Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, the best test was on 550-600 lb steers selling 3.00-7.00 higher and 700-800 lb steers trading 7.00-10.00 higher, spots 12.00 higher with steers over 800 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers had few good comparisons and sold with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering. The best demand was on a good quality offering of steers weighing 600-900 lbs with several pot loads and part loads in the offering. Slaughter cows were not well tested with the last auction's very light test sold with a sharply higher undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.14/cwt on 878 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −92.09 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$148.14

878 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$0.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

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	631	148.53	937	245
Medium and Large 1	731	147.99	1,082	633

One grade step is worth $0.54/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale878 hd

148.14

—

MO average6 barns · 5,341 hd

149.07

−0.93

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−92.09

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	1,861	91.27	1,699	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,590	72.86	1,158	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	63.68	962	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	60.29	766	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	54.59	580	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,170	113.51	1,328	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,095	115.14	1,261	7thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.92/cwt	143.00–146.00	697	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	155.10/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,033	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	962	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	932	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	151.48/cwt	150.00–151.75	1,145	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.40/cwt	146.50–150.00	703	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	687	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	989	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	182.83/cwt	175.00–184.00	861	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.16/cwt	131.00–135.75	1,084	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.40/cwt	167.00–177.00	896	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	154.48/cwt	148.00–158.50	975	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.83/cwt	127.50–138.00	758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	163.01/cwt	158.00–165.00	857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	134.84/cwt	133.50–136.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	383	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	124.35/cwt	124.35–124.35	1,127	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.75/cwt	122.75–124.25	835	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	157.57/cwt	152.00–165.00	920	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	135.52/cwt	134.00–136.25	1,190	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	150.83/cwt	150.50–151.00	1,083	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	48.89/cwt	45.00–52.00	637	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,095	115.14/cwt	113.00–115.50	1,261	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,170	113.51/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,328	16
Bulls	—	—	1,520	80.73/cwt	78.50–84.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	2,079	97.44/cwt	95.50–100.50	2,026	6
Bulls	—	—	1,833	90.73/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,663	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	64.16/cwt	60.50–70.00	697	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	55.28/cwt	51.50–59.00	591	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	33.27/cwt	30.00–36.00	335	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	724	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	66.26/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,009	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	58.71/cwt	54.00–62.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	702	139.70/cwt	137.50–140.50	981	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	773	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,047	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	58.26/cwt	54.00–61.50	734	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	64.54/cwt	62.00–69.00	821	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,590	72.86/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,158	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	45.87/cwt	40.00–50.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.47/cwt	138.00–145.00	823	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.11/cwt	144.00–146.00	763	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	136.95/cwt	135.25–138.00	993	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.50/cwt	132.75–137.75	850	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	182.02/cwt	180.00–183.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	890	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	178.48/cwt	173.00–180.00	744	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	168.16/cwt	159.00–173.00	797	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	127.72/cwt	125.00–128.75	1,059	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	150.00/cwt	148.50–153.00	864	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	137.58/cwt	135.50–138.00	1,033	30

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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