Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 lower, with 650-700 lb steers selling 6.00-10.00 lower compared to last week's light test, feeders over 700 lbs were not tested. Demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply. Offering included several consignments and strings of very good quality steers weighing 550-700 lbs and heifers weighing 550-650 lbs. CME cattle futures have dominated the tone of the cattle market with the bears roaring loud with a wash out that is occurring in the in the cattle futures. Feeder Cattle futures for January, March and April all closed 6.42-6.52 lower with Live Cattle closing with sharp losses on the front three months from 1.47 to 2.62 lower. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.08/cwt on 678 head. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −4.60 against this barn's trailing median of $240.68.

Average price

$236.08

678 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

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	538	239.72	1,291	95
Medium and Large 1	615	238.94	1,469	510
Large 1	664	217.43	1,444	24
Medium and Large 2	591	208.39	1,232	49

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about $58 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

13 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $216.82, median $240.68 across 13 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 sale678 hd

236.08

—

MO average7 barns · 6,853 hd

232.31

+3.77

This barn, trailing median13 sales

240.68

−4.60

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	1,776	110.11	1,955	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,682	117.31	1,973	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	101.89	1,492	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	93.38	1,168	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	84.26	855	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,401	173.39	2,429	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	158.00	1,999	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,082	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	233.00/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	273.59/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,289	8
Steers	Large 1	—	683	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,463	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,199	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	216.45/cwt	212.00–230.50	1,063	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	243.28/cwt	238.25–250.00	1,287	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	284.79/cwt	279.00–298.00	1,219	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	312.73/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	233.12/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,217	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	239.18/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,354	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	235.37/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,591	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	232.34/cwt	229.25–235.25	1,457	68
Steers	Large 1	—	633	222.74/cwt	220.00–228.50	1,410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	208.26/cwt	207.25–210.00	1,541	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,392	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	235.44/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,356	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	240.42/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,161	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	216.49/cwt	215.50–219.00	1,325	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	227.60/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,193	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	83.46/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,008	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	91.15/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,130	51
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,682	117.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,973	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	90.22/cwt	90.00–90.50	935	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	85.74/cwt	83.00–89.00	868	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	109.23/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,620	31
Steers	Choice	—	1,401	173.39/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,429	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,999	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	90.61/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,314	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	69.99/cwt	68.00–72.00	654	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	79.75/cwt	78.00–80.50	825	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	100.03/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,283	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	98.20/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,425	31
Bulls	—	—	1,652	105.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,749	6
Bulls	—	—	1,924	115.16/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	527	210.51/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	218.26/cwt	216.50–223.00	1,259	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	219.00/cwt	216.00–224.50	1,382	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	269.70/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,152	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	629	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,227	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	538	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,432	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,531	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	216.64/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,122	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	224.59/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,188	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	243.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,156	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	204.96/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,312	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	207.02/cwt	197.50–213.00	1,368	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	217.69/cwt	213.50–221.00	1,245	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	248.82/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,038	17

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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