Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves weighing 450-500 lbs were the only weakness as they traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, steer calves weighing 500-650 lbs traded 5.00-10.00 higher with 650-900 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone on limited comparisons with two pot loads of 919 lb steers off the same consignment as two weeks ago trading 7.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing 500-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher with 600-800 lbs lightly tested but higher undertone. Demand was good on a heavy offering of feeder cattle. Overall the quality ran very deep on calves and yearlings even though the market over the last couple of weeks has eased off buyers were very active to own cattle. Regardless, there is still very good demand /interest in feeder cattle especially top quality feeders. Several stick-out sales included 88 hd of steers weighing 622 lbs at 476.00, with 37 hd weighing 621 lbs at 486.00; 120 hd steers weighing 889 lbs at 353.25; 116 hd 919 lbs at 352.50 with 61 heifers weighing 557 lbs at 460.00 and 94 heifers weighing 603 lbs at 428.75. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $506.72/cwt on 427 head, up $6.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +18.29 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$506.72

▲ 6.61 vs prior sale

427 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

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

$99.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.36

vs MO average

+47.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	523.72	2,838	281
Medium and Large 1-2	552	475.42	2,622	142
Medium and Large 2	536	424.00	2,273	4thin

One grade step is worth $99.72/cwt here — about $566 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale427 hd

506.72

—

MO average11 barns · 2,338 hd

471.36

+35.36

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

+47.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

+18.29

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	1,757	220.69	3,877	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	181.10	2,691	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	177.92	2,211	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,710	169.99	2,907	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	157.88	1,570	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,424	252.81	3,600	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,580	252.96	3,997	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,510	249.00	3,760	3thin

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 1-2	450–500	478	461.35/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,205	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	532	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	365.84/cwt	365.25–373.00	2,897	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,763	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,996	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	463.16/cwt	450.00–474.00	2,640	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	475.88/cwt	465.00–499.00	2,546	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	357.86/cwt	357.75–358.00	2,881	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	449.97/cwt	426.00–460.00	2,520	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	475.09/cwt	445.00–489.00	2,927	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	469.56/cwt	450.00–486.00	2,484	119
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	395.40/cwt	390.00–399.00	2,614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	391.64/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,107	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	550.06/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,618	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	360.81/cwt	360.10–361.50	3,016	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	548	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	541.51/cwt	526.00–555.00	2,036	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	331.25/cwt	331.25–331.25	3,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	409.66/cwt	404.75–414.50	2,978	146
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	498.58/cwt	471.00–515.00	2,283	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	527.67/cwt	510.00–537.50	2,153	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	350.12/cwt	346.00–353.25	3,120	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	418.97/cwt	404.00–428.75	2,543	214
Steers	Choice	—	1,580	252.96/cwt	252.00–253.50	3,997	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	255.18/cwt	253.00–255.50	3,652	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,760	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	180.53/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,912	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	166.01/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,678	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	179.56/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,688	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	367.31/cwt	364.50–373.00	2,681	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	431.51/cwt	415.00–436.00	2,753	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	620.64/cwt	615.00–637.50	2,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	518.39/cwt	505.00–534.00	2,519	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,292	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	487.82/cwt	463.00–492.50	2,142	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	384.15/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,409	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	481.25/cwt	474.00–492.50	2,281	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	334.19/cwt	329.75–336.25	2,637	99
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	918	326.26/cwt	319.00–329.25	2,995	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	538.00/cwt	455.00–550.00	2,330	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	593.73/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,203	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	428.53/cwt	425.00–433.00	1,988	7
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,004	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,112	5
Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,084	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,710	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	490.00/cwt	474.00–502.00	2,852	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	3,239	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	444.11/cwt	423.00–451.00	2,953	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	542.54/cwt	517.50–557.50	2,789	152
Bulls	—	—	1,563	209.31/cwt	207.00–212.00	3,272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	228.09/cwt	218.00–235.00	4,058	13
Bulls	—	—	1,805	183.99/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	147.39/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,427	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	177.67/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,198	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	192.32/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,431	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,414	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	3,528	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	191.47/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,751	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	169.23/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,589	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,029	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,045	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,695	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,839	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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