Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the best test was on four pot loads of 775-905 lb steers selling 5.00-6.00 higher, with 700-750 lbs trading 3.00-5.00 lower and a much lighter offering of steers weighing 500-700 lbs with numbers and overall quality not as attractive as last week sold with a weak to lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs sold weak to 5.00 lower with 6 weight heifer mostly steady on comparable sales and a pot load of 715 lb heifers sold 5.00 higher than last week's pot load of similar weight. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. CME cattle futures had a good run last week and there was fear that Friday's COF report would bring some sharp declines but overall the futures had mostly mixed to moderate gains at the close.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.05/cwt on 629 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −104.19 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$136.05

629 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$50.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

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	624	141.78	885	188
Medium 1-2	509	139.00	708	7thin
Medium and Large 1	764	135.24	1,034	402
Large 1-2	698	124.25	867	6thin
Medium and Large 2	612	123.00	753	3thin
Large 1	930	117.54	1,093	14thin
Medium 2-3	480	91.00	437	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.78/cwt here — about $448 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 sale629 hd

136.05

—

MO average17 barns · 13,980 hd

142.89

−6.84

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−104.19

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	1,856	75.49	1,401	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	2,000	67.50	1,350	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	56.03	891	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	51.69	648	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	43.77	454	31
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	105.08	1,346	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,270	99.86	1,269	21

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	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	131.49/cwt	127.00–141.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.03/cwt	119.50–126.50	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	828	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,045	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	687	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.96/cwt	131.00–134.00	814	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,149	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	127.10/cwt	127.10–127.10	1,089	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	744	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	132.40/cwt	130.00–133.25	916	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.80/cwt	149.00–150.00	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	932	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.39/cwt	125.00–136.50	746	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	179.32/cwt	178.00–180.00	866	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.45/cwt	140.75–144.25	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	835	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	57.59/cwt	56.00–60.00	744	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,281	105.08/cwt	101.50–107.50	1,346	35
Steers	Select	—	1,502	100.53/cwt	96.00–102.50	1,510	10
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,060	99.25/cwt	99.25–99.25	1,052	11
Bulls	—	—	1,902	69.78/cwt	67.00–71.50	1,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	78.34/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,436	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	43.92/cwt	40.00–47.00	536	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	54.77/cwt	53.50–57.00	869	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,000	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	47.88/cwt	45.00–49.50	753	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	32.42/cwt	30.00–35.00	300	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	41.57/cwt	38.00–44.00	441	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	509	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	708	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	51.74/cwt	51.00–52.50	563	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	698	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	867	6
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	954	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,088	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	47.20/cwt	44.50–50.00	492	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	64.08/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.18/cwt	135.50–137.00	716	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	52.59/cwt	49.00–55.50	660	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	129.38/cwt	128.00–131.00	956	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	911	10
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	480	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	437	9
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	445	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	147.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	601	12
Steers	Large 1	—	897	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	139.06/cwt	138.25–141.00	845	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.62/cwt	122.00–125.00	779	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	131.90/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,024	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	137.86/cwt	136.00–138.75	988	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	761	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	180.95/cwt	178.00–189.00	677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	116.08/cwt	111.00–120.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	114.18/cwt	108.00–127.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	117.07/cwt	116.50–117.75	939	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	121.42/cwt	118.00–122.00	839	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.84/cwt	124.00–127.50	717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	153.98/cwt	149.00–159.00	838	23

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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