Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-550 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 550-700 lbs selling fully steady to firm, a pot load of steers weighing 720 lbs sold steady with a pot load weighing 910 lbs compared to similar weights but with more cross-breds sold with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to spots 3.00 higher, 500-550 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, 550-600 lbs sold steady with 600-650 lbs trading 6.00-8.00 lower over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was very good especially on calves weighing 400-650 lbs with supply heavy. Overall quality ran very deep on steer calves weighing 400-750 lbs with heifer calves weighing 350-600 lbs all sold on a very active market. Several stick out sales included 46 head steers weighing 537 lbs at 363.75, 61 steers weighing 587 lbs at 338.50, pot load steers weighing 674 lbs at 297.25 and pot load weighing 720 lbs at 289.75. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.39/cwt on 603 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −157.05 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$331.39

603 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$60.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.62

vs MO average

+22.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	338.14	1,889	470
Medium and Large 1-2	547	314.03	1,719	106
Large 1	576	290.02	1,671	10thin
Medium and Large 2	573	277.34	1,590	17thin

One grade step is worth $60.81/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale603 hd

331.39

—

MO average12 barns · 3,402 hd

312.77

+18.62

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+22.23

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−157.05

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	1,787	161.18	2,881	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,703	141.43	2,409	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	137.16	2,052	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	133.62	1,627	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	113.96	1,148	40
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,120	184.57	2,067	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,247	186.80	2,329	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,459	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	351.44/cwt	344.00–359.00	1,518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	384.21/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	311.25/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,466	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	249.84/cwt	247.75–254.50	1,664	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,167	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	340.30/cwt	322.50–348.00	1,661	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	654	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,207	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	426	362.45/cwt	362.00–363.00	1,544	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	316.68/cwt	316.00–317.50	1,374	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	352.31/cwt	338.00–363.75	1,860	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	261.73/cwt	259.00–263.75	1,756	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	283.51/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,627	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	328.36/cwt	310.50–338.00	1,904	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	421.60/cwt	407.00–447.50	1,425	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	377.73/cwt	369.00–400.00	1,620	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	289.75/cwt	289.75–289.75	2,086	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	641	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	397.07/cwt	385.00–408.00	1,489	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	292.63/cwt	284.50–297.25	1,996	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	541	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	335.85/cwt	324.00–347.50	1,437	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	363.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,384	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	365.25/cwt	357.50–376.00	1,757	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	313.20/cwt	308.00–321.50	1,936	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,674	9
Bulls	—	—	1,889	170.12/cwt	167.00–175.00	3,214	7
Bulls	—	—	1,753	156.99/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	136.16/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,019	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	127.09/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,939	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,703	141.43/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,409	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	81.77/cwt	80.00–86.00	798	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	115.96/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,357	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	138.63/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,702	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	127.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,546	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	130.62/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,321	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	118.02/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,205	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	140.69/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,091	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	361	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,386	4
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	642	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,733	5
Steers	Large 1	550–600	576	290.02/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,671	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	99.92/cwt	94.50–105.00	995	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,120	184.57/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,067	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,247	186.80/cwt	184.50–188.50	2,329	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,271	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	308.31/cwt	295.00–316.50	1,622	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	323.09/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,515	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	267.01/cwt	264.75–276.00	1,666	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	329.37/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,663	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	304.92/cwt	296.00–314.50	1,750	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	266.46/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,551	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	272.48/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,578	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	270.65/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,697	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	241.09/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,705	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	262.86/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,906	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	324.34/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,696	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	271.74/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,834	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	250.91/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	290.85/cwt	284.00–296.50	1,803	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	340.05/cwt	339.00–341.00	1,306	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	280.95/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,497	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	242.72/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	434	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,302	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	275.80/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,481	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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