Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, light weight steer calves under 450 lbs traded with a sharply higher undertone on a light test, with 450-550 lbs steers and 400-600 lb heifers trading 10.00-20.00 higher, with 550-600 lb steers trading steady, 600-650 lb steers sold 10.00-15.00 higher and several part loads of 700-770 lb steers selling 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 600-660 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher with a part load weighing 726 lbs trading steady. Demand was very good on the steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs with a moderate supply. Overall quality was very good on the calves with the bulk long timed weaned and with two rounds of shots all sold on a very active market. Slaughter cows sold steady with spots 3.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.39/cwt on 335 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.56 against this barn's trailing median of $437.95.

Average price

$284.39

335 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$41.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.32

vs MO average

+1.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	291.62	1,630	259
Medium and Large 1-2	533	262.46	1,399	55
Large 1-2	582	253.01	1,473	18thin
Medium 1-2	502	250.00	1,255	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.62/cwt here — about $375 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $483.04, low $365.59, median $437.95 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 sale335 hd

284.39

—

MO average9 barns · 2,147 hd

274.06

+10.32

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

+1.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

437.95

−153.56

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	1,658	152.69	2,531	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,760	125.00	2,200	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	123.56	1,808	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	115.71	1,466	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	99.75	1,038	36

Every lot, as filed

79 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	350–400	368	331.64/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,220	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	258.09/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,640	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	518	278.93/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	386	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	316.22/cwt	297.00–324.50	1,806	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	368.71/cwt	358.00–390.00	1,578	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	397.43/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,447	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	341.46/cwt	319.00–355.00	1,765	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	359.21/cwt	334.00–370.50	1,731	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	284.76/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	284.31/cwt	280.00–287.25	2,013	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,052	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	419.66/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,343	14
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	587	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	249.69/cwt	248.00–252.50	1,913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,262	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	244.38/cwt	240.00–247.50	2,016	10
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	653	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	295.38/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	302.48/cwt	293.00–313.00	1,866	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	342.00/cwt	330.00–356.00	1,467	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	278.13/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,780	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	757	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,112	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	321.19/cwt	317.50–331.00	1,644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	296.07/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,525	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	657	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,984	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	244.94/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,543	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	282.75/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,385	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,533	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,539	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	87.99/cwt	84.00–92.00	917	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	128.75/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	119.31/cwt	117.50–121.00	1,401	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	110.52/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,404	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	100.15/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,032	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,255	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	129.70/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,943	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	114.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,642	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	121.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,743	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	113.42/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,201	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	151.78/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	668	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	361.03/cwt	356.00–362.50	1,365	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	256.40/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,595	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	321.71/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,512	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	582	253.01/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,473	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	334.64/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,486	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	298.10/cwt	291.00–308.00	1,571	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	256.75/cwt	256.75–256.75	1,864	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	273.85/cwt	262.00–284.00	1,421	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	288.40/cwt	281.25–298.00	1,658	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	269.19/cwt	265.00–269.75	1,761	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	310.76/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,507	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	277.33/cwt	274.00–280.75	1,725	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	558	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	255.61/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	285.65/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,351	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	224.75/cwt	224.00–225.50	1,809	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	684	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	521	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	627	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	246.34/cwt	239.50–255.00	1,646	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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