Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much lighter offering this week with steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs lightly tested with few comparisons, 6 weight steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower compared to last week's very active market, a pot load of good quality steers weighing 711 lbs sold 3.00 lower than last week's pot loads with a couple groups of 750-800 lb steers trading with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 600-700 lbs sold mostly 3.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with a light to moderate supply. Overall quality and numbers were not as attractive as last week with one stick out sale a pot load of 711 lb steers selling at 294.75. Excessive heat and high humidity over the next several days are expected. Slaughter cows on a much larger offering sold steady to spots 3.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.49/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −180.94 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$307.49

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$51.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.10

vs MO average

+19.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	333.95	1,780	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	302.76	1,694	24
Medium and Large 2	553	282.14	1,561	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.81/cwt here — about $219 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 sale42 hd

307.49

—

MO average16 barns · 1,701 hd

313.59

−6.10

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+19.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−180.94

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	1,676	164.02	2,748	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,705	148.00	2,523	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	143.15	2,102	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	137.78	1,745	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	130.33	1,355	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,327	185.68	2,464	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,297	190.67	2,473	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	183.87	2,313	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	265.41/cwt	261.50–268.00	2,083	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	285.49/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	336.46/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	345.11/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,494	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	272.89/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,444	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	295.59/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,422	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	272.68/cwt	271.50–276.50	1,726	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	313.73/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,305	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	247.25/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	266.25/cwt	258.50–277.25	1,515	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,734	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	273.31/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	263.81/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,644	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	371.51/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	302.47/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,918	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	283.22/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,895	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	265.01/cwt	263.00–265.75	1,778	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	295.69/cwt	295.50–296.00	1,934	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	274.54/cwt	274.00–275.00	2,125	42
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,258	183.87/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,313	21
Bulls	—	—	1,464	161.13/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,359	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	134.07/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	139.39/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,454	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	122.77/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,737	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	149.68/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,181	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	146.44/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,866	7
Bulls	—	—	1,901	178.31/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,390	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	109.98/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,114	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	131.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,372	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	141.35/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,106	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,705	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,523	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	450–500	479	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium 2-3	400–450	400	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	896	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,297	190.67/cwt	190.00–192.50	2,473	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,327	185.68/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	126.26/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	137.18/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,741	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	336.56/cwt	330.50–347.00	1,770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	300.88/cwt	299.50–301.50	1,571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	294.75/cwt	294.75–294.75	2,096	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	280.89/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	260.16/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	554	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	272.58/cwt	271.50–274.00	1,941	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	336.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,570	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	309.71/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,676	11

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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