Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light offering of 4 weight steers sold steady, with a much lighter offering this week of 500-600 lb steers selling steady to 5.00 lower with the most decline on the 550-600 lb steers, over 650 lbs were not well tested but several pot loads of top quality yearlings weighing 787-903 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers on a light test weighing under 550 lbs sold with a weak to lower undertone, with a nice offering of 550-600 lb heifers selling with a firm to higher undertone, over 600 lbs were not well tested. The calf offering was much lighter this week with overall quality on the calves not as attractive as last week. Good demand for the yearling steers and the heifers weighing 550-600 lbs that were long timed weaned all sold on and active market. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher on the high dressing breaking cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $267.76/cwt on 618 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +27.53 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$267.76

618 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	275.00	1,480	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	271.18	1,585	126
Medium and Large 1	732	267.83	1,959	468
Large 1-2	952	233.00	2,218	9thin
Medium 2	546	232.50	1,269	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $210 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 sale618 hd

267.76

—

MO average17 barns · 8,334 hd

264.13

+3.64

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+27.53

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	1,859	121.48	2,259	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,658	129.26	2,143	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	115.61	1,693	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,249	105.45	1,317	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	93.64	961	50

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	861	251.10/cwt	251.10–251.10	2,162	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	642	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	236.29/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,347	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	434	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	546	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,944	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	288.28/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,632	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	263.61/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,769	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	258.13/cwt	255.00–258.75	2,029	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	247.10/cwt	247.10–247.10	2,239	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,085	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	273.69/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,555	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	268.39/cwt	263.50–274.00	1,656	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	538	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	331.10/cwt	324.00–338.00	1,424	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	306.33/cwt	306.00–307.00	1,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	255.34/cwt	244.50–258.00	1,716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	311.54/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,682	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	277.89/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,473	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	284.28/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,475	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	952	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,218	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	281.12/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	264.15/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,255	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	102.50/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,506	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	83.51/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,031	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	96.66/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,006	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	108.76/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,348	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	67.53/cwt	61.50–76.00	611	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	85.49/cwt	80.00–98.00	851	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	111.74/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,634	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	122.23/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,789	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	102.83/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,085	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	100.03/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,243	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	117.06/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,507	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,658	129.26/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,143	7
Bulls	—	—	1,733	113.04/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,959	6
Bulls	—	—	1,935	126.55/cwt	120.50–133.00	2,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	298.71/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	579	290.65/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,683	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	286.09/cwt	285.00–290.00	967	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	255.29/cwt	244.50–263.00	1,478	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	286.75/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,158	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	278.83/cwt	276.00–280.50	1,631	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,931	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	245.31/cwt	245.00–245.50	1,634	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	269.33/cwt	261.00–274.50	1,791	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	268.08/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,407	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	285.34/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	339	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	602	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,656	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	254.88/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	243.58/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,269	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	245.55/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,527	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	265.10/cwt	265.00–265.50	1,888	56

How this sale compares

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