Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold mostly 20.00-25.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs trading 10.00-20.00 higher, 550-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, 700-800 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher and two pot loads of 865-885 lb steers traded 4.00 higher than last week's pot load, two pot loads weighing 915 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, 500-650 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher and 650-750 lbs traded with a firm undertone. Demand was good to very good on a heavy supply. Very good quality and condition both ran deep for Monday's sale as revealed in the impressive prices paid. Calves were long timed weaned with shots. Very good offering of yearlings, with a dozen pot loads and several part loads with several stick-out sales including 62 hd steers weighing 535 lbs at 343.00, pot load steers 671 lbs 284.25, three pot loads steers 749-762 lbs selling from 261.00-264.25, two pot loads steers 915 lbs 235.85 all selling on and active market. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $278.67/cwt on 1,549 head. That ranks 15 of 14 comparable sales and sits +38.43 against this barn's trailing median of $240.24.

Average price

$278.67

1,549 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$7.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	279.32	1,921	1,404
Medium and Large 2	484	278.15	1,346	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	615	271.81	1,671	134

One grade step is worth $7.51/cwt here — about $250 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 sale1,549 hd

278.67

—

MO average18 barns · 23,101 hd

273.07

+5.59

This barn, trailing median14 sales

240.24

+38.43

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	1,866	129.28	2,412	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,760	112.54	1,981	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	110.90	1,637	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	103.43	1,289	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	86.85	905	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	180.55	2,602	18

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	734	264.55/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,942	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	708	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	340.23/cwt	331.00–352.50	1,463	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	241.55/cwt	235.00–249.50	1,645	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	694	243.60/cwt	240.00–244.50	1,691	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	671	284.25/cwt	284.25–284.25	1,907	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	270.66/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,711	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	356.96/cwt	341.00–375.00	1,142	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	233.75/cwt	233.50–234.00	2,045	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,346	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	235.85/cwt	235.85–235.85	2,158	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	248.71/cwt	246.50–250.00	1,930	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	279.76/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,639	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	289.89/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,794	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	346.03/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,640	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	292.53/cwt	277.50–303.00	1,545	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	302.07/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,275	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	632	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	299.67/cwt	287.00–303.75	1,720	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	486	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	761	261.83/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,993	120
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	278.15/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,346	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	332.28/cwt	308.00–343.00	1,758	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	245.67/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	304.45/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,644	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	264.46/cwt	259.00–286.00	1,822	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	266.84/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,628	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	619	232.85/cwt	230.50–235.25	1,441	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	312.11/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,617	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	316.26/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,486	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,026	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	89.31/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,111	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,070	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	111.27/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,645	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	109.37/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,387	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	65.21/cwt	60.00–70.00	631	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,441	180.55/cwt	179.00–182.50	2,602	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	97.67/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,186	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	92.14/cwt	87.00–99.00	979	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	80.96/cwt	79.00–85.00	858	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,779	114.43/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,036	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,859	1
Bulls	—	—	1,949	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,626	8
Bulls	—	—	1,776	123.81/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	275.51/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,176	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	228.81/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,718	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	316.92/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,242	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	269.07/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,418	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	225.32/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,636	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	691	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,550	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,019	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,676	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	437	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	299.84/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,421	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	241.58/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,517	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	274.58/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,579	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	234.12/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,704	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	268.66/cwt	261.00–277.50	1,298	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	226.81/cwt	222.50–235.50	1,526	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	252.56/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,460	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,461	15

How this sale compares

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