Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a lighter offering this week of 400-500 lb steer calves traded 5.00-10.00 lower, with 500-550 lbs selling steady to firm, 550-700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, two pot loads of 847 lb and 930 lb steers were not tested with last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-550 lbs trading firm to 5.00 higher and over 550 lbs including two pot loads of 662 lbs and 714 lbs traded with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Overall a very good quality offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs all selling on a very active market. The 4 weight steers didn't reach last week's highs as the market over the last several weeks has been very active and reaching some impressive prices. Despite the CME Feeder Cattle futures starting the week with triple digit losses the market paid little attention. Slaughter cows on a good offering sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.83/cwt on 477 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −169.61 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$318.83

477 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$63.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs MO average

+9.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	327.60	1,835	352
Medium and Large 1-2	544	297.79	1,619	109
Medium and Large 2	524	284.00	1,488	4thin
Large 1	583	264.28	1,541	12thin

One grade step is worth $63.32/cwt here — about $294 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale477 hd

318.83

—

MO average19 barns · 3,455 hd

315.28

+3.54

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+9.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−169.61

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	1,734	153.71	2,666	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,678	142.44	2,390	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	139.84	2,029	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	130.40	1,598	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	117.35	1,187	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,251	184.08	2,303	18

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	450–500	478	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	282.21/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,580	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	300.99/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,568	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	239.36/cwt	238.50–240.00	1,530	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	306.26/cwt	294.00–316.00	1,605	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	459	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	385.42/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,426	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	236.70/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	302.33/cwt	296.00–309.00	1,237	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	506	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,371	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	273.05/cwt	271.00–274.50	1,851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	312.19/cwt	295.00–321.75	1,936	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	262.25/cwt	262.25–262.25	1,736	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,441	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	264.77/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,546	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	2,139	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	312.39/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,487	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	352.32/cwt	338.00–373.00	1,677	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	363.10/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,521	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	400.93/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	379.91/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,303	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	297.39/cwt	295.25–297.75	1,936	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,024	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	329.43/cwt	314.00–340.00	1,400	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,644	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	119.47/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,489	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	136.03/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,681	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	99.42/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,020	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	129.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,358	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	126.96/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,516	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,731	155.81/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,697	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	114.94/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,130	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,251	184.08/cwt	182.50–184.50	2,303	18
Bulls	—	—	1,753	142.16/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,492	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	141.18/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,051	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,678	142.44/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,390	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	1,602	37
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	468	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,039	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	590	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,410	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	583	264.28/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,541	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	132.68/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	246.68/cwt	240.00–249.50	1,682	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	264.13/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,603	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	358.85/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,342	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	319.23/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,858	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	554	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	764	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	331.69/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,430	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	277.29/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,467	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	262.13/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	263.35/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,520	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	322.91/cwt	317.00–339.00	1,553	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	282.29/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,804	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	272.82/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,743	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	253.75/cwt	253.75–253.75	1,812	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	337.40/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,808	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	297.99/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,699	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	461	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,183	4

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.

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