Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs and 600-650 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs trading firm to 8.00 higher, 650-700 lbs sold with a higher undertone, 700-800 lbs sold steady to firm, spots 3.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 13.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with 600-650 lbs trading firm to 7.00 higher, 650-750 lbs sold steady to firm. Demand was good to very good with supply moderate. Demand remains very good with buyers still very aggressive to buy/own calves going to grass. Overall quality ran pretty deep on calves and yearlings with most calves long timed weaned with shots. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.04/cwt on 382 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.39 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$321.04

382 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$40.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs MO average

+8.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	327.31	1,791	318
Large 1	535	314.00	1,680	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	286.47	1,579	56

One grade step is worth $40.84/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.16, low $400.00, median $488.44 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale382 hd

321.04

—

MO average3 barns · 1,351 hd

314.91

+6.13

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+8.04

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−167.39

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	1,671	132.49	2,214	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,623	131.12	2,128	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	124.35	1,822	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	116.17	1,412	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	101.20	1,041	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,015	176.94	1,796	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,386	185.35	2,569	18

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,853	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	345.44/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,606	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	263.78/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,815	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	334.88/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	308.94/cwt	304.50–320.00	1,437	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	278.25/cwt	278.25–278.25	1,686	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	334.46/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,776	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	258.53/cwt	251.00–261.50	2,001	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,326	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	248.21/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,450	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	269.46/cwt	260.00–270.50	1,954	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	315.57/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,366	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	332.28/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,406	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	237.63/cwt	236.50–238.50	2,070	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	249.25/cwt	249.25–249.25	1,877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	357.70/cwt	352.00–371.00	1,352	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	331.40/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,147	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	244.48/cwt	244.00–246.25	2,046	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	373.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,209	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	293.64/cwt	283.00–304.00	1,533	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	300.09/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,870	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	280.64/cwt	269.00–287.50	1,875	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	450	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	268.73/cwt	259.00–274.50	1,534	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	321.83/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	263.25/cwt	255.50–268.50	1,632	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	327.11/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,220	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	244.75/cwt	242.50–245.25	1,850	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	306.63/cwt	297.00–318.00	1,447	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	110.62/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	120.25/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,468	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,015	176.94/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,796	6
Bulls	—	—	1,652	136.90/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,262	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	84.35/cwt	81.50–87.00	844	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	96.82/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,044	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	110.66/cwt	103.00–117.50	1,140	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	126.64/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,869	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,623	131.12/cwt	127.00–142.00	2,128	6
Bulls	—	—	1,679	130.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,193	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	107.34/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,291	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,386	185.35/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,569	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	320.79/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,472	11
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	681	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,815	78
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,357	4
Steers	Large 1	700–750	719	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	1,864	14
Steers	Large 1	500–550	535	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,680	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,090	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	501	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,763	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	248.69/cwt	241.50–255.00	1,689	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	327.89/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,387	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	313.98/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,206	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	291.06/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	280.72/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,221	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	282.66/cwt	274.00–287.50	1,320	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,455	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	479	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	285.41/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	313.13/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,791	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	286.70/cwt	285.50–305.00	1,557	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	267.98/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,420	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,515	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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