Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested on a very limited offering, with the bulk of the feeder steers weighing over 600 lbs, 6 weight steers sold steady to firm, with 2 pot loads of upper 7 weight steers trading with a firm to higher undertone and 120 hd of 910 lb steers sold with a firm undertone. Heifer calves under 500 lbs were lightly tested, with 500-550 lbs trading firm to 7.00 higher, 550-600 lbs sold steady and over 600 lbs on a light offering sold mostly steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The steer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly in small packages, singles with overall quality and quantity not as attractive as last week, two pot loads of 870-887 lb steers consisted of a lot of crossbreds and didn't match well with last week's all black pot loads. Several stick out sales included 60 steers weighing 633 lbs 423.00, 69 steers weighing 793 lbs at 373.25 and 120 hd weighing 910 lbs at 347.50. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.89/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −82.55 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$405.89

185 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$38.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

vs MO average

−16.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	410.99	2,264	66
Medium and Large 1-2	548	406.51	2,229	107
Medium and Large 2	516	372.30	1,921	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.69/cwt here — about $343 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 sale185 hd

405.89

—

MO average13 barns · 2,151 hd

414.84

−8.95

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−16.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−82.55

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	—	Low	1,720	195.65	3,364	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,779	175.15	3,116	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	166.96	2,468	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	161.21	1,963	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	143.36	1,480	28

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	489	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	391.92/cwt	386.00–403.00	2,246	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	409.37/cwt	384.00–421.00	2,685	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	349.49/cwt	347.00–350.00	3,041	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	380.40/cwt	377.50–396.00	2,214	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	367.96/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,263	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	369.34/cwt	365.00–374.00	2,153	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	413.49/cwt	401.00–420.00	1,716	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	501.48/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,071	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,162	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,696	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	439.34/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,832	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	368.70/cwt	363.25–373.25	2,909	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	421.23/cwt	404.00–425.00	2,628	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	421.76/cwt	419.00–425.00	2,210	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	424.58/cwt	421.00–431.00	2,013	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	428.92/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,029	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	409.23/cwt	403.00–413.00	2,157	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	414.27/cwt	409.00–418.00	2,386	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	412.75/cwt	403.00–424.00	2,155	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	148.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,067	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,655	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	164.73/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,418	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	135.91/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,416	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	161.94/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,951	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	161.99/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,673	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	170.14/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,166	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	152.29/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,821	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	114.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,131	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,804	176.58/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,186	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	173.65/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,620	13
Bulls	—	—	1,585	179.22/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	375.78/cwt	360.50–382.00	2,495	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,735	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	434	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,758	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	212.49/cwt	206.00–222.00	3,655	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	148.73/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,544	9
Bulls	—	—	1,753	195.55/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,428	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,288	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	397.58/cwt	394.50–399.00	2,429	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,196	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	334.26/cwt	328.75–339.00	2,868	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	336.25/cwt	336.25–336.25	2,845	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	433.18/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	472.15/cwt	455.00–481.00	1,969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,051	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	372.30/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	375.22/cwt	369.00–380.00	2,499	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	337.84/cwt	336.50–338.50	2,500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	380.08/cwt	363.00–395.00	1,992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	438.39/cwt	432.50–442.00	1,578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	413.08/cwt	400.00–418.00	2,165	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	428.23/cwt	427.00–434.00	2,064	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	345.97/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,290	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	386.64/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,840	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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