Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, spots 7.00 higher on the 450-500 lbs, 500-700 lbs sold steady to firm with instances 10.00 higher on the 550-600 lb steers, pot loads of yearling steers weighing 750-825 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher on comparable weights from last week with the rest selling with a firm to higher undertone. Heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, with 500-600 lbs trading 5.00-10.00 lower and 6 weight heifers selling steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Heifer calves under 600 lbs did not reach last weeks highs which was a very active market but numbers were a lot less and overall quality did not run as deep. Overall a good quality offering of calves and yearlings as the market remains very active. Stick out sales included 30 steers weighing 597 lbs at 420.25, pot load steers 720 lbs at 340.00, pot load 752 lbs at 345.00, 120 hd steers weighing 823 lbs at 326.60. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm on a light offering. A nice offering of slaughter steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.87/cwt on 330 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −89.57 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$398.87

330 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.62

vs MO average

+17.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	407.50	2,275	257
Medium and Large 1-2	549	369.84	2,031	70
Medium and Large 2	550	337.50	1,856	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $419 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale330 hd

398.87

—

MO average17 barns · 3,775 hd

390.25

+8.62

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+17.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−89.57

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	1,816	203.55	3,697	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	159.48	2,333	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	154.98	1,909	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	141.48	1,456	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	236.40	3,182	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	234.40	3,336	34
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	229.25	3,010	22

Every lot, as filed

66 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	650–700	672	302.36/cwt	301.50–305.50	2,032	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	335.79/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,783	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	323.91/cwt	310.00–329.50	1,875	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	425.11/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	330.92/cwt	320.00–339.50	2,224	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	366.43/cwt	360.00–369.00	2,059	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	373.33/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,330	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	462.55/cwt	452.00–485.00	1,970	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	329.99/cwt	320.25–345.00	2,564	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	346.97/cwt	330.50–356.50	2,304	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	326.60/cwt	326.60–326.60	2,688	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	443.03/cwt	429.00–465.00	2,100	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,725	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	395.96/cwt	379.00–414.00	2,301	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	336.69/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,434	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	333.66/cwt	321.50–339.50	2,095	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	358.07/cwt	347.00–372.50	1,855	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	401.56/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,731	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	322.61/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,152	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	384.29/cwt	373.00–394.00	1,852	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	124.67/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,244	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	161.01/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,705	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	141.11/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,438	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,164	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	162.53/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,344	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,994	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	211.41/cwt	205.00–221.00	3,788	7
Bulls	—	—	1,938	198.74/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,852	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	155.49/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,388	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	144.08/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,752	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	164.82/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,055	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	153.84/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,891	9
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	681	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,240	9
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,652	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,423	234.40/cwt	232.00–240.50	3,336	34
Heifers	Choice	—	1,346	236.40/cwt	231.00–238.00	3,182	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,313	229.25/cwt	225.00–230.50	3,010	22
Bulls	—	—	1,718	183.26/cwt	179.00–188.00	3,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	597	420.25/cwt	420.25–420.25	2,509	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	343.52/cwt	331.00–359.50	1,968	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	473	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	346.58/cwt	329.00–355.00	1,622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,264	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	416.86/cwt	397.00–428.00	2,176	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	370.08/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	413.71/cwt	402.50–427.00	2,031	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	454.81/cwt	447.50–456.00	1,801	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	282.76/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,559	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	289.75/cwt	289.75–289.75	2,089	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	371.73/cwt	349.00–387.50	2,015	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	417.11/cwt	408.00–423.00	1,368	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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