Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, to note last week's active market did not see the declines that mid-week and late week sales incurred as cattle futures traded sharply lower last week. Monday's sale had a light test overall on calves but trading for the most part on comparable sales in the 30.00-50.00 lower range with a lot of calves unweaned/short weaned (30 days and less) with several pot loads of yearlings not well matched on last week's weights especially the loads of heifers over 700 lbs but all trading in the 25.00-30.00 lower range. Demand was moderate at best with supply moderate. All markets that go up eventually at some point must come down. With expanded limits on CME Cattle Futures after last Friday's limit down move pretty much happened as on Feeder futures had October down 8.80 with other months trading limit down at 13.75 with Live Cattle for December down 6.75 with Feb and April down 9.42 to 9.82. Uncertainty seems to be the driving force in the cattle market as well as the futures as this set a huge negative tone in the cattle market today. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to spots 3.00 lower on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.40/cwt on 183 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −111.03 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$377.40

183 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.00

vs MO average

−52.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	386.39	2,117	103
Medium and Large 1-2	555	365.99	2,030	64
Large 1	540	365.20	1,973	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale183 hd

377.40

—

MO average17 barns · 2,495 hd

413.40

−36.00

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−52.32

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−111.03

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	1,746	197.15	3,443	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,678	166.50	2,793	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	164.98	2,375	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	154.90	1,918	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	141.57	1,439	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	232.50	2,999	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	230.24	3,364	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	225.45	3,179	9thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	550–600	567	326.81/cwt	321.00–331.00	1,853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	379.38/cwt	369.00–390.00	1,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	354.10/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,192	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	397.32/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,118	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	298.22/cwt	296.50–300.00	2,138	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	328.45/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	316.25/cwt	316.25–316.25	2,590	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	314.50/cwt	303.00–319.00	1,909	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,271	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	378.08/cwt	374.00–384.00	2,019	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	345.65/cwt	325.00–379.00	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	760	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	348.16/cwt	344.00–358.00	1,779	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,620	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	317.35/cwt	317.35–317.35	2,809	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	333.25/cwt	333.25–333.25	2,383	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	421.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,581	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,749	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,853	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,255	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,444	15
Bulls	—	—	1,775	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,239	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	166.23/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,414	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	150.07/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,850	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,670	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,722	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	163.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	149.12/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,530	20
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	225.45/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,179	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	112.47/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,091	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	133.94/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,353	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	177.11/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,534	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,999	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	197.87/cwt	196.00–199.00	3,344	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	135.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,664	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	175.00/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	163.38/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,050	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,461	230.24/cwt	229.00–232.00	3,364	8
Bulls	—	—	1,783	215.75/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,847	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	535	375.27/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,008	12
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	561	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,851	11
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	511	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,773	5
Steers	Large 1	900–950	909	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,591	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,863	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	152.09/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	376.35/cwt	366.00–385.00	1,773	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	394.62/cwt	388.00–399.50	1,867	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	369.85/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,104	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,752	7
Steers	Large 1	600–650	625	337.78/cwt	334.50–340.00	2,111	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	386	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	394.77/cwt	380.00–411.00	1,682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	628	336.22/cwt	331.50–343.00	2,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,994	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	502	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	334.18/cwt	334.00–336.00	1,778	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	331.01/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	360.12/cwt	351.00–375.00	2,103	33

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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