Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves weighing under 450 lbs were lightly on last week's much larger offering, with 450-600 lb steers selling 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher, 600-800 lb steers traded 3.00-8.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-600 lbs traded 5.00-10.00 higher with 600-650 lbs selling firm to 5.00 higher and 650-750 lb selling mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was very good on a moderate offering. The market stayed incredibly active on the feeders under 600 lbs and very active on heavier weights. Again this week quality was very attractive on calves and yearlings. Several stick out sales included 23 head 450 lb heifers at 406.00, 15 head 522 lb steers at 400.00, 47 head 608 lb steers at 345.00, 46 head 688 lb steers at 313.25, pot load of 934 lb steers at 263.35. CME Feeder Cattle contracts were sharply lower on all months with losses of 5.15-5.30 on the front three months along with concerns over the tariff turmoil had no effect on Monday's market. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.75/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −123.69 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$364.75

212 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.53

vs MO average

+22.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	367.74	2,000	191
Medium and Large 1-2	545	337.57	1,839	21

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale212 hd

364.75

—

MO average17 barns · 3,891 hd

339.22

+25.53

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+22.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−123.69

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	—	Low	1,827	171.44	3,131	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	132.38	1,963	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,771	131.20	2,324	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	130.03	1,583	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	114.10	1,205	17

Every lot, as filed

81 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	800–850	813	272.62/cwt	272.00–273.00	2,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	315.09/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	289.24/cwt	281.00–294.50	2,221	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	379.70/cwt	356.00–395.00	2,001	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	318.87/cwt	304.00–331.00	1,365	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	249.71/cwt	248.50–253.50	1,888	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	364.30/cwt	336.00–378.00	1,752	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	263.35/cwt	263.35–263.35	2,460	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	399.22/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,108	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	325.75/cwt	314.00–335.00	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	392.85/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,583	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	289.01/cwt	285.50–291.00	1,939	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	369.38/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,537	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	305.78/cwt	298.00–316.75	2,183	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	340.83/cwt	310.00–351.00	1,834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	302.61/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,922	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	389.43/cwt	371.00–401.00	1,897	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	312.32/cwt	297.50–326.25	2,108	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	345.56/cwt	328.00–371.00	1,973	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,902	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	334.80/cwt	317.00–345.00	2,069	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,245	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	509	371.69/cwt	368.50–379.00	1,892	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	691	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,631	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,678	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	114.92/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,222	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	87.98/cwt	85.00–90.00	918	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	103.89/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,169	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	129.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,340	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,790	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	126.29/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,500	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	114.25/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,387	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	140.33/cwt	134.00–148.50	1,770	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	137.75/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,004	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	130.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,995	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,768	128.57/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,273	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	176.73/cwt	172.00–182.00	3,425	9
Bulls	—	—	1,980	185.94/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,591	164.00/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,912	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	269.31/cwt	266.25–269.75	1,896	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	356.86/cwt	347.00–361.00	1,510	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	401.24/cwt	386.00–412.50	1,280	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,827	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	285.76/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,640	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	362.10/cwt	332.50–384.00	1,709	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	748	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	783	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	321.38/cwt	305.00–348.00	1,829	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	254.99/cwt	252.50–257.00	1,770	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	292.58/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,360	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	272.01/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,744	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	271.76/cwt	262.25–273.00	1,799	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	340.22/cwt	314.00–365.00	1,776	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	294.99/cwt	283.00–297.25	1,850	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	256.74/cwt	252.25–265.75	1,849	50
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	978	217.25/cwt	211.00–220.25	2,125	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	216.78/cwt	210.00–223.50	2,005	8

How this sale compares

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.

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