Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs sold with a lower undertone on last week's light test, with 550-750 lb steers selling 10.00-15.00 lower, spots 20.00 lower on the 6 weight steers, 750-800 lbs sold with a lower undertone and three pot loads of 850-900 lbs steers traded mostly 20.00-25.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing under 600 lbs sold with a weak to lower undertone on a light test with last week, with 600-700 lbs trading mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply with overall a good quality offering of steers and heifers. All feeder contracts closed Monday down the limit (9.25) and all Live Cattle contracts down the 7.25 limit. The volatility in the CME Cattle futures is making it difficult to make any marketing decisions and the optimism has now turned to too much uncertainties. On top of that the fed cattle market has turned much lower as buyers are rethinking their position and approach to the market. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.75/cwt on 259 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −108.69 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$379.75

259 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$37.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

vs MO average

−18.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	389.16	2,165	194
Medium and Large 1-2	555	351.65	1,952	65

One grade step is worth $37.51/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale259 hd

379.75

—

MO average17 barns · 2,491 hd

386.07

−6.32

National average33 barns · 4,299 hd

398.67

−18.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−108.69

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	1,846	193.60	3,574	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,793	162.24	2,909	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	153.99	2,253	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	148.69	1,842	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	134.06	1,373	66
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	219.78	3,182	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	225.00	3,274	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,810	216.48	3,918	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	650–700	661	321.53/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,125	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	386.84/cwt	377.00–397.00	1,872	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	312.35/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	309.17/cwt	307.50–311.00	2,730	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,236	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	340.48/cwt	325.50–346.50	2,319	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	299.64/cwt	294.00–302.50	1,756	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	425.83/cwt	416.00–440.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	332.48/cwt	330.50–335.00	2,427	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	406.24/cwt	397.50–427.00	1,938	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	364.88/cwt	354.00–385.00	1,916	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	321.75/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,301	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	331.06/cwt	321.00–347.00	1,910	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	339.25/cwt	334.50–347.50	2,171	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	399.87/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,727	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	345.13/cwt	337.25–349.50	2,620	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	320.56/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,138	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	838	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,510	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,277	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	139.01/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,720	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	153.71/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,218	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	142.88/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,083	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	162.67/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,458	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,798	163.84/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,946	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,810	216.48/cwt	213.50–220.00	3,918	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	178.61/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,974	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	142.80/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,447	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	110.08/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,183	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	151.51/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,867	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	160.94/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,041	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,783	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	127.55/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,310	32
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,274	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,448	219.78/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	203.67/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,947	8
Bulls	—	—	1,844	190.17/cwt	187.00–199.00	3,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	420.28/cwt	417.50–422.50	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	439.34/cwt	437.00–442.00	1,674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,099	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	534	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,490	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	449	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,437	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	675	324.25/cwt	324.25–324.25	2,189	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	322.30/cwt	313.00–326.50	1,969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	372.09/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,953	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	333.91/cwt	317.00–341.00	1,780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	388.59/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,842	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	395.02/cwt	386.00–406.00	2,165	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	386.54/cwt	379.00–394.00	2,165	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	361.68/cwt	343.00–376.00	1,552	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	303.88/cwt	300.00–305.25	1,884	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	334.13/cwt	321.25–360.00	1,941	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	333.14/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,112	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,567	8

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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