Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs were lightly tested, with 500-550 lb steers selling 2.00-5.00 lower, 550-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower, spots 10.00 lower, 600-650 lbs sold mostly 5.00 lower and over 650 lbs were not well tested with a part load of 713 lb steers selling with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to firm, over 600 lbs were lightly tested with the exception of a pot load of top quality 605 lb heifers selling with a higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering there was a couple of stick-out sales with a pot load of 605 lb heifers at 285.75 and a part load 713 lb steers at 279.75. The offering of light weight calves under 400 lbs was greater than normal and sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $298.29/cwt on 476 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +58.05 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$298.29

476 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$69.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	304.75	1,718	315
Medium and Large 1-2	504	287.93	1,453	154
Large 1	611	235.71	1,440	7thin

One grade step is worth $69.03/cwt here — about $278 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 sale476 hd

298.29

—

MO average15 barns · 8,161 hd

271.12

+27.17

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+58.05

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	—	Low	1,647	119.03	1,961	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,654	128.74	2,129	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	114.11	1,644	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	107.68	1,361	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	87.22	931	42

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	253.61/cwt	249.50–265.00	1,580	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	359	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,206	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	287.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,347	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	278.02/cwt	271.00–279.75	1,977	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	285.95/cwt	282.25–294.00	1,799	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	316.09/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	294.33/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,728	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	425	261.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,113	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	245.39/cwt	240.50–250.00	1,934	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	289.82/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,362	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	304.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,302	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	276.70/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	291.94/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,544	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	370	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	366.96/cwt	364.00–380.00	1,284	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	324.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,244	12
Steers	Large 1	—	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	1,805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,509	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,452	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	574	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	285.75/cwt	285.75–285.75	1,729	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,367	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	275.62/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	84.79/cwt	78.00–90.00	902	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	97.32/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,052	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	116.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,502	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	107.84/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,342	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	118.85/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,725	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,654	128.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,129	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	67.15/cwt	62.00–73.00	700	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	112.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,625	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	102.30/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	99.54/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,257	12
Bulls	—	—	1,651	117.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,944	10
Bulls	—	—	1,628	125.45/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	256.91/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	255.79/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	313.67/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	566	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	490	264.25/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,295	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	276.91/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,445	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	273.94/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,652	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,754	28
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	388	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	240.50/cwt	237.50–245.50	1,609	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	314.69/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,649	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	271.40/cwt	267.00–274.50	1,517	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	302.62/cwt	291.00–312.50	1,295	31

How this sale compares

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