Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light test of 400-450 lb steer calves sold with a higher undertone, with 450-700 lb steers trading firm to 5.00 higher, with the 500-550 lb steer calves selling 5.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to spots 5.00 higher and a much larger offering this week of 500-600 lb heifers calves sold with a higher undertone with several stick out sales of fancy blk heifer calves selling on and active market, over 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone with few comparisons from last week. Demand was good on a moderate supply, with a nice attractive offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 450-700 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.06/cwt on 846 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −35.17 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$205.06

846 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$39.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	209.08	1,368	631
Medium and Large 1-2	629	193.59	1,218	212
Medium and Large 2	730	170.00	1,241	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.08/cwt here — about $127 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 sale846 hd

205.06

—

MO average16 barns · 14,056 hd

207.68

−2.61

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−35.17

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	1,724	109.32	1,885	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,615	96.87	1,564	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	88.46	1,299	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	86.09	1,079	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,058	64.18	679	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,271	151.56	1,926	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,341	160.49	2,152	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	733	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,356	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	198.86/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,161	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	184.98/cwt	180.50–187.75	1,236	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	199.62/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,048	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	232.27/cwt	220.00–241.25	1,222	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	167.78/cwt	167.25–168.25	1,359	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	954	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,584	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	220.92/cwt	216.00–227.50	822	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	186.79/cwt	183.00–191.00	960	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	238.16/cwt	231.00–247.50	905	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	221.89/cwt	214.00–226.50	1,276	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.65/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,023	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	202.36/cwt	192.00–209.50	1,172	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	201.07/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,339	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	180.31/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,289	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	173.56/cwt	166.50–175.00	1,326	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	191.95/cwt	190.00–195.50	1,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	209.48/cwt	203.00–221.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	192.95/cwt	190.50–198.00	1,279	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	210.75/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,104	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	207.42/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,309	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,623	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	232.97/cwt	228.00–238.25	1,125	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	172.36/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,181	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	889	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	46.13/cwt	36.00–58.00	481	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	77.00/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,111	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	83.56/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,036	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	75.30/cwt	74.00–77.00	929	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	92.43/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,179	14
Bulls	—	—	1,315	87.72/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,154	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,341	160.49/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,152	10
Heifers	Select	—	1,271	151.56/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,926	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	69.04/cwt	64.00–73.00	728	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	910	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,615	96.87/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	75.46/cwt	74.00–79.00	816	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	94.97/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,418	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	87.22/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,264	5
Bulls	—	—	1,804	113.24/cwt	105.00–123.00	2,043	17
Bulls	—	—	1,453	97.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	169.85/cwt	161.50–181.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	212.84/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,192	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	215.63/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,121	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	174.91/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	171.86/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,296	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	203.06/cwt	196.00–218.00	963	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	174.89/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,076	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	191.31/cwt	187.00–195.00	922	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	210.49/cwt	203.00–221.00	886	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	769	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	164.82/cwt	163.00–165.50	1,375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,605	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	186.08/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,161	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	194.80/cwt	192.00–197.00	822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	183.32/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,060	18

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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