Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs were lightly tested and sold with a higher undertone, 500-600 lb steers sold 10.00-12.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher, 600-750 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher and over 750 lbs traded with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 500-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good, with a much different market than last Monday's cold wet sleet and snow mix, with much warmer temperatures and sunshine in the forecast for the week. Also, CME cattle futures had a good week of advances giving a better outlook for this Monday's market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.22/cwt on 524 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −95.02 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$145.22

524 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	149.50	1,007	233
Medium and Large 1-2	671	142.50	956	280
Medium and Large 2	720	123.90	892	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $115 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 sale524 hd

145.22

—

MO average17 barns · 6,194 hd

141.40

+3.82

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−95.02

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	—	Low	1,724	81.62	1,408	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,909	65.16	1,244	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	55.66	826	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	53.99	680	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	50.00	545	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,164	95.47	1,111	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,296	103.59	1,343	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,209	100.01	1,209	15

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	567	137.37/cwt	136.00–138.50	779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.24/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.68/cwt	126.00–137.00	822	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	159.23/cwt	157.00–164.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.53/cwt	135.00–139.00	839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	149.72/cwt	148.00–152.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	138.42/cwt	138.00–139.00	999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	160.39/cwt	156.00–167.00	845	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,119	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	171.20/cwt	170.00–173.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	991	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	1,111	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	132.21/cwt	131.00–134.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	816	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.27/cwt	135.00–143.00	872	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	889	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	138.61/cwt	138.25–142.00	930	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,194	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	156.64/cwt	153.00–158.25	894	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	143.21/cwt	141.00–143.50	768	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	642	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	146.62/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,064	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	817	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	46.07/cwt	41.50–49.00	496	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	49.19/cwt	45.00–54.00	729	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	63.36/cwt	61.00–67.50	940	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	803	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,838	72.06/cwt	69.50–74.50	1,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	48.85/cwt	43.50–53.00	616	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,945	61.71/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,200	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,296	103.59/cwt	102.50–109.00	1,343	12
Heifers	Select	—	1,164	95.47/cwt	94.00–96.50	1,111	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,209	100.01/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,209	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	56.43/cwt	54.00–60.00	712	25
Bulls	—	—	1,675	74.44/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,247	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	57.63/cwt	55.00–60.00	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.78/cwt	133.00–139.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	135.66/cwt	130.00–139.50	662	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	118.72/cwt	117.50–119.50	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	653	8
Bulls	—	—	1,732	82.73/cwt	79.00–88.50	1,433	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	132.49/cwt	132.00–136.50	1,127	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.40/cwt	139.50–147.50	824	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	53.71/cwt	50.50–58.00	592	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	141.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	622	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	151.09/cwt	142.00–155.00	784	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.72/cwt	126.00–129.50	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	117.11/cwt	115.00–119.25	946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	161.25/cwt	157.00–165.50	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,119	5

How this sale compares

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