Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were lightly tested, with 500-550 lbs selling steady to firm, 550-600 lbs and 650-700 lb trading steady to 5.00 higher and yearlings over 700 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone, Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher with 500-600 lbs trading steady to 3.00 higher with the most advance on the 550-600 lb heifers and over 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone on few comparable sales. Mostly calves weighing 450-650 lbs sold with moderate to good demand with the best demand on yearlings over 650 lbs. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. CME cattle futures closed with modest gains to start the week with corn slightly lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.28/cwt on 638 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −76.96 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$163.28

638 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$40.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	169.72	1,069	292
Medium and Large 2	504	160.62	809	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	159.63	871	283
Large 1	677	149.93	1,016	43
Medium 1-2	745	129.00	961	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.72/cwt here — about $108 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 sale638 hd

163.28

—

MO average14 barns · 9,637 hd

160.14

+3.14

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−76.96

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	1,682	82.66	1,390	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,815	75.95	1,378	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	60.97	926	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	55.00	706	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	44.73	454	34

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2Unweaned	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	166.50/cwt	164.75–172.50	658	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	980	16
Steers	Large 1	—	679	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	586	147.87/cwt	146.50–149.00	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	172.81/cwt	167.00–181.00	729	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	143.85/cwt	139.50–146.00	959	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	174.52/cwt	168.50–179.50	831	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	178.58/cwt	177.00–180.00	688	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	7
Steers	Large 1	—	635	148.37/cwt	147.50–150.00	942	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	158.05/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,238	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	165.23/cwt	160.00–171.00	863	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	165.68/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,093	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	162.07/cwt	159.00–165.00	771	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.75/cwt	146.00–154.50	928	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.25/cwt	153.00–160.25	909	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	186.50/cwt	181.50–189.00	957	25
Steers	Large 1	—	710	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,085	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,306	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	170.24/cwt	169.00–174.00	989	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	444	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	163.97/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,197	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	191.14/cwt	189.00–192.00	839	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	945	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	158.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	783	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	170.11/cwt	165.00–177.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	54.30/cwt	51.50–57.00	582	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	56.92/cwt	54.00–60.00	737	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,815	75.95/cwt	72.50–79.00	1,378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,539	77.75/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,197	7
Bulls	—	—	1,782	86.09/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,534	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	34.78/cwt	31.00–38.00	347	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	60.28/cwt	57.00–66.00	912	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	53.39/cwt	52.50–54.00	798	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	62.76/cwt	62.00–64.00	826	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	44.31/cwt	41.00–48.00	437	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	75.18/cwt	74.50–75.50	1,192	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	49.86/cwt	47.00–53.00	627	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.85/cwt	144.50–154.00	709	44
Heifers	Large 1	—	634	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	900	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	145.65/cwt	143.75–147.00	1,119	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	159.59/cwt	159.50–160.00	693	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	421	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.94/cwt	136.50–146.00	819	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	130.14/cwt	130.00–130.50	757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.93/cwt	137.75–145.00	877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	160.86/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,057	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.52/cwt	145.00–158.00	805	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	622	131.92/cwt	130.00–133.25	821	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	151.19/cwt	150.50–152.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.25/cwt	154.00–166.00	776	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.58/cwt	144.00–146.25	766	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,240	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	144.30/cwt	143.25–144.75	1,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	657	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	639	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	155.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	888	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	150.93/cwt	148.50–153.50	1,088	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,147	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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