Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 4 weight steer calves were not well tested, with 5 weights selling steady to 7.00 higher, a much larger offering of 6 weight steers and yearling steers weighing 700-850 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone, with a pot load of 861 lb steers trading 7.00 higher than last week's offering. Feeder heifers were not well tested on a limited offering with the 600-650 lb heifers mostly calves and not well tested with last week's pot loads of yearling heifers. Bulk of Monday's offering was steer calves and yearling steers selling with good demand on a moderate supply. Couple stick out sales included a pot load of 833 lb steers at 254.00 and a pot load of 861 lb steers at 253.00. Friday's Cattle on Feed report was mostly neutral with on feed at 100 percent, Placements came in a little above expectations at 98 percent and Marketings at 102 percent. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower than last week's very active market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.77/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −197.66 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$290.77

135 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$20.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.58

vs MO average

−9.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	296.25	1,633	99
Medium and Large 1-2	556	275.72	1,532	36

One grade step is worth $20.52/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale135 hd

290.77

—

MO average17 barns · 2,567 hd

282.20

+8.58

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−9.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−197.66

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	1,775	152.51	2,707	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,741	129.50	2,255	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	124.13	1,807	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	116.76	1,454	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	106.00	1,131	51
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,246	188.03	2,343	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,351	189.02	2,554	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	429	267.23/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	597	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	450	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	1,942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	258.85/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,877	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	315.32/cwt	303.00–323.00	1,633	35
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	673	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	747	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	264.52/cwt	259.50–269.00	1,645	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	287.75/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,649	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	253.68/cwt	249.25–254.00	2,108	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	252.57/cwt	247.50–253.00	2,180	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	262.30/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,757	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	311.40/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,457	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	254.86/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,720	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	245.57/cwt	243.50–250.00	1,751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	299.56/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,462	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	331.45/cwt	321.00–338.00	1,425	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	287.89/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,529	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	277.31/cwt	266.50–281.00	1,717	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	593	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	270.66/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,537	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	546	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	303.30/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	262.56/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	498	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	100.65/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,070	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	109.39/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,361	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	120.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,250	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	110.75/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,212	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	109.75/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,578	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	128.40/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,664	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,351	189.02/cwt	187.50–190.00	2,554	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,246	188.03/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,343	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,741	129.50/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,255	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	88.72/cwt	81.00–92.00	910	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	120.39/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,478	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	130.28/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,922	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	121.55/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,749	19
Bulls	—	—	1,811	154.34/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,795	8
Bulls	—	—	1,478	142.03/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,099	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	160.91/cwt	160.00–162.00	3,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	277.80/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,189	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	318.84/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,189	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	238.18/cwt	234.50–239.25	1,622	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	667	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	264.83/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,261	37
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	612	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	236.36/cwt	235.00–239.50	1,709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	279.02/cwt	271.00–289.50	1,323	13
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	586	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	266.93/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,503	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	272.52/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,458	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	310.03/cwt	304.00–322.50	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	243.17/cwt	240.00–244.50	1,415	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	255.93/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,553	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	255.97/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,352	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,682	3

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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