Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs were very lightly tested, 500-550 lbs sold steady, with 550-650 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower and 700-750 lbs on a light test sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 750 lbs were not well tested with last week's offering. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with 500-700 lbs selling steady and 700-750 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to spots 2.00 lower on the averaging dressing cows. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. A nice quality offering of steers weighing 500-800 lbs with several pot loads and part loads selling with good weighing conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.75/cwt on 887 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −73.48 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$166.75

887 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$31.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

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	174.00	1,067	460
Medium 1-2	450	170.00	765	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	655	161.57	1,058	335
Large 1-2	633	155.51	984	37
Medium and Large 2	743	142.22	1,057	49

One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about $10 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 sale887 hd

166.75

—

MO average13 barns · 8,890 hd

159.03

+7.72

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−73.48

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	1,672	91.13	1,524	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	70.04	1,038	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	67.32	847	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,026	60.02	616	25
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,226	138.22	1,694	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,389	138.25	1,920	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	140.25/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,125	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	155.25/cwt	153.75–158.00	1,059	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	202.16/cwt	196.00–205.50	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	162.98/cwt	158.00–168.00	944	59
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	153.66/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,233	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	154.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,058	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	160.77/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,166	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	155.29/cwt	153.00–157.75	958	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	181.41/cwt	180.00–183.00	864	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	174.88/cwt	170.00–181.00	902	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	523	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	188.41/cwt	188.00–189.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,074	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	671	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,168	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	170.48/cwt	164.25–174.00	1,072	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	187.75/cwt	180.00–193.00	958	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	550	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	932	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	777	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,205	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	170.44/cwt	167.00–180.00	973	71
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,078	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.79/cwt	157.00–162.00	831	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,275	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	101.78/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	42.09/cwt	41.00–45.00	380	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	52.00/cwt	47.00–55.00	544	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	62.00/cwt	61.00–63.00	907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	59.05/cwt	55.50–63.00	749	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,389	138.25/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,193	141.36/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,686	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	74.12/cwt	73.00–76.00	917	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	68.23/cwt	66.00–70.00	860	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	69.86/cwt	68.00–73.00	752	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	64.80/cwt	62.00–67.00	668	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	75.61/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,168	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	69.30/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,015	16
Bulls	—	—	1,731	92.18/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,596	7
Bulls	—	—	1,455	83.98/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	132.17/cwt	131.50–132.75	1,043	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	139.96/cwt	136.50–142.00	1,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	822	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	160.69/cwt	160.25–162.00	762	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	152.32/cwt	149.50–153.00	739	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	146.14/cwt	144.00–149.50	975	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	154.67/cwt	152.00–159.00	903	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	165.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.50/cwt	160.25–163.50	1,012	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	151.25/cwt	150.75–153.00	1,097	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	586	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	976	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	154.89/cwt	149.00–156.00	940	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.52/cwt	145.00–154.00	794	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	154.93/cwt	150.00–159.00	674	20

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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