Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher, with 500-600 lb steers selling steady to 5.00 higher, 6 weight steers and 800-850 lb steers sold with a firm to higher undertone on a light test with last week, with the 750-800 lb steers trading mostly 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher and 500-600 lb heifers sold steady, with 600-700 lb heifers selling with a firm to higher undertone on a light test and over 700 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good with supply heavy. The market was active on steers and heifers under 600 lbs as buyers were active for lighter weight calves going to grass, a nice offering of yearling steers over 750 lbs sold with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.18/cwt on 1,041 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −91.06 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$149.18

1,041 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	155.07	695	19thin
Medium and Large 1	603	153.17	924	657
Medium and Large 1-2	639	141.69	906	365

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale1,041 hd

149.18

—

MO average18 barns · 13,295 hd

140.43

+8.75

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−91.06

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	1,665	83.81	1,396	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	57.19	863	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	55.34	711	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	48.84	501	67
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,388	113.45	1,575	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,383	101.09	1,398	49
Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	103.88	1,525	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	96.95	1,220	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	525	130.69/cwt	126.00–134.00	686	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.26/cwt	146.00–159.00	575	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.25/cwt	121.00–126.50	709	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.93/cwt	137.00–149.00	607	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	849	65
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	166.46/cwt	159.00–171.00	864	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	172.68/cwt	167.00–180.00	824	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	151.48/cwt	147.00–160.00	876	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	121.10/cwt	121.10–121.10	1,027	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	181.68/cwt	176.50–184.50	781	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.49/cwt	143.50–147.00	908	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	187.75/cwt	186.00–191.00	713	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	137.96/cwt	134.00–143.00	924	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	112.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	168.08/cwt	166.00–171.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	177.94/cwt	172.00–182.00	673	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	182.71/cwt	177.00–189.00	603	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.84/cwt	140.00–148.00	831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	138.87/cwt	136.50–142.00	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	131.48/cwt	129.50–133.00	906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	110.10/cwt	110.10–110.10	982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	130.27/cwt	130.00–131.00	916	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	167.97/cwt	164.00–172.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	810	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.75	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	703	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	130.68/cwt	129.50–132.25	998	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	156.82/cwt	146.00–162.00	696	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	163.08/cwt	159.00–167.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.21/cwt	160.00–169.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	143.87/cwt	142.00–145.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	463	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	810	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	991	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	45.24/cwt	41.00–49.00	456	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	53.31/cwt	50.00–57.00	569	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	60.22/cwt	57.50–62.50	647	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	35.91/cwt	32.00–39.00	332	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	56.75/cwt	53.50–59.50	850	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	62.94/cwt	60.00–66.50	991	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	49.39/cwt	48.00–52.00	715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	55.11/cwt	52.00–59.00	714	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	61.40/cwt	59.00–64.00	762	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	49.02/cwt	45.00–50.00	641	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,388	113.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,575	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,258	96.95/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,220	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,598	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,416	105.98/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,501	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,383	101.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,398	49
Bulls	—	—	1,689	85.41/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,443	13
Bulls	—	—	1,588	78.62/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	115.87/cwt	111.50–119.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	112.74/cwt	111.00–115.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.27/cwt	121.00–128.00	779	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	671	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.36/cwt	117.50–124.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.94/cwt	114.50–118.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.61/cwt	127.50–133.00	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	632	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	163.38/cwt	156.00–169.00	783	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.22/cwt	146.00–159.00	812	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	106.36/cwt	106.00–106.50	862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.34/cwt	122.00–124.50	818	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.75/cwt	163.00–170.00	618	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	834	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.91/cwt	130.50–138.75	776	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	150.87/cwt	147.50–155.00	699	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	133.35/cwt	132.00–135.00	809	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	138.83/cwt	137.00–141.50	718	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.71/cwt	150.00–161.00	668	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	683	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	734	3

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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