Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold with a higher undertone on last week's light test, with 650-700 lbs selling 4.00-6.00 lower and 750-850 lbs trading 3.00-4.00 lower on last week's very active market. Heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were not well tested, with 500-600 lbs selling with a lower undertone on few comparable sales, a near pot load of 640 lb heifers sold with a firm undertone, over 650 lbs were not well tested. Demand was good on a nice offering of good quality steer calves and moderate to good on the yearlings. CME Live and Feeder catlle futures got off to a volatile start the first full week of January with sharp triple digit losses as the Stock Market sold off over 380 points and most commodities also felling selling pressure. Slaughter cows on a light test sold near steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.86/cwt on 842 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −92.37 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$147.86

842 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$22.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.37

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	148.28	997	752
Medium and Large 1-2	609	147.85	901	76
Medium and Large 2	742	125.82	933	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about $64 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 sale842 hd

147.86

—

MO average7 barns · 7,990 hd

140.50

+7.37

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−92.37

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	—	High	1,929	78.16	1,508	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	53.80	831	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	51.43	651	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	42.67	440	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,387	107.86	1,496	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,483	102.39	1,518	5thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	721	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.09/cwt	124.50–125.50	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	126.53/cwt	123.00–131.00	716	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.67/cwt	125.00–131.50	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	823	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	142.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,157	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	142.97/cwt	141.00–149.00	906	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	853	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.49/cwt	132.50–137.00	721	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	688	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.46/cwt	183.00–191.00	886	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,012	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.84/cwt	128.50–129.00	941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.49/cwt	153.00–158.00	879	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	912	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.25	971	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	167.62/cwt	162.50–179.50	897	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,073	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	51.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	637	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,387	107.86/cwt	107.00–109.50	1,496	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,483	102.39/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,518	5
Bulls	—	—	1,995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,939	78.45/cwt	76.50–80.00	1,521	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	72.73/cwt	72.50–73.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	164.70/cwt	164.00–165.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	127.58/cwt	123.25–131.00	980	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	156.53/cwt	151.00–161.00	831	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.40/cwt	134.00–140.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.89/cwt	131.50–137.00	781	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.50	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	409	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	185.63/cwt	184.00–187.00	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	876	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,099	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	788	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	41.47/cwt	38.00–43.00	444	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	45.66/cwt	44.00–48.00	427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	47.50/cwt	47.00–48.00	637	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	49.50/cwt	49.00–50.00	754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	54.03/cwt	53.00–55.00	810	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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