Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with 700 weight steers trading with a higher undertone compared to last week's limited test, pot load of 893 lb steers sold steady with a pot load weighing 921 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Lightweight heifer calves weighing 300-450 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 450-600 lbs selling firm to 10.00 higher, 600-650 lbs traded with a firm undertone and over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was very good on a heavy offering with overall quality very good on the calves and yearlings. The market continues to see fed cattle prices reach new highs each week which in turn has feeder cattle market following in its footsteps. Several stick out sales included 84 hd 634 lb steers at 373.00, 130 hd steers 764 lbs at 318.00, 63 steers 921 lbs at 285.00 and 61 heifers weighing 570 lbs at 351.50. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.83/cwt on 466 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −97.61 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$390.83

466 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

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

$81.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.28

vs MO average

+12.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	400.85	2,183	373
Medium and Large 1-2	550	355.28	1,955	81
Medium and Large 2	549	319.39	1,753	12thin

One grade step is worth $81.45/cwt here — about $430 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 sale466 hd

390.83

—

MO average18 barns · 3,969 hd

384.55

+6.28

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+12.04

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−97.61

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	156.71	2,289	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	150.91	1,844	79
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,730	138.00	2,387	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	132.70	1,342	46
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	223.00	3,073	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	224.27	3,431	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,574	219.13	3,449	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	463.48/cwt	442.50–482.50	1,497	42
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	428	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	393.35/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,920	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	391.24/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,502	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,433	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	320.18/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,979	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	338.65/cwt	313.00–350.00	1,612	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	313.14/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,804	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	327.40/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,745	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	405.36/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,703	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	409.18/cwt	384.00–424.00	2,160	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	331.70/cwt	314.00–347.00	2,080	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,956	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	346.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,594	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	361.25/cwt	343.00–373.00	2,261	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	310.04/cwt	304.00–315.00	2,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	388.71/cwt	371.00–404.00	2,204	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	431.24/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,057	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	443.25/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,636	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	393.00/cwt	385.00–406.00	1,662	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	448.65/cwt	435.00–462.50	1,934	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	294.75/cwt	294.75–294.75	2,632	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	365.80/cwt	349.00–382.50	1,734	137
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,032	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	143.97/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,486	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	102.27/cwt	98.00–105.00	974	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	158.75/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,973	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	147.66/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,785	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	159.96/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,337	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	147.60/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,155	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	344.35/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,001	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	325.36/cwt	308.00–329.00	2,349	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	476.72/cwt	459.00–497.50	1,788	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	365.43/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,908	42
Steers	Choice	—	1,574	219.13/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,449	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	135.02/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,603	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	224.27/cwt	223.50–225.00	3,431	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,378	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,073	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	117.05/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,146	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	354.55/cwt	340.00–383.00	1,854	139
Steers	Large 1	450–500	472	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,836	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	131.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,331	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	336.17/cwt	318.50–344.00	2,252	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	340.39/cwt	323.00–351.50	1,961	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	509.08/cwt	490.00–517.00	1,716	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,179	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	365.38/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,567	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,976	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,601	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,376	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	379.93/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,448	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,918	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	807	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	240.21/cwt	240.00–240.50	1,982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	413.16/cwt	409.00–422.00	1,744	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,625	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	321.09/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,081	6

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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