Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 400-700 lbs sold steady to firm, spots on the 5 weight steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with yearling steers over 750 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone with no recent comparisons on the pot loads and part loads. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher, with 500-650 lbs trading steady to firm, over 650 lbs traded with a firm undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering with a good quality offering of calves and yearlings. There was eight pot loads of yearling steers and heifers with several part loads in the mix with several stick out sales included pot load 640 lb steers at 288.00, pot load 675 lb steers at 286.60, pot load 863 lb steers at 244.00. Slaughter cows sold on and active market with a good offering of high yielding cows selling firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.55/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −182.89 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$305.55

165 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$89.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.74

vs MO average

+6.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	311.65	1,673	126
Medium and Large 1-2	537	291.18	1,562	36
Medium 2	553	222.00	1,228	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.65/cwt here — about $446 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 sale165 hd

305.55

—

MO average17 barns · 2,155 hd

287.81

+17.74

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+6.22

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−182.89

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	1,751	151.73	2,657	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,718	144.98	2,491	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	136.33	1,970	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	126.13	1,562	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	106.91	1,145	31

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 1-2	700–750	702	235.59/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	233.27/cwt	230.50–233.75	1,820	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	286.60/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,201	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	636	282.25/cwt	282.25–282.25	1,795	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,621	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	509	270.28/cwt	263.00–275.50	1,376	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,355	17
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	537	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	285.34/cwt	276.50–286.60	1,923	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	283.54/cwt	274.50–288.25	1,783	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	306.68/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,724	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	340.50/cwt	328.00–362.00	1,597	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	639	248.61/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	314.22/cwt	306.00–322.00	1,647	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	392.25/cwt	383.00–397.00	1,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,187	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	268.89/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	2,120	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	351.07/cwt	339.00–359.00	1,510	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	320.97/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,553	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	286.02/cwt	285.00–286.50	1,650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	252.71/cwt	250.25–255.50	1,971	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	266.03/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,777	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,547	6
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	553	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	254.79/cwt	249.50–261.00	1,863	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	292.90/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,532	27
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	493	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	241.16/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	536	277.81/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,489	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,076	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	139.08/cwt	133.00–144.00	2,012	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,886	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	111.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,372	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	135.54/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,715	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,718	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,491	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	122.83/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,475	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	115.39/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,219	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	86.40/cwt	82.00–91.00	946	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	99.35/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,077	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	128.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,359	3
Bulls	—	—	2,043	160.53/cwt	160.00–161.00	3,280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	153.53/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,589	11
Bulls	—	—	1,784	142.37/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	245.51/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,829	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	641	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	275.32/cwt	270.50–278.50	1,575	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	272.97/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,668	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	315.55/cwt	308.00–322.00	1,344	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	268.03/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,453	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	279.22/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,304	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	281.83/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,460	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	299.83/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,406	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	327.69/cwt	319.00–347.00	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	348.50/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	262.88/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,493	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	244.31/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	261.23/cwt	259.00–265.50	1,614	19

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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