Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves were not well tested with last week's mostly weaned offering as most this week were not weaned, 500-550 lbs steers sold steady to 4.00 lower and 550-650 lb steers were not well tested with yearlings weighing 695-915 lbs selling with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady with 500-600 lbs lightly tested and a part load and pot load of yearling heifers weighing 660 and 740 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Slaughter cows had breaking cows selling steady to 2.00 lower and boning and lean cows 2.00-4.00 lower. More unweaned calves weighing under 600 lbs were in the offering this week selling with light demand compared to the weaned offering. There were four pot loads of top quality yearling steers that sold with good demand weighing 800-915 lbs. CME Cattle Futures turned red on Monday with Feeder Cattle futures trading with triple-digit losses.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.27/cwt on 641 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −82.97 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$157.27

641 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	761	158.54	1,206	389
Medium and Large 1-2	564	155.88	879	213
Medium and Large 2	483	155.79	753	31
Large 1	936	138.00	1,292	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale641 hd

157.27

—

MO average15 barns · 6,870 hd

158.95

−1.68

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−82.97

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	1,681	82.45	1,386	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	61.46	934	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	57.14	730	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	46.05	482	54

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 1-2	—	658	145.07/cwt	142.75–146.25	955	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	163.59/cwt	161.00–168.00	851	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	143.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	139.64/cwt	138.25–141.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	147.10/cwt	147.10–147.10	1,346	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,281	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,039	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	172.32/cwt	170.50–174.00	627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,148	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	174.25/cwt	169.00–183.00	920	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	151.42/cwt	150.00–153.00	804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	146.17/cwt	143.00–148.00	908	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	183.16/cwt	178.00–187.00	777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	139.62/cwt	139.00–140.00	878	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	156.96/cwt	155.50–160.00	1,314	128
Steers	Large 1	—	936	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	154.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	888	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	163.47/cwt	162.00–164.00	920	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	173.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	829	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.60/cwt	123.00–129.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	132.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	153.99/cwt	149.00–157.00	739	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	54.48/cwt	50.00–59.00	579	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	45.09/cwt	42.00–48.00	491	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	70.13/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,131	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	56.40/cwt	54.00–59.00	843	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	58.90/cwt	57.00–62.00	756	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	31.42/cwt	30.00–34.00	298	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	53.29/cwt	50.00–56.00	675	11
Bulls	—	—	1,562	77.45/cwt	70.50–83.00	1,210	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	63.80/cwt	60.00–67.00	954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,844	89.32/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.36/cwt	120.00–136.00	769	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,013	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.86/cwt	134.00–137.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.18/cwt	141.00–146.00	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	141.38/cwt	140.00–142.25	891	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	136.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	718	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	145.79/cwt	142.00–149.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	143.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,108	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	168.89/cwt	166.00–174.00	797	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.05/cwt	138.00–141.50	798	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	408	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	166.49/cwt	165.00–168.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	469	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	741	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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