Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2026-11-02

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Nov 2
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
← Oct 26Nov 2latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,849 head
▲ 180 vs last sale 1,669▼ 46 vs year ago 1,895 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 215▼ 6 vs year ago 241 · −2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, with 6 and 7 weight steers not well tested on limited comparisons and were mostly calves, over 800 lb feeder steers were not tested with last week's scarce offering over 800 lbs. Pot load of heifers weighing 628 lbs sold 4.00 lower than last weeks pot load with 650-700 lb feeder heifers selling unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good, best on the pot loads of feeder steers over 800 lbs with pot load weighing 846 lbs at 339.50, pot load 874 lbs at 339.75 and pot load of crossbreds weighing 888 lbs at 334.50. Overall the market held up well after last week's steep sell-off in CME Cattle futures and lower fed cattle market. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with the bulk average to low dressing cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $409.98/cwt on 259 head, down $6.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −70.04 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.
Average price
$409.98
▼ 6.75 vs prior sale
259 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$84.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.26
vs MO average
−26.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546421.102,301193
Medium and Large 1-2566387.392,19353
Large 1-2558337.001,88213thin
One grade step is worth $84.10/cwt here — about $419 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale259 hd
409.98
—
MO average20 barns · 2,578 hd
409.72
+0.26
National average185 barns · 33,905 hd
436.28
−26.30
This barn, trailing median32 sales
480.02
−70.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
539483427372median 480.0203/0204/2706/2909/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.16, low $385.53, median $480.02 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,715175.813,01519
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,733131.542,2805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472131.031,92924
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,245129.771,61655
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,012113.891,15339
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,353214.502,9026thin

Every lot

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323565.04/cwt550.00–582.501,82510
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned336470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5794
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372529.96/cwt519.00–547.501,97114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416492.53/cwt487.00–498.002,0496
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422460.08/cwt449.00–468.001,94239
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned448450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0164
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457463.79/cwt461.00–470.002,12020
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy468417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,9543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484439.84/cwt430.00–450.002,12936
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520432.73/cwt423.00–446.002,25087
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,19910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539403.63/cwt384.00–418.002,17618
Steers550–600Large 1-2553351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,9416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy557439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,44521
Steers550–600Large 1-2Unweaned563325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8307
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577403.01/cwt387.00–419.002,32575
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580379.04/cwt364.00–385.002,19835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610376.46/cwt371.50–379.002,29633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621360.45/cwt353.00–369.002,23840
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned642345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2155
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,40220
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2773
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700341.50/cwt341.50–341.502,39114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3363
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1734361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,65010
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737349.50/cwt349.50–349.502,5765
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,70011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2754352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,6548
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840337.14/cwt335.00–339.502,832123
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881337.13/cwt334.50–339.752,970119
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1938311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,91759
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332496.69/cwt495.00–501.001,64911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3893
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370487.88/cwt486.00–490.001,80517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379464.47/cwt462.00–469.001,7608
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned393404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,5883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,6653
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417420.38/cwt410.00–432.001,75328
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474371.89/cwt364.00–376.001,76336
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1494392.14/cwt392.00–393.001,93728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518346.64/cwt342.00–356.001,79620
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522375.68/cwt361.00–390.001,96148
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565362.06/cwt353.00–365.002,04617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570337.97/cwt330.00–347.001,92649
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy612321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,96511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned623301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,8754
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629360.36/cwt360.00–364.002,26792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630328.07/cwt320.00–336.002,06720
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657332.20/cwt325.00–346.002,18327
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676355.40/cwt350.00–363.002,40356
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Full678285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9323
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1701355.50/cwt355.50–355.502,49211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1751332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4937
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4485
Heifers1000–1050Large 21,017214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,1765
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,4633
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384543.00/cwt543.00–543.002,08512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2454350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5896
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,9594
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,7223
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,9664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564366.89/cwt361.00–379.002,0699
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9586
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,353214.50/cwt213.00–217.002,9026
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,665172.49/cwt164.00–178.002,87213
Bulls——1,823183.00/cwt179.00–186.003,3366
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1841
Cows—Lean 85-90%96998.81/cwt93.00–106.0095710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026112.77/cwt110.00–120.001,15712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036122.95/cwt119.00–130.001,27416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240133.51/cwt129.00–138.001,65631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246123.75/cwt120.00–128.001,54221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303142.49/cwt142.00–143.001,8572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450134.31/cwt130.00–138.001,94712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484123.76/cwt118.00–127.001,8379
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525139.68/cwt139.00–140.002,1303
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,690126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,1291
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,744132.92/cwt130.00–135.002,3184

This sale against other markets

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.