Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-700 lb steers selling steady to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs were not well tested but traded with a weak to lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-650 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower, with a pot load of heifers weighing 695 lbs off the same consignment as last week selling 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Best demand was on feeder steers weighing 500-700 lbs with a nice quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. CME cattle futures on Monday showed some light gains on a positive note, after last week's losses.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.75/cwt on 613 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −87.49 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$152.75

613 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

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

$5.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

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	556	157.13	874	91
Medium and Large 2	468	154.00	721	7thin
Medium and Large 1	677	151.96	1,029	515

One grade step is worth $5.18/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale613 hd

152.75

—

MO average19 barns · 12,588 hd

149.59

+3.16

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−87.49

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	1,637	78.67	1,288	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,780	71.00	1,264	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	59.43	907	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	56.42	705	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	48.48	504	45
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	120.71	1,540	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	109.50	1,407	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	121.40	1,634	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	117.00	1,433	23

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	768	134.89/cwt	133.50–136.50	1,036	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	156.22/cwt	154.50–158.50	981	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	178.19/cwt	172.00–180.00	882	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	189.72/cwt	188.00–190.00	766	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	868	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	156.75/cwt	156.50–157.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	721	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,433	23
Steers	Choice	—	1,346	121.40/cwt	120.50–122.50	1,634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,220	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	169.49/cwt	165.00–174.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.91/cwt	159.00–163.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	146.50/cwt	143.00–152.00	916	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	167.97/cwt	167.00–169.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	182.22/cwt	180.00–184.00	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	147.43/cwt	145.00–152.75	1,010	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	144.55/cwt	144.50–144.75	1,035	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	164.70/cwt	158.00–169.50	950	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	164.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	767	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	73.05/cwt	71.00–75.50	1,143	8
Bulls	—	—	1,706	80.78/cwt	78.50–85.00	1,378	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	90.82/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	806	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	956	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	686	118.05/cwt	116.50–120.00	810	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	56.19/cwt	55.00–58.00	824	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	48.74/cwt	47.50–50.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.05/cwt	52.00–58.50	689	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	58.75/cwt	57.50–61.00	626	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	49.90/cwt	48.00–51.50	659	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	62.26/cwt	59.00–68.00	771	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,276	120.71/cwt	119.25–122.50	1,540	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	51.99/cwt	47.50–56.00	546	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	42.63/cwt	38.00–46.00	434	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	34.77/cwt	31.50–37.00	348	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	65.70/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	148.05/cwt	140.00–154.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	128.71/cwt	122.00–133.00	816	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.76/cwt	154.00–159.50	657	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	955	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	128.87/cwt	124.75–133.00	729	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	140.39/cwt	139.00–142.00	752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.48/cwt	144.00–150.00	681	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	326	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	419	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	134.30/cwt	132.00–135.50	928	90
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	383	128.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	143.22/cwt	141.25–149.00	765	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	158.36/cwt	151.00–161.50	727	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	175.03/cwt	169.50–183.00	929	56

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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