Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs were lightly tested and sold with a firm to higher undertone, 550-600 lbs sold steady, with over 600 lbs selling mostly in pot loads, part loads and groups traded steady on comparable weights and quality. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone on few comparable sales, 500-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with the most advance on the 550-600 lb heifers, 600-750 lbs traded steady to firm. Demand was good on a moderate supply. There was one consignment of near 300 head of steers all selling with good weighing conditions that consisted of pot load thin steers 575 lbs at 313.60, pot load 640 lbs at 294.50, pot load thin 822 lbs 250.00; three pot loads of steers weighing 877-891 lbs sold from 240.75-242.75. Much needed rain fell throughout the trade area over the weekend into Monday providing relief and improved pasture conditions. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.63/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −192.80 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$295.63

264 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$51.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.63

vs MO average

+21.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	300.55	1,699	225
Medium and Large 1-2	559	272.79	1,524	30
Medium and Large 2	545	249.00	1,357	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.55/cwt here — about $342 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 sale264 hd

295.63

—

MO average15 barns · 1,796 hd

275.00

+20.63

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+21.34

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−192.80

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	1,860	151.34	2,815	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,748	133.00	2,325	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	130.36	1,953	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	121.57	1,521	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,063	107.15	1,139	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,218	184.66	2,249	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	178.80	2,140	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,254	191.66	2,403	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,263	183.97	2,324	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	603	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,453	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,246	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,907	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	581	221.12/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,357	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	281.76/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	325.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,606	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	532	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	306.67/cwt	298.00–312.50	1,604	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	288.54/cwt	284.50–297.00	1,650	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	330.38/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,388	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	245.60/cwt	243.50–246.25	2,034	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	267.43/cwt	260.75–269.75	1,907	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	241.41/cwt	240.75–242.75	2,139	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	250.10/cwt	246.50–251.25	1,886	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,049	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	822	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,055	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	313.60/cwt	313.60–313.60	1,803	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	260.49/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,777	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	633	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,620	6
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	438	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,047	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	658	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	289.91/cwt	277.75–294.50	1,847	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	531	278.95/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	256.50/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	264.01/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,531	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,346	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,130	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	125.59/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,571	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	112.58/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,644	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	135.71/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,042	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	82.97/cwt	80.00–86.00	946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	103.18/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,089	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,698	135.31/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,298	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,263	183.97/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,324	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,197	178.80/cwt	177.50–179.50	2,140	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,218	184.66/cwt	184.50–185.00	2,249	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	132.21/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,668	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	112.49/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,401	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,823	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,361	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,254	191.66/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,403	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,293	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	128.80/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,937	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	114.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,208	10
Bulls	—	—	1,913	154.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,953	12
Bulls	—	—	1,715	139.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,397	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	279.11/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,206	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	281.79/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,333	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	1,816	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	208.72/cwt	205.50–211.00	2,016	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	264.74/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	254.10/cwt	249.50–254.75	1,675	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	1,761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	220.75/cwt	220.75–220.75	1,777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	276.22/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,431	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	1,699	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	266.25/cwt	265.50–270.00	1,608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	216.25/cwt	216.25–216.25	1,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	238.33/cwt	230.00–241.50	1,587	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	594	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,295	5

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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