Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm with last week's very active market, 600-700 lbs traded 5.00-8.00 higher and over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher on the 400-450 lbs, 500-600 lb heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher with 600-700 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone on few comparable sales over 700 lbs were not tested. Demand was good on a heavy offering of feeders with a very active market on 400-650 lb feeders. Several stick-out sales of 6 weight steers and heifers with a couple of pot loads and groups of attractive steers and heifers with good weighing conditions, overall a very good quality offering of calves as buyers could put together strings of feeders. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher with 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 $256.49/cwt on 1,130 head. That ranks 14 of 14 comparable sales and sits +16.26 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$256.49

1,130 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$725

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$81.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	263.54	1,493	828
Medium and Large 1-2	493	253.00	1,249	212
Medium and Large 2	490	227.50	1,115	8thin
Medium 1-2	483	201.67	974	12thin
Large 1	842	198.39	1,671	62
Medium 2	423	181.65	768	8thin

One grade step is worth $81.89/cwt here — about $725 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 sale1,130 hd

256.49

—

MO average15 barns · 11,139 hd

241.25

+15.25

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+16.26

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	1,690	107.00	1,808	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	100.71	1,493	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	94.19	1,167	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	86.72	877	44
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	178.58	2,352	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,447	184.20	2,665	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	180.61	2,429	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,307	172.28	2,252	5thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2	—	373	275.87/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,029	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	267.46/cwt	249.00–277.50	1,121	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	952	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,647	5
Steers	Large 1	—	646	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,402	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	237.29/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,329	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,455	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	264.45/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,253	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	181.65/cwt	170.00–192.50	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	272.90/cwt	267.00–277.50	931	9
Steers	Large 1	—	671	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,463	18
Steers	Large 1	—	1,061	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,814	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,182	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	247.81/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,301	39
Heifers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	677	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,520	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	672	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	300.66/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,622	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	293.94/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,249	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	274.86/cwt	263.00–288.00	1,435	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	281.72/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,347	108
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	233.84/cwt	220.50–245.00	1,578	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	248.80/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,543	73
Steers	Large 1	—	538	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	256.18/cwt	244.50–271.00	1,463	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	300.17/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,150	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,673	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	490	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	650	255.43/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,660	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	281.84/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,158	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,367	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	517	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,298	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,307	172.28/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,252	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,317	178.58/cwt	177.00–179.50	2,352	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,808	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	76.86/cwt	73.50–80.50	765	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	93.21/cwt	90.00–102.00	970	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	86.07/cwt	81.50–89.00	856	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,447	184.20/cwt	183.00–184.50	2,665	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,345	180.61/cwt	177.50–182.00	2,429	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	94.73/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,388	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	82.21/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,000	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	101.87/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,282	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	93.12/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,148	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	627	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	104.29/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	603	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	254.26/cwt	252.75–256.00	1,322	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	239.49/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,126	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	245.12/cwt	242.50–248.00	831	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	236.08/cwt	232.00–242.50	899	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	1,714	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	261.54/cwt	257.50–267.50	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	364	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	610	231.67/cwt	228.75–232.50	1,413	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	579	237.71/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,376	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	197.25/cwt	194.50–200.00	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,361	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,505	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	235.46/cwt	221.00–246.50	1,227	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	247.64/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,043	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	253.73/cwt	250.00–262.50	962	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	224.38/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,070	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	229.85/cwt	226.00–235.00	981	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	218.61/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,362	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	212.47/cwt	205.50–220.50	1,113	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	239.52/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,128	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	229.19/cwt	220.00–233.25	1,334	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	196.04/cwt	178.00–200.00	749	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	202.65/cwt	192.50–218.00	1,145	13

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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