Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, with over 600 lbs not well tested on light offerings, feeder heifers weighing under 600 lbs sold steady with 600-700 lbs selling with a higher undertone on two weeks ago light test. Demand was good on a moderate offering with the bulk of the feeders weighing 400-600 lbs. A good overall quality offering of 400-600 lb feeders all sold with good demand. Feeder cattle futures started out Monday on a strong note with triple digit gains as September was up 3.07 and October closed 3.05 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher, spots 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $276.74/cwt on 512 head. That ranks 12 of 11 comparable sales and sits +25.10 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$276.74

512 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$869

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

$50.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	280.92	1,531	407
Medium and Large 1-2	537	261.71	1,406	101
Medium and Large 2	288	230.00	662	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.92/cwt here — about $869 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

11 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $222.36, median $251.64 across 11 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 sale512 hd

276.74

—

MO average9 barns · 3,838 hd

250.09

+26.64

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

+25.10

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	1,560	125.88	1,964	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,668	129.66	2,163	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	121.17	1,751	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	114.74	1,398	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	102.91	1,016	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,277	184.74	2,359	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,282	191.13	2,450	6thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	623	294.09/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	254.18/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,385	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	558	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	254.37/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	255.64/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,800	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	299.90/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	283.52/cwt	272.50–289.50	1,744	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	313.68/cwt	307.00–323.00	1,512	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	282.54/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,910	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	341.89/cwt	339.00–343.00	1,132	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	1,911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	311.18/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,652	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	292.70/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	325.03/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,394	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	404	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,758	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	452	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,496	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	305.18/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,727	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	282.88/cwt	280.00–284.50	1,997	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	1,563	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	269.88/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	282.74/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,462	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	273.28/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,277	184.74/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,359	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	109.53/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,290	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	119.80/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,489	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,668	129.66/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,163	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	96.92/cwt	93.00–99.50	934	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	88.14/cwt	83.00–91.00	838	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,282	191.13/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,450	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	124.37/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,792	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	114.77/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,668	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,269	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	111.07/cwt	104.50–118.00	1,123	16
Bulls	—	—	1,514	124.68/cwt	118.50–130.00	1,888	16
Bulls	—	—	1,930	135.47/cwt	134.50–136.50	2,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	265.69/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,241	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	257.63/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,376	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	269.37/cwt	264.00–270.50	1,770	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	304.28/cwt	288.00–308.00	1,266	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	269.17/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,039	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	264.50/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	245.92/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	279.68/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,717	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	260.05/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,615	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	309.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,143	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,271	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	283.83/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,629	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	409	314.61/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	328.16/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	285.74/cwt	280.00–290.50	1,343	33

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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