Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers calves weighing 450-500 lbs, thin fleshed 500-520 lbs and 600-700 lb steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 500-550 lbs, 7 weight steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher and three pot loads of yearling steers weighing 855-925 lbs did not reach last week's highs which was very active traded 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 400-650 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, over 650 lbs traded with a firm to higher undertone on a light test. A very active market on the top quality steers weighing 400-750 lbs with several packages and groups weighing 400-515 lbs reaching the 2.00/per lb mark. Demand was very good on a moderate offering. Slaughter cows sold steady. Corn prices bounced back on Monday with July corn 39 cents higher and December corn 28 cents higher, put a damper on Feeder Cattle futures but feeder cattle market remained very active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.16/cwt on 1,120 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −73.07 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$167.16

1,120 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	169.12	1,118	923
Medium and Large 1-2	605	161.71	978	165
Medium and Large 2	685	138.81	951	32

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $168 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 sale1,120 hd

167.16

—

MO average16 barns · 17,400 hd

155.76

+11.40

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−73.07

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	1,759	97.61	1,717	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	71.77	1,077	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	69.30	884	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	60.40	640	48

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	575	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	952	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	149.13/cwt	145.00–151.50	685	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	134.29/cwt	131.50–141.00	889	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	138.64/cwt	136.00–144.00	858	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.71/cwt	138.00–149.50	757	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,017	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	143.00/cwt	140.75–146.00	904	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.29/cwt	154.00–162.00	843	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	160.16/cwt	155.00–163.50	767	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	151.50/cwt	148.50–156.00	876	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.56/cwt	156.00–164.00	677	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	75.18/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,157	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	68.04/cwt	65.00–70.50	993	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	61.32/cwt	58.00–65.00	661	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	70.85/cwt	67.00–74.50	764	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	52.39/cwt	46.50–56.00	512	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	39.40/cwt	35.00–41.50	427	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	95.40/cwt	90.50–98.00	1,708	5
Bulls	—	—	1,821	102.47/cwt	99.50–107.50	1,866	9
Bulls	—	—	1,405	81.25/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,142	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	67.93/cwt	64.00–71.00	868	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	74.69/cwt	73.00–79.50	964	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	61.27/cwt	55.00–63.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	401	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	858	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	164.70/cwt	164.00–165.25	782	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	172.96/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,064	102
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	489	201.68/cwt	201.00–203.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	436	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	198.49/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,008	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	155.72/cwt	155.00–156.35	1,179	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	142.80/cwt	141.00–144.60	1,238	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	198.07/cwt	197.00–201.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	159.35/cwt	159.35–159.35	1,147	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	176.74/cwt	173.00–181.50	1,022	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	164.93/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,092	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	148.83/cwt	143.00–154.00	920	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	191.16/cwt	187.00–197.00	837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	194.17/cwt	188.00–196.00	940	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,278	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	188.93/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,003	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	781	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	689	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	141.32/cwt	140.00–144.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	538	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	181.77/cwt	180.00–183.50	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	169.56/cwt	163.50–176.00	897	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	159.36/cwt	155.00–166.00	980	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	176.87/cwt	175.00–179.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	290	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	150.37/cwt	150.00–151.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.32/cwt	143.50–146.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	144.75/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,097	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	142.12/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,032	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	153.81/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,021	21

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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