Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, weaned steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs sold mostly steady, with yearlings over 650 lbs scarce. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower on a light test, with 500-550 lbs lightly tested and a nice offering of 550-700 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone compared to last week's limited offering. Slaughter cows, Breaking cows sold mostly steady with Boning and Lean cows trading weak to 3.00 lower. Steer offering was mostly made up of calves weighing 400-650 lbs and bulk of the heifers weighing 550-700 lbs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.71/cwt on 462 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −100.93 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$150.71

462 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$16.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.20

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	155.69	946	290
Medium and Large 1-2	585	142.67	834	154
Medium and Large 2	565	139.11	786	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about $160 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 sale462 hd

150.71

—

MO average12 barns · 5,582 hd

144.50

+6.20

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

−100.93

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	1,924	87.44	1,683	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,748	78.03	1,364	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	63.82	963	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	60.39	783	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	55.28	579	49
Steers	Choice	Average	1,175	121.74	1,430	13

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Large 1	—	698	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	915	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	150.37/cwt	149.00–151.00	941	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	192.51/cwt	192.00–193.00	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	514	140.21/cwt	136.50–144.00	721	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	169.18/cwt	167.00–171.00	890	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	181.09/cwt	177.00–187.00	960	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	154.24/cwt	152.00–159.00	896	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	159.63/cwt	155.75–164.00	1,012	83
Steers	Large 1-2	—	522	165.73/cwt	165.00–167.00	865	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	850	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	146.04/cwt	143.25–147.75	1,122	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	588	162.75/cwt	162.00–169.00	957	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	184.79/cwt	183.00–189.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	698	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	651	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	977	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	165.42/cwt	163.00–167.00	926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	165.47/cwt	162.00–172.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	197.01/cwt	192.00–200.50	849	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	144.55/cwt	142.75–148.50	971	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	188.21/cwt	187.00–190.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	862	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	181.57/cwt	178.00–187.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	850	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	73.13/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,136	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	59.06/cwt	55.00–63.00	628	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	50.28/cwt	46.00–54.00	512	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	63.92/cwt	62.00–68.00	965	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	59.47/cwt	54.00–62.00	884	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,748	78.03/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,364	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,175	121.74/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,430	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	40.49/cwt	36.00–43.00	402	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	64.47/cwt	64.00–66.00	707	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	63.57/cwt	61.00–67.50	826	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	57.42/cwt	53.00–60.00	743	15
Bulls	—	—	1,640	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,164	1
Bulls	—	—	1,948	88.81/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.97/cwt	150.50–157.00	739	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	719	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	152.79/cwt	152.00–155.00	817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	838	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.78/cwt	155.00–157.00	665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	159.31/cwt	158.50–160.75	969	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.11/cwt	153.00–160.00	913	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.75	1,011	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	151.96/cwt	150.00–153.50	568	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	148.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	923	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	153.69/cwt	150.00–154.75	1,079	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.38/cwt	132.75–135.00	912	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.34/cwt	149.00–149.50	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	154.71/cwt	153.00–156.50	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	795	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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