Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs and 600-650 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower with 500-600 lbs selling steady to 8.00 lower, spots 10.00 lower on the 500-550 lb steers, over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs and 500-600 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower with 450-500 lbs trading mostly steady, over 600 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was moderate to good with supply heavy. Feeders weighing 400-600 lbs still sold on a very active market just not reaching last week's highs as overall kind, quality and condition were not as attractive as last week on the 500-600 lb steer calves with several pot loads of 600-650 lb steer calves and a near pot load of 818 lb yearling steers still sold on a very active market. Light rain fell throughout the trade area, but dry conditions still remain for the most part. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.20/cwt on 1,211 head. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +3.97 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$244.20

1,211 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$52.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.19

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	248.29	1,460	758
Medium and Large 1-2	528	245.24	1,295	369
Large 1	748	205.26	1,536	40
Medium and Large 2	590	202.31	1,194	33
Large 1-2	750	195.45	1,465	11thin

One grade step is worth $52.83/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale1,211 hd

244.20

—

MO average18 barns · 14,902 hd

236.01

+8.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+3.97

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	1,510	109.97	1,661	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	95.51	1,390	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	93.13	1,156	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	84.05	843	52

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1Fleshy	—	410	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,001	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	249.61/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,295	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	237.95/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,383	5
Steers	Large 1	—	676	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,457	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	259.44/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,238	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	232.50/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,337	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	226.35/cwt	220.00–231.50	1,433	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	210.54/cwt	209.50–219.00	1,455	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	264.13/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,403	92
Steers	Large 1-2	—	537	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	257.47/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,094	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	278.05/cwt	261.00–289.00	1,034	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	927	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	202.75/cwt	202.75–202.75	1,658	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	282.47/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,342	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	280.51/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,198	33
Steers	Large 1	—	837	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,613	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	239.11/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,499	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	247.32/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,209	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	357	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	248.99/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,449	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	212.13/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,519	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,523	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	564	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	219.22/cwt	217.00–220.50	1,239	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	496	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,091	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	887	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	226.97/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,212	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	93.46/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,335	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,510	109.97/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	63.64/cwt	59.00–68.00	589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	75.57/cwt	71.50–80.50	709	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	93.49/cwt	90.50–100.00	985	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	86.83/cwt	81.00–91.00	887	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	106.03/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,612	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	82.67/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,186	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	83.75/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,017	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	101.53/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,312	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	92.49/cwt	88.00–96.50	1,139	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	196.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	228.32/cwt	222.00–239.50	1,212	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	198.71/cwt	195.00–204.00	924	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	236.56/cwt	225.00–245.00	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	237.46/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,121	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,509	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	1,362	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	204.71/cwt	195.00–210.50	1,167	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	226.70/cwt	218.00–230.00	975	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	207.02/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,081	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	239.46/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,018	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	206.25/cwt	206.25–206.25	1,363	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	222.05/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	592	233.33/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	217.12/cwt	213.50–226.00	1,344	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	717	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,359	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	626	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	233.86/cwt	230.00–238.00	879	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	292.40/cwt	291.00–297.00	1,132	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	492	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	544	252.42/cwt	248.00–253.75	1,373	26

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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