Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the best test on steer calves weighed 500-700 lbs an sold steady to firm, with yearling steers over 700 lbs selling with a firm undertone on a very light offering from last week, Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with instances 8.00 higher on the 550-600 lb heifers and over 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone on a limited test from last week. Slaughter cows sold steady. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy offering of good quality steers and heifers weighing from 450-650 lbs with three pot loads of yearling steers over 800 lbs all selling with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.76/cwt on 1,161 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −71.92 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$168.76

1,161 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$29.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	169.48	1,120	882
Medium and Large 1-2	550	169.45	931	235
Large 1	640	160.00	1,024	7thin
Medium and Large 2	602	149.87	902	33
Medium 2	465	140.00	651	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.48/cwt here — about $469 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

13 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $216.82, median $240.68 across 13 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 sale1,161 hd

168.76

—

MO average18 barns · 22,794 hd

168.22

+0.54

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−71.92

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	1,689	90.33	1,525	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,519	60.47	918	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	57.46	738	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	43.51	447	41

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	626	148.26/cwt	147.00–149.00	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.42/cwt	148.00–160.00	665	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,017	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	643	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,048	12
Steers	Large 1	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	183.44/cwt	178.00–189.00	787	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.74/cwt	156.00–165.00	912	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	201.68/cwt	200.00–205.00	664	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	573	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	702	159.20/cwt	157.50–160.50	1,118	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	175.49/cwt	173.00–179.00	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	166.32/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,033	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	170.28/cwt	165.00–177.00	976	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	151.91/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	793	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	162.81/cwt	158.75–164.00	1,265	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	453	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	162.55/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,079	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,384	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	139.65/cwt	138.75–140.00	922	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	145.06/cwt	144.25–146.50	1,250	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	195.27/cwt	195.00–196.00	818	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	159.83/cwt	158.00–161.50	1,320	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	163.70/cwt	162.00–165.50	1,192	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	149.11/cwt	146.75–151.00	1,263	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	215.30/cwt	214.00–217.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	174.16/cwt	168.00–178.50	921	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	168.51/cwt	161.00–174.00	718	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.31/cwt	149.00–159.00	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	592	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	817	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	44.40/cwt	40.00–49.00	479	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	670	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	57.63/cwt	55.00–61.00	743	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	63.90/cwt	62.00–69.00	821	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	101.20/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,801	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	50.51/cwt	46.00–53.00	638	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	34.24/cwt	30.00–39.00	327	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	53.17/cwt	50.00–55.00	553	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	54.47/cwt	53.00–56.00	817	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	61.52/cwt	57.00–65.50	926	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	70.88/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,159	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	88.77/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,462	13
Bulls	—	—	1,687	75.37/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	160.94/cwt	157.00–163.00	771	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	968	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.33/cwt	145.00–148.00	846	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	529	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.98/cwt	146.00–155.00	720	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.48/cwt	142.50–148.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	141.97/cwt	138.50–148.00	548	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	719	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	156.45/cwt	153.00–162.00	801	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	589	139.85/cwt	139.75–140.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.02/cwt	155.00–166.00	927	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	149.05/cwt	142.50–154.00	771	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	165.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	725	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	159.29/cwt	156.00–161.00	599	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	150.41/cwt	149.00–152.00	996	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	411	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,087	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	153.89/cwt	153.00–154.50	971	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	187.43/cwt	179.00–192.50	965	108

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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