Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs traded fully steady to firm with the last auctions very active market, 550-700 lb steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher, with over 700 lbs trading with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher, with 600-650 lbs trading steady to 3.00 higher and over 650 lbs selling with a higher undertone. A top quality offering on Monday's sale with a very good mix of home raised calves, with one large consignment of near 450 head of excellent quality calves weighing mostly 500-675 lbs and a good offering of back grounded yearlings all sold on a very active market. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.19/cwt on 1,053 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.05 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$175.19

1,053 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$38.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.57

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	179.22	1,099	844
Medium and Large 1-2	617	162.43	1,002	174
Large 1-2	680	144.25	981	5thin
Medium and Large 2	673	140.93	948	30

One grade step is worth $38.29/cwt here — about $151 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 sale1,053 hd

175.19

—

MO average13 barns · 11,994 hd

159.62

+15.57

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−65.05

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	1,848	105.17	1,944	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,725	84.82	1,463	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	77.35	1,131	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	74.64	939	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	66.71	711	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	125.00	1,664	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,029	115.50	1,188	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	125.00	1,729	6thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	764	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	168.92/cwt	165.00–180.00	870	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	163.72/cwt	158.00–166.00	845	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	150.35/cwt	148.50–152.00	1,024	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	136.60/cwt	136.60–136.60	1,065	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.47/cwt	139.00–145.00	889	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	523	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	452	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	854	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	179.73/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,123	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	193.16/cwt	188.00–201.00	937	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	159.61/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,146	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	188.10/cwt	187.00–189.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	971	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	186.67/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,073	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	195.33/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,018	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	157.98/cwt	154.00–159.00	968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	167.46/cwt	162.50–174.00	687	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,245	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	145.79/cwt	145.75–146.00	1,022	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	835	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	140.62/cwt	139.00–141.00	934	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	204.51/cwt	203.00–208.00	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	156.12/cwt	153.00–163.00	898	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	197.02/cwt	191.00–201.00	833	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.67/cwt	199.00–207.00	655	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	68.41/cwt	64.00–72.00	843	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	71.91/cwt	68.00–80.00	775	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	78.39/cwt	74.00–83.50	999	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,664	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,383	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,729	6
Bulls	—	—	1,847	109.15/cwt	104.00–113.00	2,016	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	676	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	558	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	981	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	753	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.89/cwt	53.00–56.00	563	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	63.28/cwt	60.00–67.00	676	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,725	84.82/cwt	84.00–85.50	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	170.70/cwt	163.00–174.50	1,144	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.15/cwt	158.00–164.00	762	56
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,029	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,188	8
Bulls	—	—	1,842	98.00/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,805	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	72.42/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	153.06/cwt	147.00–155.50	796	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	148.11/cwt	143.00–150.00	832	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	134.36/cwt	133.50–135.00	889	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	80.80/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,164	11
Bulls	—	—	1,905	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.20/cwt	145.00–156.00	650	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	169.78/cwt	167.00–174.00	980	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,169	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,093	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	154.54/cwt	147.75–160.00	1,045	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,205	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	743	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	183.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	877	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	133.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	145.75/cwt	141.50–151.00	1,057	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	152.30/cwt	146.00–153.50	963	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	128.03/cwt	127.50–129.00	941	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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