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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Nov 18

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,619 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 1,545▲ 31 vs year ago 1,588 · +2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 180▼ 90 vs year ago 260 · −34.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, much lighter offering of 450-500 lb steers traded steady to 8.00 lower on comparable weights with the bulk weighing 470-492 lbs, 500-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold firm to 7.00 higher, with yearlings over 650 lbs trading with a higher undertone on last weeks limited offering. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable sales, with over 600 lbs selling with a higher undertone on last week's light offering. Much larger offering this week of yearling steers and heifers with three pot loads of 874-905 lb yearling steers and pot load of heifers at 689 lbs all sold on and active market. Good offering of good quality steers weighing 500-650 lbs. Stick out sales included 120 head of 874 lb steers at 264.00, pot load 905 lbs at 255.25 and pot load heifers 689 lbs at 263.75. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 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 $312.50/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −167.52 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$312.50

165 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$30.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.98

vs MO average

+3.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	314.19	1,706	156
Medium and Large 1-2	574	283.22	1,626	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.97/cwt here — about $80 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 sale165 hd

312.50

—

MO average18 barns · 3,366 hd

290.52

+21.98

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+3.24

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−167.52

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	1,757	150.02	2,636	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	128.35	2,304	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	123.86	1,812	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	116.50	1,449	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	100.15	1,043	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	181.00	2,478	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	181.50	2,719	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	178.48	2,452	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,585	170.00	2,695	3thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,357	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,330	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	333.79/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,395	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,359	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	431	318.82/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,374	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	315.98/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,485	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	322.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,566	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	323.26/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,674	80
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	304.64/cwt	290.75–316.00	1,733	76
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	283.22/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,626	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	281.69/cwt	270.00–288.50	1,738	93
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	254.40/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,582	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	277.75/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,919	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	274.87/cwt	274.50–275.50	2,009	43
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	1,947	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,934	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	2,010	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	2,135	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,307	120
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	2,310	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2-3	304	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	866	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	379.34/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,195	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,027	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	967	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,115	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	353.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,325	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	389	292.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,139	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	303.62/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,263	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	275.68/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,307	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	290.63/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,386	80
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	278.94/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,414	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	264.32/cwt	260.25–269.00	1,401	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	254.68/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,378	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	252.35/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,421	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	264.36/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,520	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	584	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,445	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	612	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,414	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	272.37/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,681	54
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	227.41/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,530	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	263.75/cwt	263.75–263.75	1,817	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	254.62/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,831	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,740	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,847	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,862	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,071	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	2,105	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	442	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,242	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,376	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,506	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	607	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,360	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,533	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,690	8
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,374	178.48/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,452	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,498	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,719	4
Steers	—	Select	1,585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,695	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,369	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,478	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	137.21/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,007	2
Bulls	—	—	1,841	153.68/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,829	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	88.05/cwt	82.00–92.00	874	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	112.80/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,167	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,067	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	111.18/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,370	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	121.28/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,517	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,588	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,207	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	110.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	123.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,804	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	128.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,908	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,795	128.35/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,304	3

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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,619Last week 1,545Year ago 1,588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 180Year ago 260

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1050–1100	1,071	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	318.00	318.00
3	350–400	355	314.00	314.00
14	450–500	474	271.00–280.00	275.68
26	500–550	530	260.25–269.00	264.32
21	550–600	563	250.00–259.00	252.35
5	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
11	650–700	673	222.00–237.00	227.41
6	700–750	745	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	292.00	292.00
22	350–400	389	290.00–300.00	292.84
5	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
8	500–550	541	249.00–258.00	254.68
5	600–650	612	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	304	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	370.00–382.00	379.34
9	350–400	375	340.00–360.00	353.27
11	400–450	416	299.00–311.00	303.62
80	450–500	477	281.00–302.00	290.63
19	500–550	507	276.00–280.00	278.94
56	550–600	575	259.00–268.00	264.36
54	600–650	617	270.00–274.00	272.37
69	650–700	689	263.75	263.75
36	700–750	719	254.00–255.00	254.62
11	750–800	790	233.75	233.75
4	800–850	815	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	357	372.50	372.50
6	400–450	418	330.00–337.50	333.79
44	450–500	485	320.00–330.00	322.94
80	500–550	518	310.00–328.00	323.26
76	550–600	569	290.75–316.00	304.64
93	600–650	617	270.00–288.50	281.69
33	650–700	691	265.00–280.00	277.75
43	700–750	731	274.50–275.50	274.87
12	750–800	769	253.25	253.25
6	800–850	803	250.25	250.25
120	850–900	874	264.00	264.00
60	900–950	905	255.25	255.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	317.50	317.50
20	450–500	470	315.00–320.00	315.98
9	550–600	574	281.00–286.00	283.22
3	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
4	750–800	780	248.00	248.00
28	850–900	867	246.25	246.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	431	318.00–320.00	318.82
15	600–650	622	242.00–261.00	254.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	253.00	253.00
4	550–600	564	267.00	267.00
3	650–700	697	220.00	220.00
8	700–750	719	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	281.00	281.00
5	600–650	607	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	126.00–127.00	126.34
15	—	1,251	118.00–125.00	121.28
15	—	1,232	105.00–115.00	111.18
1	—	1,270	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,489	125.00–131.00	128.12
11	—	1,456	120.00–125.00	123.90
3	—	1,412	105.00–115.00	110.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	128.00–129.00	128.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,068	95.00–105.00	99.88
7	—	993	82.00–92.00	88.05
7	—	1,035	108.00–118.00	112.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,374	176.00–179.00	178.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	134.00–140.00	137.21
7	—	1,841	145.00–157.00	153.68

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.