Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's very active market, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady, with steer calves weighing 500-550 lbs and 600-650 lbs trading mostly 5.00-10.00 lower as 550-600 lbs and 650-700 lbs traded steady, 700-750 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower and over 850 lbs sold steady with last week on comparable weights. Heifer calves weighing 450-500 lbs traded steady, with 500-600 lb heifer calves trading mostly 5.00-12.00 lower and 6 weights steady. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy offering. There were 15 loads of good quality feeders weighing from 525-985 lbs all sold with good demand. Steer and heifer calves didn't reach last week's highs and the market for the most part gave back last week's gains on the calves weighing 500-650 lbs. Several stick out sales included 97 hd of steers weighing 527 lbs at 545.00; 80 hd of steers weighing 612 lbs at 478.00; 71 hd steers weighing 685 lbs at 435.25 and 56 steers weighing 917 lbs at 351.50. Slaughter cows on a light offering traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $496.38/cwt on 556 head, down $10.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +7.95 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$496.38

▼ 10.34 vs prior sale

556 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

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

$89.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.59

vs MO average

+42.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	509.15	2,817	415
Medium and Large 1-2	559	466.07	2,605	119
Medium and Large 2	544	419.56	2,283	22

One grade step is worth $89.59/cwt here — about $534 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 sale556 hd

496.38

—

MO average20 barns · 4,853 hd

467.79

+28.59

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+42.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

+7.95

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	1,713	221.05	3,786	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	180.55	2,571	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	177.99	2,199	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	156.08	1,567	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,407	255.78	3,599	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	255.15	3,692	28

Every lot, as filed

69 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	300–350	332	621.32/cwt	610.00–625.00	2,063	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	452.09/cwt	429.00–468.00	2,590	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	740	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	341.89/cwt	335.50–365.00	2,585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	362.17/cwt	359.00–364.00	2,419	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	540.80/cwt	510.00–562.50	2,293	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	395.24/cwt	392.00–403.00	2,474	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	357.10/cwt	357.10–357.10	3,100	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	511	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	361.67/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	528.92/cwt	510.00–557.50	2,020	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	452.16/cwt	442.00–470.00	2,374	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	486.28/cwt	471.00–490.00	2,324	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	489.08/cwt	472.50–505.00	2,846	206
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	528.93/cwt	508.00–545.00	2,777	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	437.69/cwt	416.50–450.00	2,915	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	624	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	511.98/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,114	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	435.89/cwt	428.00–444.00	2,563	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	474	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	397.59/cwt	387.50–410.50	2,883	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	3,223	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	461.45/cwt	436.00–478.00	2,852	174
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,999	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	215.15/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	225.97/cwt	220.00–233.00	4,045	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	176.90/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	163.98/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,938	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	186.51/cwt	186.00–187.00	2,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	433.33/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,318	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	525.61/cwt	508.00–533.00	2,528	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	348.22/cwt	336.00–353.50	2,451	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	487.26/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,095	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	481.71/cwt	475.00–487.50	1,821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	494.16/cwt	479.00–501.00	2,644	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	426.02/cwt	416.00–433.00	2,667	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	413.42/cwt	407.00–416.00	2,369	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,781	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	403.75/cwt	403.00–404.00	2,770	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	456.62/cwt	442.50–462.50	2,119	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	432.52/cwt	413.00–442.00	2,271	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	413.97/cwt	408.00–423.00	2,542	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,618	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	581	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,837	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	179.55/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,223	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	595.36/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,447	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	323.75/cwt	323.75–323.75	3,195	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	542.12/cwt	537.50–557.50	2,613	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	370.32/cwt	370.00–370.75	2,900	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	145.26/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,397	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,407	255.78/cwt	255.00–257.50	3,599	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	180.57/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,533	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	164.96/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,702	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,347	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	255.15/cwt	254.50–255.50	3,692	28

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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