Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the best test on steer calves was on the 500-600 lb and a few light weight 400 lb steers selling mostly 5.00-15.00 lower, with 6 weights lightly tested, two pot loads of 888-893 lb steers sold 1.50-4.00 lower than last week's pot load of similar weight and quality with two pot loads and a part load of 733-805 lb steers trading with a weak to lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a sharply lower undertone with overall quality not as attractive as last week, 500-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower, spots 12.00 lower with most decline on the 550-600 lbs, a pot load of 638 lb heifers sold steady at 259.10 with last week's part load, with over 700 lbs not well tested. Demand was light to moderate on calves with moderate to good demand on the yearlings. CME Cattle futures saw heavy losses as Live Cattle futures on the front 4 months closed 602-670 lower and Feeder Cattle futures from November thru March closed 642-735 lower as wide spread pressure from last Friday's Cattle on Feed Report had sharply higher Placements at 106 percent (well above expectations) and sharply lower Marketings at 89 percent were both very bearish for the cattle futures and pressured feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold steady with last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.70/cwt on 590 head. That ranks 14 of 14 comparable sales and sits +15.46 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$255.70

590 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$577

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	738	256.71	1,895	423
Medium and Large 1-2	552	256.27	1,414	139
Medium and Large 2	555	237.54	1,317	28

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $577 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 sale590 hd

255.70

—

MO average16 barns · 6,894 hd

260.25

−4.55

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+15.46

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	1,725	114.31	1,972	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,747	122.12	2,134	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	110.36	1,599	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	101.89	1,278	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	88.85	885	92
Steers	Choice	Average	1,446	181.23	2,621	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	250.87/cwt	246.25–253.00	1,781	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	289.29/cwt	280.00–299.50	1,499	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	824	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	795	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	925	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,038	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	268.03/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,257	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	238.16/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,386	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	266.46/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,543	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	235.29/cwt	233.75–240.00	1,600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	278.96/cwt	274.00–281.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	237.08/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,266	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	290.09/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,224	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	242.42/cwt	241.30–243.50	2,160	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,933	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,773	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	267.54/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,364	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	245.17/cwt	238.50–250.00	1,282	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	244.71/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,414	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	264.50/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	278.65/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,980	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,873	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	279.74/cwt	274.50–286.00	1,631	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	224.08/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,441	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	283.93/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,087	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	250.56/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,160	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	422	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	992	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	112.72/cwt	111.50–115.00	1,444	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	94.87/cwt	89.50–99.00	1,184	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,839	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	86.75/cwt	80.00–89.50	882	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	71.99/cwt	70.00–78.00	636	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	97.90/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,413	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,446	181.23/cwt	180.50–183.00	2,621	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	98.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	950	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	93.66/cwt	90.00–96.00	953	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	117.83/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,742	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	108.65/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,550	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,749	124.42/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,176	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	105.90/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,327	29
Bulls	—	—	1,707	119.67/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,043	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	113.31/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,958	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	256.17/cwt	254.00–258.50	1,368	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	256.83/cwt	246.00–259.10	1,623	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	806	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	237.93/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,344	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	238.96/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,166	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	243.21/cwt	238.00–245.50	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	234.60/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,206	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	206.52/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,055	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	253.21/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,043	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	253.31/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,454	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	240.18/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	247.42/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,175	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	271.18/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	293.96/cwt	291.00–298.00	1,790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	315.67/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	461	239.50/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,104	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,365	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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