Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light offering of feeder cattle this week had 450-550 lb steer calves trading steady to 3.00 lower, with 550-600 lbs selling 4.00-6.00 lower compared to last week's active market, 600-650 lb sold mostly steady over 650 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 450-550 lbs sold on and active market trading firm to 5.00 higher with spots 7.00 higher on the 450-500 lb heifers, with several packages of fancy 475-495 lb heifers trading with a sharply higher undertone, a light test of 550-600 lb traded steady with weights over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows on a much lighter offering than last week sold steady to spots 2.00 lower on the high dressing cows. Demand was moderate on a light offering. CME cattle futures finally had a good day as corn contracts for July and December closed 20-27 cents lower while Feeder cattle closed sharply higher from 3.70-4.40 higher on the front months.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.32/cwt on 376 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −90.91 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$149.32

376 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$13.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	150.80	927	223
Medium and Large 1-2	577	148.88	859	131
Medium and Large 2	552	137.00	756	22

One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $172 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 sale376 hd

149.32

—

MO average16 barns · 7,152 hd

146.22

+3.10

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−90.91

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	1,611	91.48	1,473	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	66.49	974	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	63.51	796	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	54.59	555	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,296	127.79	1,656	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	537	140.50/cwt	139.50–141.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.60/cwt	150.50–161.50	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.39/cwt	140.00–146.00	602	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	129.51/cwt	125.50–135.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	163.12/cwt	157.50–168.00	770	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.00/cwt	143.00–146.00	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.53/cwt	154.50–160.50	822	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	145.51/cwt	144.00–149.00	893	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.39/cwt	167.50–171.50	883	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	124.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.68/cwt	139.00–143.25	1,027	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.44/cwt	144.00–156.00	775	51
Bulls	—	—	1,920	100.04/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,921	3
Bulls	—	—	1,549	91.91/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,424	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	63.27/cwt	60.00–65.50	800	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	38.18/cwt	30.00–41.50	341	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	68.32/cwt	66.50–72.50	847	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,296	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,656	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	57.28/cwt	56.00–59.00	714	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	65.47/cwt	63.00–68.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	137.62/cwt	137.50–138.00	945	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	911	6
Bulls	—	—	1,507	81.46/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	153.05/cwt	148.00–159.00	736	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	68.99/cwt	67.00–73.50	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	119.87/cwt	118.00–122.00	868	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	48.04/cwt	42.00–53.50	480	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	59.01/cwt	55.50–62.50	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	165.30/cwt	162.00–167.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.85/cwt	136.75–141.00	783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.31/cwt	146.25–158.00	872	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	141.54/cwt	139.00–143.00	892	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	164.63/cwt	163.00–166.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,012	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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