Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week's much larger offering and very active market steer calves under 500 lbs didn't reach last weeks highs as numbers and overall quality were lacking but sold with a weak to steady undertone, 500-550 lbs traded mostly steady with 550-600 lbs and 650-800 lbs steers sold 3.00-8.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold steady to firm and over 750 lbs traded with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-700 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher and over 700 lbs on limited sales traded with a steady to firm undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering. Heifer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold on and active market with a couple of stick-out sales of a pot load 552 lbs fancy blks at 301.25 and a pot load 585 lbs thin blks at 286.25 and several packages of thin/fancy blks weighing 500-535 lbs from 312.00-325.00. Demand was very good on 650-750 lbs steers all selling on a very active market. Overall quality and condition was very good on feeders with calves long time weaned and with shots made for and active market. Slaughter cows on a nice offering sold 3.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $280.15/cwt on 779 head. That ranks 12 of 11 comparable sales and sits +28.51 against this barn's trailing median of $251.64.

Average price

$280.15

779 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$47.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.00

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	283.35	1,642	651
Medium and Large 1-2	504	268.43	1,353	110
Medium and Large 2	568	236.12	1,341	18thin

One grade step is worth $47.23/cwt here — about $301 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

11 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $257.10, low $222.36, median $251.64 across 11 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 sale779 hd

280.15

—

MO average15 barns · 13,903 hd

252.15

+28.00

This barn, trailing median11 sales

251.64

+28.51

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	—	High	1,755	125.22	2,198	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,736	118.93	2,065	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	118.29	1,767	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	108.91	1,342	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	100.28	1,027	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	181.02	2,779	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	175.57	2,353	21

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	—	720	250.35/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,803	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	319.44/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,639	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	300.50/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,262	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	271.58/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,317	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	282.87/cwt	272.50–291.25	1,907	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	303.04/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,758	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	585	286.25/cwt	286.25–286.25	1,675	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	233.58/cwt	226.00–236.50	1,364	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,630	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	252.11/cwt	248.50–253.50	1,908	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	270.69/cwt	265.50–275.10	1,946	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	289.76/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,779	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	269.00/cwt	260.50–276.00	1,657	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	334.53/cwt	329.00–337.50	1,378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	327.13/cwt	324.50–328.50	1,861	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	329.14/cwt	318.00–335.50	1,712	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	327.40/cwt	317.00–331.00	1,611	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	242.06/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,953	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	297.29/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	275.18/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,580	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,511	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	175.57/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,353	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	86.69/cwt	85.00–89.00	772	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	110.47/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,376	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,736	118.93/cwt	113.00–123.00	2,065	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	104.21/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,097	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	103.07/cwt	96.00–105.50	1,216	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,535	181.02/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,779	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	95.71/cwt	92.00–99.00	965	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	119.00/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,785	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	—	2,127	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,850	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	124.11/cwt	117.00–129.00	2,080	10
Bulls	—	—	1,430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	1,722	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	488	316.67/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,545	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	301.25/cwt	301.25–301.25	1,663	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	279.41/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,207	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	258.09/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,520	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	266.59/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,434	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	292.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,359	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	255.24/cwt	252.25–261.75	1,733	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	328.17/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	241.32/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,701	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,256	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	281	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	271.58/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,678	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	293.01/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,565	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	292.86/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,494	32

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →