Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to firm, with spots 2.00 higher on the 450-600 lb steers, 600-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with 700-900 lb yearling steers trading with a sharply higher undertone with few good comparisons, a pot load of 935 lb steers sold 3.00 higher than two weeks ago. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold steady to spots 3.00 higher on the 550-600 lbs and over 600 lbs traded with a sharply higher undertone. There was 10 pot loads of yearlings in the offering selling with good demand including 6 pot loads of heifers weighing 570-760 lbs garnering attention with a pot load of replacement heifers weighing 633 lbs and several loads of heifers selling with good weighing conditions sold on and active market. Steers weighing 500-850 lbs were also in good demand with overall quality very good. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.35/cwt on 1,088 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −81.89 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$158.35

1,088 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$20.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	159.48	1,077	781
Medium and Large 1-2	574	157.38	904	275
Medium 1-2	466	140.00	652	4thin
Medium and Large 2	649	138.80	900	28

One grade step is worth $20.68/cwt here — about $176 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 sale1,088 hd

158.35

—

MO average15 barns · 12,962 hd

153.03

+5.32

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−81.89

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	95.04	1,667	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	69.55	1,058	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	68.48	869	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	60.14	623	47
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,435	120.81	1,734	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	121.36	1,751	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	117.33	1,528	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,287	113.09	1,455	13

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	678	146.85/cwt	143.00–148.50	996	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.92/cwt	148.00–176.00	814	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	687	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	976	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	723	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,018	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	173.16/cwt	171.00–178.00	724	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	641	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	689	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	751	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	163.33/cwt	155.00–169.00	861	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.24/cwt	142.50–146.00	906	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	131.10/cwt	130.00–132.50	836	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	993	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.49/cwt	143.50–150.50	836	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	167.71/cwt	161.25–171.50	953	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	125.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	497	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,260	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	180.21/cwt	177.00–189.00	852	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	633	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	972	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	163.61/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,031	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.04/cwt	170.00–174.00	652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,062	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,090	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.48/cwt	149.00–155.00	723	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	949	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	146.90/cwt	144.75–149.25	1,224	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	152.65/cwt	150.50–161.00	1,014	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	138.85/cwt	138.85–138.85	1,208	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	187.67/cwt	182.00–190.00	803	26
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,302	117.33/cwt	116.00–118.50	1,528	8
Steers	Select	—	1,287	113.09/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,455	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	50.58/cwt	49.00–53.00	480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,983	101.34/cwt	100.00–102.50	2,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	71.74/cwt	69.00–75.50	926	25
Bulls	—	—	1,716	93.99/cwt	87.00–96.50	1,613	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	64.85/cwt	61.50–67.50	802	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	65.66/cwt	61.00–68.00	973	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	57.06/cwt	54.00–60.00	705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	34.25/cwt	30.00–41.00	339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.09/cwt	143.00–148.00	754	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	58.91/cwt	55.00–63.50	601	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	121.36/cwt	120.00–121.75	1,751	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,435	120.81/cwt	119.75–121.75	1,734	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	68.65/cwt	64.50–73.00	737	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	904	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	71.67/cwt	68.50–74.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	177.54/cwt	172.50–182.75	927	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	918	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	778	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,206	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	151.40/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,075	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	125.57/cwt	120.00–127.25	826	28
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	135.31/cwt	135.00–135.50	909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	146.76/cwt	146.00–148.00	690	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.57/cwt	154.50–161.00	663	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	127.58/cwt	126.75–129.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.44/cwt	137.50–145.00	740	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	133.05/cwt	131.50–135.50	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.14/cwt	130.00–133.50	880	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	178.33/cwt	175.00–184.00	671	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	148.88/cwt	145.00–152.00	649	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	156.48/cwt	151.50–160.50	911	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	151.30/cwt	143.00–156.25	944	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.65/cwt	135.00–142.25	800	41

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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