Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm on a light test, with 500-550 lbs and 600-700 lb steers selling 3.00-4.00 higher, the 550-600 lbs steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher and 4 pot loads of big yearling steers weighing 880-905 lbs with similar weights and quality as last week traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold firm to 4.00 higher with 600-700 lbs selling 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, spots 2.00 higher. Demand was good with supply moderate with the best demand on the good quality 5 weight steers as they sold on a very active market and heavy weight yearling steers over 800 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.56/cwt on 935 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −81.12 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$159.56

935 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$24.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.95

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	607	161.61	982	185
Medium and Large 1	714	159.83	1,142	725
Medium and Large 2	639	136.64	873	25

One grade step is worth $24.97/cwt here — about $109 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 sale935 hd

159.56

—

MO average15 barns · 8,980 hd

152.62

+6.95

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−81.12

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	1,942	91.11	1,769	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,730	80.45	1,392	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	74.23	1,121	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	68.54	871	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	59.64	616	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,336	120.50	1,610	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,163	118.00	1,372	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,224	115.40	1,412	6thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	530	172.12/cwt	167.50–177.00	912	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	156.30/cwt	155.00–157.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	140.69/cwt	138.00–144.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	164.97/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,026	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	179.74/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,025	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	160.11/cwt	157.00–169.00	925	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.45/cwt	142.00–144.00	915	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,292	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	186.49/cwt	180.00–189.00	977	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.92/cwt	180.00–185.50	855	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	185.33/cwt	184.00–187.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.10/cwt	151.50–157.00	800	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	142.00/cwt	140.50–142.75	1,281	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	157.27/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,052	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.21/cwt	148.00–154.00	872	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	148.64/cwt	146.00–150.00	687	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	416	171.18/cwt	170.00–172.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	482	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	186.19/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	997	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	151.40/cwt	148.00–151.75	1,129	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	146.95/cwt	143.00–152.00	901	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,066	30
Heifers	Select	—	1,224	115.40/cwt	115.00–115.50	1,412	6
Bulls	—	—	1,942	91.11/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,769	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	61.41/cwt	57.50–65.00	632	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	66.47/cwt	62.00–70.50	853	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	76.19/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,150	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	67.05/cwt	64.50–70.50	1,014	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	80.45/cwt	79.50–81.50	1,392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	41.30/cwt	39.50–45.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	60.12/cwt	59.00–61.50	743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	73.75/cwt	71.50–78.00	930	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,336	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,610	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,163	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	51.18/cwt	47.00–54.00	505	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	70.63/cwt	67.00–75.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	729	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,123	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	517	188.09/cwt	187.00–190.00	972	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	752	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	164.56/cwt	162.50–172.00	634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	152.07/cwt	146.00–155.00	649	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	134.46/cwt	132.50–139.00	893	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	817	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,233	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	158.48/cwt	155.00–161.00	672	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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