01/cwt	135.75–138.50	788	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	147.13/cwt	145.00–148.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	836	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	151.86/cwt	148.75–153.50	1,153	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,298	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	884	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	166.16/cwt	163.00–170.00	876	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.64/cwt	168.00–178.00	815	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	151.52/cwt	151.00–152.25	1,041	104
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	921	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	78.97/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	69.41/cwt	63.50–75.00	1,072	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	45.49/cwt	42.00–49.50	610	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	52.55/cwt	48.00–54.50	672	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	43.98/cwt	42.00–46.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	135.61/cwt	127.00–140.00	846	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.55/cwt	132.00–135.00	748	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.61/cwt	135.50–139.00	659	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.67/cwt	131.00–137.00	714	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	139.28/cwt	132.50–143.00	953	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	414	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	396	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	516	123.84/cwt	120.00–125.50	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	135.10/cwt	134.00–137.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	727	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	48.07/cwt	46.00–52.50	510	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	40.47/cwt	37.00–44.00	453	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	53.77/cwt	51.50–57.50	796	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	33.93/cwt	32.00–35.00	350	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,315	110.01/cwt	109.50–111.00	1,447	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,112	105.42/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	153.43/cwt	148.50–156.50	973	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,210	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	721	134.85/cwt	134.50–135.25	972	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,084	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	174.66/cwt	169.00–179.00	660	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,195	15

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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