Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone with last week's light test, 500-600 lb steers sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 600-650 lbs selling firm to 3.00 higher, 650-700 lbs were mostly yearlings and sold with a higher undertone as last week's offering was mostly calves, 700-750 lbs sold steady with 750-800 lbs trading steady to 3.00 lower and weights over 800 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers sold steady with the exception of 500-600 lb heifers selling steady to 5.00 higher. Lot of good top quality calves in Monday's offering as overall quality was better this week and selling in larger consignments and groups with the bulk weighing 450-700 lbs trading on and active market. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.42/cwt on 1,383 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −88.82 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$151.42

1,383 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	418	153.00	640	5thin
Medium and Large 1	664	152.64	1,014	1,039
Medium and Large 1-2	640	147.89	946	322
Medium and Large 2	518	142.74	739	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale1,383 hd

151.42

—

MO average20 barns · 25,727 hd

145.87

+5.54

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−88.82

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	1,785	76.99	1,374	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,733	68.85	1,193	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	54.34	820	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	51.23	650	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	44.82	458	40
Heifers	Select	Average	1,278	97.24	1,243	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	100.72	1,364	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,289	91.72	1,182	16

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	519	156.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	812	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	127.35/cwt	122.50–129.50	791	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	164.95/cwt	157.00–169.00	803	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	129.36/cwt	126.75–131.25	982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.59/cwt	171.00–186.00	841	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.96/cwt	137.00–143.00	670	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	143.00/cwt	142.75–144.50	917	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	185.65/cwt	184.00–186.00	640	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	133.73/cwt	132.00–135.50	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	133.72/cwt	132.75–138.00	1,109	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	718	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	183.48/cwt	181.00–189.00	705	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	641	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	741	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.95/cwt	147.00–156.50	1,033	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	152.07/cwt	144.00–154.50	941	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.74/cwt	155.00–169.00	921	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	326	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.04/cwt	139.00–145.50	815	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.21/cwt	141.00–149.00	758	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	608	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	143.92/cwt	141.50–150.00	1,026	113
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,271	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	934	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	168.10/cwt	163.00–175.00	894	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	140.43/cwt	138.50–143.50	888	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	189.27/cwt	188.00–190.00	886	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	135.61/cwt	134.00–137.00	956	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	47.00/cwt	44.00–49.00	693	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	52.22/cwt	48.00–55.00	659	42
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,354	100.72/cwt	100.50–102.00	1,364	18
Steers	Select	—	1,289	91.72/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,182	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,278	97.24/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,243	17
Bulls	—	—	1,754	72.11/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,265	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	79.28/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,435	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	48.40/cwt	44.00–52.50	511	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	61.29/cwt	58.00–65.50	969	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	33.72/cwt	31.00–36.00	326	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	41.09/cwt	37.50–43.00	401	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	53.67/cwt	50.50–57.00	801	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	140.38/cwt	140.00–140.50	942	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	977	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,733	68.85/cwt	66.00–72.50	1,193	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	53.75/cwt	53.50–54.00	581	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	121.43/cwt	121.00–122.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	790	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	45.80/cwt	42.50–47.50	588	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.17/cwt	144.00–152.00	696	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.62/cwt	153.00–160.00	667	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	136.20/cwt	133.00–139.50	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	492	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	174.62/cwt	174.00–175.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	854	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.56/cwt	115.00–124.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	183.13/cwt	180.00–189.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	142.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,109	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.73/cwt	124.00–137.00	763	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	120.32/cwt	120.00–120.50	834	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	119.69/cwt	118.00–121.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.22/cwt	123.00–130.00	844	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	125.99/cwt	124.00–126.25	917	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,210	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	147.24/cwt	145.00–151.00	635	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	133.42/cwt	130.50–137.50	993	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.33/cwt	125.50–130.00	736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	148.34/cwt	140.00–153.00	857	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	141.34/cwt	135.00–143.50	953	29

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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