Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher, with 500-700 lb selling mostly 3.00-6.00 higher and 700-800 lbs trading steady to firm. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs and 600-700 lbs sold with a higher undertone with few good comparisons on last week's light test, with 500-600 lbs selling 3.00-7.00 higher and a pot load of 720 lb heifers off the same consignment as last week sold a 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher with spots 5.00 higher on the lean cows. A very nice quality offering of steer calves weighing 400-750 lbs and heifers weighing 400-650 lbs all sold on and active market with good demand. CME Feeder Cattle futures held their ground on Monday closing higher after Friday's big jump as feeder contracts continue to find good support. Monday's corn crop progress report remains at 72 percent good to excellent.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.93/cwt on 854 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.31 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$161.93

854 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$52.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.24

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	167.05	991	632
Medium and Large 1-2	656	149.27	979	168
Medium and Large 2	589	148.85	876	42
Large 1-2	1,027	115.00	1,181	12thin

One grade step is worth $52.05/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale854 hd

161.93

—

MO average15 barns · 10,720 hd

147.69

+14.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−78.31

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	—	High	1,615	99.51	1,607	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	74.13	1,139	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	72.59	907	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	64.06	662	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	89.78	952	37
Steers	Choice	Average	1,223	110.34	1,349	5thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	478	142.23/cwt	139.00–146.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	156.76/cwt	155.00–158.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.68/cwt	146.00–155.75	868	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	138.47/cwt	136.00–139.50	994	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	150.89/cwt	145.00–154.00	780	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	157.09/cwt	153.00–160.00	752	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.86/cwt	143.00–150.50	912	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	139.79/cwt	135.75–144.50	952	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.20/cwt	156.50–161.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	170.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	995	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	109.91/cwt	102.00–120.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	394	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	62.83/cwt	60.00–64.50	755	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	74.13/cwt	70.50–77.00	1,139	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	72.30/cwt	67.00–78.50	762	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	50.38/cwt	45.00–53.00	463	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	203.15/cwt	202.00–205.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	194.67/cwt	194.00–196.00	915	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,027	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,181	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.83/cwt	132.75–133.00	688	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	608	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.77/cwt	130.75–143.00	843	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	140.09/cwt	132.00–144.00	800	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	130.27/cwt	126.50–133.75	937	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.45/cwt	135.00–144.00	729	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	130.95/cwt	125.75–136.50	883	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.50/cwt	147.00–153.00	655	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.32/cwt	155.00–163.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	130.67/cwt	130.25–131.50	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	178.20/cwt	171.00–182.50	930	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	159.36/cwt	153.50–166.00	993	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.54/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,078	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	155.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,043	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	166.65/cwt	163.00–170.00	953	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	193.17/cwt	187.00–199.00	821	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	187.23/cwt	178.50–192.50	867	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	141.96/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,095	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,166	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.50	713	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,223	110.34/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,349	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,060	89.78/cwt	87.50–94.00	952	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	74.64/cwt	72.00–81.00	939	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	67.94/cwt	63.00–71.00	836	11
Bulls	—	—	1,728	104.19/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,800	8
Bulls	—	—	1,443	95.93/cwt	93.50–99.00	1,384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	139.47/cwt	136.00–143.50	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	149.88/cwt	148.00–150.50	857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	859	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	144.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	961	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.18/cwt	145.50–152.00	916	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	133.80/cwt	133.25–134.50	1,104	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	164.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	862	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	181.03/cwt	177.00–184.00	771	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,154	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	136.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,001	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	933	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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