Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with 500-600 lbs trading fully steady to firm, 600-650 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher with 4 pot loads of yearling steers weighing 895-965 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with 450-500 lbs selling 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold steady to firm and over 600 lbs were not well tested with a light offering. Demand was good on a heavy supply with the bulk of the steers weighing 400-650 lbs and heifers weighing 350-600 lbs. Steer and heifer calves sold on a very active market with a very good quality offering of top end calves to choose from along with the four pot loads of top quality yearling steers. Cattle on Feed Report was released on Friday was neutral coming in within expectations with on feed at 96.5 percent, Placements at 96 percent and Marketings at 90 percent. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold on a very active market trading 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.12/cwt on 1,354 head. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +12.44 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$253.12

1,354 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$53.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.83

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	254.83	1,594	1,026
Medium and Large 1-2	506	252.23	1,276	294
Large 1-2	451	234.00	1,055	8thin
Medium and Large 2	651	201.50	1,311	26

One grade step is worth $53.33/cwt here — about $283 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

13 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $216.82, median $240.68 across 13 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 sale1,354 hd

253.12

—

MO average18 barns · 15,830 hd

242.29

+10.83

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

+12.44

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	1,684	113.98	1,919	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	109.67	1,599	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	106.16	1,294	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	95.48	966	83
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	182.45	2,580	8thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	322	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	262.22/cwt	250.00–273.00	991	47
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	253.36/cwt	247.00–263.50	1,077	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	256.11/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,475	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	297.92/cwt	292.50–302.00	1,263	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	1,806	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	269.37/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,021	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	299.06/cwt	296.00–311.00	1,014	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	256.42/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,244	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,543	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	220.70/cwt	213.50–229.00	1,346	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	250.49/cwt	234.50–256.00	1,563	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,592	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	232.50/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	272.75/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,170	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	245.75/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,307	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	290.69/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,491	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	196.67/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,886	172
Steers	Large 1-2	—	451	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	289.25/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,400	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,690	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	229.95/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,336	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	294.56/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,096	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	474	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,446	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	238.83/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	219.23/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,105	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,050	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,280	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,414	182.45/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,580	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	112.54/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,633	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	100.49/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,489	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	86.94/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,072	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,684	113.98/cwt	109.50–116.50	1,919	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	90.82/cwt	84.00–94.00	898	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	78.50/cwt	75.00–80.50	721	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	102.06/cwt	95.00–111.50	1,068	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	111.29/cwt	104.50–122.00	1,373	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	99.75/cwt	93.50–104.00	1,187	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,141	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	232.27/cwt	228.75–236.50	1,317	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	247.13/cwt	247.00–247.75	1,268	22
Bulls	Medium 2	—	464	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	217.76/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,259	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	221.22/cwt	214.00–227.25	1,172	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	228.70/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,091	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	251.31/cwt	237.00–259.50	1,206	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	220.06/cwt	213.75–224.00	1,356	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	232.60/cwt	221.00–245.00	951	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	196.97/cwt	190.00–201.50	1,231	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	173.79/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,340	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	250.66/cwt	248.00–253.00	960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	884	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	503	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	233.68/cwt	229.25–238.00	1,217	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	256.22/cwt	251.00–262.50	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	188.99/cwt	185.00–194.50	1,272	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	488	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,064	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	273.86/cwt	260.00–284.50	1,438	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,515	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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