Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction three weeks ago, steer calves under 450 lbs sold with a higher undertone, with 450-750 lb steers selling mostly 10.00-20.00 higher, spots 25.00 higher with yearlings over 750 lbs all trading with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold mostly 15.00-30.00 higher, with 600-650 lbs trading 8.00-15.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a higher undertone. Callaway Livestock started the year in good fashion with a heavy offering of feeders as overall quality was very attractive with quality running deep on calves and yearlings. A very active market to start the year with buyers very aggressive to own cattle. Several stick out sales included 24 head of fancy steers weighing 521 lbs at 392.00, pot load weighing 671 lbs at 322.00, 36 head of steers weighing 759 at 301.00, pot load steers weighing 835 lbs at 279.00 and 112 head weighing 971 lbs at 256.50 to name a few. Slaughter cows sold

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.58/cwt on 554 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −140.86 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$347.58

554 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.16

vs MO average

+5.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	350.95	1,950	497
Large 1	583	318.19	1,855	57

One grade step is worth $32.76/cwt here — about $96 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.16, low $400.00, median $488.44 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale554 hd

347.58

—

MO average11 barns · 2,880 hd

338.42

+9.16

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+5.13

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−140.86

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

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	1,803	170.92	3,082	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,611	135.99	2,191	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	129.06	1,911	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	124.07	1,543	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	108.03	1,137	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	194.00	2,406	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,524	199.30	3,037	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	191.17	2,581	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,662	176.00	2,925	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	380.46/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,807	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	268.65/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,937	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	341.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,305	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	300.54/cwt	290.25–306.75	2,212	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	441.04/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,486	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	387.58/cwt	377.00–414.00	1,690	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	351.50/cwt	333.00–377.50	1,501	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	278.73/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,996	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	311.80/cwt	295.00–322.00	2,098	222
Steers	Large 1	550–600	583	321.29/cwt	319.00–326.00	1,873	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	271.48/cwt	260.00–278.00	2,115	19
Steers	Large 1	500–550	524	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	276.73/cwt	276.00–277.00	1,754	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	287.72/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,942	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	393.61/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,491	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	273.88/cwt	269.00–279.00	2,284	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,289	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	658	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	258.77/cwt	258.00–260.25	2,417	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	342.87/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,978	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	328.09/cwt	314.25–344.00	2,051	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	356.20/cwt	334.00–371.00	1,891	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	292.77/cwt	280.00–301.25	2,257	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	303.29/cwt	286.00–313.00	1,902	30
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	290.90/cwt	285.00–305.50	1,818	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	250.56/cwt	241.50–262.50	1,832	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	900	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.60/cwt	266.00–271.50	2,057	18
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	547	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,641	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	391.12/cwt	388.00–392.00	2,018	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	301.91/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	289.21/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,680	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	309.62/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,465	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	250.78/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	514	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	619	318.75/cwt	318.75–318.75	1,973	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	376.64/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,405	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	246.70/cwt	244.00–247.25	2,057	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	338.87/cwt	319.00–359.00	1,596	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	328.57/cwt	307.00–339.00	1,883	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	325.75/cwt	309.00–346.00	1,730	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	273.34/cwt	265.50–280.00	1,845	88
Bulls	—	—	1,943	182.79/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,552	2
Bulls	—	—	1,791	173.42/cwt	169.00–177.00	3,106	4
Bulls	—	—	1,688	154.03/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	90.70/cwt	89.00–92.00	919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	131.11/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,639	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,611	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,191	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	131.58/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,941	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	113.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,406	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,524	199.30/cwt	198.00–200.50	3,037	8
Steers	Select	—	1,662	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,925	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	191.17/cwt	189.00–193.00	2,581	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,312	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	112.66/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,411	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	121.58/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,499	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	100.70/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,054	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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