Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm with last week's light offering, steers weighing 600-700 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher with the most advance on the 650-700 lbs, 700-750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 750 lbs were not well tested with last week's pot load lots. Feeder heifers weighing 400-700 lbs traded steady on comparable sales with last week. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. CME cattle futures are back to trading in the green on Monday with moderate gains after tumbling lower late last week. Friday's COF report was neutral with estimates all coming in line with expectations, On Feed at 101.5, Placements at 98.1, and Marketings at 97.3.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.45/cwt on 627 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −86.79 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$153.45

627 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$234

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

$38.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

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	555	157.03	872	187
Medium and Large 1	651	154.04	1,004	396
Medium and Large 2	506	148.52	752	21
Large 1	932	118.66	1,106	23

One grade step is worth $38.37/cwt here — about −$234 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 sale627 hd

153.45

—

MO average16 barns · 9,311 hd

152.53

+0.92

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−86.79

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	1,590	85.56	1,361	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,675	72.50	1,214	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	61.95	927	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	59.19	748	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	52.03	533	63
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,161	113.00	1,312	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	111.49	1,410	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	114.00	1,585	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,423	112.08	1,595	11

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	568	134.57/cwt	132.50–138.50	764	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	144.06/cwt	142.00–146.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	181.40/cwt	175.00–187.50	863	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,006	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	147.83/cwt	146.50–154.00	689	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	162.85/cwt	161.00–164.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	149.42/cwt	149.00–150.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	146.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	932	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.32/cwt	120.00–127.50	835	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	129.30/cwt	128.50–134.00	888	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.26/cwt	153.00–156.00	654	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	577	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	185.05/cwt	182.50–188.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	161.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	856	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	670	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	164.24/cwt	161.00–168.00	948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	142.40/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,044	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.95/cwt	154.00–163.50	990	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.50	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.75/cwt	135.00–140.50	722	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	134.75/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,024	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	171.22/cwt	167.00–177.25	901	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	173.55/cwt	169.00–179.00	731	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	66.41/cwt	63.00–68.50	974	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	58.98/cwt	58.00–59.50	897	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	75.32/cwt	65.00–79.50	1,088	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	94.20/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	88.96/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,477	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,161	113.00/cwt	112.75–114.00	1,312	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,423	112.08/cwt	110.50–113.50	1,595	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	111.49/cwt	109.50–112.50	1,410	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	64.04/cwt	61.50–66.50	799	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.19/cwt	54.00–60.50	729	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	27.05/cwt	21.00–31.00	233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,088	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	186.04/cwt	184.00–188.00	780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.31/cwt	142.00–144.00	820	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	54.76/cwt	50.00–58.00	576	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,675	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,214	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	48.92/cwt	45.00–52.50	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	564	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	135.25/cwt	135.00–136.00	989	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	44.73/cwt	40.00–49.00	446	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	61.96/cwt	59.50–65.50	659	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.11/cwt	131.50–133.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.43/cwt	140.00–144.00	880	39
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,176	14
Steers	Large 1	—	787	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	982	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	170.36/cwt	164.00–175.00	811	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	832	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	758	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	152.76/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,017	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.19/cwt	150.00–155.00	863	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	160.74/cwt	158.00–166.00	604	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.75	895	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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