Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs sold with a higher undertone on last week's light test, with 550-600 lbs trading steady to firm, 6 weights were lightly tested, 7 weight steers and 9 weight steers sold with a firm to higher undertone on light comparisons with 800-850 lbs selling steady. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold with a higher undertone, with the most advance on the 500-600 lb heifers calves selling 10.00-20.00 higher on last week's sharply lower market, part load of 600 lb heifers sold 4.00 higher, with a pot load of 687 lb and pot load 720 lb heifers selling with a steady to firm undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. Feeder calf market this week had a much better feel and demand than last week's market as the market adjusted following the CME cattle futures volatile sessions over the past couple of weeks. Slaughter cows bounced back with high dressing breaking cows selling 5.00-10.00 to spots 12.00 higher and all other cows steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.59/cwt on 732 head. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +1.36 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$241.59

732 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$454

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

$33.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	248.13	1,376	156
Medium and Large 1	745	240.36	1,791	555
Medium and Large 2	507	233.67	1,185	12thin
Large 1-2	852	214.89	1,830	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.24/cwt here — about −$454 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 sale732 hd

241.59

—

MO average17 barns · 12,801 hd

243.70

−2.11

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+1.36

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	1,692	110.94	1,877	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,664	112.48	1,871	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	100.37	1,440	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	91.48	1,125	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	80.04	840	48

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	440	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	242.90/cwt	242.25–244.50	1,620	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	851	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,142	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	248.51/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	221.99/cwt	221.25–222.75	2,073	115
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	291.45/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	247.23/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,758	92
Steers	Large 1-2	—	858	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	266.13/cwt	255.75–289.00	1,416	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	253.75/cwt	249.75–260.50	1,469	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	234.29/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,338	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	232.03/cwt	230.00–233.35	1,942	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	298.61/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	262.44/cwt	258.50–268.00	1,378	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	285.64/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,203	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	723	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,374	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	844	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	230.79/cwt	226.50–232.00	1,779	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	257.07/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	242.16/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,489	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	583	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	244.37/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,207	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	235.32/cwt	235.10–236.00	1,617	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	457	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,115	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	100.90/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,278	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	92.29/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,127	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,628	114.97/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,872	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	86.40/cwt	83.50–89.50	916	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	79.17/cwt	76.00–83.00	848	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	92.19/cwt	90.00–94.50	975	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	107.83/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,581	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	97.31/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,380	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	76.18/cwt	75.00–77.00	931	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	84.19/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,020	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,859	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	88.48/cwt	85.50–92.00	1,247	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	69.56/cwt	65.00–73.50	694	11
Bulls	—	—	1,682	109.56/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,843	19
Bulls	—	—	1,730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,214	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	247.43/cwt	242.00–257.50	920	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	224.58/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,262	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	260.12/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,238	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	230.30/cwt	229.75–230.50	1,654	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	609	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,465	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	241.26/cwt	241.00–242.00	796	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	248.90/cwt	241.50–255.00	1,302	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	205.73/cwt	203.50–212.50	1,452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	584	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,600	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	266.23/cwt	265.50–269.50	1,126	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	239.32/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,383	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	235.56/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,248	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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