Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's very active market, a lighter offering of steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold mostly steady with 500-550 lbs on a lighter offering selling steady to 10.00 lower on last week's highs, steer calves weighing 550-600 lbs sold steady with 600-800 lbs trading mostly 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers on a lighter offering weighing 400-600 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 lower, with 600-650 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower and a pot load of 667 lb heifers traded 8.00 higher than a pot load of similar weight last week. Demand still remains good on a moderate offering. The market here at Callaway over the last several weeks has been incredibly high on calves and even though the CME Feeder Cattle futures closed on Monday with triple digit gains, last weeks major sell-off on the CME Feeder Cattle futures is still hard to ignore along with lower fed cattle trade last week and snow in the forecast for midweek had Monday's market coming back down to earth somewhat. Several stick out sales included 63 head steers weighing 553 lbs 356.00, pot load steers weighing 664 lbs 307.00, pot load steers weighing 780 lbs at 277.35 and pot load heifers weighing 667 lbs at 281.25. Slaughter cows on a light test sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.27/cwt on 248 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −140.17 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$348.27

248 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$20.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs MO average

+9.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	348.84	1,944	241
Medium and Large 1-2	558	328.71	1,834	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.12/cwt here — about $110 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 sale248 hd

348.27

—

MO average17 barns · 3,231 hd

340.66

+7.61

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

+9.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−140.17

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	1,893	169.07	3,200	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	131.87	1,972	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	130.61	1,627	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,855	127.50	2,365	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	106.24	1,095	19

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	369.90/cwt	358.00–385.00	1,428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	345.72/cwt	327.50–356.00	1,950	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	366.02/cwt	351.00–379.00	1,903	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	275.43/cwt	272.50–279.50	2,126	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	889	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	272.49/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,662	21
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	639	284.75/cwt	284.75–284.75	1,820	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	303.79/cwt	292.00–307.00	2,035	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	322.16/cwt	310.50–329.00	1,994	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	283.80/cwt	283.25–286.00	2,006	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	385.80/cwt	365.00–398.00	1,802	34
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	793	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	353.30/cwt	352.00–356.00	1,646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	362.36/cwt	357.00–367.50	1,468	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,318	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	251.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,092	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	301.45/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,851	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	2,142	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	124.72/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,270	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	130.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,955	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,840	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,855	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,365	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	137.16/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,671	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	128.01/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,617	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,024	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	102.16/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,089	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	90.07/cwt	86.50–94.00	901	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	114.12/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,196	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	117.86/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,497	3
Bulls	—	—	2,112	176.88/cwt	175.00–181.00	3,736	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	165.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	276.70/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,621	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	748	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,642	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	550–600	583	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	283.62/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,761	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	321.40/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,578	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	286.48/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	312.11/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,617	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	251.00/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	324.78/cwt	322.50–327.00	1,380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,905	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	302.11/cwt	298.00–308.50	1,734	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	281.17/cwt	279.00–281.25	1,873	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	312.32/cwt	312.00–312.50	1,509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,951	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	339.33/cwt	327.00–367.00	1,432	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	361.10/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,199	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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