Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves traded mostly 4.00-7.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs firm to 3.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold steady with 650-700 lbs trading 3.00-4.00 higher and 700-800 lbs selling 6.00-8.00 higher, over 800 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing under 550 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone compared to last week's light offering, 550-600 lbs and 650-700 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs were not tested. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy offering, A nice offering of light weight calves weighing 300-500 lbs and a good quality offering of 500-750 lb steers and three pot loads of yearling steers weighing 865-895 lbs all sold on and active market. Buyers seem to be itching for calves to go to grass as spring has arrived along with the upper weight feeders as CME cattle futures had solid gains on Monday with Feeder Cattle contracts closing with triple-digit gains and higher fed cattle trade last week has market in a positive state.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.06/cwt on 981 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −80.18 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$160.06

981 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$27.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	161.35	1,059	783
Medium and Large 1-2	584	156.78	916	180
Medium and Large 2	642	138.00	886	11thin
Medium 1-2	606	134.00	812	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.35/cwt here — about $247 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 sale981 hd

160.06

—

MO average17 barns · 10,156 hd

158.52

+1.54

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−80.18

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	1,820	92.70	1,687	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,825	74.50	1,360	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	63.83	1,002	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	63.44	806	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	52.19	543	48

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	—	758	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	184.19/cwt	180.00–188.00	886	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	185.15/cwt	184.00–187.00	944	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	433	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	745	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	129.15/cwt	127.25–130.50	868	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	206.15/cwt	202.00–212.00	689	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.65/cwt	153.00–162.50	1,001	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	173.36/cwt	169.00–177.00	917	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	145.61/cwt	144.00–147.50	996	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	163.72/cwt	159.00–167.00	863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	175.52/cwt	175.00–176.00	737	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.27/cwt	159.00–163.00	678	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	171.12/cwt	166.00–175.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	192.45/cwt	187.00–199.50	831	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	647	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	166.37/cwt	166.00–167.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	137.06/cwt	136.85–137.50	1,213	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	135.40/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,011	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.83/cwt	142.50–153.50	853	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.59/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,035	49
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,825	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	54.95/cwt	50.00–57.50	558	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	30.55/cwt	30.00–32.00	316	8
Bulls	—	—	2,295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	98.23/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,892	8
Bulls	—	—	1,600	87.44/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.15/cwt	161.50–171.00	950	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	180.29/cwt	178.00–182.00	572	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	57.68/cwt	56.00–60.00	960	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	66.27/cwt	62.00–72.00	844	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	59.27/cwt	55.00–62.00	749	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	130.70/cwt	129.25–133.50	1,072	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	44.52/cwt	40.00–47.50	448	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	63.19/cwt	60.00–67.00	678	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	66.63/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,018	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	379	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.31/cwt	169.00–184.00	775	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.23/cwt	149.00–159.00	732	42
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	606	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	155.24/cwt	153.00–158.00	876	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.95/cwt	132.50–137.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.31/cwt	145.00–151.50	773	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	153.30/cwt	147.00–155.25	1,122	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.83/cwt	139.00–144.50	681	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	126.05/cwt	123.00–128.75	903	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	819	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	193.52/cwt	192.00–195.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	147.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	913	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	141.70/cwt	139.50–144.50	1,102	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.91/cwt	135.50–142.00	946	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	136.49/cwt	131.75–138.00	805	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	198.95/cwt	196.00–202.00	758	40

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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