Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much larger offering this week with feeder steers of all weights selling with a sharply higher undertone as steer calves last week were in light supply with yearlings not matching up well on weight groups. The best test on heifers weighed 550-650 lbs trading 15.00-25.00 higher with all other weights of heifers selling with a higher undertone. Overall a very good quality offering of calves and yearlings all selling with good to very good demand as market continues to be very active and very competitive. Several offerings of unweaned calves showing up at the auction. The pot loads and stick out sales included 67 steers weighing 600 lbs at 448.00, 80 steers weighing 611 at 433.50, 36 steers weighing 662 lbs 422.50 and pot load 83 hd of heifers weighing 634 lbs at 405.00. Slaughter cows traded steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.88/cwt on 322 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −52.55 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$435.88

322 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$66.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.27

vs MO average

+26.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	446.33	2,453	192
Medium and Large 1-2	541	422.63	2,287	123
Medium and Large 2	533	385.00	2,052	3thin
Large 1-2	536	380.00	2,037	4thin

One grade step is worth $66.33/cwt here — about $416 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 sale322 hd

435.88

—

MO average13 barns · 1,583 hd

426.62

+9.27

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+26.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−52.55

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	1,688	198.53	3,350	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	176.16	2,616	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,701	175.64	2,988	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	171.50	2,134	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	153.38	1,642	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	234.06	2,785	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	240.32	3,437	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	233.41	3,167	10

Every lot, as filed

81 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	700–750	736	357.61/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	396.26/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,667	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	661	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,793	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,901	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	488.96/cwt	488.00–490.00	2,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	406.13/cwt	382.00–419.00	2,331	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	441.66/cwt	427.50–452.50	1,886	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	414.98/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,349	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	373.92/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,494	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	380.10/cwt	377.50–388.00	2,227	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	436.78/cwt	422.00–448.00	2,686	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	444.05/cwt	435.00–456.00	2,163	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	354.25/cwt	354.25–354.25	3,015	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	345.37/cwt	338.50–348.00	2,818	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	501.51/cwt	501.00–502.50	1,886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	458.12/cwt	450.00–464.00	1,727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	378.74/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,723	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,327	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	438.37/cwt	423.00–449.00	2,538	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	598	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,362	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	405.67/cwt	403.00–407.00	2,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	478.62/cwt	475.00–489.00	2,259	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,179	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	402.93/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,530	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	373.79/cwt	368.00–374.50	2,863	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	159.61/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,024	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,430	240.32/cwt	239.00–241.00	3,437	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,357	233.41/cwt	230.00–236.00	3,167	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	173.18/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,884	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,723	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,869	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,019	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,668	185.09/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	212.13/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,570	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	182.71/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,764	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	173.19/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,534	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	234.06/cwt	232.00–236.00	2,785	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	173.05/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,109	21
Bulls	—	—	1,508	185.25/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,794	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	156.74/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,691	16
Bulls	—	—	1,755	197.17/cwt	192.00–204.00	3,460	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	159.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,324	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	136.81/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,413	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	505.52/cwt	490.00–524.00	2,159	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,979	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,248	7
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	536	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,037	4
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,587	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	183.86/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	421	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	433.19/cwt	406.00–445.00	2,253	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	517.03/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,954	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	432.61/cwt	419.00–447.00	2,258	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	471.93/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,454	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	529	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	362.71/cwt	340.00–369.00	2,285	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	340.27/cwt	329.00–349.00	2,310	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	450.38/cwt	437.50–465.00	2,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	394.08/cwt	386.00–401.00	2,463	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	383	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	373.84/cwt	362.00–384.50	2,561	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	491.27/cwt	485.00–492.00	2,103	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	444.99/cwt	435.00–474.00	1,851	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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