Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of steer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly steady, with 600-650 lbs trading steady to 2.00 higher, 650-800 lbs sold steady with a large offering of yearlings over 800 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone with no recent test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm on a light offering, 600-650 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher over 650 lbs were not tested. A good offering of good quality yearling steers weighing 725-995 lbs sold in 11 pot loads lots with good demand and made up the bulk of the receipts. CME Live and Feeder cattle futures started the week higher with moderate to triple-digit gains building on Friday's strong action.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.86/cwt on 947 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −103.82 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$136.86

947 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$15.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.04

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	645	146.17	943	79
Large 1	710	137.50	976	8thin
Medium and Large 1	816	136.08	1,111	848
Medium and Large 2	731	130.71	955	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about −$12 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

13 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $216.82, median $240.68 across 13 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 sale947 hd

136.86

—

MO average17 barns · 13,486 hd

149.90

−13.04

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−103.82

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	1,786	84.47	1,508	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	57.99	932	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	56.48	724	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	49.45	517	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	108.97	1,371	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	103.53	1,180	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	113.00	1,605	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,373	110.76	1,521	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	129.35/cwt	126.75–134.50	980	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	172.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	123.53/cwt	123.00–123.75	892	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	134.02/cwt	131.50–135.00	789	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	920	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	1,263	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	129.62/cwt	126.75–131.00	1,187	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	129.30/cwt	129.25–129.35	1,082	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,045	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	916	12
Steers	Large 1	—	710	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.88/cwt	170.00–173.50	908	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	1,105	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	158.55/cwt	150.00–162.00	978	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	140.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,020	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	147.02/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,010	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.93/cwt	160.50–170.50	942	19
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,373	110.76/cwt	110.50–111.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,258	108.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,371	9
Heifers	Select	—	1,140	103.53/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,180	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	68.73/cwt	67.50–70.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	95.13/cwt	93.50–97.50	1,846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	84.37/cwt	79.50–88.50	1,533	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	63.00/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,079	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	752	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	55.74/cwt	53.00–57.50	868	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	61.15/cwt	60.00–63.50	808	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	55.96/cwt	52.00–59.50	711	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	50.53/cwt	50.00–51.00	658	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,605	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	308	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	44.42/cwt	40.00–50.00	484	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	57.99/cwt	57.50–58.50	593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	51.73/cwt	49.00–56.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	119.27/cwt	119.00–119.50	1,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.02/cwt	151.00–157.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	887	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	146.30/cwt	139.50–150.50	745	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.43/cwt	140.00–142.00	817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	991	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	174.27/cwt	172.00–179.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	134.33/cwt	133.50–138.00	721	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	160.79/cwt	158.00–165.00	857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.28/cwt	127.00–130.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	828	3

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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