Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of 400-500 lb steers calves sold with a lower undertone, 500-600 lb steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, spots 7.00 lower, 600-700 lbs sold steady, 700-750 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher and steers over 750 lbs were not well tested with last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady sold on comparable sales and over 700 lbs were not well tested. Demand was moderate to good on moderate offering. The 700-750 lb steers got back all they lost last week and a little more on a much more active 700-750 lb market than last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm on mostly average dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.74/cwt on 804 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −96.50 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$143.74

804 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

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

$48.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

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	546	153.45	837	200
Medium and Large 2	423	151.00	639	3thin
Medium and Large 1	655	145.09	950	492
Large 1	936	120.62	1,129	102
Large 2	1,001	105.00	1,051	7thin

One grade step is worth $48.45/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale804 hd

143.74

—

MO average19 barns · 19,672 hd

142.60

+1.13

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−96.50

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	1,864	80.44	1,499	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	55.15	863	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	50.40	635	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	44.77	463	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	102.03	1,232	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,131	97.19	1,099	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,293	106.37	1,375	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,243	96.00	1,193	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	526	158.73/cwt	153.00–163.00	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	672	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	145.50/cwt	137.00–153.00	829	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	641	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.10/cwt	117.10–117.10	919	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	169.80/cwt	165.00–173.00	718	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	124.33/cwt	120.50–125.25	886	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	183.80/cwt	179.00–186.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	128.61/cwt	128.25–131.00	839	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	142.30/cwt	136.00–143.50	1,027	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	118.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	756	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.49/cwt	141.00–147.00	755	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	146.29/cwt	142.00–148.50	901	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.90/cwt	128.00–134.50	822	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.63/cwt	149.50–160.00	665	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	960	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	177.78/cwt	176.50–180.00	766	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	164.63/cwt	161.00–167.00	598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	168.57/cwt	164.00–169.50	696	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	122.08/cwt	121.75–124.00	1,027	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	166.95/cwt	162.00–169.00	880	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	140.67/cwt	139.00–143.50	965	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	51.89/cwt	49.00–55.00	648	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,293	106.37/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,375	4
Steers	Large 1	—	919	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,103	51
Steers	Select	—	1,243	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,131	97.19/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,099	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	73.27/cwt	71.00–76.50	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	81.34/cwt	77.50–86.50	1,538	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	65.68/cwt	63.50–68.00	1,048	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	46.63/cwt	43.50–48.00	596	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,207	102.03/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,232	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	739	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	54.94/cwt	50.50–58.50	864	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	40.08/cwt	35.50–43.50	421	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	910	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	53.49/cwt	52.50–55.00	590	3
Steers	Large 1	—	968	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,171	48
Steers	Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	46.65/cwt	44.00–49.50	473	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	646	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	48.45/cwt	46.00–50.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.13/cwt	132.00–137.50	778	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.47/cwt	149.00–158.00	735	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	747	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	702	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	132.65/cwt	129.00–140.00	711	53
Steers	Large 2	—	1,001	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.78/cwt	123.00–129.00	726	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	125.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.73/cwt	133.00–140.50	835	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	151.17/cwt	148.25–153.00	878	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	168.85/cwt	162.00–171.00	822	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	911	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	119.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	816	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	146.41/cwt	142.00–149.00	486	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	117.82/cwt	116.75–120.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	115.70/cwt	114.25–117.50	877	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	177.20/cwt	176.00–178.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	139.63/cwt	137.00–143.00	676	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	900	29

How this sale compares

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