Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 550-550 lbs selling steady to 2.00 lower on last week's very active market, 550-700 lbs sold steady with 700-800 lbs trading steady to 3.00 higher, and over 800 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, spots 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate to heavy supply. Monday's auction had a nice offering of good quality calves and several pot loads of 800-950 lb yearling steers selling with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.25/cwt on 1,283 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −91.98 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$148.25

1,283 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$38.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	605	149.01	901	219
Medium and Large 1	706	148.95	1,051	1,034
Medium and Large 2	723	126.14	912	16thin
Large 1-2	1,011	110.46	1,117	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.54/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale1,283 hd

148.25

—

MO average17 barns · 15,540 hd

146.13

+2.12

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−91.98

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	1,784	76.19	1,359	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,658	71.28	1,182	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	56.99	890	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	49.77	647	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	44.78	479	36
Steers	Select	Average	1,268	91.00	1,154	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	475	165.25/cwt	157.00–171.00	785	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	127.73/cwt	127.50–128.25	1,064	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	183.99/cwt	183.00–186.00	596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	174.76/cwt	170.00–176.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	139.69/cwt	138.00–141.00	719	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	638	133.16/cwt	131.00–136.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	149.69/cwt	144.00–156.00	792	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	147.53/cwt	139.50–151.00	829	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	151.88/cwt	145.00–157.00	700	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	693	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.26/cwt	185.00–190.00	787	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	152.11/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,007	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.58/cwt	154.00–165.75	914	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	166.82/cwt	162.00–172.00	879	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.74/cwt	137.00–144.00	877	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	137.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	915	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	145.03/cwt	143.00–149.50	1,096	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,240	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,272	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	129.23/cwt	128.75–130.75	1,115	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	149.87/cwt	144.00–155.50	941	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.56/cwt	175.00–187.00	840	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	147.65/cwt	142.00–150.50	1,060	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	135.92/cwt	134.35–137.50	1,125	122
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	44.33/cwt	40.00–47.00	568	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	51.58/cwt	48.00–56.00	675	29
Steers	Select	—	1,268	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	73.88/cwt	72.00–75.50	1,278	11
Bulls	—	—	1,843	78.74/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,451	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	44.15/cwt	42.00–46.50	692	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	63.32/cwt	60.00–67.00	997	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,658	71.28/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,182	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	40.74/cwt	38.00–43.00	464	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	33.56/cwt	32.00–35.00	346	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	54.86/cwt	53.50–56.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	492	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	782	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,021	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,057	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	993	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,221	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	47.09/cwt	44.00–51.00	501	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	54.54/cwt	52.50–57.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	126.14/cwt	119.00–128.50	912	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	861	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	132.35/cwt	132.35–132.35	891	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	757	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	961	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.20/cwt	128.00–133.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	118.38/cwt	116.00–120.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.56/cwt	124.25–133.00	872	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	127.49/cwt	126.75–128.25	991	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.80/cwt	125.00–133.00	746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.91/cwt	132.00–134.00	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	140.58/cwt	135.00–143.00	686	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	131.02/cwt	129.25–134.00	966	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	129.76/cwt	127.00–131.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.67/cwt	150.00–160.50	839	72

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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