Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with 500-700 lbs selling 4.00-8.00 higher and 700-750 lbs trading firm to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs steady to firm, 600-700 lbs heifers were lightly tested, with 700-765 lbs trading steady to firm. Demand was good to very good on a heavy offering. The quality on steer and heifer calves and yearlings was attractive with many top quality calves in the offering selling in large groups and strings sold on a very active market. The best demand was on the top quality black steers weighing 450-650 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady with last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.54/cwt on 1,024 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −38.69 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$201.54

1,024 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$55.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	208.69	1,240	730
Medium and Large 1-2	554	196.28	1,086	198
Large 1	689	181.50	1,251	12thin
Medium 1-2	632	165.00	1,043	9thin
Medium and Large 2	690	153.45	1,059	75

One grade step is worth $55.24/cwt here — about $181 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 sale1,024 hd

201.54

—

MO average18 barns · 21,421 hd

190.15

+11.40

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−38.69

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	1,697	97.94	1,662	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,710	82.50	1,411	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	77.10	1,134	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	71.87	905	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	61.44	642	64
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,221	170.00	2,076	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	163.15	2,096	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,238	157.66	1,952	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,189	153.24	1,822	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	182.35/cwt	175.00–184.85	1,328	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	207.02/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,213	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	184.85/cwt	179.00–188.00	889	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	182.11/cwt	176.00–185.50	1,031	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	191.09/cwt	183.00–195.25	1,005	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,285	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	160.44/cwt	158.00–167.50	935	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	188.37/cwt	180.00–193.25	1,187	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	179.31/cwt	175.00–181.50	1,121	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	198.15/cwt	192.50–204.00	828	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	207.61/cwt	202.00–213.00	976	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	225.06/cwt	213.00–235.00	957	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	187.84/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,104	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,230	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	206.96/cwt	202.50–209.00	900	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	828	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	632	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,043	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	221.73/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,175	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	202.14/cwt	194.00–205.75	1,273	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,190	4
Steers	Large 1	—	689	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,251	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	464	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	189.84/cwt	184.50–197.00	1,291	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	202.15/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,043	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	179.21/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,226	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	228.50/cwt	222.50–235.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	236.40/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,137	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	931	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	84.01/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,227	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	76.22/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,133	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	67.80/cwt	66.00–70.00	989	5
Bulls	—	—	1,714	88.82/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,522	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	97.97/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,696	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	49.88/cwt	43.00–54.00	522	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,238	157.66/cwt	156.50–160.00	1,952	21
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,221	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,076	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	163.15/cwt	162.00–163.50	2,096	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,760	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,478	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,660	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,345	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	68.92/cwt	65.00–73.00	733	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,189	153.24/cwt	152.50–155.50	1,822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	60.30/cwt	56.00–64.00	617	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	76.28/cwt	74.00–78.00	849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	74.11/cwt	71.00–79.00	926	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	83.78/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,077	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	65.78/cwt	61.00–69.00	831	24
Bulls	—	—	1,642	105.20/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	209.47/cwt	200.00–212.00	790	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	208.98/cwt	208.00–213.00	982	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	216.66/cwt	214.00–222.00	797	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	169.99/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,044	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	168.61/cwt	165.25–174.25	1,202	158
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	200.53/cwt	194.00–207.00	985	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,304	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	173.13/cwt	167.00–178.00	923	44
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	170.94/cwt	165.00–177.50	986	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	186.33/cwt	186.00–187.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	312	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	209.12/cwt	207.00–210.50	1,288	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,124	22

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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