Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone on last week's light offering, with 450-500 lbs steer calves trading 15.00-35.00 higher, spots 40.00 higher and 500-650 lbs steers sold firm to 10.00 higher with the most advance on the 5 weights, 650-700 lb steers sold 10.00-20.00 higher, a much larger offering of 700-750 lb steers sold with a firm to higher undertone on comparable weights, with over 800 lbs selling steady to firm. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold steady to firm, with 450-500 lbs selling 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-550 lbs heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher with 550-600 lbs trading steady to firm, 600-650 lbs sold firm to 15.00 higher and over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was good on a heavy offering with overall quality very good on the calves and yearlings. Backgrounders are not hiding their desire to own feeders especially for grazing and to sell later as demand for these feeders is very good. Last weeks fed cattle market also hit the highs as trade in the Southern Plains was from 242.00-to mostly 245.00. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $499.24/cwt on 450 head, down $2.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 29 comparable sales and sits +10.80 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$499.24

▼ 2.92 vs prior sale

450 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$48.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.29

vs MO average

+20.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	505.21	2,782	395
Medium and Large 1-2	557	456.31	2,541	55

One grade step is worth $48.90/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale450 hd

499.24

—

MO average18 barns · 3,831 hd

485.95

+13.29

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+20.85

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

+10.80

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	1,807	205.07	3,706	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	177.56	2,568	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	167.13	2,029	40
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,750	166.00	2,905	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	140.90	1,439	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,289	234.41	3,022	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,419	230.55	3,272	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,168	235.79	2,754	5thin

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 1Fleshy	800–850	828	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,927	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	620	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	532.46/cwt	509.00–555.00	2,284	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	527.25/cwt	515.00–548.00	2,589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	359.56/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	521	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	473.42/cwt	439.00–490.00	1,988	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	408.10/cwt	390.00–416.00	2,559	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	525.45/cwt	517.50–532.50	2,202	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	368.04/cwt	363.75–371.00	2,974	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	430.67/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,916	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	446.36/cwt	429.00–465.00	2,772	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	479.92/cwt	450.00–497.00	2,764	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	397.50/cwt	390.00–422.00	2,910	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	342.77/cwt	334.75–346.50	3,219	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	367.26/cwt	361.00–369.75	2,821	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	452.53/cwt	441.00–461.00	2,588	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	416.43/cwt	415.00–418.00	2,619	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	374.05/cwt	368.50–390.00	2,891	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	526.07/cwt	492.50–540.00	2,767	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	568.73/cwt	542.50–590.00	2,656	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	395.15/cwt	391.00–406.00	2,651	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	463.48/cwt	442.50–480.00	2,447	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,888	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	583.13/cwt	557.50–602.50	2,531	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	574.14/cwt	572.50–575.00	2,170	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	341.49/cwt	336.00–343.50	2,909	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,183	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	134.15/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,410	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	165.06/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,289	234.41/cwt	234.00–235.00	3,022	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	165.44/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,023	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	151.76/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,814	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	176.65/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,150	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,168	235.79/cwt	234.50–240.00	2,754	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,419	230.55/cwt	229.00–231.00	3,272	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,750	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	113.28/cwt	108.00–120.00	995	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	217.56/cwt	210.00–227.50	4,271	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	180.65/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,623	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	150.26/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,536	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,392	4
Bulls	—	—	1,644	193.11/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,175	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	354.97/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,680	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	439.24/cwt	421.00–448.00	2,332	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	392.54/cwt	368.00–405.00	2,296	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	372.05/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,515	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	374.07/cwt	361.00–380.00	2,375	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	546.35/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,114	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	494.19/cwt	465.00–512.50	2,565	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	529.00/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,122	6
Steers	Large 1	900–950	935	332.35/cwt	332.35–332.35	3,107	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	355.46/cwt	336.00–369.00	2,403	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	443.16/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,078	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,474	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	440.55/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,573	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	509.64/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,467	75

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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