Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold mostly 7.00-10.00 lower, spots 12.00 lower with 650-750 lb steers selling steady to 4.00 lower, 800-850 lb steers were not tested with last week but sold with a sharply lower undertone, two pot loads of 884-892 lb steers traded 6.00-7.00 lower on comparable weights with last week. Feeder heifers weighing 600-650 lbs sold mostly steady, with a light test of heifers over 700 lbs selling with a lower undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light, with unweaned calves finding few takers, best demand was on the 650-750 lb yearling steers. CME feeder and live cattle contracts felt the pressure of the complex's new expanded limit moves in the cattle futures with feeders falling 3.50-to near 5.00 lower and live cattle mostly 3.00-3.50 lower as cattle futures continue to liquidate. Corn prices keep rallying finding support from export sales also is pressuring the cattle market as buyers are more cautious to start the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.80/cwt on 916 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −99.43 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$140.80

916 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	143.04	1,022	622
Medium and Large 1-2	633	138.72	878	244
Medium and Large 2	508	135.17	687	8thin
Large 1-2	817	120.82	988	42

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $35 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 sale916 hd

140.80

—

MO average16 barns · 9,111 hd

141.65

−0.85

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−99.43

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	1,728	79.33	1,371	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	58.44	855	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	55.57	702	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	51.57	558	51

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	527	131.43/cwt	127.50–134.50	693	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.01/cwt	130.00–135.25	836	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	607	122.98/cwt	121.50–123.50	746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.64/cwt	136.75–144.00	796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.54/cwt	143.00–156.75	723	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.64/cwt	134.00–135.00	763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	486	125.28/cwt	119.00–130.00	609	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.48/cwt	132.00–140.00	639	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	142.74/cwt	140.00–144.00	886	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	125.63/cwt	125.50–125.75	1,122	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	157.46/cwt	154.50–164.00	838	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.57/cwt	153.00–159.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	628	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.25	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	169.88/cwt	169.00–171.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.09/cwt	144.00–151.50	992	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	152.87/cwt	152.00–154.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	135.85/cwt	135.10–136.60	1,206	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.16/cwt	143.00–146.00	823	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.20/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,076	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	131.01/cwt	127.85–131.75	1,066	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.78/cwt	136.50–145.00	735	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	739	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	536	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	584	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	124.41/cwt	124.00–124.50	958	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	923	112.81/cwt	112.50–113.50	1,041	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	54.27/cwt	49.00–58.00	583	31
Bulls	—	—	1,777	83.45/cwt	78.00–90.50	1,483	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	37.28/cwt	35.00–40.00	411	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	52.01/cwt	49.00–53.50	669	9
Bulls	—	—	1,670	74.53/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,245	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	44.49/cwt	40.50–48.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.30/cwt	130.00–133.50	897	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	52.90/cwt	52.50–54.00	789	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	64.59/cwt	62.00–69.00	946	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	60.38/cwt	59.00–61.50	659	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	124.49/cwt	121.50–130.00	970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	135.17/cwt	133.00–136.50	687	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	56.46/cwt	54.00–59.50	710	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	57.63/cwt	55.00–59.50	839	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	126.93/cwt	125.00–128.00	611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	141.07/cwt	139.75–142.50	879	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	141.10/cwt	141.10–141.10	940	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	163.65/cwt	158.00–169.00	671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	134.71/cwt	132.50–139.00	925	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.12/cwt	154.00–156.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	119.03/cwt	113.50–124.50	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	135.80/cwt	135.00–136.50	987	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	132.17/cwt	126.75–135.50	1,026	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	125.36/cwt	124.00–127.00	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	497	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	834	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	115.93/cwt	114.00–118.50	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.01/cwt	139.00–147.00	750	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	3

How this sale compares

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