Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 450-550 lb steer calves sold mostly steady, not quit reaching last week's highs on the big bunches and strings from last week, 550-700 lbs sold steady to firm, spots 5.00 higher, pot load of 790 lb steers sold 10.00 higher and two pot loads weighing 945 lbs were not well tested with last week. Heifer calves overall sold uneven with 400-450 lbs selling steady to firm, 450-500 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower, 500-550 lbs had a much larger offering this week and sold with a steady to firm undertone, 550-600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower and over 600 lbs were not well tested. Demand was good on a large offering. Market remains active as with last week's fed cattle market reaching another new high at 265.00. Several stick out sales included 41 steers weighing 614 lbs at 478.25, pot load steers weighing 790 lbs at 389.00; 116 steers weighing 945 lbs at 345.00 and 95 heifers weighing 545 lbs at 465.00. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $500.11/cwt on 583 head, down $19.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +11.67 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$500.11

▼ 19.37 vs prior sale

583 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.78

vs MO average

+25.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	512.62	2,812	411
Medium and Large 1-2	553	470.22	2,601	172

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $212 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 sale583 hd

500.11

—

MO average17 barns · 4,542 hd

480.33

+19.78

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+25.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

+11.67

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	1,756	226.57	3,980	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	187.63	2,691	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	184.28	2,276	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	167.42	1,683	41
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	257.10	3,504	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,288	268.46	3,458	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	258.61	3,853	50
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,519	253.05	3,844	7thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	150.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,467	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	180.29/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,241	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	191.69/cwt	185.00–202.00	2,375	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	167.86/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	423.88/cwt	416.00–440.00	2,408	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	557.13/cwt	542.50–574.00	2,602	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	594.66/cwt	587.50–598.00	2,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	492.72/cwt	478.00–510.00	2,276	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	434.86/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,905	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	191.03/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,715	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	386.11/cwt	371.50–389.00	3,054	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	460.19/cwt	442.00–478.25	2,839	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	532.30/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,800	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	457.83/cwt	443.00–465.00	2,454	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,295	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,260	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	470.51/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,202	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	491.50/cwt	481.00–507.00	2,831	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	417.80/cwt	400.00–421.75	3,008	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	381.60/cwt	376.00–389.00	2,377	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	391	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	481.93/cwt	478.00–498.00	2,578	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	423.28/cwt	415.00–437.00	2,650	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	408.02/cwt	396.00–413.50	2,371	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	588.18/cwt	562.50–610.00	2,235	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	432.00/cwt	419.00–441.00	2,272	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,599	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	568.69/cwt	540.00–588.00	2,474	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	480.74/cwt	455.00–496.00	2,082	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	366.39/cwt	364.00–367.00	2,755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	1,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	522.47/cwt	498.00–548.00	2,518	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	643.53/cwt	635.00–650.00	2,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	425.34/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	529.18/cwt	522.50–532.50	2,053	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	466.16/cwt	462.00–470.00	2,503	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	462.05/cwt	447.00–474.00	2,629	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	543.00/cwt	543.00–543.00	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	518.20/cwt	502.50–545.00	2,135	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,951	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,315	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,633	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,267	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	163.72/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,614	17
Bulls	—	—	1,875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	4,688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	209.52/cwt	206.00–213.00	3,474	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	180.01/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,630	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	607	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,223	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	179.58/cwt	173.00–194.00	1,871	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,519	253.05/cwt	251.50–254.00	3,844	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	257.10/cwt	255.50–260.00	3,504	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	258.61/cwt	254.00–263.00	3,853	50
Bulls	—	—	1,784	231.04/cwt	223.00–243.00	4,122	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,288	268.46/cwt	267.00–270.00	3,458	2

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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