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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
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Published: 2024-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Sep 30

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,288 head

▼ 444 vs last sale 1,732▼ 464 vs year ago 1,752 · −26.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 143▼ 114 vs year ago 264 · −43.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-450 lb steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher, with 450-500 lbs selling steady to firm, 500-600 lbs traded firm to 5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs sold steady on comparable weights and quality, 700-850 lbs traded firm to 3.00 higher with full advance on the 800-850 lb steers. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to firm, over 600 lbs were not tested. Demand was good on a moderate offering with a good quality offering of steer calves weighing 400-600 lbs with several consignments of unweaned calves all selling with good demand. Stick out sales included a pot load of 806 lb steers at 253.00, part load 42 head steers 562 lbs at 302.50. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower, spots 10.00 lower..

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 $294.08/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −185.94 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$294.08

177 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$31.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.59

vs MO average

+7.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	299.65	1,647	124
Medium and Large 1-2	567	282.12	1,601	49
Medium and Large 2	545	268.00	1,461	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.65/cwt here — about $187 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale177 hd

294.08

—

MO average16 barns · 1,810 hd

281.49

+12.59

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

+7.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−185.94

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	1,692	148.07	2,505	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,744	121.33	2,116	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	119.21	1,724	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	112.45	1,399	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	100.22	1,039	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	178.00	1,905	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,321	185.50	2,450	10

Every lot

72 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 · Steers25 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	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	338.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,450	57
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	326.56/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,548	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	312.80/cwt	309.00–317.00	1,505	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	311.56/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,505	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	314.68/cwt	309.00–326.00	1,614	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	292.95/cwt	287.00–298.00	1,567	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	290.67/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,584	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,461	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	547	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,543	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	296.53/cwt	284.00–302.50	1,684	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	279.12/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,613	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,642	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	273.82/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,714	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	263.99/cwt	259.00–265.50	1,703	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	270.00/cwt	263.00–272.75	1,790	59
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	255.39/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,734	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	686	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,722	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	264.31/cwt	261.25–272.00	1,945	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	261.93/cwt	261.50–263.00	1,991	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,888	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	252.51/cwt	248.25–253.00	2,043	80
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,993	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,152	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,016	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	308.52/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,172	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	291.86/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,150	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	409	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,067	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	289.79/cwt	285.00–299.50	1,243	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	287.48/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,317	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,308	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	274.04/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,304	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	260.33/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,372	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	534	249.02/cwt	244.50–252.00	1,330	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	271.25/cwt	271.25–271.25	1,484	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	547	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,264	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,360	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	255.03/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,446	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	264.11/cwt	262.25–268.00	1,545	67
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	593	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,411	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	607	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,414	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	247.85/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,561	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	242.42/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,639	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	245.80/cwt	245.50–246.00	1,669	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,694	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,804	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,083	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,738	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,371	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	306.60/cwt	306.00–307.50	1,444	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	571	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,473	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,551	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,321	185.50/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,450	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,070	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,905	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	134.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	150.03/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,590	15
Bulls	—	—	1,760	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	84.51/cwt	78.00–89.00	814	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	96.45/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,008	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	110.32/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,169	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,273	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	109.47/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,361	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	118.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,474	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,253	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	111.99/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,521	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	119.51/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,742	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	128.40/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,943	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,713	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,038	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,274	1

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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,732Year ago 1,752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 143Year ago 264

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
12	350–400	380	305.00–311.00	308.52
13	450–500	464	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	261.00	261.00
18	500–550	534	244.50–252.00	249.02
7	550–600	593	238.00	238.00
3	600–650	607	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	429	285.00–299.50	289.79
8	450–500	458	286.00–289.00	287.48
13	500–550	547	271.25	271.25
67	550–600	585	262.25–268.00	264.11
10	650–700	679	245.50–246.00	245.80
10	750–800	771	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	553	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	312.50	312.50
7	350–400	394	285.00–297.00	291.86
15	450–500	476	265.00–280.00	274.04
28	500–550	527	254.00–265.00	260.33
18	550–600	567	253.00–259.00	255.03
13	600–650	630	247.50–248.00	247.85
5	650–700	676	240.00–244.00	242.42
3	750–800	753	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,083	160.50	160.50

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
4	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
57	400–450	429	330.00–345.00	338.07
28	450–500	474	320.00–331.00	326.56
30	500–550	513	309.00–326.00	314.68
67	550–600	568	284.00–302.50	296.53
46	600–650	626	271.00–284.00	273.82
59	650–700	663	263.00–272.75	270.00
35	700–750	736	261.25–272.00	264.31
14	750–800	760	261.50–263.00	261.93
80	800–850	809	248.25–253.00	252.51
12	850–900	880	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	282.00	282.00
4	650–700	686	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	481	309.00–317.00	312.80
10	500–550	535	287.00–298.00	292.95
36	550–600	578	270.00–287.00	279.12
13	600–650	645	259.00–265.50	263.99
11	650–700	679	254.00–259.00	255.39
3	800–850	807	234.00	234.00
3	850–900	878	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	483	304.00–317.00	311.56
27	500–550	545	288.00–291.00	290.67
6	600–650	608	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	702	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	571	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	471	306.00–307.50	306.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,244	115.00–123.00	118.52
3	—	1,253	99.00–101.00	100.00
16	—	1,243	105.00–114.00	109.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,045	91.00–103.00	96.45
15	—	1,060	105.00–116.00	110.32
1	—	1,070	119.00	119.00
7	—	963	78.00–89.00	84.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	107.00–115.00	111.99
2	—	1,513	127.00–130.00	128.40
11	—	1,458	117.00–123.00	119.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,713	118.00–120.00	118.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,321	184.00–188.00	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	130.00–138.00	134.93
15	—	1,726	143.00–155.00	150.03
1	—	1,760	158.00	158.00

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.