Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing under 550 lbs sold steady to firm, with 450-500 lb steers spots 2.00-4.00 higher, 550-700 lbs steers traded steady to 4.00 lower compared to last week's very active market, 700-750 lbs sold steady with over 750 lbs not well tested with last week's offering. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, over 600 lbs were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold uneven with Lean cows mostly steady and Boners and Breakers trading 2.00-5.00 lower. There were a lot more crossbred calves in this week's offering, market was still very active on calves with the 550-700 lb steers not quite reaching last weeks highs. September corn closed unchanged with Dec corn fractionally higher and Feeder Cattle contracts closing with modest gains after a slow start.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.93/cwt on 1,075 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −73.75 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$166.93

1,075 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$46.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.38

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	172.97	1,094	676
Medium and Large 1-2	615	166.59	1,024	239
Medium and Large 2	772	150.79	1,164	79
Medium 2	546	140.00	764	4thin
Large 1	988	136.00	1,344	54
Large 1-2	1,000	126.00	1,260	23

One grade step is worth $46.97/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale1,075 hd

166.93

—

MO average16 barns · 9,688 hd

160.55

+6.38

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−73.75

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	1,833	97.54	1,788	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	69.62	1,051	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	68.81	869	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	66.71	687	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	124.66	1,614	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,403	124.00	1,740	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,417	120.00	1,700	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,547	115.36	1,785	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	634	159.89/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,014	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.92/cwt	137.50–149.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	148.51/cwt	145.50–151.00	1,074	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	167.83/cwt	165.00–169.00	547	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	137.15/cwt	135.75–139.50	1,185	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	134.79/cwt	134.50–135.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	177.16/cwt	171.00–180.00	927	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	199.99/cwt	199.00–201.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	406	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	163.52/cwt	155.00–165.50	767	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	181.54/cwt	176.00–188.00	855	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	691	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	164.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,096	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	199.70/cwt	195.50–202.00	863	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	133.22/cwt	131.50–134.50	946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	204.27/cwt	202.00–205.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	158.32/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,124	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	182.97/cwt	177.50–189.00	1,048	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	149.18/cwt	148.50–150.00	928	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	173.49/cwt	171.75–178.50	1,055	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	192.90/cwt	183.00–200.50	1,019	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	196.36/cwt	188.00–204.00	937	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	67.67/cwt	64.50–70.50	874	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,614	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,417	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,700	6
Steers	Select	—	1,547	115.36/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	95.58/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,655	8
Bulls	—	—	1,705	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,457	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	73.96/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,254	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	72.47/cwt	68.00–81.00	759	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	60.86/cwt	59.00–63.00	802	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	62.63/cwt	59.50–66.00	626	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	451	1
Bulls	—	—	1,951	101.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,989	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	69.77/cwt	66.00–73.50	1,040	14
Steers	Large 1	—	988	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,344	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	64.25/cwt	63.50–65.00	937	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	77.01/cwt	73.50–80.00	878	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,403	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	151.26/cwt	150.50–152.00	1,252	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	170.38/cwt	169.00–172.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	161.91/cwt	156.00–165.75	850	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	155.61/cwt	152.00–158.50	882	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	541	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,000	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,260	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	140.01/cwt	139.00–140.25	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	143.85/cwt	142.00–146.25	880	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	798	153.35/cwt	153.35–153.35	1,224	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	143.44/cwt	139.75–148.00	904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	148.67/cwt	146.00–151.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	187.74/cwt	184.00–195.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	170.90/cwt	164.00–172.50	1,008	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	125.54/cwt	125.00–127.50	855	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	155.70/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	142.18/cwt	140.00–143.50	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	145.55/cwt	141.75–147.25	1,105	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	543	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	994	47

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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