Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested on a limited offering selling mostly in small groups and packages, 600-650 lbs sold steady with 650-750 lbs trading 7.00-15.00 higher, 750-800 lbs sold firm to 3.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold near steady on comparable weights. Heifer calves under 550 lbs on a light test sold with a firm undertone, with 550-600 lbs trading steady to firm and a light test of 6 weight heifers traded with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply with the bulk of the steers weighing over 600 lbs with a good quality offering. Several stick out sales included 55 steers weighing 636 lbs at 470.00, 72 steers weighing 705 lbs at 425.25, 68 steers 758 lbs at 384.75 and 83 heifers weighing 563 lbs at 454.50. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $487.05/cwt on 108 head, down $3.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −1.39 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$487.05

▼ 3.76 vs prior sale

108 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$50.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs MO average

+0.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	507	513.00	2,601	9thin
Medium and Large 1	535	499.36	2,674	60
Medium and Large 1-2	570	462.13	2,633	39

One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale108 hd

487.05

—

MO average20 barns · 3,209 hd

489.08

−2.03

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+0.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−1.39

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	1,806	210.00	3,793	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,865	173.00	3,226	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	168.71	2,469	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	165.54	2,024	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	141.96	1,399	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	237.00	2,932	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,407	228.00	3,208	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 1	500–550	523	509.78/cwt	501.00–513.00	2,666	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	461.17/cwt	444.50–470.00	2,892	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	384.70/cwt	372.00–391.00	2,624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	376.55/cwt	370.00–384.75	2,911	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	463.24/cwt	445.00–474.00	2,367	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	475.03/cwt	474.00–477.00	2,280	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	482.81/cwt	462.50–495.00	2,255	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	582.49/cwt	562.50–585.00	2,668	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	790	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	406.50/cwt	406.50–406.50	2,931	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	415.74/cwt	402.00–423.00	2,594	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	523.09/cwt	507.50–530.00	2,145	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	455.32/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,641	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	381.02/cwt	376.00–386.00	2,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	425.44/cwt	418.00–430.00	2,633	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	514.67/cwt	508.00–530.00	2,501	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	479.47/cwt	475.00–482.00	2,608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	478.93/cwt	472.50–485.00	2,083	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	342.85/cwt	334.00–346.00	2,451	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	403.00/cwt	385.00–419.00	2,696	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	572.52/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	404.11/cwt	385.00–418.00	2,324	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	354.90/cwt	348.50–359.00	2,931	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,755	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,124	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,975	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,318	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,932	3
Steers	Select	—	1,407	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,208	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	217.35/cwt	210.00–226.00	4,147	13
Bulls	—	—	1,525	185.56/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,830	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	180.94/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,238	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	166.03/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,997	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	169.43/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,757	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	119.40/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,177	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	179.24/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,735	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	157.48/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,231	5
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	848	351.75/cwt	351.75–351.75	2,983	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	166.51/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,394	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	156.23/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,917	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	134.42/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,222	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	152.35/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,574	8
Bulls	—	—	1,553	194.45/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	525.88/cwt	515.00–533.00	1,962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	532.00/cwt	520.00–557.50	2,325	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,079	4
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	808	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	2,729	19
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	736	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	820	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	848	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	420.76/cwt	409.00–425.25	2,983	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	458.24/cwt	447.50–462.50	2,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	359.17/cwt	357.25–364.00	2,981	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	447.73/cwt	419.00–454.50	2,525	128
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	354.10/cwt	354.10–354.10	3,109	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	581.01/cwt	572.50–595.00	1,859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	483.72/cwt	479.00–493.00	2,680	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	444.63/cwt	424.00–449.00	2,966	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,087	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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