Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of 4 weight steer calves sold with a firm to higher undertone, 500-600 lbs steers sold 7.00-10.00 higher with spots 12.00 higher on the 550-600 lb steers, 600-650 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher and over 650 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher with 500-600 lbs trading 3.00-7.00 higher, pot load of heifers weighing 695 lbs sold with a lower undertone than last weeks pot load and a pot load weighing 765 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone with few comparisons. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good with supply moderate. Calf market was much improved this week with many good quality weaned calves and much improved warmer weather after last week's winter storm hit the trade area as several buyers were out of the market, but back in this week on a very active calf market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.62/cwt on 676 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −111.02 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$140.62

676 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$24.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	144.14	901	472
Medium and Large 1-2	547	135.23	739	155
Large 1	907	126.69	1,149	27
Medium and Large 2	640	120.03	768	17thin
Large 2	550	120.00	660	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $241 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 sale676 hd

140.62

—

MO average19 barns · 8,840 hd

134.63

+5.99

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

−111.02

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	1,695	79.95	1,355	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	55.22	825	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	51.85	671	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	44.80	488	43
Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	114.22	1,576	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	105.71	1,237	6thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,124	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	152.56/cwt	151.50–153.00	575	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	49.24/cwt	46.00–54.00	547	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	41.73/cwt	38.00–45.50	444	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	35.28/cwt	33.00–37.00	387	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	53.91/cwt	51.00–57.00	799	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	60.46/cwt	59.50–61.50	928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	53.68/cwt	51.00–57.50	704	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	523	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	47.71/cwt	45.00–50.00	599	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	82.24/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,448	11
Bulls	—	—	1,592	74.92/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,193	7
Bulls	—	—	1,685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	166.04/cwt	163.00–167.00	724	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.76/cwt	144.00–149.00	913	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	161.76/cwt	159.00–166.50	851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	150.79/cwt	146.00–155.00	869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	124.07/cwt	123.25–126.00	986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	138.70/cwt	135.50–141.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	679	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	951	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	135.17/cwt	135.00–135.50	784	15
Heifers	Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,032	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,287	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	694	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.71/cwt	154.50–158.00	811	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	141.44/cwt	137.00–145.00	942	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	164.59/cwt	160.00–168.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	140.60/cwt	139.50–142.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	167.86/cwt	165.00–170.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	504	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	153.16/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,124	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	154.62/cwt	150.00–162.00	983	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	148.24/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,138	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	170.76/cwt	166.50–173.00	956	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	173.97/cwt	169.00–177.00	913	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	178.34/cwt	171.00–180.50	849	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	150.33/cwt	149.75–152.50	991	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	762	140.60/cwt	140.60–140.60	1,071	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	140.72/cwt	140.50–141.00	878	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	105.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,237	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,380	114.22/cwt	112.00–115.50	1,576	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	578	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,009	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	864	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	558	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	709	3
Steers	Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	726	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	117.15/cwt	116.50–118.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.28/cwt	121.00–127.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	132.71/cwt	130.00–136.50	776	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.91/cwt	134.00–138.50	728	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.59/cwt	138.50–145.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.37/cwt	141.00–149.00	567	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.34/cwt	134.50–141.00	844	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.66/cwt	147.00–150.00	644	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.96/cwt	137.00–146.50	831	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	141.29/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,036	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.38/cwt	138.50–149.00	766	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.39/cwt	145.50–152.00	717	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	142.85/cwt	142.85–142.85	1,091	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	146.41/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,020	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	566	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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