Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, this week's offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-700 lbs were hard to compare with last week's large volume of top quality calves that sold in large groups and part loads, but overall feeders sold with a lower undertone. There were seven pot loads of yearling steers weighing over 750 lbs that were not tested with last weeks offering but sold with a lower undertone as well compared to previous sales over the last several weeks. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering. Fed cattle market traded 7.00 lower last week at 248.00 in all areas. Boxed-beef prices are seeing seasonal pressure as the dog days of summer are upon us. Stick out sales included the pot loads with 66 hd of steers weighing 789 at 381.75, 4 pot loads weighing 904-938 lbs at 337.10-342.50 and pot load weighing 1011 lbs at 321.75. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $486.75/cwt on 148 head, down $21.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −1.69 against this barn's trailing median of $488.44.

Average price

$486.75

▼ 21.89 vs prior sale

148 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$62.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.43

vs MO average

+47.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	512.04	2,646	76
Medium and Large 1-2	561	462.59	2,596	58
Medium and Large 2	547	449.48	2,461	14thin

One grade step is worth $62.57/cwt here — about $186 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 sale148 hd

486.75

—

MO average13 barns · 1,796 hd

467.32

+19.43

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+47.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

488.44

−1.69

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	1,613	215.35	3,475	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,735	191.00	3,314	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	189.76	2,801	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	186.59	2,293	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	161.69	1,635	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	247.52	3,522	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,402	239.04	3,351	5thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	—	—	1,585	211.45/cwt	203.00–220.00	3,351	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	185.32/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,724	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,402	239.04/cwt	237.50–242.00	3,351	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	3,923	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,314	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	191.98/cwt	188.00–196.00	2,839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	390.98/cwt	388.50–402.00	2,897	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	381.75/cwt	381.75–381.75	3,012	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	411.14/cwt	400.00–419.50	2,582	51
Steers	Large 1	600–650	612	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,625	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	321.75/cwt	321.75–321.75	3,253	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	179.26/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	540.13/cwt	512.50–557.50	1,982	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	503.81/cwt	501.00–508.00	2,161	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	431.63/cwt	426.00–447.00	2,711	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	398	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	405.22/cwt	404.00–409.00	2,314	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	425.08/cwt	417.50–432.00	1,977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	435.30/cwt	430.00–438.00	2,486	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	537.00/cwt	527.50–548.00	2,325	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,387	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	515.59/cwt	497.50–530.00	2,449	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	483.92/cwt	461.00–494.00	2,076	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	594.00/cwt	594.00–594.00	2,412	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	456.29/cwt	448.00–471.00	2,592	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	416.27/cwt	404.75–430.00	2,623	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	459.62/cwt	448.00–474.00	2,133	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	415.67/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,822	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,978	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	452.32/cwt	432.50–464.00	2,366	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	372.14/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	429.27/cwt	417.00–436.00	2,236	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	419.42/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,458	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	443.60/cwt	438.00–450.00	2,382	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	560.49/cwt	552.50–575.00	2,135	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	340.68/cwt	337.10–342.50	3,127	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	513.88/cwt	506.00–521.00	2,646	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,635	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	167.23/cwt	157.00–173.00	1,605	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	145.04/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,513	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	181.85/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,186	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,423	247.52/cwt	245.50–249.50	3,522	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	171.60/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,159	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	194.92/cwt	189.00–207.00	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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