Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, a light test of 400-500 lb steer calves sold mostly 8.00-10.00 lower, with 500-600 lbs trading 4.00-6.00 lower compared to a very active market two weeks ago, steers over 600 lbs sold steady to firm on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower with 6 weight heifers trading steady to firm. Demand was moderate to good with the best demand on the good quality offering of 600-850 lb steers with several pot loads and part loads in the offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. CME Live and Feeder cattle futures have been under pressure the last two weeks along with grains as Live and Feeder Cattle contracts started out Monday with triple-digit losses with feeder contracts closing mostly 2.00 to 2.27 lower on the front months.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.81/cwt on 1,104 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −72.43 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$167.81

1,104 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	172.18	1,147	684
Medium and Large 1-2	626	162.56	1,018	352
Medium and Large 2	600	153.16	919	59
Medium 2	553	145.00	802	4thin
Large 1	946	130.50	1,235	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.68/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale1,104 hd

167.81

—

MO average13 barns · 7,938 hd

161.85

+5.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−72.43

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	1,764	90.34	1,594	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,765	79.49	1,403	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	68.91	1,023	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	67.36	845	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	59.77	640	43

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	476	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,168	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	188.31/cwt	182.50–196.00	977	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	168.64/cwt	167.00–172.25	1,142	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	151.44/cwt	148.00–152.00	968	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	158.35/cwt	158.00–158.50	918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	166.11/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,198	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	155.81/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,131	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	159.40/cwt	154.00–164.00	988	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	566	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	174.58/cwt	168.00–179.00	920	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	187.43/cwt	186.00–189.00	795	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	175.83/cwt	171.50–180.00	1,000	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	153.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,032	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	163.30/cwt	158.50–163.75	1,231	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,367	60
Steers	Large 1	—	946	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,374	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	190.30/cwt	190.00–191.00	929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	206.68/cwt	203.00–209.00	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	169.92/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,070	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	147.07/cwt	141.00–149.25	990	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	156.91/cwt	155.00–159.50	887	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.03/cwt	167.50–170.50	727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	165.70/cwt	164.00–169.50	774	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,096	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	842	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	62.00/cwt	60.00–64.00	897	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	75.01/cwt	73.00–78.00	938	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	68.25/cwt	64.00–72.50	865	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	61.31/cwt	58.00–63.00	751	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,765	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,403	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	51.92/cwt	46.00–56.00	560	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	63.27/cwt	59.00–67.00	673	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	34.50/cwt	31.00–39.00	354	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	69.83/cwt	68.00–75.00	758	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	69.54/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,037	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	75.16/cwt	74.50–76.50	1,135	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	84.75/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,428	8
Bulls	—	—	1,802	92.77/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,672	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	153.69/cwt	149.00–158.00	807	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	158.91/cwt	157.00–160.25	768	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	129.25/cwt	125.00–132.50	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	147.63/cwt	147.00–151.00	843	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	151.91/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,180	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	153.01/cwt	149.00–155.00	953	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,054	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,068	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	166.24/cwt	163.00–169.50	968	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,112	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	664	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	160.59/cwt	156.00–164.75	997	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	193.81/cwt	191.00–197.00	830	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	182.42/cwt	178.00–188.00	868	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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