Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with spots 10.00 higher on the 450-500 lb steers calves and 5.00 higher on the 550-600 lb steers, pot load of 785 lb steers and pot load 835 lb steers were not well tested with limited offerings in that weight range last week but the pot load of 944 lb steers sold 5.00 lower than last week's loads of similar weight. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs traded steady with 450-500 lb heifer calves steady to 10.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold steady to firm and 600-650 lbs traded steady to 10.00 higher over 650 lbs were not well tested. Demand remains good with a moderate supply with very good demand on the calves going to grass. Several stick out sales included 83 hd of steers weighing 553 lbs at 527.00; 61 hd of steers weighing 784 lbs at 381.85 and 55 steers weighing 944 lbs at 341.00. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $507.35/cwt on 634 head, down $17.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +18.91 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$507.35

▼ 17.82 vs prior sale

634 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$39.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.86

vs MO average

+28.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	521.13	2,815	396
Large 1	530	501.00	2,655	27
Medium and Large 2	522	490.00	2,558	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	482.11	2,619	206

One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $196 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 sale634 hd

507.35

—

MO average19 barns · 4,292 hd

495.49

+11.86

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+28.32

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

+18.91

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	1,677	212.79	3,568	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,707	183.76	3,136	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	175.27	2,598	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	171.61	2,109	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	155.20	1,566	49
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,158	243.50	2,820	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,304	245.78	3,205	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,558	241.00	3,755	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	450–500	474	489.94/cwt	485.00–502.00	2,322	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	544.72/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	3,219	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,952	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	458.73/cwt	440.00–476.00	2,638	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	418.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,858	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	634	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	594	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	536	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,128	10
Steers	Large 1	500–550	530	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,655	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	529.65/cwt	509.00–547.00	2,537	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	424.78/cwt	410.00–443.00	2,625	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	517.79/cwt	484.00–527.00	2,889	203
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	742	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	381.85/cwt	381.85–381.85	2,994	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	462.02/cwt	454.00–467.00	2,818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	2,657	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	491.96/cwt	462.50–507.00	2,598	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	679.94/cwt	632.50–697.50	2,271	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	594.58/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,551	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	672.50/cwt	672.50–672.50	2,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	3,081	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	561.24/cwt	544.00–570.00	2,677	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	604.32/cwt	590.00–632.50	2,550	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	529.97/cwt	512.00–550.00	2,740	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	429.90/cwt	411.00–434.00	2,902	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,298	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	386.33/cwt	379.00–393.00	2,789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	339.28/cwt	339.25–339.50	3,070	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,223	7
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	591	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,411	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	481.38/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,479	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,571	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	175.00/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,597	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	182.27/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,289	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	172.96/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,133	31
Bulls	—	—	1,719	221.41/cwt	214.00–235.00	3,806	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,793	176.14/cwt	174.00–178.00	3,158	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	171.51/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,782	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,558	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	3,755	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,304	245.78/cwt	243.00–247.00	3,205	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,158	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,820	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,620	191.37/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,100	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,119	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	142.61/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,382	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	159.77/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,657	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	159.68/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,253	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	185.24/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,806	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	158.56/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,893	13
Bulls	—	—	1,623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,436	13
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	491	466.50/cwt	466.50–466.50	2,291	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	469.78/cwt	458.50–482.50	2,452	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	468.06/cwt	454.00–480.00	2,251	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	440.47/cwt	432.00–449.00	2,519	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	417.22/cwt	397.00–426.50	2,566	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	537.88/cwt	512.50–560.00	1,969	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	469.62/cwt	457.50–485.00	2,005	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	368.25/cwt	368.25–368.25	2,567	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	438.37/cwt	422.00–451.00	2,306	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	456.45/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	611.36/cwt	587.50–617.50	1,944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	615.64/cwt	605.00–630.00	2,376	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	519.36/cwt	502.50–539.00	2,197	49

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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