Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves weighing 400-550 lbs sold mostly 25.00-50.00 higher, with 550-700 lb steers and 550-600 lb heifers trading 15.00-30.00 higher, 700-750 lb steers sold with a sharply higher undertone with two pot loads of 850-870 lb steers selling 5.00-9.00 higher and 162 hd of 1021 lb steers were not tested but sold on a very active market. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Cattle buyers are feeling much better about the market with new optimism as fed cattle market last week ended mostly 10.00-15.00 higher in the North on live and dressed sales. Very good demand on a lot of high quality calves as quality ran deep with buyers very aggressive as we wind down the year with next week being the last sale of the year. Several stick out sales included 26 hd of steer calves weighing 486 lbs at 517.00, pot load of 719 lb steers at 385.85, 162 hd of 1021 lb steers at 308.35 and 31 heifers weighing 517 lbs at 445.00. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.83/cwt on 324 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −52.60 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$435.83

324 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$57.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.68

vs MO average

+5.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	451.89	2,505	233
Medium and Large 1-2	546	394.72	2,155	91

One grade step is worth $57.17/cwt here — about $350 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 sale324 hd

435.83

—

MO average20 barns · 4,747 hd

419.16

+16.68

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+5.20

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−52.60

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	1,737	191.55	3,328	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,800	166.17	2,992	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	157.71	2,319	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	152.88	1,897	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	131.72	1,352	58
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	216.13	3,324	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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	550–600	583	385.23/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,246	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	446.21/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,932	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	433.62/cwt	397.00–445.00	2,250	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	334.97/cwt	327.25–340.00	2,385	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	433.15/cwt	415.00–458.00	2,066	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	283.25/cwt	283.25–283.25	2,629	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	352.31/cwt	349.50–361.00	2,371	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	375.26/cwt	346.00–381.00	2,319	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	374.75/cwt	367.00–389.00	2,563	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	404.36/cwt	384.00–423.00	2,519	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	486	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,513	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	557	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,590	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	498.61/cwt	482.50–525.00	2,124	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	425.48/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,047	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	480.89/cwt	442.00–496.00	2,505	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	335.97/cwt	326.00–343.00	2,600	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	478.25/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,253	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	601	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	377.75/cwt	362.00–389.50	2,739	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	428.82/cwt	409.00–457.50	2,479	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	326.94/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,812	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	399.62/cwt	374.00–423.00	2,106	60
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	308.35/cwt	308.35–308.35	3,148	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	330.17/cwt	323.00–339.50	2,367	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,013	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,164	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	129.40/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,311	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	166.91/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,527	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	157.07/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,307	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,990	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	141.82/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,746	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,773	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,757	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,538	216.13/cwt	215.00–218.00	3,324	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	155.14/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,925	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,814	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	3,111	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	113.98/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,172	16
Bulls	—	—	1,725	191.34/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,301	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	177.46/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,783	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	162.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	145.95/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,524	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	164.89/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,076	10
Bulls	—	—	1,968	209.46/cwt	202.00–215.00	4,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	345.88/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	328.52/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	471.98/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,794	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	441	501.90/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,213	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	377.38/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	391.58/cwt	378.00–405.00	1,735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	471.02/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,021	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	536.67/cwt	527.50–560.00	2,039	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	386.10/cwt	366.00–395.00	2,185	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	363.10/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,240	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	386.81/cwt	368.00–400.00	1,833	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	325.60/cwt	324.50–330.00	2,224	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	506.88/cwt	499.00–510.00	2,575	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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