Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, Monday's much larger offering with the bulk being feeders over 600 lbs had few good comparisons, the steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test sold with a lower undertone, and feeder steers over 600 lbs traded with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-700 lbs traded with a steady to firm undertone. The main attraction for Monday's sale was 11 pot loads of yearling steers and several part loads of good quality black yearlings all selling with good demand as the bulk of the sales weighed 600-900 lbs. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.73/cwt on 1,434 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −60.96 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$179.73

1,434 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	181.42	1,327	1,112
Medium and Large 1-2	630	177.67	1,119	224
Large 1	700	174.25	1,220	44
Medium and Large 2	656	157.77	1,034	54

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $293 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 sale1,434 hd

179.73

—

MO average4 barns · 9,640 hd

184.35

−4.62

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−60.96

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	—	High	1,764	97.14	1,713	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,717	82.65	1,419	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	75.57	1,099	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	75.32	943	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	60.50	625	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	155.51	2,284	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,420	148.00	2,102	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	613	188.34/cwt	184.50–191.00	1,155	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	198.31/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,011	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	638	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,106	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.10/cwt	200.00–207.00	950	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	176.53/cwt	173.50–180.50	1,283	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	175.70/cwt	175.00–177.10	1,636	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	171.84/cwt	169.50–175.00	1,156	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	152.07/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,048	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,527	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,292	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	215.37/cwt	215.00–216.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,519	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	192.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	922	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	177.87/cwt	172.00–180.75	1,044	43
Steers	Large 1	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	189.16/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,073	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	172.57/cwt	165.50–180.00	1,079	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	188.87/cwt	184.50–194.00	995	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	180.12/cwt	177.00–183.50	1,488	124
Steers	Large 1	—	805	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,360	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,193	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	146.57/cwt	141.00–153.00	910	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.42/cwt	155.00–156.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	178.87/cwt	176.00–183.50	1,204	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	181.48/cwt	174.00–185.00	962	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	174.75/cwt	171.00–180.00	996	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	752	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	671	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,065	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,260	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	158.74/cwt	158.25–159.50	886	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	179.22/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,185	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	182.27/cwt	176.00–184.00	886	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	172.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,084	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	157.33/cwt	155.00–159.50	960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	161.51/cwt	157.50–164.00	1,071	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	158.38/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,150	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	170.99/cwt	168.00–173.00	833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	165.37/cwt	164.00–170.00	883	27
Bulls	—	—	1,825	111.71/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	82.40/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	97.23/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,852	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	72.47/cwt	68.00–75.00	904	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	81.39/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,029	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	66.61/cwt	66.00–67.00	821	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	76.50/cwt	73.00–81.50	802	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,761	77.06/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,357	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,687	86.37/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,457	6
Steers	Select	—	1,420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,102	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,469	155.51/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,284	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	74.81/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,097	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	81.52/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,182	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	65.79/cwt	62.00–69.00	943	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	58.17/cwt	53.00–61.00	590	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	43.57/cwt	40.00–47.00	450	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	67.76/cwt	64.00–71.00	705	8

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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