Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves sold 5.00-15.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher, 500-550 lb were lightly tested with 550-600 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 higher, 600-650 lb sold firm to 5.00 higher with 650-750 lbs trading fully steady to firm and a few 800-850 lbs were lightly tested with last week's pot load lots. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 12.00 higher, 550-600 lbs sold firm to 3.00 higher and 600-650 lbs traded mostly steady with the 650-750 lb heifers selling 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher. Demand was good to very good on a large offering of feeders. A very attractive offering of calves weighing 400-650 lbs and yearlings weighing 650-750 lbs all sold on a very active market with most calves being long timed weaned with shots selling in large groups and drafts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.78/cwt on 1,169 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −66.13 against this barn's trailing median of $251.91.

Average price

$185.78

1,169 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$37.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	190.43	1,102	779
Medium and Large 1-2	586	178.51	1,047	337
Medium and Large 2	590	168.57	995	36
Large 1-2	753	153.75	1,158	5thin
Medium 2	523	153.42	802	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.01/cwt here — about $300 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

9 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $233.50, median $251.91 across 9 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 sale1,169 hd

185.78

—

MO average15 barns · 10,180 hd

184.09

+1.69

This barn, trailing median9 sales

251.91

−66.13

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	—	Average	1,661	104.63	1,738	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,773	91.85	1,628	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	87.12	1,273	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	84.42	1,049	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	73.01	761	72
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,321	164.00	2,166	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,239	158.94	1,969	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,389	161.20	2,239	11

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	474	191.38/cwt	188.00–193.00	907	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	183.19/cwt	175.00–190.00	964	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	212.85/cwt	209.00–216.00	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	179.91/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,281	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	181.20/cwt	178.25–186.00	1,133	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	179.87/cwt	173.50–182.00	1,034	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	175.76/cwt	171.50–178.00	1,102	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	185.46/cwt	176.50–188.00	1,243	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	195.39/cwt	186.00–202.00	1,135	27
Steers	Large 1	—	588	199.60/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,174	14
Steers	Large 1	—	645	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	193.05/cwt	186.50–199.50	1,297	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	188.92/cwt	183.25–192.00	1,366	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	209.01/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,095	56
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,228	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,374	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	715	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	216.96/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,057	47
Steers	Large 1	—	724	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	192.90/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	201.71/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,253	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	241.48/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,038	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	236.65/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,096	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	215.08/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,222	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	196.19/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,022	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	189.38/cwt	183.00–194.50	1,106	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	910	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	313	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	857	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,239	158.94/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,969	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	92.51/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,350	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	86.70/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,282	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	93.54/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,167	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,785	95.76/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,709	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,760	87.93/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,548	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,389	161.20/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,239	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,321	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,166	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	82.30/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,029	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	77.97/cwt	74.00–83.00	813	30
Bulls	—	—	1,610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	87.63/cwt	84.00–96.00	946	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	72.78/cwt	70.00–76.00	880	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	45.13/cwt	43.00–48.00	457	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	68.10/cwt	60.00–73.00	705	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	80.12/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,148	7
Bulls	—	—	1,670	105.24/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	206.53/cwt	199.00–215.00	874	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	694	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,201	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	211.43/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,106	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,168	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	174.30/cwt	171.25–175.00	1,236	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	164.77/cwt	164.50–165.00	1,038	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	169.28/cwt	167.00–171.75	1,002	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	211.14/cwt	201.00–225.00	781	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	207.35/cwt	203.00–212.00	997	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	593	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	193.01/cwt	192.00–194.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	171.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,145	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	162.65/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,277	21
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	175.89/cwt	174.75–176.75	1,462	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	182.38/cwt	180.00–183.35	1,235	111
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	753	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,158	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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