Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone on last week's light offering, 500-600 lbs sold firm to 2.00 higher, with yearlings over 650 lbs selling steady on comparable sales on a light test. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady, with 500-650 lbs trading with a higher undertone on limited sales from last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Bulk of this week's sales were calves weighing 400-700 lbs as bulk of last week's sales were yearlings, overall a nice quality offering of calves this week sold with good demand on a moderate offering. CME cattle futures started Monday in the red with Feeder Cattle futures seeing red as corn continues to rally gaining mostly 10 cents on Monday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.63/cwt on 621 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −98.01 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$153.63

621 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$34.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	157.42	898	484
Medium and Large 1-2	526	144.54	761	99
Large 1	748	138.25	1,034	8thin
Medium and Large 2	603	131.75	794	7thin
Large 1-2	802	127.83	1,025	9thin
Medium 1-2	584	123.18	719	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.24/cwt here — about $179 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 sale621 hd

153.63

—

MO average17 barns · 6,697 hd

145.57

+8.05

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

−98.01

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	1,719	83.24	1,431	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,710	75.00	1,283	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	57.01	876	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	54.94	698	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	44.97	477	39

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1Fleshy	—	715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	146.92/cwt	143.50–150.75	984	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,077	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	171.65/cwt	170.00–174.00	827	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	187.84/cwt	183.00–191.00	729	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	161.10/cwt	159.00–166.00	865	17
Steers	Large 1	—	627	144.16/cwt	144.00–144.50	904	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	593	147.51/cwt	147.27–148.00	875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,320	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	145.63/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,113	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	180.57/cwt	174.50–188.00	946	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	556	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	159.78/cwt	159.00–160.00	914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	162.66/cwt	160.00–163.50	1,074	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	189.63/cwt	186.00–194.00	903	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	198.23/cwt	192.00–204.00	844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	437	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	167.61/cwt	165.00–171.00	974	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.01/cwt	153.25–154.50	963	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,202	68
Steers	Large 1	—	817	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,250	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	158.63/cwt	158.00–160.00	654	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	140.16/cwt	139.00–141.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.23/cwt	144.00–157.00	786	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	52.45/cwt	49.00–55.50	797	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,129	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	59.69/cwt	56.50–64.00	922	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	56.46/cwt	54.00–59.00	709	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	53.29/cwt	50.00–57.00	571	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	43.70/cwt	41.00–47.00	468	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	50.34/cwt	48.00–53.00	651	12
Bulls	—	—	2,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	76.84/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,306	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	34.29/cwt	30.00–39.00	351	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	825	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	85.64/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.38/cwt	138.50–145.50	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	134.67/cwt	134.50–134.75	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	559	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.35/cwt	151.00–158.50	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	142.70/cwt	137.00–147.50	815	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	150.69/cwt	146.00–156.00	785	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.45/cwt	146.00–155.00	872	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	154.06/cwt	152.00–154.75	1,028	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	938	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	154.85/cwt	150.00–157.50	966	51
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	987	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	152.33/cwt	149.00–155.00	638	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	598	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	447	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	579	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	954	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	748	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	587	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	652	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	942	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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