Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to firm, with spots 5.00 higher on the 5 weight steers, 600-800 lbs were not tested with last week, pot load of 877 lb steers sold near a 1.00 higher of similar weight and quality as last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-450 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone on last week's light test with 450-500 lbs selling 5.00-7.00 higher and 500-600 lbs trading steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs were not well tested with last week. Demand was moderate to good on a heavy offering with a nice quality offering of steers and heifer calves with several pot loads of yearling steers and heifers weighing 675 to 877 lbs. CME cattle futures started the week sharply lower with most months for both Live cattle and Feeder Cattle trading with triple digit losses of over 3.00, despite the sharp losses feeder cattle market held up very well. Slaughter cows the heavy weight cows-breaking cows sold sharply lower mostly 6.00-12.00 lower with boning and lean cows selling steady to 5.00 lower with the most decline on the boners.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $261.69/cwt on 1,097 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +21.45 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$261.69

1,097 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$230

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

$43.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	268.34	1,673	646
Medium and Large 1-2	580	255.81	1,484	393
Medium and Large 2	585	230.19	1,348	28
Large 1-2	847	224.80	1,903	30

One grade step is worth $43.54/cwt here — about −$230 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 sale1,097 hd

261.69

—

MO average17 barns · 10,089 hd

261.24

+0.45

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+21.45

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	1,767	114.47	2,023	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,813	102.61	1,860	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	97.95	1,446	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	94.61	1,191	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	89.75	914	50

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2Fleshy	—	479	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,231	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	516	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	257.82/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,490	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	273.57/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,327	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	295.62/cwt	291.00–302.50	964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	288.64/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,388	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	234.56/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,248	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	467	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,291	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,954	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,768	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	646	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	243.46/cwt	233.50–248.50	1,619	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	384	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,052	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	278.99/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,177	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	971	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,156	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,010	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	264.17/cwt	255.50–272.00	1,390	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	1,722	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	274.49/cwt	265.00–288.50	1,559	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	290.85/cwt	279.50–299.75	1,501	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,131	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	244.00/cwt	243.50–244.25	1,867	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	263.55/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,642	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	241.77/cwt	235.50–255.00	1,523	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	677	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	539	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,358	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,467	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	259.82/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,759	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	1,957	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	679	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,340	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,224	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,177	14
Bulls	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	532	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	416	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	235.01/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,147	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	86.02/cwt	80.00–88.00	873	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	90.03/cwt	83.00–93.50	1,117	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,813	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,860	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	91.55/cwt	89.00–95.00	934	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	95.01/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,380	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	100.88/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,512	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	96.57/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,224	42
Bulls	—	—	1,575	109.00/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,717	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	117.20/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	478	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	270.52/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	265.96/cwt	265.00–268.50	1,157	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	203.03/cwt	200.00–204.50	1,555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	286.00/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,064	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	266.08/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,275	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	223.41/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,486	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	248.55/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,049	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	244.25/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,273	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	247.86/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,195	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	240.49/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,383	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	253.58/cwt	249.00–259.50	1,461	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,792	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	254.28/cwt	247.75–263.50	1,315	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	251.49/cwt	247.00–255.50	1,567	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	244.89/cwt	243.50–250.25	1,687	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	458	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	239.43/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,269	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	208.02/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	291.93/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,252	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,283	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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