Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves sold with a higher undertone on few comparable sales with 500-600 lb steers trading 5.00-10.00 higher, 600-750 lbs sold mostly steady with steers over 800 lbs selling with a lower undertone compared to last weeks pot loads. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher spots 12.00 higher on the 5 weights with 600-750 lbs trading with a firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a heavy supply. Best demand was on steers and heifers weighing 400-600 lbs that will be going to grass with a good supply of top quality calves. CME cattle contracts closed lower with mostly triple-digit losses on Monday as cattle futures are a having a hard time finding support but overall demand remains moderate to good on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.25/cwt on 1,040 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −86.99 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$153.25

1,040 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$31.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	157.01	1,015	773
Medium 1-2	521	150.00	782	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	663	143.11	949	250
Medium and Large 2	570	126.00	718	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.01/cwt here — about $297 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 sale1,040 hd

153.25

—

MO average19 barns · 20,492 hd

150.20

+3.05

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−86.99

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	—	Average	1,793	86.53	1,551	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	59.04	930	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	58.28	753	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	52.11	538	32
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,502	108.50	1,630	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	533	143.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	191.31/cwt	190.00–193.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	691	132.21/cwt	130.00–133.00	914	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	126.56/cwt	125.00–128.25	980	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	134.35/cwt	133.50–134.75	973	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,035	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	136.01/cwt	133.50–137.75	900	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.84/cwt	152.00–162.00	903	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	957	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	119.45/cwt	118.50–120.00	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.70/cwt	144.00–155.50	850	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	129.35/cwt	129.25–129.75	1,074	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	134.67/cwt	134.50–135.00	956	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	751	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.51/cwt	147.00–158.00	791	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	624	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	920	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.48/cwt	177.00–192.00	886	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	160.39/cwt	156.50–167.00	693	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	192.22/cwt	188.00–198.00	805	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.90/cwt	150.00–161.00	745	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	154.40/cwt	148.00–159.50	967	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.43/cwt	135.25–145.00	869	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,006	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	166.77/cwt	158.50–171.00	966	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	145.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,032	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	182.71/cwt	174.00–188.00	970	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	125.86/cwt	125.00–126.75	1,101	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	57.09/cwt	54.00–60.00	741	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	51.89/cwt	50.00–53.00	685	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	63.62/cwt	62.50–65.00	807	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,502	108.50/cwt	108.25–109.00	1,630	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	88.11/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,555	12
Bulls	—	—	1,723	73.53/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	521	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	782	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	63.64/cwt	61.50–66.50	664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	55.12/cwt	51.00–59.50	582	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	58.49/cwt	54.00–61.00	867	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	52.36/cwt	51.00–53.50	834	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	63.87/cwt	62.50–66.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	138.64/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,086	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	45.09/cwt	41.50–49.50	453	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	970	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	159.76/cwt	159.50–160.00	842	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	163.51/cwt	160.00–167.00	520	6
Bulls	—	—	2,063	96.52/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.40/cwt	122.50–132.00	857	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	121.63/cwt	121.50–123.00	747	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.95/cwt	120.00–123.50	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.77/cwt	155.00–166.00	595	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	153.34/cwt	151.00–156.00	636	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	721	131.11/cwt	131.00–131.25	945	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.38/cwt	120.00–122.75	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	146.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	924	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	119.27/cwt	117.50–122.00	862	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	491	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	804	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.92/cwt	132.00–141.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.45/cwt	128.00–137.50	828	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	121.79/cwt	118.25–123.75	951	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	136.93/cwt	131.00–140.00	797	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	165.70/cwt	159.00–170.00	880	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	164.52/cwt	157.00–170.00	805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	139.36/cwt	137.75–142.00	952	16

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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