Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much larger offering of feeder cattle this week with steer calves under 700 lbs all selling with a sharply higher undertone with 700-750 lbs trading 10.00-14.00 higher and over 800 lbs selling firm to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves and yearlings all sold with a sharply higher undertone on limited comparisons from last week. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Overall quality ran very deep on the calves and yearlings with one consignment of 500 head of top quality feeders selling mostly in pot load lots trading with very good demand. There were several large groups, part loads and four pot loads of 800-900 lb steers all selling on and active market. Several stick out sales included 100 hd of 532 lb steers at 440.00, 38 steers 563 lbs at 414.00, pot load 87 steers 608 lbs at 400.00, and pot load steers 653 lbs at 379.50. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.23/cwt on 409 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.21 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$414.23

409 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$59.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.96

vs MO average

+30.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	420.95	2,298	363
Medium and Large 1-2	556	361.21	2,007	46

One grade step is worth $59.74/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale409 hd

414.23

—

MO average13 barns · 2,426 hd

382.27

+31.96

National average21 barns · 2,670 hd

383.52

+30.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−74.21

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	—	Average	1,693	199.58	3,379	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	164.92	2,402	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	162.88	1,998	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,825	158.00	2,884	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	147.50	1,507	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	232.55	3,116	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	228.50	2,936	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	400–450	416	400.22/cwt	385.00–413.00	1,665	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	376.07/cwt	356.00–385.00	2,339	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	318.97/cwt	315.00–319.75	2,641	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	404.46/cwt	404.00–405.00	1,343	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	432.78/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,038	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,197	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	305.69/cwt	303.50–307.75	2,681	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	377.79/cwt	358.00–387.00	1,991	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,304	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	346.02/cwt	333.00–375.00	2,014	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	362.23/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,855	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	407.33/cwt	386.00–414.00	2,318	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	386.98/cwt	372.00–393.00	1,865	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	330.81/cwt	326.00–335.50	2,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	460.37/cwt	442.00–471.00	2,007	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	343.08/cwt	338.00–349.00	2,480	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	347.72/cwt	339.50–369.00	1,965	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	336.63/cwt	334.50–341.00	2,077	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,326	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,680	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	157.91/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,928	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,340	232.55/cwt	231.00–233.50	3,116	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	144.48/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,685	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,825	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	124.61/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,247	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	161.11/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,690	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	142.74/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,174	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	173.84/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,484	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	158.16/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,338	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	170.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,118	22
Bulls	—	—	1,646	196.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,236	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	320.25/cwt	320.25–320.25	2,556	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,960	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,432	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,478	78
Bulls	—	—	1,802	206.50/cwt	203.00–212.00	3,721	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	148.45/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,495	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	400.36/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,910	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	433.91/cwt	402.50–443.00	2,274	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	368.01/cwt	349.00–375.00	2,418	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	921	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	407.28/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	352.79/cwt	349.00–359.00	2,226	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	323.48/cwt	311.00–329.50	1,902	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	337.46/cwt	333.00–342.00	1,755	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	412.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	633	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,377	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	9

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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