Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves under 650 lbs and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 5 weight steers and heifers selling as much as 25.00 higher, 850-950 lb steers traded 13.00-14.00 higher on comparable pot loads with all other yearling steers over 700 lbs and heifers over 600 lb selling with a sharply higher undertone on limited comparisons. Demand was good to very good on a very heavy offering of feeders. Lots of good quality calves and yearlings selling in part loads, several pot loads, and large groups all selling on a very active market as buyers were aggressive to own cattle. A very large offering this week (Callaway's largest sale) as dry conditions continue on both sides of I-70 with feeder cattle market surging higher is giving producers a good reason to bring feeders to the auction. The message sent last week in the fed cattle market saw the Northern Plains reaching 188.00 with late sales reaching 190.00 on Friday record highs for the region. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $265.36/cwt on 1,763 head. That ranks 14 of 13 comparable sales and sits +24.68 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$265.36

1,763 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$728

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$72.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.94

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	272.58	1,680	1,300
Medium and Large 1-2	580	252.68	1,466	383
Large 1-2	573	244.00	1,398	7thin
Medium and Large 2	688	205.70	1,415	68
Medium 2	476	200.00	952	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.58/cwt here — about $728 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 sale1,763 hd

265.36

—

MO average12 barns · 13,474 hd

253.42

+11.94

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

+24.68

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	1,698	123.81	2,102	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	115.72	1,686	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	108.88	1,322	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	97.56	1,012	48
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	184.01	2,449	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,378	183.83	2,533	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	176.36	2,256	5thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	843	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	1,865	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	213.91/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	203.81/cwt	195.00–206.50	1,366	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,513	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	292.93/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,101	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	476	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	941	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	310.46/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,155	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	276.28/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,329	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,484	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	573	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	206.07/cwt	203.75–209.75	1,628	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	302.82/cwt	293.00–317.00	1,447	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	216.60/cwt	216.60–216.60	1,936	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	201.53/cwt	199.50–207.00	1,663	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	244.17/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,558	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	253.82/cwt	244.00–277.50	1,340	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	225.98/cwt	216.50–235.00	1,528	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	268.62/cwt	249.00–272.50	1,663	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	2,004	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	291.30/cwt	276.00–297.50	1,258	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	256.61/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,465	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	236.27/cwt	229.00–237.75	1,689	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	298.77/cwt	285.50–305.50	1,566	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	309.27/cwt	303.00–316.00	1,336	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	225.17/cwt	220.75–226.25	1,763	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	283.10/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,605	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,626	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	240.68/cwt	234.50–246.00	1,483	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	284.03/cwt	277.50–290.00	934	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,292	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,275	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,205	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,378	183.83/cwt	180.00–185.50	2,533	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	176.36/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,256	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	93.71/cwt	88.00–98.00	962	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,698	123.81/cwt	122.00–125.50	2,102	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	105.04/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,100	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	184.01/cwt	183.00–185.50	2,449	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	80.82/cwt	79.00–83.00	841	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	117.92/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,462	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	103.36/cwt	98.50–110.00	1,233	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	91.64/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,093	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	118.90/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,720	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	278.96/cwt	278.50–279.25	1,442	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	240.67/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,251	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	268.27/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,288	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	281.12/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,060	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	246.07/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,061	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	246.02/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,174	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	197.64/cwt	195.50–203.00	1,518	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	248.37/cwt	240.00–256.00	941	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	238.02/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,369	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	224.76/cwt	213.50–232.50	1,589	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	262.95/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,370	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	240.73/cwt	225.00–245.75	1,632	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	256.80/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,448	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	199.29/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,244	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	325.18/cwt	322.50–328.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	1,747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	402	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	262.41/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,120	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,696	65

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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