Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much larger offering this week with steer calves weighing under 450 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone, 450-650 lbs sold steady to firm with instances 3.00-5.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a higher undertone on limited offerings from last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher with 500-600 lbs trading steady to 3.00 higher, 600-650 lbs on comparable sales sold steady to firm and over 650 lbs were not well tested. Demand was good to very good on a heavy supply. Over all a very attractive offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs as quality ran deep all sold on and active market as did the pot loads and larger groups of yearlings weighing 650-700 lbs and over 800 lbs. Several stick out sales included pot load steers weighing weighing 854 lbs at 264.00, pot load weighing 848 lbs at 265.75, two pot loads of steers weighing 681-688 lbs at 291.50-293.25 and 98 head of heifers weighing 649 lbs at 280.00. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.47/cwt on 541 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −164.97 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$323.47

541 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$44.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs MO average

−0.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	328.81	1,814	454
Medium and Large 1-2	559	299.36	1,674	65
Large 1-2	559	284.50	1,590	22

One grade step is worth $44.31/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale541 hd

323.47

—

MO average18 barns · 5,818 hd

319.21

+4.26

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−0.88

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−164.97

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	1,922	155.58	2,990	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,807	121.69	2,199	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	118.85	1,792	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	114.29	1,429	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	103.20	1,079	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,740	195.00	3,393	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	190.84	2,347	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,432	185.31	2,654	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,394	189.67	2,644	17

Every lot, as filed

87 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	600–650	603	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	360.54/cwt	347.00–377.00	1,720	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	241.11/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	708	259.10/cwt	257.75–259.75	1,834	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	603	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,755	19
Steers	Large 1	600–650	635	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	263.83/cwt	258.00–268.00	2,000	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	291.02/cwt	275.50–299.00	1,967	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,920	24
Steers	Large 1	700–750	731	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	303.02/cwt	293.50–315.00	1,894	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	338.93/cwt	318.00–356.00	1,779	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	398.98/cwt	381.00–415.00	1,724	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	259.99/cwt	254.75–265.75	2,168	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,255	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	254.73/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	276.40/cwt	265.50–285.00	1,719	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	332.80/cwt	312.00–341.00	1,574	11
Steers	Large 1	750–800	752	257.75/cwt	257.75–257.75	1,938	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	321.19/cwt	309.00–328.00	1,837	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	255.48/cwt	252.50–258.25	1,888	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	247.30/cwt	240.00–248.75	1,800	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	405.11/cwt	372.50–421.00	1,552	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	269.83/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,819	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	406.25/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	297.71/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,733	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	301.41/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,600	29
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	559	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,590	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,531	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	250.39/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,452	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,432	185.31/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,654	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,807	121.69/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,199	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	109.86/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,148	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	114.26/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,637	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	118.70/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,491	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,394	189.67/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,644	17
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,393	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	190.84/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,347	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	100.15/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,051	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	90.96/cwt	89.00–93.00	946	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	119.77/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,819	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	110.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,376	19
Bulls	—	—	1,871	154.32/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,887	7
Bulls	—	—	2,100	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	284.73/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,372	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	1,991	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	278.25/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,781	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	363.95/cwt	342.50–380.00	1,398	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	314.17/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,505	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	787	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	297.79/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,301	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	276.49/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,485	68
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	394.40/cwt	393.00–395.00	1,783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	681	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	324.05/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,228	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	242.95/cwt	241.50–243.00	1,781	79
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	526	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	587	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	249.08/cwt	246.00–254.50	1,547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	392	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	651	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,601	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,878	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	336.18/cwt	322.50–344.00	1,432	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	267.90/cwt	253.50–278.00	1,527	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	261.05/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,600	157
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	580	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	738	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,768	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	291.02/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,679	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	299.36/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,587	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	255.44/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,722	23

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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