Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, with 500-550 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower, 550-600 lb traded 4.00-8.00 lower, 600-700 lb steers were not well tested with the bulk new crop calves carrying flesh, 700-750 lb traded steady and a pot load of 815 lb yearling steers sold 3.00-4.00 lower than last weeks pot load lots. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00-500 lower with 600-750 lbs trading mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good on a heavy supply. CME cattle futures continue to break lower for the last seven days of trading have been relentless, while the corn market has been on a scorching rally; making feeder cattle prices and futures starting to feel uneasy and distressed. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.52/cwt on 945 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −79.72 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$160.52

945 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$26.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

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	536	162.41	871	324
Medium and Large 1	623	161.48	1,006	559
Medium and Large 2	501	152.00	761	12thin
Large 1	636	140.51	893	39
Medium 2	544	136.32	741	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.09/cwt here — about $130 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 sale945 hd

160.52

—

MO average18 barns · 11,215 hd

159.38

+1.14

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−79.72

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	1,690	91.80	1,552	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	67.03	1,022	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	65.29	824	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	56.89	582	69
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	122.47	1,553	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,063	116.97	1,243	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	116.60	1,540	9thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1Fleshy	—	623	151.69/cwt	148.00–155.00	945	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.27/cwt	160.00–169.00	698	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	149.14/cwt	146.50–155.00	911	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.23/cwt	152.00–163.50	750	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.58/cwt	143.00–145.50	889	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	958	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.45/cwt	136.00–150.00	766	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	163.33/cwt	157.00–169.00	867	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	669	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	152.25/cwt	150.00–154.00	668	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.04/cwt	127.50–130.00	858	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	602	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	157.70/cwt	151.50–161.50	904	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	132.23/cwt	130.50–134.00	957	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	629	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	169.81/cwt	164.00–174.00	800	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	170.85/cwt	169.00–175.00	550	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.06/cwt	166.00–174.00	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	141.83/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,006	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.55/cwt	171.00–174.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.24/cwt	162.00–176.25	951	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	187.71/cwt	186.00–190.00	794	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	178.76/cwt	174.00–181.00	947	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	826	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	141.96/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,153	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	151.25/cwt	149.00–152.25	1,087	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	201.66/cwt	199.00–203.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	153.86/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,028	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	171.73/cwt	170.50–176.00	790	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	140.57/cwt	138.00–143.00	717	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,048	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	68.15/cwt	64.50–75.00	861	29
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,321	116.60/cwt	114.50–119.00	1,540	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,063	116.97/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,243	12
Bulls	—	—	1,621	80.59/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,306	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	104.52/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,975	4
Steers	Large 1	—	569	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	848	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	69.40/cwt	65.50–76.00	1,083	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	31.08/cwt	26.50–33.00	281	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	45.09/cwt	38.00–51.00	448	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	61.52/cwt	56.00–64.00	775	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	65.66/cwt	62.50–70.00	699	29
Steers	Medium 2	—	612	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	800	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	57.53/cwt	52.00–61.50	582	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,268	122.47/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,553	9
Steers	Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	8
Steers	Large 1	—	687	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	791	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	63.51/cwt	62.00–64.00	930	9
Bulls	—	—	1,665	92.09/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,533	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	175.59/cwt	175.00–176.00	725	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	462	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	121.39/cwt	120.00–123.50	879	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	636	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	827	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	542	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	188.23/cwt	183.00–194.00	898	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.49/cwt	142.50–152.00	695	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	137.76/cwt	135.00–143.00	800	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	182.05/cwt	174.00–186.00	765	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	132.37/cwt	130.00–134.75	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	188.69/cwt	184.00–192.00	728	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	139.82/cwt	137.00–142.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	805	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	546	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	841	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	144.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,034	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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