Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, with a much lighter offering of steers this week weighing 650-800 lbs selling mostly 2.00-4.00 lower and pot load of steers weighing 892 lbs and pot load weighing 910 lbs selling firm to 2.00 higher compared to pot loads last week of very similar weights. Feeder heifers had the best test weighing from 450-600 lbs trading firm to 5.00 higher and over 600 lbs were very lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, with the most advance on the high dressing cows. Demand was good on a moderate supply. CME Cattle Futures turned green on Monday to start the week with triple-digit gains as cattle futures were in need of a hopeful correction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.89/cwt on 516 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −82.34 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$157.89

516 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	742	161.93	1,202	315
Medium and Large 1-2	750	154.26	1,157	168
Medium and Large 2	593	142.61	845	22
Large 1	965	128.33	1,238	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.60/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale516 hd

157.89

—

MO average14 barns · 6,433 hd

153.85

+4.04

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−82.34

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	—	Low	1,701	89.18	1,517	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	67.48	983	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	61.81	790	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	54.99	580	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,165	117.12	1,364	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	159.96/cwt	156.00–168.00	979	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	146.85/cwt	146.85–146.85	1,366	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	143.94/cwt	140.00–145.75	1,212	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	151.04/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	178.11/cwt	171.00–181.00	846	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	146.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	200.37/cwt	199.00–205.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,071	13
Steers	Large 1	—	965	128.33/cwt	127.25–130.25	1,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	170.74/cwt	163.00–176.00	888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,383	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	182.85/cwt	179.00–188.50	945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	146.25/cwt	145.00–146.75	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	184.56/cwt	182.00–193.00	902	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	659	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	737	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,371	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	154.43/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,225	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	155.73/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,050	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	58.53/cwt	55.00–64.00	625	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	51.06/cwt	44.00–54.50	520	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	749	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	57.25/cwt	54.00–60.00	734	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	71.77/cwt	69.00–75.00	933	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	79.82/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,313	4
Steers	Select	—	1,165	117.12/cwt	116.00–118.50	1,364	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	32.41/cwt	32.00–33.00	357	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,857	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	72.67/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,092	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	65.57/cwt	64.00–67.00	938	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	59.79/cwt	57.00–62.00	838	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	63.88/cwt	61.00–68.00	811	16
Bulls	—	—	1,685	91.07/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.08/cwt	148.00–158.00	865	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	556	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	266	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	348	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.97/cwt	132.75–133.25	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.48/cwt	152.00–160.00	746	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	133.26/cwt	132.75–133.75	1,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.34/cwt	148.00–153.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	827	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	923	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,156	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	598	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	144.80/cwt	144.00–146.00	812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	182.31/cwt	179.00–184.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.71/cwt	143.00–147.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	160.35/cwt	159.50–160.50	1,156	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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