Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week, Feeder steers under 550 lbs steady, 550-650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, Over 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs

steady to 5.00 higher, Over 600 lbs no recent price comparison, however the undertone was higher. Demand good to very good. supply moderate to heavy. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.50/cwt on 831 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −93.14 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$158.50

831 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	160.49	998	709
Large 1	516	149.50	771	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	603	148.42	895	102
Medium and Large 2	659	136.54	899	16thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $99 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

11 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $222.36, median $251.64 across 11 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 sale831 hd

158.50

—

MO average13 barns · 5,545 hd

150.25

+8.25

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

−93.14

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	1,435	91.30	1,310	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	72.04	1,011	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	70.37	841	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	61.99	601	28
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,401	113.56	1,591	7thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	70.35/cwt	68.00–74.00	846	10
Bulls	—	—	1,746	103.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,807	4
Bulls	—	—	1,486	94.69/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,407	5
Bulls	—	—	1,186	80.36/cwt	62.00–89.00	953	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	54.44/cwt	48.50–60.00	514	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	65.13/cwt	62.00–69.00	641	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	79.54/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,229	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	70.94/cwt	68.50–74.00	965	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,401	113.56/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,591	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	26.07/cwt	20.00–37.00	285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	163.16/cwt	158.00–166.00	852	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	60.76/cwt	57.00–66.50	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	200.49/cwt	200.00–202.00	862	8
Steers	Large 1	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	2
Steers	Large 1	—	671	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,022	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	516	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	145.46/cwt	143.50–147.50	1,049	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	73.88/cwt	72.00–77.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	136.90/cwt	135.50–138.50	916	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	175.90/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,077	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	169.42/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,140	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,090	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.89/cwt	149.00–155.00	716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	166.84/cwt	163.00–169.50	1,193	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	187.33/cwt	179.00–190.00	903	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	138.86/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	152.17/cwt	144.50–156.50	946	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	146.95/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,136	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	194.41/cwt	194.00–195.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	164.80/cwt	162.00–169.50	880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	153.41/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,097	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	163.80/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,042	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	167.86/cwt	158.00–172.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	144.93/cwt	144.25–145.00	991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	167.34/cwt	161.50–176.00	944	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	149.84/cwt	145.00–153.50	926	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	149.99/cwt	146.00–153.00	870	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	161.42/cwt	155.00–163.00	948	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	283	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,111	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	176.51/cwt	173.00–181.00	943	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	189.01/cwt	183.00–194.00	998	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	135.58/cwt	135.00–137.00	971	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.25	1,131	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	194.83/cwt	192.00–197.00	914	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	172.06/cwt	167.00–176.50	733	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	164.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	786	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,153	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	186.10/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,046	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,321	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	64.23/cwt	62.00–66.50	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	78.41/cwt	76.50–81.00	974	6

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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