Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's very active market, steer calves under 550 lbs and heifer calves under 600 lbs on a much lighter offering sold with a lower undertone on a light test, with 550-750 lb steers selling 10.00-15.00, spots 20.00 lower with the most decline on the 6 weight steers, 800-900 lb steers traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Heifers over 600 lbs were not well tested with last week but sold with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering as calf offering didn't match up well with last Monday's sale of top quality offering of steer and heifer calves that saw a limit up move on the Feeder Cattle futures that soon was a memory by mid to late week as futures sold off with limit move down last Thursday as market has seen some extreme volatility over the last couple of weeks has buyers more cautious, also lower cash fed cattle market last week. Largest draft of the sale was 120 hd of 889 lb steers that sold at 338.75. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.87/cwt on 139 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −92.57 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$395.87

139 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs MO average

−14.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	403.08	2,220	103
Medium and Large 1-2	535	375.23	2,009	36

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $211 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 sale139 hd

395.87

—

MO average21 barns · 3,725 hd

396.26

−0.40

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−14.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−92.57

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	1,809	186.67	3,377	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,755	160.00	2,808	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	156.98	2,308	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	151.02	1,855	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	131.90	1,337	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,312	216.15	2,836	18
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,713	213.00	3,649	6thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	392.51/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,931	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	381.72/cwt	362.00–392.00	2,012	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	513	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	373.69/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	452	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	353.84/cwt	348.00–370.00	2,339	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	559	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	373.13/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	291.25/cwt	291.25–291.25	2,400	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	406.08/cwt	403.00–409.00	1,466	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	376.93/cwt	363.50–383.75	2,326	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	384.56/cwt	381.00–391.00	1,907	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	400.31/cwt	398.00–402.00	2,106	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	437.82/cwt	429.00–447.00	2,036	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	376.17/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,982	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	336.86/cwt	333.00–338.75	2,971	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.93/cwt	403.00–443.00	1,619	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	436.79/cwt	436.00–437.00	1,773	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	462.55/cwt	457.00–465.00	1,998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	328.55/cwt	323.50–330.00	2,760	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	331.32/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,415	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	403.88/cwt	398.00–408.00	2,254	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	372.51/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,060	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,460	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	154.96/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,259	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	142.64/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,756	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	153.64/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,873	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,808	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	112.79/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,072	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	126.93/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,254	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	161.94/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,021	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,312	216.15/cwt	214.00–222.50	2,836	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	144.35/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,503	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,713	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,649	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	191.61/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,781	181.62/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,235	5
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	927	281.75/cwt	281.75–281.75	2,612	25
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	999	307.85/cwt	307.85–307.85	3,075	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	141.05/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,010	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	162.54/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,432	13
Bulls	—	—	2,210	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	4,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	349.31/cwt	340.00–349.75	2,250	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	332.12/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	327.54/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,217	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	318.29/cwt	314.00–322.25	2,963	116
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,543	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	553	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,881	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	450	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	421.96/cwt	414.00–432.00	1,776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,261	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	353.27/cwt	341.00–366.00	2,257	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	339.07/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,936	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	646	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	362.69/cwt	359.00–364.00	1,969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,906	4

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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