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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Aug 12

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,149 head

▲ 906 vs last sale 243▲ 7 vs year ago 1,142 · +0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 48▼ 95 vs year ago 178 · −53.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Few true comparisons with last week's light run due to the hot weather. Feeders sold with a lower undertone from previous sale and slaughter cattle sold steady.

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 $313.24/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −166.78 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$313.24

97 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.40

vs MO average

+32.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	315.18	1,789	87
Medium and Large 1-2	570	296.40	1,688	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $101 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 sale97 hd

313.24

—

MO average14 barns · 1,196 hd

294.85

+18.40

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+32.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−166.78

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	1,819	170.97	3,110	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	147.22	2,174	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	140.30	1,623	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	118.91	1,213	10

Every lot

54 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,379	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	338.98/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,614	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,534	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	325.06/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,720	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,601	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	310.73/cwt	301.50–314.50	1,818	60
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,746	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	302.17/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,876	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,785	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	277.86/cwt	265.00–289.50	1,887	95
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	260.70/cwt	253.00–275.50	1,783	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	249.07/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,806	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	259.97/cwt	252.50–260.75	1,903	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	255.22/cwt	251.50–256.75	1,988	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	1,963	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,004	3
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	888	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,034	7
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	905	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,977	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	273	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	953	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,020	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	359	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,167	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	406	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,311	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	319.79/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,481	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,449	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	296.08/cwt	282.00–306.50	1,546	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,389	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	276.76/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,605	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	258.61/cwt	254.50–266.00	1,541	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	240.65/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,490	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	261.00/cwt	254.75–267.50	1,639	123
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,683	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,617	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	240.75/cwt	240.75–240.75	1,786	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,866	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	288	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,132	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,475	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,322	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	511	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,584	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,517	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,680	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	153.08/cwt	140.00–163.00	2,656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	171.46/cwt	163.00–181.00	3,066	7
Bulls	—	—	1,913	181.02/cwt	178.00–183.00	3,463	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,273	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	117.23/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,205	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,314	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,549	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	143.71/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,684	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	142.16/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,956	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	149.41/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,250	24

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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,149Last week 243Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 48Year ago 178

Few true comparisons with last week's light run due to the hot weather. Feeders sold with a lower undertone from previous sale and slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
31	450–500	463	309.00–325.00	319.79
28	500–550	522	282.00–306.50	296.08
47	550–600	580	274.00–285.00	276.76
123	600–650	628	254.75–267.50	261.00
7	650–700	651	258.50	258.50
9	700–750	742	240.75	240.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	329.00	329.00
3	500–550	530	262.00	262.00
14	550–600	596	254.50–266.00	258.61
13	600–650	619	230.00–253.00	240.65
3	650–700	685	236.00	236.00
4	850–900	864	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	349.00	349.00
11	350–400	359	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	406	323.00	323.00
5	450–500	472	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	888	229.00	229.00
7	900–950	905	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	395	349.00	349.00
5	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
23	450–500	476	330.00–350.00	338.98
27	500–550	529	315.00–332.00	325.06
60	550–600	585	301.50–314.50	310.73
36	600–650	621	290.00–308.00	302.17
95	650–700	679	265.00–289.50	277.86
32	700–750	732	252.50–260.75	259.97
25	750–800	779	251.50–256.75	255.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	308.00	308.00
4	500–550	539	297.00	297.00
6	550–600	590	296.00	296.00
3	600–650	633	282.00	282.00
22	650–700	684	253.00–275.50	260.70
16	700–750	725	247.00–250.00	249.07
29	750–800	794	247.25	247.25
3	800–850	835	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	271.00	271.00
3	500–550	523	290.00	290.00
5	650–700	651	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	393.00	393.00
12	350–400	383	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	511	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,376	136.00–146.00	142.16
24	—	1,506	146.00–154.00	149.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,172	136.00–151.00	143.71
3	—	1,152	130.00–139.00	134.50
1	—	1,035	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	134.00	134.00
9	—	1,028	100.00–130.00	117.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	140.00–163.00	153.08
5	—	1,913	178.00–183.00	181.02
7	—	1,788	163.00–181.00	171.46

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.