Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 450 lbs sold with a higher undertone with few comparisons from last week, 450-650 lb steers traded firm to 5.00 higher, with 650-700 lbs selling with a higher undertone, best test on big yearling steers were two pot loads of 925 lb steers off the same consignment as last week selling 5.00 lower with last week's very active market. Feeder heifers weighing 450-550 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower with 550-600 lbs selling with a higher undertone and over 600 lbs mostly steady on a light offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on heavy offering, with a good quality offering of steer calves weighing 450-700 lbs and a good quality offering of 9 weight steers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.48/cwt on 1,573 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −84.76 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$155.48

1,573 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$25.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

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	594	156.69	931	351
Medium and Large 1	687	155.53	1,068	1,202
Medium and Large 2	665	130.78	869	20

One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $61 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 sale1,573 hd

155.48

—

MO average16 barns · 12,606 hd

154.57

+0.91

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−84.76

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	—	Average	1,805	90.66	1,637	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	65.40	994	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	63.11	796	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	56.96	599	44
Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	123.09	1,809	24

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	928	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,146	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.01/cwt	161.00–170.00	789	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	821	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,121	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.67/cwt	136.75–143.00	935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	131.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	825	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.43/cwt	134.50–142.00	731	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.12/cwt	145.00–156.50	571	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.73/cwt	168.50–169.50	717	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	186.40/cwt	178.00–190.00	790	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	127.10/cwt	127.10–127.10	1,220	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	130.40/cwt	127.75–131.75	1,215	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	940	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	968	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	176.83/cwt	174.00–187.00	854	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,080	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.04/cwt	150.25–159.75	1,030	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	176.31/cwt	169.00–180.00	917	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	164.00/cwt	158.75–169.00	946	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	164.95/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,029	200
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	55.79/cwt	50.00–58.00	695	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	67.90/cwt	66.00–71.50	866	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	63.17/cwt	58.50–66.00	797	32
Steers	Choice	—	1,470	123.09/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,809	24
Bulls	—	—	1,814	91.77/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,665	11
Bulls	—	—	1,710	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,342	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	47.89/cwt	44.00–53.00	495	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	63.85/cwt	60.00–65.50	952	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	965	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	68.32/cwt	66.50–71.00	1,048	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	65.36/cwt	62.00–68.00	711	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	57.85/cwt	54.00–61.00	610	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	140.14/cwt	138.00–142.50	893	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	154.35/cwt	154.00–154.75	684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	143.94/cwt	140.00–147.50	816	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.19/cwt	149.00–152.50	709	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	639	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	946	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	34.84/cwt	30.00–39.00	326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.88/cwt	135.00–139.00	650	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	774	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	156.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	890	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.82/cwt	141.50–148.50	688	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	136.09/cwt	132.00–138.50	788	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	147.31/cwt	142.50–151.00	617	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	931	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	127.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	177.16/cwt	170.00–181.00	744	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	161.76/cwt	156.50–168.00	861	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	148.69/cwt	143.00–156.00	922	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	187.91/cwt	182.00–193.00	714	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	191.65/cwt	190.00–192.00	632	17

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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