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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Jun 3

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

3,631 head

▲ 864 vs last sale 2,767▼ 703 vs year ago 4,334 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 190▼ 132 vs year ago 392 · −33.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-550 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 550-700 lbs selling fully steady to firm, a pot load of steers weighing 720 lbs sold steady with a pot load weighing 910 lbs compared to similar weights but with more cross-breds sold with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to spots 3.00 higher, 500-550 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, 550-600 lbs sold steady with 600-650 lbs trading 6.00-8.00 lower over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was very good especially on calves weighing 400-650 lbs with supply heavy. Overall quality ran very deep on steer calves weighing 400-750 lbs with heifer calves weighing 350-600 lbs all sold on a very active market. Several stick out sales included 46 head steers weighing 537 lbs at 363.75, 61 steers weighing 587 lbs at 338.50, pot load steers weighing 674 lbs at 297.25 and pot load weighing 720 lbs at 289.75. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher.

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 $331.39/cwt on 603 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.63 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$331.39

603 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$60.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.62

vs MO average

+22.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	338.14	1,889	470
Medium and Large 1-2	547	314.03	1,719	106
Large 1	576	290.02	1,671	10thin
Medium and Large 2	573	277.34	1,590	17thin

One grade step is worth $60.81/cwt here — about $299 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 sale603 hd

331.39

—

MO average12 barns · 3,402 hd

312.77

+18.62

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+22.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−148.63

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	—	High	1,787	161.18	2,881	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,703	141.43	2,409	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	137.16	2,052	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	133.62	1,627	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	113.96	1,148	40
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,120	184.57	2,067	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,247	186.80	2,329	12

Every lot

75 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	421.60/cwt	407.00–447.50	1,425	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	397.07/cwt	385.00–408.00	1,489	48
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,459	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	426	362.45/cwt	362.00–363.00	1,544	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	377.73/cwt	369.00–400.00	1,620	72
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	351.44/cwt	344.00–359.00	1,518	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	464	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,271	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,674	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	365.25/cwt	357.50–376.00	1,757	238
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	340.30/cwt	322.50–348.00	1,661	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	324.34/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,696	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	352.31/cwt	338.00–363.75	1,860	192
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	541	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,563	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,641	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	304.92/cwt	296.00–314.50	1,750	49
Steers	550–600	Large 1	576	290.02/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,671	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	272.48/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,578	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	328.36/cwt	310.50–338.00	1,904	278
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	313.20/cwt	308.00–321.50	1,936	108
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	290.85/cwt	284.00–296.50	1,803	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	270.65/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,697	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,910	9
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	642	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,733	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	654	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,864	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	271.74/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,834	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	292.63/cwt	284.50–297.25	1,996	232
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	242.72/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,672	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	241.09/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,705	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	289.75/cwt	289.75–289.75	2,086	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	262.86/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,906	26
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	906	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,034	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,207	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,167	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	384.21/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,245	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,061	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,386	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,067	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	363.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,384	57
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	340.05/cwt	339.00–341.00	1,306	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	335.85/cwt	324.00–347.50	1,437	84
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	316.68/cwt	316.00–317.50	1,374	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	434	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,302	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	323.09/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,515	181
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	311.25/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,466	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	329.37/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,663	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	308.31/cwt	295.00–316.50	1,622	225
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	280.95/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,497	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,670	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	283.51/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,627	105
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	250.91/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,440	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	266.46/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,551	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	267.01/cwt	264.75–276.00	1,666	137
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,643	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	249.84/cwt	247.75–254.50	1,664	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	261.73/cwt	259.00–263.75	1,756	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,409	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	275.80/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,481	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,560	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,587	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,606	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,247	186.80/cwt	184.50–188.50	2,329	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,120	184.57/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,067	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	136.16/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,019	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	156.99/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,889	170.12/cwt	167.00–175.00	3,214	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	81.77/cwt	80.00–86.00	798	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	99.92/cwt	94.50–105.00	995	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	130.62/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,321	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	118.02/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,205	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	115.96/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,357	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	127.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,546	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	138.63/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,702	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	140.69/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,091	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	127.09/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,939	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,703	141.43/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,409	4

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,631Last week 2,767Year ago 4,334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 190Year ago 392

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	355.00	355.00
14	500–550	537	269.00–284.00	275.80
4	550–600	580	269.00	269.00
8	650–700	696	228.00	228.00
5	700–750	717	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	387	377.00	377.00
17	400–450	432	344.00–359.00	351.44
32	450–500	488	322.50–348.00	340.30
53	500–550	523	318.00–332.00	324.34
49	550–600	574	296.00–314.50	304.92
53	600–650	620	284.00–296.50	290.85
26	650–700	675	265.00–280.00	271.74
26	700–750	725	259.00–264.00	262.86
4	900–950	906	224.50	224.50
13	950–1000	961	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	426	362.00–363.00	362.45
6	650–700	654	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	338	407.00–447.50	421.60
48	350–400	375	385.00–408.00	397.07
72	400–450	429	369.00–400.00	377.73
238	450–500	481	357.50–376.00	365.25
192	500–550	528	338.00–363.75	352.31
278	550–600	580	310.50–338.00	328.36
108	600–650	618	308.00–321.50	313.20
232	650–700	682	284.50–297.25	292.63
68	700–750	720	289.75	289.75
58	900–950	910	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	641	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	477	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	642	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	576	288.00–292.00	290.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	464	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	300.00	300.00
14	550–600	579	269.00–280.00	272.48
17	600–650	627	268.00–276.00	270.65
9	650–700	689	239.00–247.50	242.72
15	700–750	707	235.00–250.00	241.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	312.00	312.00
35	350–400	384	339.00–341.00	340.05
11	400–450	434	316.00–317.50	316.68
46	450–500	471	300.00–316.00	311.25
65	500–550	533	265.00–291.00	280.95
19	550–600	582	262.00–269.00	266.46
4	600–650	648	253.50	253.50
35	650–700	666	247.75–254.50	249.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	382.50–385.00	384.21
57	350–400	381	350.00–380.00	363.36
84	400–450	428	324.00–347.50	335.85
181	450–500	469	316.00–335.00	323.09
225	500–550	526	295.00–316.50	308.31
105	550–600	574	274.00–290.00	283.51
137	600–650	624	264.75–276.00	267.01
22	650–700	671	259.00–263.75	261.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	384.00	384.00
23	500–550	505	322.00–331.00	329.37
7	550–600	566	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	290.00	290.00
6	550–600	574	245.00–257.00	250.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,889	167.00–175.00	170.12
3	—	1,753	152.00–163.00	156.99
2	—	1,483	130.00–143.00	136.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	122.00–134.00	127.09
20	—	1,486	135.00–150.00	140.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	137.00–146.00	141.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	80.00–86.00	81.77
13	—	1,011	125.00–137.00	130.62
14	—	1,021	110.00–122.00	118.02
8	—	996	94.50–105.00	99.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,170	112.00–121.00	115.96
38	—	1,228	133.00–148.00	138.63
18	—	1,208	122.00–132.00	127.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,120	184.00–185.00	184.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	184.50–188.50	186.80

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.