Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-450 lb steer calves sold 6.00-12.00 higher, with 450-600 lb trading firm to 5.00 higher, 600-700 lb steers sold steady on comparable weights and quality with over 700 lbs not tested with last week. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher with 500-600 lbs trading steady to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the 500-550 lb heifers, over 600 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was good especially on the 400-600 lb steer calves 350-550 lb heifers with overall quality very good on these calves. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.72/cwt on 300 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −181.71 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$306.72

300 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$30.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.17

vs MO average

+1.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	310.90	1,658	259
Medium and Large 1-2	563	280.31	1,578	41

One grade step is worth $30.59/cwt here — about $80 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 sale300 hd

306.72

—

MO average17 barns · 2,249 hd

289.56

+17.17

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+1.28

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−181.71

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	1,824	150.21	2,740	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,717	130.37	2,238	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	125.53	1,850	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	118.96	1,492	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	100.43	1,060	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,304	176.04	2,296	13

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	450–500	469	314.60/cwt	309.00–317.50	1,475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	338.93/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,590	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	290.22/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	277.30/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,619	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	272.31/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,696	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	363.68/cwt	354.00–371.00	1,371	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	257.36/cwt	255.50–264.50	1,717	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	291.50/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	241.93/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	245.60/cwt	245.60–245.60	2,078	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	300.82/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,694	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	317.19/cwt	299.00–326.00	1,649	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	533	247.99/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	553	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	1,938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,888	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	259.41/cwt	252.00–264.75	1,663	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	287.47/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	654	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	312.98/cwt	306.00–322.00	1,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,350	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	346.55/cwt	341.00–356.00	1,480	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	243.98/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	556	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	516	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,264	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	648	215.14/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,394	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	86.69/cwt	81.00–92.00	898	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	113.47/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,413	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	112.39/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,174	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	129.23/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,918	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	123.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,810	10
Steers	Select	—	1,304	176.04/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,296	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	121.73/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,506	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	126.68/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,677	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	99.11/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,073	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	109.72/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,565	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,728	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,282	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,153	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	133.37/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,145	4
Bulls	—	—	2,430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,856	157.28/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	253.05/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	883	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	653	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,554	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	304.78/cwt	299.00–314.00	1,298	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	344.05/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,335	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,589	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	283.45/cwt	271.00–288.50	1,468	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	252.59/cwt	241.50–259.00	1,569	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	296.28/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,393	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	272.78/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,288	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	267.79/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,534	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	240.73/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	247.49/cwt	245.00–249.75	1,777	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	374	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,388	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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