Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs and feeder steers over 600 lbs were all lightly tested on limited comparisons with last week but sold with a lower undertone, as weights of the pot loads and bigger groups of steers over 600 lbs didn't match up well with last week, a pot load of heifers weighing 635 lbs sold 10.00 lower than last weeks pot load of similar weight with over 650 lbs not well tested. Demand was moderate to good on a light to moderate supply. Markets have seen a lot of volatility over the last couple of weeks as CME Cattle Futures have come under pressure and again feeling it on Monday as Feeder Cattle contracts closed down 4.97 to 5.47 on the front months to start the week. Fed cattle market also lower on light trade last week mostly in the 240.00 range. Several stick out sales included the pot loads with 82 hd of steers weighing 643 lbs at 433.00, pot load steers 848 lbs at 344.75, 89 heifers weighing 570 lbs at 417.00, 85 heifers weighing 635 lbs at 405.00. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with the bulk average and low dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.56/cwt on 163 head, down $10.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −12.88 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$475.56

▼ 10.50 vs prior sale

163 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$21.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs MO average

+3.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	481.52	2,625	118
Medium and Large 1-2	549	459.91	2,523	45

One grade step is worth $21.61/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale163 hd

475.56

—

MO average15 barns · 2,247 hd

471.35

+4.20

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+3.36

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−12.88

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	1,703	196.96	3,353	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	166.06	2,499	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	161.48	2,015	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	139.34	1,405	20

Every lot, as filed

55 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	500–550	529	473.55/cwt	460.00–492.50	2,505	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,097	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	444.33/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,537	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	593.55/cwt	575.00–607.50	2,309	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	422.60/cwt	415.00–436.00	2,612	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	367.51/cwt	362.00–373.00	2,672	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	606	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	364.71/cwt	362.00–367.00	2,801	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	434.12/cwt	431.00–442.00	2,752	136
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	494.55/cwt	492.50–496.00	2,517	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	544.33/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,406	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	343.11/cwt	339.00–344.75	2,910	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	500.54/cwt	485.00–513.00	2,418	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	477.66/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,656	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	328.53/cwt	328.50–329.00	2,894	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	421.75/cwt	420.00–422.00	2,784	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	364.32/cwt	359.00–366.00	2,470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	415.51/cwt	409.50–419.00	2,377	124
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	464.93/cwt	460.00–471.00	2,418	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	507	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	135.31/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,388	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	150.40/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,560	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	121.52/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,109	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	152.93/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,289	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	179.18/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,182	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	166.46/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,072	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	154.13/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,947	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	210.86/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,753	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	169.34/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,552	12
Bulls	—	—	1,475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	194.79/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	337.66/cwt	337.50–338.00	2,580	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	2,753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	448.36/cwt	443.00–458.00	2,179	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	494.61/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,067	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	438.60/cwt	432.00–441.00	2,136	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	537	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,161	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	449.25/cwt	442.50–456.00	2,439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	418.63/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,244	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	373.94/cwt	362.00–386.00	2,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	543.99/cwt	537.50–547.50	2,513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	441.00/cwt	437.50–447.50	1,927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,443	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	403.48/cwt	396.00–405.00	2,542	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	511.81/cwt	507.50–515.00	1,771	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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