Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone on a light offering, with 500-550 lb steers selling steady to 2.00 higher on a light test, 550-750 lbs were not well tested with last week's limited offering and 800-900 lb yearlings on comparable weights and quality sold firm to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady with 500-600 lbs lightly tested and 650-725 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. The best demand was on eight pot loads of good quality yearling steers weighing from 765-1000 lbs all selling with good demand on and active market along with one pot load of 660 lb heifers. Last Friday's Cattle on Feed Report was friendly with Placements coming in at 97 percent, which was lower than expected help to support higher Feeder Cattle futures on Monday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.21/cwt on 842 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −83.03 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$157.21

842 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$34.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.84

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	159.72	1,232	538
Medium and Large 1-2	670	156.76	1,050	217
Large 1	1,002	145.00	1,453	55
Medium and Large 2	682	143.65	979	24
Medium and Large 2-3	574	125.25	719	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.47/cwt here — about $513 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 sale842 hd

157.21

—

MO average14 barns · 7,894 hd

160.04

−2.84

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−83.03

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	1,774	84.95	1,507	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,910	78.50	1,499	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	60.68	959	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	55.61	703	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	50.32	523	46
Steers	Choice	Average	1,327	124.17	1,648	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	468	147.42/cwt	144.00–151.00	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,177	36
Steers	Large 1	—	1,002	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,453	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	148.68/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,243	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	147.78/cwt	146.00–151.50	919	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	166.15/cwt	165.00–170.00	896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	181.58/cwt	171.00–185.00	932	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	158.53/cwt	157.50–162.00	989	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	173.84/cwt	171.00–178.00	657	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,007	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	154.27/cwt	152.00–156.25	1,347	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	161.85/cwt	156.50–164.00	1,102	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	182.75/cwt	177.00–187.00	857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	169.61/cwt	165.00–174.00	799	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,064	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	159.24/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,293	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	166.93/cwt	162.00–169.00	946	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	159.10/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,115	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	917	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	156.42/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,036	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	574	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	135.00/cwt	134.50–135.50	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	758	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	53.73/cwt	47.50–58.00	563	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	60.35/cwt	57.00–65.50	951	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	57.23/cwt	55.00–59.00	729	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,910	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.48/cwt	42.00–49.00	473	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	35.83/cwt	33.00–37.00	322	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,327	124.17/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,648	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	60.66/cwt	60.00–61.00	665	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	54.03/cwt	53.00–55.00	842	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	70.66/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,150	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	51.59/cwt	47.00–54.00	641	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	77.39/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,281	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	87.86/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,599	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	147.57/cwt	147.00–148.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	151.34/cwt	149.00–152.50	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.89/cwt	139.50–142.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	154.05/cwt	153.00–155.00	558	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,233	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	135.16/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,029	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	687	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	152.85/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,073	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.86/cwt	150.00–158.00	708	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,070	15

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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