Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, much lighter offering of 450-500 lb steers traded steady to 8.00 lower on comparable weights with the bulk weighing 470-492 lbs, 500-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold firm to 7.00 higher, with yearlings over 650 lbs trading with a higher undertone on last weeks limited offering. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable sales, with over 600 lbs selling with a higher undertone on last week's light offering. Much larger offering this week of yearling steers and heifers with three pot loads of 874-905 lb yearling steers and pot load of heifers at 689 lbs all sold on and active market. Good offering of good quality steers weighing 500-650 lbs. Stick out sales included 120 head of 874 lb steers at 264.00, pot load 905 lbs at 255.25 and pot load heifers 689 lbs at 263.75. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.50/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −175.94 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$312.50

165 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$30.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.98

vs MO average

+3.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	314.19	1,706	156
Medium and Large 1-2	574	283.22	1,626	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.97/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 sale165 hd

312.50

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MO average18 barns · 3,366 hd

290.52

+21.98

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+3.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−175.94

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	1,757	150.02	2,636	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	128.35	2,304	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	123.86	1,812	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	116.50	1,449	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	100.15	1,043	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	181.00	2,478	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	181.50	2,719	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	178.48	2,452	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,585	170.00	2,695	3thin

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	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,071	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	2,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	252.35/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,421	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	275.68/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,307	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	227.41/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	2,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	333.79/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	254.68/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	612	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	389	292.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,139	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	323.26/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,674	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	304.64/cwt	290.75–316.00	1,733	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	1,947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	277.75/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,919	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	322.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,566	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	315.98/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,485	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,307	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	274.87/cwt	274.50–275.50	2,009	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	318.82/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	2,135	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	283.22/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	281.69/cwt	270.00–288.50	1,738	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	2,310	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	622	254.40/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,582	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	607	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	442	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,242	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,588	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	121.28/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,517	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	128.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,908	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	123.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,804	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	111.18/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,370	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	128.35/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,304	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,374	178.48/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,452	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,498	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,719	4
Steers	Select	—	1,585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,695	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,369	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,478	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,067	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	88.05/cwt	82.00–92.00	874	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	110.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,566	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	112.80/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,167	7
Bulls	—	—	1,463	137.21/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,007	2
Bulls	—	—	1,841	153.68/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	300–350	304	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	584	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	353.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,325	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	272.37/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,681	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	290.63/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,386	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	263.75/cwt	263.75–263.75	1,817	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	264.36/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,520	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	264.32/cwt	260.25–269.00	1,401	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	379.34/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	278.94/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,414	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	254.62/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,831	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,847	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	303.62/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,263	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	331	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	967	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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