Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's much lighter offering of calves, steers and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold with a higher to sharply higher undertone, with the pot loads of 850-950 lb steers trading 4.00-8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good on a moderate to heavy offering. There was a good quality offering of 400-650 lb steers calves on offer Monday along with the yearling steers all sold on and active market. Cash fed cattle market hit the 250.00 mark in the Northern Plains with sales of 248.00-249.00 in the South all giving a lot of optimism to the market. Stick out sales included 78 hd of fancy/thin 520 lb steers at 590.00, 120 hd of 882 lb steers at 359.75 and 120 hd of 909 lb steers at 358.00. Slaughter cows sold firm to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $525.16/cwt on 311 head, up $36.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +36.73 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$525.16

▲ 36.73 vs prior sale

311 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$67.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.20

vs MO average

+36.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	537.38	2,889	255
Medium and Large 1-2	551	469.52	2,589	56

One grade step is worth $67.86/cwt here — about $300 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 sale311 hd

525.16

—

MO average16 barns · 2,991 hd

496.96

+28.20

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+36.81

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

+36.73

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	1,710	209.20	3,577	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,659	186.19	3,089	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	176.24	2,558	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	173.18	2,135	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	147.86	1,475	83
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,450	237.00	3,437	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,309	244.69	3,203	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,268	236.23	2,995	9thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	390.49/cwt	385.00–394.50	2,979	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	667.74/cwt	655.00–677.50	2,457	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	416.10/cwt	402.50–426.00	2,767	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	455.67/cwt	439.00–475.00	2,588	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	665	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	548	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	811	353.04/cwt	351.00–355.50	2,863	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	799	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	3,068	78
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	496	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	617.88/cwt	607.50–630.00	2,360	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	3,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	504.14/cwt	477.50–522.00	2,858	76
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	403	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	568.91/cwt	557.50–575.00	2,452	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	536.67/cwt	522.50–545.00	2,560	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,483	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	495.51/cwt	492.50–497.00	2,671	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	3,345	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	491.25/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,609	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	551.53/cwt	544.00–559.00	2,614	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	354.41/cwt	346.75–358.00	3,264	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	360.47/cwt	356.25–365.00	3,165	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	484	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	367.89/cwt	365.00–368.50	2,950	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,814	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	713.26/cwt	700.00–740.00	2,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	428.74/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,680	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	3,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	611.29/cwt	590.00–629.00	2,525	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	453.76/cwt	440.50–474.00	2,809	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	527.83/cwt	511.00–560.00	2,761	71
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	762	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	470.70/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,452	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	516.71/cwt	502.50–529.00	2,408	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	585.13/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,463	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,683	190.92/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	125.97/cwt	112.00–135.00	1,173	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	186.74/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,762	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,566	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	158.40/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,902	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	157.76/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,231	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,309	244.69/cwt	243.50–247.50	3,203	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,450	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,437	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	144.24/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,452	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	173.81/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,114	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,911	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	185.05/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,359	16
Steers	Select	—	1,268	236.23/cwt	235.00–239.00	2,995	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,635	181.45/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	158.49/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,612	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	173.39/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,786	13
Bulls	—	—	1,716	207.74/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,565	7
Bulls	—	—	1,479	184.12/cwt	179.00–191.00	2,723	4
Bulls	—	—	1,836	224.99/cwt	218.00–234.00	4,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	387.87/cwt	383.00–389.00	2,529	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,348	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	563.31/cwt	547.50–602.50	2,152	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	491	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	522.09/cwt	502.50–530.00	2,266	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	432.86/cwt	417.50–446.00	2,420	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	529.38/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	354.45/cwt	344.00–357.50	2,701	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	404.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,511	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,815	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	2,487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	560.50/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	424.91/cwt	413.00–453.00	2,864	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	464.68/cwt	462.50–472.50	2,207	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	323.29/cwt	311.50–328.50	2,987	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,448	11

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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