Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-600 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with 600-800 lbs trading 5.00-10.00 higher and a pot load of 830 lb steers selling 2.00 higher than last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, 500-650 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs sold with a higher undertone. A very good offering of top quality calves and yearlings sold with good demand with a very active market on the 600-800 lb steers sold with the best demand. CME cattle futures turned green on Monday to help give support to the market along with last week's higher fed cattle trade seemed to bring some optimism back into the market. A nice offering of slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.90/cwt on 1,396 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −84.34 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$155.90

1,396 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$37.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

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	555	157.04	871	325
Medium and Large 1	636	156.11	993	1,038
Medium and Large 2	590	141.28	833	28
Large 1-2	693	120.00	832	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.04/cwt here — about $39 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 sale1,396 hd

155.90

—

MO average17 barns · 12,776 hd

149.78

+6.12

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−84.34

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	—	Average	1,672	88.05	1,472	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	64.80	984	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	60.02	751	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	54.70	570	49
Steers	Choice	Average	1,308	118.23	1,546	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	113.00	1,322	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	674	146.83/cwt	144.00–154.00	990	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	141.20/cwt	132.25–145.50	1,076	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	171.82/cwt	165.50–177.00	890	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	160.47/cwt	155.50–165.00	918	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	159.58/cwt	153.50–163.00	975	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	176.01/cwt	175.00–178.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	609	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	144.73/cwt	144.50–145.00	810	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	144.49/cwt	143.00–146.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	171.26/cwt	163.00–173.25	801	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.39/cwt	155.00–165.00	836	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.29/cwt	132.25–139.00	913	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.82/cwt	148.00–156.00	870	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	172.37/cwt	168.00–176.00	738	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	147.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	929	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	118.69/cwt	116.50–121.50	1,027	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	182.27/cwt	177.00–189.00	694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	137.75/cwt	137.00–138.00	995	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	192.42/cwt	188.50–197.00	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,054	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	175.90/cwt	172.50–181.00	848	56
Heifers	Medium 2	—	489	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	413	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	782	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	62.51/cwt	58.00–67.00	671	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	45.88/cwt	41.00–49.00	449	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	66.68/cwt	63.50–74.00	1,032	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	58.92/cwt	55.00–61.00	843	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	64.19/cwt	62.00–68.00	804	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	57.85/cwt	55.00–61.00	722	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	49.52/cwt	46.00–52.00	621	8
Bulls	—	—	1,684	88.66/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	181.42/cwt	177.00–189.00	760	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	201.47/cwt	196.00–207.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	196.96/cwt	193.00–200.00	703	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	874	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	111.73/cwt	110.25–113.50	854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	129.89/cwt	127.00–132.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	144.19/cwt	139.50–149.00	683	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.53/cwt	126.75–137.00	754	36
Bulls	—	—	1,570	79.75/cwt	78.50–81.00	1,252	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	101.94/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	598	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	783	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	641	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.75/cwt	144.00–153.00	773	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.81/cwt	135.00–146.50	881	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	131.56/cwt	130.25–132.00	946	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.45/cwt	148.00–157.50	721	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.54/cwt	138.00–147.00	822	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.81/cwt	149.00–160.00	678	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	168.65/cwt	166.00–171.00	648	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	129.33/cwt	129.00–129.50	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.90/cwt	134.00–145.50	741	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	163.36/cwt	159.00–166.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.85/cwt	123.25–126.25	830	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	117.26/cwt	116.50–120.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.95/cwt	125.00–133.50	802	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,322	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,308	118.23/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	54.18/cwt	50.00–58.00	575	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	665	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,039	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	148.62/cwt	142.25–153.60	1,088	205

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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