Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher with the most advance on the 500-550 lb steers, over 650 lb sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone with few comparisons from last week, 500-650 lbs sold steady to spots 3.00 higher on the 550-600 lbs and over 650 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows were mostly average to low dressing selling steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy supply of good quality calves weighing 450-650 lbs. CME cattle futures had a stellar day to start the week closing with sharp triple-digits gains on Monday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.09/cwt on 911 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −112.55 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$139.09

911 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$10.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.41

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	141.60	868	550
Medium and Large 1-2	569	135.54	771	326
Medium and Large 2	468	133.09	622	27
Large 1	697	131.50	916	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about −$48 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

11 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $222.36, median $251.64 across 11 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 sale911 hd

139.09

—

MO average19 barns · 6,718 hd

131.68

+7.41

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

−112.55

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	1,782	76.74	1,368	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	55.97	848	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	53.70	683	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	48.04	509	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,206	103.00	1,242	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,264	103.03	1,302	7thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	425	170.66/cwt	168.00–174.00	725	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	608	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	917	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.56/cwt	136.50–143.50	883	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	963	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	139.88/cwt	135.00–143.50	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.51/cwt	127.00–135.25	752	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	612	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.50	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	128.73/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	148.56/cwt	141.00–152.00	860	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	155.36/cwt	152.00–157.00	677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	140.55/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,065	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	144.04/cwt	142.00–145.00	981	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.38/cwt	143.00–151.00	626	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.52/cwt	153.00–160.00	575	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.40/cwt	144.00–151.85	918	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.18/cwt	139.00–144.50	747	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	134.35/cwt	134.35–134.35	1,037	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	616	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	899	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	176.99/cwt	173.00–182.50	834	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	679	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.67/cwt	163.00–174.00	891	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	823	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,101	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	156.96/cwt	152.75–163.50	904	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	141.72/cwt	136.00–145.00	836	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	141.32/cwt	139.50–143.00	937	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	136.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,050	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	139.79/cwt	139.00–141.50	988	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	137.56/cwt	137.00–141.00	863	72
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	743	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	973	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	57.44/cwt	55.50–60.50	873	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,206	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,242	4
Bulls	—	—	1,874	78.45/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,470	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	37.95/cwt	35.00–41.50	367	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	52.04/cwt	48.00–54.50	783	11
Bulls	—	—	1,598	73.32/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	133.12/cwt	131.50–136.50	960	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	49.93/cwt	47.50–53.00	641	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	46.09/cwt	43.50–49.00	497	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.56/cwt	134.00–139.00	593	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.92/cwt	128.50–139.00	831	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,031	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	52.97/cwt	50.00–56.00	567	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	55.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	707	20
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,264	103.03/cwt	101.00–104.25	1,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.69/cwt	157.00–168.00	778	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	787	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.56/cwt	133.50–138.50	707	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.31/cwt	140.00–143.00	671	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	175.38/cwt	173.00–178.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	188.47/cwt	188.00–189.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	166.51/cwt	164.00–168.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.96/cwt	127.50–136.50	898	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	155.68/cwt	148.00–160.00	827	25

How this sale compares

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