Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light volume sale, the best test was on light weight steers and heifers under 600 lbs with 400-550 lb steers selling on a very active market trading 10.00-20.00 higher, spots 25.00 higher on the 450-550 lb steers, 550-600 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder cattle market continues to see huge jumps each week as several small packages and groups of thin/fancy blk steers weighing from 370-520 lbs hit the 3.00+ per lb mark on Monday's auction with several stick out sales on these light steer calves along with a near pot load of 522 lb fancy blk heifers selling on and active market and two pot loads and two part loads of 700-765 lb steers all sold with very good demand. Over all a very active market on feeders with a good quality offering with good weighing conditions made for a very aggressive market with buyers very active to own cattle and pushing some very impressive prices throughout the day. Slaughter cows on a very large offering sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $245.78/cwt on 967 head. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +5.55 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$245.78

967 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$221

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$60.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	254.80	1,496	681
Medium and Large 2	419	232.99	975	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	231.89	1,304	218
Large 1	884	194.25	1,717	58

One grade step is worth $60.55/cwt here — about −$221 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 sale967 hd

245.78

—

MO average16 barns · 11,081 hd

234.16

+11.62

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+5.55

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,745	103.99	1,815	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	98.79	1,422	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	94.40	1,152	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	84.60	861	78
Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	177.89	2,645	11

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	730	191.33/cwt	188.75–196.75	1,397	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	185.75/cwt	185.75–185.75	1,423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	239.42/cwt	222.50–252.50	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	242.65/cwt	231.50–246.00	1,495	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	287.71/cwt	275.00–292.50	926	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	255.28/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,072	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	544	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,278	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	303.86/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,568	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	219.84/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,268	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	213.39/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,344	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	232.55/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,239	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	196.39/cwt	194.00–198.50	1,589	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	224.02/cwt	223.50–225.10	1,582	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	243.51/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,390	102
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	279.75/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,091	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	303.34/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,180	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	252.92/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,214	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	218.62/cwt	218.25–219.75	1,666	93
Steers	Large 1	—	884	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,717	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	288.20/cwt	272.50–296.00	1,389	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	281.54/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,461	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	283.73/cwt	272.50–289.00	1,200	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	614	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,535	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	304.45/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,312	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	473	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	469	308.38/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,446	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	386	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,062	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	513	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	539	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	218.91/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,167	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,487	177.89/cwt	176.50–180.00	2,645	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	96.03/cwt	91.00–105.00	986	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	86.16/cwt	81.00–90.00	894	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	65.09/cwt	60.00–68.00	605	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,753	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,867	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	103.12/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,492	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	83.56/cwt	78.50–88.00	1,011	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	101.68/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,234	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	93.94/cwt	89.50–98.00	1,153	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	75.82/cwt	70.00–80.00	746	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,713	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	94.45/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,353	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	219.16/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,023	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	218.93/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,384	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	203.18/cwt	202.50–204.00	1,168	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	241.42/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,147	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,326	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,298	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	194.88/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,300	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	187.24/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	251.14/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,065	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,636	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	196.46/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	231.89/cwt	230.00–233.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	217.04/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,241	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	218.92/cwt	217.50–222.50	948	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	177.49/cwt	177.00–178.50	1,267	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	214.51/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,472	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	221.82/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,162	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	254.04/cwt	242.50–262.50	958	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	207.05/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,391	47

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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