Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves sold with a higher undertone on last week's light offering, 500-600 lb steers traded firm to 5.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold steady, 650-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with more new crop calves in the 6 weight offering as the 650-800 lb steers overall quality was not as attractive as last week's attractive offering of part loads and pot loads lots of yearling steers, 700-800 lbs had few good comparisons and two pot loads of 815-822 lbs sold with a higher undertone on few comparisons. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs trading 3.00-5.00 higher, spots 7.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold steady to firm, and a pot load of 730 lb heifers sold with a higher undertone. A very good quality offering of 400-600 lb steer and heifer calves sold on and active market as did the pot load lots of yearlings. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm on a good offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.40/cwt on 1,026 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −74.84 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$165.40

1,026 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$28.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	171.90	1,036	683
Medium and Large 1-2	670	153.40	1,028	293
Large 1-2	668	149.11	995	19thin
Medium and Large 2	626	146.07	915	27
Medium 1-2	440	143.50	631	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.40/cwt here — about $404 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 sale1,026 hd

165.40

—

MO average16 barns · 11,362 hd

161.51

+3.89

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−74.84

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	—	High	1,729	96.26	1,664	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	68.07	1,008	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	66.22	850	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	54.12	560	57
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	122.30	1,534	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,465	119.50	1,751	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,375	109.00	1,499	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	150.94/cwt	148.50–152.00	1,090	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	154.53/cwt	149.00–159.00	963	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	159.10/cwt	153.00–162.50	831	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	585	157.42/cwt	157.00–157.50	921	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	144.96/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,110	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	203.76/cwt	202.00–210.00	754	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	184.09/cwt	175.00–189.00	970	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	899	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.59/cwt	133.00–141.50	791	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	768	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	146.80/cwt	146.00–148.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	176.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,022	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	156.61/cwt	153.50–159.50	1,027	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	947	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	168.27/cwt	166.00–171.50	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.61/cwt	153.00–164.00	728	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	146.20/cwt	144.00–148.00	827	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,045	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	681	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	145.73/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,191	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	190.15/cwt	185.00–197.00	903	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	144.93/cwt	143.50–148.00	901	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	57.56/cwt	53.00–61.50	603	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	23.46/cwt	20.00–30.50	206	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	43.48/cwt	39.00–49.00	446	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,534	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,465	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,751	2
Steers	Select	—	1,375	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	204.63/cwt	204.00–207.00	843	25
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	440	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	631	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	69.54/cwt	65.00–74.00	901	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	62.49/cwt	59.00–65.00	904	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	67.42/cwt	62.00–75.00	727	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	831	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,130	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	193.51/cwt	187.00–200.00	807	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,023	20
Bulls	—	—	1,833	99.36/cwt	97.50–106.00	1,821	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	62.12/cwt	58.00–64.00	786	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	69.56/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,036	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.72/cwt	134.75–138.25	909	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	167.72/cwt	164.00–173.00	897	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	902	10
Bulls	—	—	1,624	93.16/cwt	86.00–96.50	1,513	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	51.13/cwt	50.00–53.50	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	130.41/cwt	129.75–132.00	1,200	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.73/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,020	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	793	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	926	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	160.32/cwt	157.00–166.00	914	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.59/cwt	139.50–148.00	750	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.36/cwt	144.00–152.00	703	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	546	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,188	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	178.20/cwt	174.00–182.00	845	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	151.54/cwt	144.00–155.00	664	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	7

How this sale compares

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