Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week on a much lighter offering, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs. sold steady on comparable weights, with 650-700 lbs. on a lighter offering traded mostly 8.00-12.00 higher, over 700 lbs. were scarce. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs. sold steady to firm, with 500-550 lbs. traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower with overall quality was not as attractive as last week and selling in much smaller groups, 550-600 lbs. sold steady to firm, the most advance on heifers came on the 600-650 lbs. selling 5.00-10.00, spots 12.00 higher, 650-700 lbs. sold with a higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. Overall quality was not as attractive as last week's large groups of 20-50 head lots of steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs. and especially 500-550 lb. heifers. Feeder cattle futures finally posted a rally to start the week on triple digit gains with August thru November all trading 3.65-3.87 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.07/cwt on 348 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −168.36 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$320.07

348 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$54.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.83

vs MO average

+20.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	339.05	1,822	140
Medium and Large 1-2	548	310.45	1,700	183
Medium and Large 2	533	284.19	1,516	25

One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale348 hd

320.07

—

MO average16 barns · 3,665 hd

313.24

+6.83

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+20.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−168.36

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	1,758	166.05	2,920	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,675	141.18	2,365	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	138.99	2,003	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	132.47	1,613	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	111.12	1,132	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	191.00	2,521	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	189.13	2,725	21

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	700–750	733	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	301.83/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,470	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	491	265.48/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	646	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	275.14/cwt	264.00–291.00	1,830	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	365.74/cwt	358.00–372.50	1,697	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	330.05/cwt	326.00–354.00	1,551	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	337.42/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,286	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	264.67/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,829	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	294.06/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,061	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	265.39/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,629	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	337.05/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	273.97/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	329.31/cwt	321.00–338.00	1,897	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	293.12/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,510	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	304.36/cwt	296.00–310.00	2,070	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	379.75/cwt	371.00–389.00	1,644	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	482	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	278.69/cwt	275.00–282.25	1,739	189
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	242.05/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,484	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	311.26/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,475	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	315.18/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,001	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	341.71/cwt	332.00–368.00	1,801	110
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,521	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,441	189.13/cwt	187.50–190.50	2,725	21
Bulls	—	—	1,928	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,326	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	101.20/cwt	96.00–107.00	996	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	130.27/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,351	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	140.95/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,038	29
Bulls	—	—	1,490	151.30/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,254	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	84.97/cwt	81.00–91.00	846	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	132.50/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,885	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,718	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,770	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,407	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,612	144.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,332	3
Steers	Large 1	650–700	659	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,898	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	117.73/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,226	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	127.39/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,535	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	117.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,406	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	139.01/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,713	26
Bulls	—	—	1,662	164.20/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	288.61/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,631	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	323.14/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,532	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	395.10/cwt	375.00–422.50	1,486	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,083	12
Steers	Large 1	850–900	851	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	267.39/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	271.86/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,582	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	294.56/cwt	283.00–298.50	1,826	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	314.36/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,660	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	2,068	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	341.65/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,479	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	303.85/cwt	288.00–312.00	1,765	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	560	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	349	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	317.38/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,346	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	284.51/cwt	270.00–288.50	1,505	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	246.14/cwt	241.75–259.00	1,888	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	289.50/cwt	286.50–293.00	1,497	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	374.60/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,664	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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