Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's active market, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a light test, with 500-750 lbs steers selling mostly steady, over 750 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with a pot load of 620 lb heifers trading 3.00 higher than last weeks top. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with the most decline on the boning cows. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. A much lighter offering this week on steer calves weighing under 550 lbs with overall quality not as attractive as last week's good quality offering. Live and Feeder cattle futures closed higher to start the week. Corn crop ratings came in at 71 percent rated good to excellent compared to 72 percent last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.72/cwt on 582 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −81.51 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$158.72

582 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$36.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	162.14	991	304
Medium and Large 1-2	600	157.79	946	253
Large 1-2	844	128.00	1,080	10thin
Medium and Large 2	774	125.75	974	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.39/cwt here — about $17 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 sale582 hd

158.72

—

MO average17 barns · 9,850 hd

148.70

+10.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−81.51

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	1,712	95.47	1,634	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	68.28	1,070	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	66.08	829	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	61.61	624	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,089	100.00	1,089	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,245	104.11	1,296	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	763	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	68.40/cwt	64.00–73.00	718	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	57.34/cwt	54.50–62.00	568	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	51.31/cwt	47.50–53.50	489	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	74.25/cwt	72.50–76.50	1,234	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	62.30/cwt	60.00–66.00	917	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	64.77/cwt	60.00–69.00	814	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	71.54/cwt	69.50–77.00	889	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	54.22/cwt	52.50–57.00	701	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	94.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,559	9
Bulls	—	—	1,838	105.59/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,941	3
Bulls	—	—	2,180	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	193.54/cwt	189.00–199.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	199.15/cwt	196.00–202.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	161.02/cwt	155.00–163.75	998	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	147.33/cwt	142.00–149.75	1,077	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.12/cwt	162.75–168.50	944	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	181.66/cwt	178.50–183.50	865	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.68/cwt	171.00–181.25	914	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,005	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.78/cwt	155.00–163.00	676	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.75/cwt	144.75–154.00	770	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	563	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	776	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	675	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,245	104.11/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,089	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,089	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	844	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	128.65/cwt	127.00–130.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	127.41/cwt	123.00–130.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	680	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	962	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.46/cwt	141.00–150.00	678	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	137.62/cwt	135.25–140.75	834	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.11/cwt	139.00–143.50	809	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.09/cwt	142.00–153.00	623	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.50	894	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	899	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	153.85/cwt	153.85–153.85	937	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	948	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	157.05/cwt	153.00–163.00	735	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	369	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.75	1,124	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	151.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	969	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	177.46/cwt	172.00–184.00	756	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	166.97/cwt	161.00–170.00	880	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	172.45/cwt	163.00–175.00	807	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	153.97/cwt	152.00–158.75	905	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	135.37/cwt	134.75–135.75	925	8

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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