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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, May 13

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2,582 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 2,745▼ 388 vs year ago 2,970 · −13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 255▼ 115 vs year ago 340 · −33.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady, with 600-650 lbs trading mostly steady on a much lighter offering this week, over 650 lbs sold with a higher undertone on few comparable sales from last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to firm, with a top quality offering of 600-650 lb heifers not well tested with last week, selling with good weighing conditions all trading with a sharply higher undertone, over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was good on a moderate offering with overall quality very good as feeders and yearlings all sold on and active market. Several stick out sales included pot load 679 lb steers at 293.00, pot load 905 lb steers at 235.00, pot load 578 lb heifers at 298.75, and 5 consignments (total of 153 hd) of 600-635 lb heifers all selling from 285.00-290.75. Slaughter cows sold steady with last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.92/cwt on 396 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.10 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$321.92

396 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.41

vs MO average

+11.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	327.95	1,814	313
Medium and Large 1-2	569	299.36	1,703	79
Large 1	598	295.50	1,767	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale396 hd

321.92

—

MO average14 barns · 3,274 hd

314.51

+7.41

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+11.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−158.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.16, low $385.53, median $480.02 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,676	153.33	2,569	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,689	141.23	2,385	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	137.24	1,994	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	128.04	1,573	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	114.72	1,167	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	185.50	2,347	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,191	180.53	2,150	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,515	190.00	2,879	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,263	185.27	2,340	9thin

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	397.42/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,359	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,247	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	370.54/cwt	354.00–395.00	1,412	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	362.29/cwt	344.00–377.50	1,525	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	333.79/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,435	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	357.29/cwt	343.00–369.00	1,679	110
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	325.92/cwt	314.00–333.00	1,587	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,449	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	330.79/cwt	315.00–344.00	1,747	117
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	306.68/cwt	304.00–309.00	1,644	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	326.26/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,853	196
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	297.78/cwt	291.00–309.00	1,715	65
Steers	550–600	Large 1	598	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,767	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	294.37/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,807	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	286.49/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,779	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	306.44/cwt	295.00–310.50	1,915	138
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	651	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,963	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	289.41/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,971	173
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,852	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,957	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	718	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,075	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,923	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,127	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	220.35/cwt	220.35–220.35	2,153	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	342.77/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,104	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	332.01/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,112	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	335.69/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,208	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	331.02/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,404	84
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	303.95/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,340	24
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	443	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,227	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	312.87/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,445	77
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,356	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	293.28/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,431	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	301.94/cwt	289.00–312.75	1,579	163
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	276.70/cwt	269.00–286.50	1,467	66
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	538	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,458	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,354	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	261.78/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,466	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	281.64/cwt	274.00–293.00	1,591	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	578	298.75/cwt	298.75–298.75	1,727	93
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	286.50/cwt	276.00–290.75	1,751	163
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,570	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	613	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,667	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,754	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	248.58/cwt	244.00–250.50	1,690	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,594	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,767	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,457	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,704	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,263	185.27/cwt	183.00–186.50	2,340	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,191	180.53/cwt	178.00–182.50	2,150	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	2,347	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,227	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,072	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	156.42/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,812	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	74.88/cwt	70.00–81.00	717	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	127.02/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,297	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	113.93/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,163	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	90.28/cwt	89.00–91.00	924	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	114.29/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,386	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,521	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	135.95/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,682	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	137.88/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,998	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	129.55/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,943	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,689	141.23/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,385	7

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City, MO

Mon May 13, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,582Last week 2,745Year ago 2,970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 255Year ago 340

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	314.00	314.00
4	500–550	533	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	598	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	332.50	332.50
6	400–450	430	328.00–340.00	333.79
30	450–500	487	314.00–333.00	325.92
14	500–550	536	304.00–309.00	306.68
65	550–600	576	291.00–309.00	297.78
36	600–650	621	280.00–292.00	286.49
5	650–700	686	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	760	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	651	301.50	301.50
8	700–750	718	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	498	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	390.00–405.00	397.42
28	350–400	381	354.00–395.00	370.54
32	400–450	421	344.00–377.50	362.29
110	450–500	470	343.00–369.00	357.29
117	500–550	528	315.00–344.00	330.79
196	550–600	568	309.00–335.00	326.26
138	600–650	625	295.00–310.50	306.44
173	650–700	681	275.00–295.00	289.41
39	700–750	704	278.00	278.00
60	900–950	905	235.00	235.00
39	950–1000	977	220.35	220.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	614	294.00–295.00	294.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	598	295.50	295.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	283.00	283.00
3	550–600	555	244.00	244.00
5	650–700	693	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	340.00–345.00	342.77
14	350–400	360	330.00–342.50	335.69
84	400–450	424	315.00–342.50	331.02
77	450–500	462	303.00–325.00	312.87
163	500–550	523	289.00–312.75	301.94
50	550–600	565	274.00–293.00	281.64
163	600–650	611	276.00–290.75	286.50
14	650–700	651	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	330.00–336.00	332.01
24	400–450	441	301.00–306.00	303.95
12	450–500	488	290.00–298.00	293.28
66	500–550	530	269.00–286.50	276.70
24	550–600	560	253.00–264.00	261.78
13	600–650	611	257.00	257.00
26	650–700	680	244.00–250.50	248.58
5	700–750	714	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	277.00	277.00
9	500–550	538	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
93	550–600	578	298.75	298.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	613	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,213	108.00–119.00	114.29
21	—	1,237	131.00–144.00	135.95
11	—	1,225	120.00–130.00	124.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,689	138.00–144.00	141.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	70.00–81.00	74.88
15	—	1,021	121.00–135.00	127.02
4	—	1,023	89.00–91.00	90.28
9	—	1,021	106.00–118.00	113.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,449	133.00–145.00	137.88
2	—	1,500	128.00–131.00	129.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	183.00–186.50	185.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,191	178.00–182.50	180.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	140.00	140.00
8	—	1,798	153.00–160.00	156.42
4	—	1,480	150.00–151.00	150.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.