Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold mostly steady, with 600-650 lb and 700-800 lb steers trading steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 4.00 higher and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.84/cwt on 719 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −93.40 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$146.84

719 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	148.78	979	386
Medium and Large 1-2	579	146.91	850	270
Medium and Large 2	505	142.11	717	32
Medium 1-2	465	136.00	632	4thin
Large 1-2	797	126.82	1,011	14thin
Large 1	913	125.25	1,144	9thin
Medium 2	526	122.00	642	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $338 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 sale719 hd

146.84

—

MO average10 barns · 9,616 hd

144.17

+2.67

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−93.40

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	1,767	74.69	1,320	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	52.65	796	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	48.87	626	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	43.03	459	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,218	104.00	1,267	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,123	98.18	1,103	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	101.68	1,385	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	574	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	824	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.87/cwt	136.50–144.00	732	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	138.37/cwt	133.50–140.75	1,009	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.38/cwt	127.00–135.00	744	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	526	122.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	736	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	171.00/cwt	167.00–173.00	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.98/cwt	131.00–140.50	922	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	156.39/cwt	154.50–159.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.20/cwt	152.00–159.50	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	161.20/cwt	161.00–162.00	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.17/cwt	165.00–179.00	655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.42/cwt	139.00–140.00	664	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	162.79/cwt	157.50–169.00	840	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	144.20/cwt	141.50–147.50	946	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.56/cwt	149.00–153.00	709	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.75/cwt	148.00–157.50	866	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	146.57/cwt	146.50–148.00	1,057	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	131.37/cwt	129.25–132.00	1,017	21
Bulls	Small and Medium 2Unweaned	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	593	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	165.46/cwt	164.00–167.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	146.21/cwt	140.75–148.50	1,119	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,046	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	137.21/cwt	135.00–139.00	808	13
Bulls	—	—	1,805	76.19/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Select	—	1,123	98.18/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,103	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	63.35/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,025	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	53.77/cwt	50.00–58.00	820	20
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,362	101.68/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,385	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,218	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,267	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	47.68/cwt	45.00–49.00	697	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	46.19/cwt	43.00–49.00	598	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	844	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,091	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	51.05/cwt	49.00–54.50	649	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	42.14/cwt	38.00–45.00	451	32
Bulls	—	—	1,561	67.67/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,056	4
Bulls	—	—	2,025	82.75/cwt	82.50–83.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	137.35/cwt	137.00–137.75	917	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	147.97/cwt	143.00–153.75	929	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	47.96/cwt	46.00–53.00	517	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	31.94/cwt	27.00–36.00	325	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	526	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	642	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	910	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	4
Steers	Large 1	—	913	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	731	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.88/cwt	130.00–134.75	812	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	141.57/cwt	140.00–142.50	866	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	118.25/cwt	118.00–118.50	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.87/cwt	142.00–157.00	791	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.81/cwt	134.50–143.00	861	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	137.19/cwt	134.00–140.00	701	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	160.53/cwt	156.00–164.00	758	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.25/cwt	139.00–149.00	619	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.10/cwt	123.00–133.00	878	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,020	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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