Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-450 lb steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher, with 450-500 lbs selling steady to firm, 500-600 lbs traded firm to 5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs sold steady on comparable weights and quality, 700-850 lbs traded firm to 3.00 higher with full advance on the 800-850 lb steers. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to firm, over 600 lbs were not tested. Demand was good on a moderate offering with a good quality offering of steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs with several consignments of unweaned calves all selling with good demand. Stick out sales included a pot load of 806 lb steers at 253.00, part load 42 head steers 562 lbs at 302.50. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower, spots 10.00 lower..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.08/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −194.36 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$294.08

177 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$31.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.59

vs MO average

+7.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	299.65	1,647	124
Medium and Large 1-2	567	282.12	1,601	49
Medium and Large 2	545	268.00	1,461	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.65/cwt here — about $187 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 sale177 hd

294.08

—

MO average16 barns · 1,810 hd

281.49

+12.59

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

+7.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−194.36

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	—	Low	1,692	148.07	2,505	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,744	121.33	2,116	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	119.21	1,724	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	112.45	1,399	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	100.22	1,039	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	178.00	1,905	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,321	185.50	2,450	10

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2Unweaned	500–550	547	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,308	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	593	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	296.53/cwt	284.00–302.50	1,684	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	264.31/cwt	261.25–272.00	1,945	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	261.93/cwt	261.50–263.00	1,991	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	686	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	547	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	263.99/cwt	259.00–265.50	1,703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	273.82/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,714	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	338.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,450	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	314.68/cwt	309.00–326.00	1,614	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	308.52/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,172	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,152	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	312.80/cwt	309.00–317.00	1,505	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	255.39/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	279.12/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,613	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	252.51/cwt	248.25–253.00	2,043	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	270.00/cwt	263.00–272.75	1,790	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	608	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	311.56/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,505	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	292.95/cwt	287.00–298.00	1,567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	326.56/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,548	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	290.67/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,584	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	306.60/cwt	306.00–307.50	1,444	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	118.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,474	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	96.45/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,008	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	110.32/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,169	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	111.99/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,521	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	128.40/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,253	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,321	185.50/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,450	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,905	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	119.51/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,742	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	109.47/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,361	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,274	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,713	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,038	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	84.51/cwt	78.00–89.00	814	7
Bulls	—	—	1,498	134.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	150.03/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,590	15
Bulls	—	—	1,760	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	245.80/cwt	245.50–246.00	1,669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	289.79/cwt	285.00–299.50	1,243	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	255.03/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,446	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	274.04/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,304	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	247.85/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,561	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	287.48/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,317	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	271.25/cwt	271.25–271.25	1,484	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,083	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	264.11/cwt	262.25–268.00	1,545	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	607	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	409	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	242.42/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	291.86/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,150	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	260.33/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,372	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	534	249.02/cwt	244.50–252.00	1,330	18

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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