Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a lower undertone, 550-600 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower, spots 12.00 lower, with 600-700 lbs not tested, 700-750 lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower and over 750 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower with 600-700 lb heifers scarce, and over 700 lbs not well tested. Lot of new crop calves weighing 400-600 lbs in the offering on Monday selling in small packages and singles many carrying flesh sold with light to moderate demand. Best demand was on the 700-750 lb steers and a near pot load of 955 lb yearling steers. Lot pf pressure looming over the Feeder Cattle futures and market as corn keeps escalating higher in prices as July corn closed limit up and most other months 16-18 cents higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.07/cwt on 538 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −92.61 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$148.07

538 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.11

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	567	151.93	862	190
Medium and Large 1	706	146.56	1,035	318
Medium and Large 2	583	139.73	814	30

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $48 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 sale538 hd

148.07

—

MO average15 barns · 8,006 hd

155.19

−7.11

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−92.61

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	1,657	91.06	1,509	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	65.73	969	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	62.98	777	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	55.16	570	99
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	123.27	1,600	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	120.84	1,689	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	114.50	1,305	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.04/cwt	139.50–146.00	883	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	146.82/cwt	145.00–148.00	850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	418	138.97/cwt	133.00–144.50	581	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	127.57/cwt	123.00–131.50	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	546	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	849	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	158.15/cwt	156.50–165.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.95/cwt	128.00–137.00	759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	127.46/cwt	127.00–128.00	925	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	412	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	148.31/cwt	143.50–149.25	1,063	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	152.80/cwt	149.00–156.00	565	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	844	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,112	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	132.25/cwt	131.00–134.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	128.35/cwt	128.35–128.35	1,228	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	584	125.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	145.97/cwt	144.00–147.75	784	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	944	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	68.02/cwt	65.00–71.00	979	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	47.08/cwt	44.50–50.00	545	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,689	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,298	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,600	10
Steers	Select	—	1,140	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	101.12/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,795	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	45.89/cwt	40.00–50.00	462	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	66.02/cwt	62.00–73.00	704	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	67.06/cwt	63.50–73.00	838	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	60.45/cwt	55.00–63.00	742	30
Bulls	—	—	1,679	91.24/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,532	20
Bulls	—	—	1,426	78.28/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	141.43/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,068	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.40/cwt	151.00–154.00	712	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	945	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	60.42/cwt	56.00–63.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	855	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	557	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	57.14/cwt	52.50–61.50	595	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	32.76/cwt	30.00–35.00	310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.23/cwt	149.50–155.50	874	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.53/cwt	115.50–125.50	680	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	131.60/cwt	124.00–137.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.93/cwt	134.00–137.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	150.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.90/cwt	133.00–143.00	785	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	158.15/cwt	156.00–162.00	846	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.37/cwt	166.00–172.00	722	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	163.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	780	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	150.50/cwt	147.00–156.00	611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	126.60/cwt	122.00–128.50	998	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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