Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of weaned steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold unevenly steady, a good quality offering of yearling steers weighing 650-900 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone with few comparisons from last week. Heifer calves weighing 450-550 lbs on a lighter offering sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, heifers over 650 lbs were lightly tested with last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering, best on yearling steers selling on and active market with seven pot loads and several part loads of good quality yearling steers selling with good weighing conditions. Several groups of unweaned calves sold with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.62/cwt on 1,020 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.61 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$161.62

1,020 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$23.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	162.95	1,199	808
Medium and Large 1-2	592	160.10	948	162
Large 1	563	154.00	867	4thin
Medium and Large 2	541	151.65	821	18thin
Medium 1-2	640	140.00	896	4thin
Large 1-2	806	139.75	1,126	24

One grade step is worth $23.20/cwt here — about $72 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 sale1,020 hd

161.62

—

MO average17 barns · 8,303 hd

156.82

+4.80

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−78.61

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	1,619	91.82	1,487	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	66.31	967	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	63.38	798	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	56.53	575	53

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1Gaunt	—	758	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,281	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	612	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	172.08/cwt	164.00–176.00	915	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	163.91/cwt	160.50–165.50	1,172	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	174.78/cwt	170.00–184.00	825	25
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	161.46/cwt	159.00–163.00	938	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	945	136.60/cwt	136.60–136.60	1,291	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	151.55/cwt	144.75–157.50	937	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	157.39/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,231	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	141.23/cwt	139.25–144.25	1,229	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,376	60
Steers	Large 1-2	—	574	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	151.94/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	595	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	169.57/cwt	165.00–174.00	977	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	183.77/cwt	182.00–188.00	989	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,317	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	153.10/cwt	153.10–153.10	1,335	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	358	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	813	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	786	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,285	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	166.48/cwt	165.50–168.50	1,150	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	403	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.40/cwt	130.00–131.00	900	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	822	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	34.46/cwt	31.00–38.00	311	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	72.01/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,069	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	906	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	64.19/cwt	62.00–67.50	806	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	50.72/cwt	45.00–55.00	497	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	66.29/cwt	65.00–67.50	719	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	60.75/cwt	56.00–64.50	632	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	904	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	65.58/cwt	64.00–68.00	952	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	59.11/cwt	57.00–61.50	751	10
Bulls	—	—	1,898	97.48/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,597	92.53/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,478	16
Bulls	—	—	1,550	84.27/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.24/cwt	138.50–140.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	136.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	707	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	136.43/cwt	131.00–139.50	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	143.06/cwt	140.00–145.50	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	145.94/cwt	144.60–148.25	1,116	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.62/cwt	143.50–148.00	843	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.10/cwt	153.00–159.00	676	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.02/cwt	148.75–157.00	720	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.00	911	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,186	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	157.44/cwt	156.00–159.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.34/cwt	154.00–158.00	816	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,239	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	152.38/cwt	152.00–152.50	707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	371	152.36/cwt	151.00–155.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	663	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,061	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	157.76/cwt	157.00–159.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	736	4
Steers	Large 1	—	563	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	194.40/cwt	192.00–201.00	855	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	852	20

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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