Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves sold steady, with 500-650 lb steer calves trading unevenly steady as offering was much smaller and quality not as deep as last week's much larger larger numbers, 650-750 lbs sold fully steady to firm with spots 3.00 higher on the 650-700 lb steers, 750-850 lbs sold with a higher undertone on limited comparisons and four pot loads of 850-900 lb steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher than last week's pot loads. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold steady, with 450-600 lbs not well tested on light offering, 600-650 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering with twelve pot loads of yearlings in the offering. Fed cattle market continues to gain ground with fed cattle trading up to 230.00 last week has cattle buyers feeling more optimistic to step back in the market especially on yearlings. Several stick-out sales included the pot loads with 133 hd of 802 lb steers at 368.00, pot load steers 864 lbs at 351.75, 120 steers weighing 898 lbs at 346.00 and pot load of heifers weighing 621 lbs at 380.25. This is the last sale of the year here at Callaway Livestock and want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.89/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −70.55 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$417.89

168 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$575

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

$70.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs MO average

−26.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	425.28	2,378	114
Medium and Large 1-2	540	408.20	2,203	48
Medium and Large 2	508	355.00	1,803	6thin

One grade step is worth $70.28/cwt here — about $575 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 sale168 hd

417.89

—

MO average17 barns · 4,454 hd

425.19

−7.30

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−26.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−70.55

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	1,643	190.98	3,138	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	152.86	1,891	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	152.29	2,193	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	136.06	1,412	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,442	219.22	3,161	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,221	220.65	2,694	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,476	217.16	3,205	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	—	—	1,768	206.72/cwt	202.00–215.00	3,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	177.77/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,809	6
Bulls	—	—	1,626	193.30/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,143	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,476	217.16/cwt	217.00–217.50	3,205	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	141.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,990	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	151.72/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,204	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,271	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,241	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	412.91/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,135	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	372.97/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	319.11/cwt	317.00–323.50	2,250	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	452.58/cwt	445.00–462.00	2,114	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	468.57/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,894	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	321.97/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	376.10/cwt	358.00–390.00	2,362	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	396.76/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,361	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	360.85/cwt	352.50–364.00	2,829	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	367.31/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,953	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	358.22/cwt	353.00–363.00	2,386	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	644	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,051	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	954	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	460.38/cwt	435.00–472.50	1,975	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	376.54/cwt	371.00–389.00	2,007	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	394.58/cwt	391.00–405.00	2,056	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	310.23/cwt	306.00–319.00	2,544	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	109.61/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,076	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	141.20/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,764	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	129.25/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,361	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	154.20/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,622	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	145.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,503	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	163.16/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,371	15
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	939	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,723	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	518	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,787	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,221	220.65/cwt	220.00–221.00	2,694	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,442	219.22/cwt	218.50–221.50	3,161	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	166.26/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,962	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	153.30/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,915	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	384.29/cwt	369.00–407.50	1,676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	362.51/cwt	362.00–364.00	2,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	966	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	348.75/cwt	348.50–350.00	2,410	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,982	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	404.92/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,183	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	505.88/cwt	490.00–527.50	2,110	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,055	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	376.72/cwt	359.00–382.00	2,355	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	447.04/cwt	434.00–468.00	2,334	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	518.43/cwt	502.50–527.50	1,892	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	372.68/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,094	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	346.89/cwt	344.00–351.75	3,084	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	480.97/cwt	465.00–491.00	2,299	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	386.38/cwt	369.00–392.50	2,542	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	463.93/cwt	440.00–479.00	1,730	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	424.22/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,040	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	404.02/cwt	396.00–418.00	2,485	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	419.78/cwt	409.50–431.00	2,414	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	373.36/cwt	366.00–385.00	2,718	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,177	7

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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