Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, much heavier receipts of steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold unevenly steady with wider price ranges this week as offering was much larger, 600-800 lbs were scarce, with three pot loads of 887-896 lb steers off the same consignment as last week's traded steady to 1.00 lower on the top side. Feeder heifers had the best test on 450-500 lb selling 5.00-7.00 higher with the best test on 550-600 lbs selling mostly steady on comparable weights and quality over 600 lbs were not tested. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Market held up well after last Monday's sharply lower prices especially on calves. There was several large consignments of good quality calves long timed weaned in the offering with the bulk of the receipts being calves weighing 400-600 lbs. CME cattle futures closed higher to start the week with Live Cattle contracts December thru April 82-102 higher and Feeder Cattle front three months closing 77-117 higher as contracts pulled back late in the session. Slaughter cows, breaking and premium white cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with boning and lean cows 2.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $265.86/cwt on 673 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +25.63 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$265.86

673 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.78

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	269.67	1,730	551
Medium and Large 1-2	561	252.71	1,418	96
Medium and Large 2	597	235.46	1,406	13thin
Large 1	596	231.94	1,383	13thin

One grade step is worth $37.73/cwt here — about $347 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 sale673 hd

265.86

—

MO average15 barns · 5,793 hd

256.08

+9.78

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+25.63

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	1,770	115.81	2,050	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,731	120.37	2,084	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	113.01	1,679	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	94.37	1,184	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	88.60	915	63
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	175.82	2,386	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	178.80	2,578	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	175.45	2,267	11

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	—	601	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,626	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	269.19/cwt	264.00–275.00	980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	235.02/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	316.90/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	276.93/cwt	265.50–288.50	1,595	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	504	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	437	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	242.84/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	269.21/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,373	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	255.35/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,241	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	286.02/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,258	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	265.74/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,236	15
Steers	Large 1	—	595	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	288.21/cwt	282.50–292.00	1,369	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	256.17/cwt	253.50–260.00	1,568	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	538	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	246.41/cwt	245.50–247.00	1,658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	288.96/cwt	286.00–290.25	1,474	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	242.18/cwt	241.85–242.35	2,155	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	331.61/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,048	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	9
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	598	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,132	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	768	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	223.49/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,182	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	91.08/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,121	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	116.39/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,756	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	108.88/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,549	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,191	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,702	121.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,064	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	86.02/cwt	82.50–88.50	853	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,292	175.45/cwt	174.50–177.00	2,267	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	178.80/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,578	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,357	175.82/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,386	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	108.83/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,394	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	77.09/cwt	74.00–79.00	705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	96.91/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,232	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	95.47/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,096	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	90.39/cwt	88.50–94.00	953	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	96.68/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	81.20/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,032	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	112.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,957	10
Bulls	—	—	1,864	123.00/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,245	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	243.48/cwt	240.50–244.00	1,293	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	250.00/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,433	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,305	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,157	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	276.67/cwt	275.00–280.00	874	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	238.00/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,497	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	254.89/cwt	250.50–258.00	1,065	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,002	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	332	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	246.48/cwt	245.00–248.50	1,205	22

How this sale compares

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