Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling steady to 10.00 lower on last week's very active market, 600-650 lbs traded fully steady to firm with 7 weights not well tested but selling with a firm undertone, the best test on the pot loads of yearlings over 850 lbs were the pot loads weighing 885-950 lbs trading steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs on a much lighter offering sold mostly steady, with 450-500 lbs selling 5.00-12.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm and 600-650 lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering. For the first time in a while the term lower came into play and looking at prices it's hard to see, but on the 5 weight steers prices did not quite reach last week's highs and maybe in spots overall quality was not quite as attractive as last week but market remains and still is very active. Several stick-out sales included the pot loads with 120 hd of steers weighing 885 at 295.00, pot load weighing 949 lbs at 280.10, pot load weighing 1022 lbs at 267.25 and pot load of heifers weighing 616 lbs at 338.25. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.78/cwt on 614 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −94.66 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$393.78

614 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$69.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.02

vs MO average

+15.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	402.23	2,206	490
Medium and Large 1-2	553	361.06	1,995	121
Medium and Large 2	545	333.00	1,815	3thin

One grade step is worth $69.23/cwt here — about $391 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 sale614 hd

393.78

—

MO average16 barns · 4,185 hd

384.76

+9.02

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+15.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−94.66

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	1,765	204.46	3,608	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,825	157.74	2,880	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	155.37	2,325	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	152.27	1,874	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	137.59	1,401	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	224.23	3,393	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,425	220.15	3,137	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	357.62/cwt	334.00–387.00	2,024	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	417.54/cwt	399.00–430.00	1,942	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	337.97/cwt	324.00–349.00	1,926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,193	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,430	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,611	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	360.56/cwt	347.00–369.50	1,864	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	949	280.10/cwt	280.10–280.10	2,658	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	413.78/cwt	393.00–429.00	2,172	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	512	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	460.44/cwt	441.00–472.00	2,150	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,333	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	427.14/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,598	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	392.18/cwt	375.00–404.00	2,232	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	336.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,257	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	469.62/cwt	456.00–480.50	1,986	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	375.83/cwt	354.00–384.00	2,326	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.01/cwt	311.00–340.75	2,070	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,455	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	404.56/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,683	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	324.61/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,412	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	349.78/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,973	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	498.66/cwt	497.50–499.00	1,770	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	380.14/cwt	358.00–392.50	1,832	202
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	149.52/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,567	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	136.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,016	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	161.06/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,426	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,917	162.73/cwt	159.00–170.00	3,120	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	157.85/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,938	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,648	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	207.83/cwt	199.00–212.00	3,695	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,711	151.51/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,592	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	146.43/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,814	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	224.23/cwt	222.00–227.00	3,393	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	135.87/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,370	12
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	267.25/cwt	267.25–267.25	2,731	56
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	976	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,582	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	117.33/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,166	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,425	220.15/cwt	219.00–220.50	3,137	13
Bulls	—	—	1,712	190.98/cwt	186.00–196.00	3,270	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	147.65/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,182	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	626	393.25/cwt	393.25–393.25	2,462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	446.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	381.07/cwt	379.00–383.00	1,928	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	296.81/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	342.57/cwt	331.00–347.50	1,672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	436.95/cwt	417.50–449.00	1,857	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	334.81/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,788	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	374.22/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	316.71/cwt	311.00–328.00	1,843	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	399.54/cwt	399.00–400.00	1,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	365.67/cwt	338.00–385.00	1,934	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,206	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	464.84/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,776	18

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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