Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much heavier offering this week with 400-500 lb steer calves selling with a higher undertone on a light test with last week, 500-550 lb steers sold steady to 4.00 higher, with 550-650 lbs steers trading 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 12.00 higher on a very active market, yearling steers over 800 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone on few comparisons. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold mostly steady, with 500-550 lbs selling steady to 2.00 lower with last week's active market and heifers over 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Slaughter cows traded fully steady to firm with spots 3.00 higher on the high dressing cows. Demand was very good on a large offering of top quality calves weighing 450-650 lbs and yearlings weighing over 800 lbs. Feeder cattle contracts closed with modest gains on Monday as corn closed mixed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.60/cwt on 1,274 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −80.64 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$159.60

1,274 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$28.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.82

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	507	161.78	821	201
Medium and Large 1	631	160.06	1,010	1,038
Medium and Large 2	629	133.86	841	14thin
Large 1	758	133.00	1,008	21

One grade step is worth $28.78/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale1,274 hd

159.60

—

MO average17 barns · 9,171 hd

150.78

+8.82

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−80.64

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	1,754	87.60	1,537	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,722	74.60	1,285	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	65.95	995	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	64.30	800	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	58.54	625	59
Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	118.87	1,767	19

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	574	135.14/cwt	131.50–139.50	776	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.42/cwt	179.00–181.00	763	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	703	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	151.18/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,030	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	127.97/cwt	127.75–128.50	869	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.73/cwt	148.50–149.00	1,080	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	153.29/cwt	148.00–159.00	737	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	185.82/cwt	183.00–187.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	141.04/cwt	138.00–144.00	756	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	159.24/cwt	153.00–161.50	865	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,137	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	815	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	167.27/cwt	165.00–169.00	805	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	139.72/cwt	139.00–140.50	872	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	156.26/cwt	154.00–160.00	583	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	160.53/cwt	153.00–165.00	994	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.32/cwt	135.50–136.75	982	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	136.58/cwt	136.50–136.75	1,267	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	171.25/cwt	167.00–175.00	887	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	48.76/cwt	44.50–53.50	496	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	63.22/cwt	60.00–65.50	778	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	55.68/cwt	54.00–59.50	715	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	68.02/cwt	66.00–70.50	850	18
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,620	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,823	2
Bulls	—	—	1,926	97.64/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	995	57
Steers	Large 1	—	758	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,008	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	64.47/cwt	62.00–66.00	972	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	36.01/cwt	35.00–38.00	326	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	65.10/cwt	62.50–69.00	719	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,722	74.60/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,285	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.15/cwt	159.00–166.00	927	234
Steers	Choice	—	1,471	119.62/cwt	118.50–122.00	1,760	17
Bulls	—	—	1,769	89.03/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,575	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	58.45/cwt	55.00–61.50	625	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	174.27/cwt	169.50–180.00	659	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	172.97/cwt	168.50–174.00	747	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	684	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	56.97/cwt	55.00–59.00	851	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	68.54/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,037	19
Bulls	—	—	1,581	76.15/cwt	71.00–79.50	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.64/cwt	143.50–148.00	897	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	684	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.65/cwt	171.00–180.00	831	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	150.84/cwt	144.00–154.00	786	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	149.07/cwt	144.00–151.00	868	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	146.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	635	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	139.57/cwt	139.00–140.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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