Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of 400-500 lb steer calves sold 4,.00-5.00 higher, with 550-800 lb steers selling steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone on a light test, with 550-600 lbs selling 3.00-5.00 lower and 600-700 lbs trading mostly steady on comparable sales and quality a pot load of 720 lb heifers sold near steady off the same consignments as last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Overall quality was not as attractive as last week on feeders weighing 500-750 lbs. CME cattle futures started the week unexpectedly higher with modest gains after last week's bearish trading and Friday's lower close. Corn crop ratings on Monday had 62 percent of the crop rated good to excellent, compared to 64 percent last week and 58 percent last year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.78/cwt on 533 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −83.46 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$156.78

533 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$26.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	162.16	1,011	242
Medium and Large 1-2	592	156.11	925	228
Medium 1-2	544	151.50	824	11thin
Medium and Large 2	640	135.75	869	52

One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about $142 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 sale533 hd

156.78

—

MO average15 barns · 8,857 hd

147.87

+8.91

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−83.46

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	1,731	92.36	1,599	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	65.45	988	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	64.28	808	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	54.93	555	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,387	105.41	1,462	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	722	141.30/cwt	139.00–144.50	1,020	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	70.24/cwt	67.50–73.50	1,084	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	53.21/cwt	52.50–54.00	654	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	92.82/cwt	88.00–96.50	1,580	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	141.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	749	15
Bulls	—	—	1,727	81.63/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,410	3
Bulls	—	—	1,882	100.78/cwt	99.00–102.50	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.61/cwt	129.50–135.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	148.45/cwt	146.50–150.00	1,136	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	155.18/cwt	154.00–157.00	883	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,387	105.41/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,462	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.63/cwt	149.50–151.50	720	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	137.14/cwt	133.50–139.50	911	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.16/cwt	126.00–131.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.08/cwt	144.00–146.25	831	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.50	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	183.90/cwt	183.00–186.00	853	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	152.84/cwt	147.00–156.50	949	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	150.56/cwt	149.25–152.25	1,114	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	129.28/cwt	128.75–129.75	922	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	544	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	168.42/cwt	163.00–176.00	788	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.65/cwt	147.00–154.00	638	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	584	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	63.50/cwt	60.50–66.50	932	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	65.82/cwt	63.00–70.00	693	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	57.68/cwt	55.00–59.50	605	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	62.87/cwt	58.00–66.50	788	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	44.91/cwt	40.50–50.00	424	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	69.67/cwt	67.50–72.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	157.47/cwt	154.25–158.50	1,058	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.58/cwt	169.00–170.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	192.97/cwt	191.00–195.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	522	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	159.32/cwt	157.50–162.25	1,007	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.47/cwt	130.00–141.00	771	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.18/cwt	140.00–142.50	943	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.00/cwt	121.25–122.75	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	145.80/cwt	142.00–149.00	712	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	149.63/cwt	147.00–152.00	754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.60/cwt	134.00–141.75	873	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.99/cwt	183.00–186.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	164.55/cwt	159.00–168.00	869	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	141.45/cwt	134.75–143.00	1,076	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	855	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	930	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.47/cwt	161.00–165.00	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	139.95/cwt	139.75–141.50	1,009	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.75/cwt	135.00–139.00	719	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	170.68/cwt	170.00–172.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.71/cwt	142.50–144.75	894	54

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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