Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 700 lbs and heifer calves under 600 lbs overall were lightly tested with several groups of 500-550 lb steers selling 5.00-7.00 lower and several groups of 550-600 lb heifers trading steady to 5.00 lower all other weights of calves were not well tested as numbers and overall quality of calves were not as deep as last week's offering. Pot load of steers weighing 791 lbs sold with a firm undertone, two pot loads and a part load of 865-900 lb steers sold firm to 2.00 higher. Two pot loads of 609-626 lb heifers sold with a firm undertone with a pot load of 744 lb heifers selling 2.00 lower than last week's two pot loads of similar weight. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. Stick out sales included the two pot loads 6 weight heifers with pot load weighing 626 lbs at 271.25 and pot load weighing 609 lbs at 276.10. Slaughter cows on a nice offering sold firm to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.13/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −199.31 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$289.13

163 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$51.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.88

vs MO average

−9.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	296.90	1,586	115
Medium and Large 1-2	551	274.80	1,515	41
Medium and Large 2	586	245.50	1,439	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.40/cwt here — about $147 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 sale163 hd

289.13

—

MO average16 barns · 2,009 hd

281.25

+7.88

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−9.91

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−199.31

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	1,667	155.09	2,586	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,620	137.51	2,228	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	137.22	2,023	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	125.59	1,539	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,001	112.61	1,127	24

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	657	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	701	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	563	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	283.96/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,329	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	288.96/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,662	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.86/cwt	250.00–251.50	2,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	277.77/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,700	22
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	678	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	1,683	11
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	608	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	2,171	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	243.86/cwt	242.75–246.25	2,151	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	307.84/cwt	307.00–308.50	1,622	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	252.57/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,995	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	291.42/cwt	284.00–293.00	1,521	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	317.44/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	253.95/cwt	250.50–257.00	1,714	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	248.89/cwt	247.25–251.50	1,782	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,562	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	268.45/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,522	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	258.71/cwt	255.50–266.00	1,609	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	319.72/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,378	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	291.31/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,492	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	687	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	256.56/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,501	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	674	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,407	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,620	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	111.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,325	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	140.66/cwt	134.00–149.00	2,079	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	113.34/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,157	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	102.43/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,000	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,878	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	123.85/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,516	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	135.36/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,684	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	124.24/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,261	5
Bulls	—	—	1,469	140.80/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,068	4
Bulls	—	—	1,729	161.58/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,794	9
Bulls	—	—	1,707	154.88/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	286.76/cwt	284.00–293.00	1,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	268.97/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,587	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,806	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	278.64/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,443	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	308.97/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	273.88/cwt	271.25–276.10	1,690	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,409	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	238.17/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	240.63/cwt	235.50–246.00	1,644	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,842	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	315.01/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,357	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	248.98/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,504	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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