Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, light test of 450-500 lb steer calves sold mostly steady, 500-650 lb steers traded firm to 10.00 higher with three pot loads of 732-795 lb steers selling with a higher undertone on very limited test from last week, near pot load weighing 843 lbs and pot load weighing 877 lbs sold near steady with last week. Heifer calves weighing 400-500 lbs on a light test sold steady with 500-600 lbs trading 10.00-15.00 higher and over 600 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was good on a moderate supply with overall quality running deep on steer calves weighing 500-650 lbs and heifer calves weighing 500-600 lbs as quality was top and weighing conditions good as with most of the pot loads of yearling steers. CME Feeder Cattle Futures closed limit up at 9.25 with Live Cattle for Dec up 7.20 and Feb thru Oct limit up at 7.25. Stick out sales included 74 hd of steers weighing 604 lbs at 420.00, pot load steers weighing 738 lbs at 383.00, pot load steers weighing 732 lbs at 389.75 and pot load thin 841 lbs at 370.75. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-12.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $421.94/cwt on 198 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −66.50 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$421.94

198 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$70.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.59

vs MO average

−2.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	428.70	2,345	157
Medium and Large 1-2	553	399.06	2,205	38
Medium and Large 2	568	358.00	2,033	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.70/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale198 hd

421.94

—

MO average18 barns · 2,809 hd

389.34

+32.59

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−2.93

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−66.50

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	1,711	187.35	3,206	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	149.14	2,213	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	148.58	1,865	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	133.33	1,416	36
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,180	223.73	2,640	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,191	217.50	2,590	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,341	223.20	2,993	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,359	219.17	2,979	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	756	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	737	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	643	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	386.58/cwt	383.00–389.75	2,841	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	603	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	453.33/cwt	431.00–472.50	1,709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	529.24/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,704	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	409.00/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,524	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	445.51/cwt	419.00–464.00	2,312	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	344.25/cwt	344.25–344.25	3,019	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	841	370.75/cwt	370.75–370.75	3,118	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	656	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,690	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	479.61/cwt	464.00–510.00	2,086	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	363.75/cwt	363.75–363.75	2,892	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	416.18/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,364	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	451.08/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,179	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,921	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	377.13/cwt	368.00–388.00	2,515	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	294.25/cwt	294.25–294.25	2,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,391	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	334.79/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,193	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	393.72/cwt	390.00–401.00	1,819	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	411.41/cwt	411.00–411.50	2,292	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	397.20/cwt	379.00–402.00	2,312	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	407.57/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,152	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	160.47/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,046	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,341	223.20/cwt	222.00–228.00	2,993	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	113.82/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,221	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	130.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,381	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,650	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,359	219.17/cwt	219.00–219.50	2,979	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	154.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,250	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,191	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	146.27/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,550	9
Bulls	—	—	1,655	175.06/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,897	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	497	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,695	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	141.26/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,133	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	142.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,802	31
Bulls	—	—	1,778	194.48/cwt	192.00–198.00	3,458	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	153.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,901	32
Heifers	Choice	—	1,180	223.73/cwt	221.00–226.50	2,640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	313.75/cwt	313.75–313.75	2,510	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	604	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,537	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	704	354.00/cwt	353.00–356.00	2,492	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	865	319.25/cwt	319.25–319.25	2,762	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	375.18/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,337	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	360.18/cwt	331.00–370.00	2,230	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	389.99/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,231	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	328.44/cwt	304.00–342.00	1,406	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	327.27/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	362.02/cwt	346.00–369.00	1,850	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	332.48/cwt	325.00–343.00	2,045	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,778	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	373.30/cwt	353.00–380.00	1,590	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	408.12/cwt	398.50–414.00	2,175	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	356.44/cwt	335.00–379.00	2,017	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	390.98/cwt	373.00–405.00	1,497	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	349.46/cwt	323.00–364.00	2,331	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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