Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's lighter receipts, the best test was on steers weighing 450-600 lbs trading 2.00-4.00 higher, with 600-700 lbs selling mostly steady with the bulk weighing 675-700 lbs and steers over 700 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 3.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold mostly steady with spots 3.00 lower compared to last week's active market, heifers over 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone with few comparable sales from last week. Slaughter cows sold firm to 4.00 higher. Demand was good with supply moderate. Last Friday CME cattle futures finally posted a triple-digit rally hopefully putting a bottom to the recent downtrend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.89/cwt on 587 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.34 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$161.89

587 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$26.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	164.00	1,005	418
Medium and Large 1-2	582	159.11	927	150
Medium and Large 2	612	137.61	842	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $163 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 sale587 hd

161.89

—

MO average18 barns · 13,585 hd

156.20

+5.70

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−78.34

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	1,677	84.70	1,421	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,753	73.95	1,296	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	68.68	1,052	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	62.24	786	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	52.24	541	30
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,256	74.61	937	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,244	120.73	1,502	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,164	115.00	1,339	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,262	120.59	1,522	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,068	116.32	1,242	5thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	707	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	159.02/cwt	157.00–160.25	932	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	184.93/cwt	180.75–188.50	960	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	190.07/cwt	186.00–194.00	909	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	644	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	995	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,262	120.59/cwt	118.00–121.50	1,522	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	131.23/cwt	124.50–138.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	131.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	829	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,244	120.73/cwt	118.00–121.50	1,502	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.70/cwt	132.50–133.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	951	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.43/cwt	160.00–174.00	700	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	158.30/cwt	156.75–163.00	765	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,753	73.95/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	47.13/cwt	44.00–51.50	497	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	66.03/cwt	62.00–70.00	823	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	64.32/cwt	61.50–67.00	695	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	68.68/cwt	68.00–69.50	1,052	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	56.00/cwt	53.00–58.00	595	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	34.23/cwt	32.50–37.00	304	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	58.45/cwt	54.00–61.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	126.08/cwt	122.50–130.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.02/cwt	145.00–154.00	706	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	152.41/cwt	149.00–156.00	665	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,164	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.34/cwt	140.50–149.75	916	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.60/cwt	147.00–154.00	770	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	992	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	172.38/cwt	170.00–176.00	562	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,256	74.61/cwt	73.75–75.25	937	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	178.36/cwt	172.00–181.00	844	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	154.91/cwt	151.00–156.00	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	182.36/cwt	181.00–183.50	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	167.30/cwt	161.75–175.00	969	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,105	31
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,068	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	193.62/cwt	190.00–203.00	817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	141.44/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	141.91/cwt	139.75–145.50	952	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	702	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	142.49/cwt	140.00–146.50	764	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	133.78/cwt	133.00–135.00	923	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	984	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.41/cwt	141.75–146.00	815	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	176.20/cwt	174.00–179.00	652	9
Bulls	—	—	1,563	76.25/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	757	5
Bulls	—	—	1,375	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,048	97
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	156.97/cwt	156.25–158.00	964	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	828	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,054	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	167.60/cwt	160.00–174.50	893	26

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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