Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold 10.00-25.00 higher, with 500-700 lbs trading 10.00-15.00 higher, the best test on the pot loads of yearling steers were weighing 885-920 lbs and sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 450-600 lbs selling firm to 10.00 higher, pot load of heifers weighing 636 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Demand was very good, (exuberant) on a heavy offering of top quality calves and yearlings, many selling in large groups, strings and pot loads. Stick out sales included two pot loads steers 822-849 lbs at 308.50-311.00, pot load 851 lbs 311.75, 120 hd 886 lbs at 298.00, pot load 919 lbs 292.50 and pot load heifers weighing 636 lbs at 337.75. Fed cattle market again continues to make new highs each week as feeders follow. Suspended cattle imports from Mexico prompted a sharp rally in the CME Cattle Futures with Feeder Cattle seeing sharp gains from 5.00-6.00 all giving support to and active market. Large offering of slaughter steers and heifers (included 4 pot loads) traded with a higher undertone with slaughter cows trading near steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $404.70/cwt on 685 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −83.74 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$404.70

685 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$55.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.88

vs MO average

+20.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	408.87	2,251	599
Medium and Large 1-2	544	378.60	2,059	69
Large 1	586	368.00	2,156	12thin
Medium and Large 2	525	353.00	1,853	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.87/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale685 hd

404.70

—

MO average17 barns · 5,113 hd

388.82

+15.88

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+20.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−83.74

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	1,714	185.81	3,185	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	151.63	2,199	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,690	148.00	2,501	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	147.73	1,805	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	140.33	1,447	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,201	225.00	2,702	127
Steers	Choice	Average	1,266	222.87	2,822	60

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	400–450	436	358.73/cwt	337.50–383.00	1,564	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	338.74/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,775	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	394.46/cwt	390.00–396.50	2,386	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	302.66/cwt	298.00–311.75	2,645	184
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	352.32/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	420.99/cwt	418.00–431.00	1,410	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	284.92/cwt	281.50–286.00	2,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	452.77/cwt	425.00–472.50	2,096	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	404.88/cwt	387.00–419.50	2,288	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	395.43/cwt	375.00–403.00	1,847	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	506.84/cwt	497.50–515.00	1,546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	411.42/cwt	387.50–421.00	1,753	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	345.91/cwt	334.00–356.00	2,311	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	359.52/cwt	342.00–370.00	1,923	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	322.42/cwt	312.50–327.00	1,825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	334.89/cwt	320.00–337.75	2,120	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	455.83/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,527	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	309.71/cwt	308.50–311.00	2,586	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	279.75/cwt	279.75–279.75	2,624	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	412.94/cwt	398.00–439.00	2,197	253
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	320.23/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,197	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,962	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	374.37/cwt	341.00–380.00	2,385	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	472.55/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,018	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,000	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,688	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	134.32/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,355	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	135.32/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,946	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	149.09/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,144	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,266	222.87/cwt	221.50–224.25	2,822	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	136.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,624	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	155.94/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,913	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	157.70/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,304	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	146.50/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,798	26
Heifers	Choice	—	1,201	225.00/cwt	224.50–225.35	2,702	127
Bulls	—	—	1,913	192.58/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,684	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,640	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,558	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	533	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,823	17
Steers	Large 1	650–700	651	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,155	15
Steers	Large 1	550–600	586	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,156	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	183.87/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,047	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	145.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,543	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	373.61/cwt	362.00–379.00	1,790	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	517	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,321	8
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	377	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,451	6
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,467	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	268.03/cwt	265.00–276.50	2,262	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,310	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	844	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	325.08/cwt	314.00–329.50	2,198	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	350.61/cwt	337.00–367.00	2,048	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	364	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,027	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	378.87/cwt	348.00–394.00	1,978	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	458.62/cwt	447.50–472.50	1,706	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	378.25/cwt	343.00–387.00	2,164	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	671	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,087	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	302.94/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,945	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	300.22/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,029	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	346.69/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,195	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	411.94/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,747	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,274	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	285.53/cwt	273.00–295.50	2,167	21

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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