Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sharply lower market, feeder steers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, 600-750 lbs traded 3.00-8.00 higher and a good offering of 8 weight yearling steers sold with a sharply higher undertone with no recent comparison. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter cows traded steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. A good quality offering of steer calves and four pot loads of 815-845 lb steers all sold with good demand on and active market despite CME cattle futures trading with limit lower moves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.80/cwt on 753 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −104.43 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$135.80

753 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$29.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	136.77	943	612
Medium and Large 1-2	659	132.31	872	137
Medium and Large 2	780	107.75	840	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.02/cwt here — about $103 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 sale753 hd

135.80

—

MO average14 barns · 6,258 hd

140.38

−4.58

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−104.43

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	1,619	80.13	1,298	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,736	68.69	1,192	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	60.46	899	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	56.70	715	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	47.56	486	42
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	86.66	1,036	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	164.31/cwt	163.00–165.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	761	106.25/cwt	106.25–106.25	809	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	567	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.57/cwt	125.25–129.00	918	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	126.99/cwt	121.25–128.50	879	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.08/cwt	143.00–151.00	785	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	158.24/cwt	158.00–158.50	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	155.74/cwt	153.00–157.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	98.25/cwt	98.25–98.25	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	119.74/cwt	117.00–122.75	990	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	153.32/cwt	147.00–159.25	888	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	135.09/cwt	129.25–139.00	913	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	160.35/cwt	154.00–166.00	834	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	172.86/cwt	165.00–174.50	709	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	886	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	164.02/cwt	160.00–168.50	758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	876	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,196	86.66/cwt	81.00–92.50	1,036	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,736	68.69/cwt	67.00–70.50	1,192	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	49.01/cwt	46.00–55.00	512	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	39.05/cwt	34.00–43.00	369	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	58.78/cwt	57.00–62.50	629	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	63.51/cwt	59.50–67.50	938	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	56.80/cwt	55.00–58.50	850	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	726	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	61.20/cwt	58.00–66.50	790	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	53.78/cwt	49.00–57.00	669	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	45.39/cwt	44.00–47.00	530	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	81.73/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,327	9
Bulls	—	—	1,598	72.93/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	121.01/cwt	118.00–126.25	715	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	103.86/cwt	102.50–105.50	768	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	131.87/cwt	127.00–136.00	616	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.04/cwt	126.50–130.00	685	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	134.22/cwt	130.00–139.50	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.43/cwt	148.00–154.50	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	793	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.51/cwt	132.25–142.00	722	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	853	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.13/cwt	128.00–137.50	770	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.93/cwt	118.50–125.50	829	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	95.59/cwt	92.50–100.50	791	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.18/cwt	138.00–145.50	664	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.11/cwt	146.00–149.00	619	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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