Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs traded mostly 15.00-20.00 higher, with spots 25.00 higher on the 5 weight steers, basically gaining back all they lost in last week's free-fall, 650-700 lb steers sold steady to 4.00 higher and yearlings over 700 lbs were not tested but traded with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs also gained back most of what they lost trading 10.00-20.00 higher with 550-600 lbs selling 6.00-10.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold steady along with a part load of 702 lb heifers. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. The best demand was on the good quality 400-650 lb steers selling on and active market. CME Cattle futures once again to start the week saw sharp losses with Feeder Cattle contracts closing with the front three months down 3.65 to 3.90. The feeder cattle market held up reasonably well compared to last week's sharply lower market and futures. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.66/cwt on 1,099 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −3.58 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$236.66

1,099 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$26.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	238.34	1,621	754
Medium and Large 1-2	588	237.69	1,398	280
Large 1-2	634	213.11	1,351	43
Medium and Large 2	573	211.81	1,214	22

One grade step is worth $26.54/cwt here — about $407 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 sale1,099 hd

236.66

—

MO average16 barns · 14,034 hd

236.88

−0.22

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

−3.58

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	1,658	105.40	1,748	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,653	122.49	2,025	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	101.95	1,521	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	90.55	1,124	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	77.25	793	49

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	676	216.60/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,464	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,959	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	330.02/cwt	315.00–339.00	1,168	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	291.65/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,228	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	559	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	622	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,400	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	791	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,582	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	583	218.96/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,277	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	277.58/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,180	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	225.56/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,509	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	847	209.75/cwt	209.75–209.75	1,777	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	275.44/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,457	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	232.34/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,450	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,853	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	239.06/cwt	235.25–242.00	1,575	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	225.95/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,602	132
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	216.11/cwt	213.50–219.00	1,217	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	219.88/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,192	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	259.66/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,470	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	239.16/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,351	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	219.62/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,366	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,187	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	214.27/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,086	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	669	206.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,381	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	242.84/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,496	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	304.17/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,135	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	247.53/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,304	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	893	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	201.34/cwt	201.25–202.50	1,355	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	561	217.14/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,218	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	484	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,350	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	88.39/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,329	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	77.43/cwt	73.00–80.00	808	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	91.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	949	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	92.21/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,143	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	109.75/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,673	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	98.90/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,448	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	84.76/cwt	83.00–89.00	884	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,653	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	2,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	64.52/cwt	60.00–72.00	634	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	100.62/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,272	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	82.03/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,007	23
Bulls	—	—	2,093	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,586	104.21/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	204.92/cwt	200.00–209.50	1,287	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	218.20/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,346	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	225.74/cwt	222.00–231.50	1,282	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	223.64/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	590	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,174	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	730	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,340	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,088	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	247.08/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,075	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	441	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	329	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	263.56/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,241	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	216.75/cwt	216.75–216.75	1,522	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,380	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	202.73/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,452	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	238.43/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,235	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	234.90/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,090	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	218.73/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,678	44

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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