Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady, with 500-700 lbs selling firm to 5.00 higher over 700 lbs were lightly tested. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, instances 5.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs trading firm to 5.00 higher with a large attractive offering of 550-600 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone, 600-700 lbs sold steady to firm. Demand was good on a heavy offering with several stick-out sales of 550-600 lb heifer calves including one consignment of 187 hd all sold on a very active market. Overall a very good quality offering of feeders weighing mostly 400-600 lbs. Rain showers with varied amounts over the weekend fell along the I-70 corridor with most of the rain falling north of I-70 as south of I-70 remains dry as this is the 5th Monday in a row of 3,000 plus head receipts. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.75/cwt on 988 head. That ranks 12 of 14 comparable sales and sits +14.51 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$254.75

988 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$561

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$95.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	259.51	1,443	723
Large 1	424	248.00	1,052	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	245.82	1,324	226
Medium and Large 2	519	222.46	1,154	29
Medium 2	536	164.50	882	5thin

One grade step is worth $95.01/cwt here — about $561 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 sale988 hd

254.75

—

MO average15 barns · 12,538 hd

237.03

+17.72

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+14.51

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	1,610	123.00	1,980	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,565	113.00	1,768	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	102.01	1,481	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	96.71	1,201	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	86.21	901	58
Steers	Choice	Average	1,351	175.19	2,367	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Unweaned	—	559	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	265.24/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,170	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	257.63/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,203	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	239.85/cwt	235.00–242.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	512	252.27/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,292	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	235.45/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,154	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	211.93/cwt	211.50–212.00	1,598	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	274.71/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,288	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	269.40/cwt	260.50–276.25	1,414	158
Steers	Large 1	—	424	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	237.65/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,241	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	234.53/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,379	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	253.19/cwt	253.00–253.50	1,585	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	254.92/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,484	132
Steers	Medium 2	—	536	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.62/cwt	222.00–240.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	269.36/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	304.33/cwt	296.00–313.00	953	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,178	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	652	245.25/cwt	245.25–245.25	1,599	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	209.25/cwt	209.25–209.25	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	226.89/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,522	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	285.46/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,456	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	285.32/cwt	276.00–299.50	1,201	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	226.74/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,408	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	242.65/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,538	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	213.51/cwt	212.50–215.50	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,293	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	213.96/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,003	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	200.54/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	221.66/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,135	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	208.40/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,292	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,351	175.19/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,367	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	94.12/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,148	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	84.42/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,055	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	101.26/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,276	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	94.14/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,003	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	105.38/cwt	101.50–111.00	1,515	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	85.71/cwt	81.00–89.00	902	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	63.01/cwt	60.00–66.50	640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	75.18/cwt	72.50–79.00	745	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	95.26/cwt	93.50–97.00	1,409	8
Bulls	—	—	1,610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	213.44/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,136	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	237.56/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,354	330
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	484	256.86/cwt	255.50–257.50	1,243	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	242.60/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,135	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	232.70/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,222	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	240.67/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,006	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	219.25/cwt	211.00–228.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	204.84/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,364	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	538	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	218.60/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,047	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	225.91/cwt	221.00–230.00	985	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	218.97/cwt	210.00–224.50	1,351	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	206.03/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	241.84/cwt	237.50–247.00	904	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	216.96/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,265	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	286.93/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,087	40

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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