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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Apr 22

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,184 head

▼ 434 vs last sale 2,618▼ 586 vs year ago 2,770 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 450▼ 65 vs year ago 345 · −18.8%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 1, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher with 450-500 lbs selling fully steady to firm, 500-550 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher with 550-600 lbs trading 5.00-10.00 higher, 600-650 lbs were lightly tested with 650-700 lbs were mostly calves and not well tested with last week's yearling offering, three pot loads of 790 to 985 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher with a pot load of top quality heifers weighing 616 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply with a nice quality offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-600 lbs selling on and active market. Several stick out sales include a pot load of 790 lb steers at 257.75, pot load of 811 lb steers at 254.60 and a pot load of 616 lb heifers at 276.25. CME Cattle futures started the week on a strong note after Friday's Cattle on Feed Report was encouraging with Placements 12 percent below last year at 88 percent with Live Cattle having triple digit gains April thru December up 2.35 to 3.20 and Feeder Cattle May thru November up 3.17 to 4.97. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.45/cwt on 320 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.57 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$321.45

320 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$57.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.72

vs MO average

+11.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	325.35	1,770	280
Medium and Large 1-2	551	301.13	1,660	29
Large 1	500	290.00	1,450	4thin
Medium and Large 2	582	268.00	1,560	7thin

One grade step is worth $57.35/cwt here — about $211 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale320 hd

321.45

—

MO average18 barns · 3,033 hd

309.73

+11.72

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

+11.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−158.57

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,799	145.98	2,627	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	125.66	1,881	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,734	124.12	2,152	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	118.58	1,456	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	106.16	1,090	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	182.85	2,319	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,010	173.00	1,747	3thin

Every lot

83 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	369.85/cwt	361.00–382.50	1,398	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	347.72/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,436	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,127	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	372.81/cwt	359.00–380.00	1,603	45
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	397.58/cwt	393.00–405.00	1,737	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	397.19/cwt	396.00–401.00	1,891	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	326.88/cwt	324.00–333.50	1,566	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	346.76/cwt	336.00–365.00	1,668	104
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	494	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,492	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	496	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,488	7
Steers	500–550	Large 1	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	331.61/cwt	317.00–349.00	1,741	159
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	308.47/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,619	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,658	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	551	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,873	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	315.69/cwt	306.00–331.00	1,806	106
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,560	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	293.48/cwt	285.00–298.90	1,711	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	586	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,694	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1	606	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,745	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	309.06/cwt	295.00–314.50	1,891	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	622	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,658	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	279.15/cwt	269.50–290.00	1,759	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,579	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	647	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,753	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,577	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	275.88/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,818	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	266.42/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,766	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	266.59/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,794	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	253.87/cwt	244.00–260.50	1,828	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	259.07/cwt	257.75–263.25	2,029	89
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	254.60/cwt	254.60–254.60	2,065	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,933	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	2,125	17
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,201	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	344.32/cwt	335.00–361.00	1,295	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	407	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,107	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	346.00/cwt	341.00–351.00	1,412	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	322.94/cwt	306.00–331.00	1,372	91
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	440	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,223	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	274.14/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,277	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	312.10/cwt	302.50–317.00	1,501	118
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	490	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,289	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	286.76/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,514	70
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	270.45/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,436	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,463	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,313	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	271.38/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,552	87
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	250.68/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,466	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	246.97/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,514	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	276.25/cwt	276.25–276.25	1,702	90
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	616	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,454	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,717	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	244.58/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,646	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	237.61/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,699	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	860	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,797	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	336.87/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,263	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	325.36/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,360	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,303	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,511	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,362	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,074	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,474	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,010	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,747	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,268	182.85/cwt	181.50–183.50	2,319	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,643	137.80/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,264	3
Bulls	—	—	1,821	148.29/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,700	5
Bulls	—	—	2,160	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,434	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	79.15/cwt	75.00–81.00	772	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	94.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	951	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	118.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,198	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	109.77/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,156	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	111.42/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,344	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	119.19/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,459	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	126.49/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,604	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,620	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	123.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,828	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	128.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,946	24
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,734	124.12/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,152	4

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City, MO

Mon Apr 22, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,184Last week 2,618Year ago 2,770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 450Year ago 345

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	466	270.00–285.00	274.14
6	500–550	548	267.00	267.00
10	550–600	585	246.00–260.00	250.68
15	600–650	613	240.00–252.00	246.97
43	650–700	673	242.00–249.00	244.58
7	700–750	715	233.00–241.00	237.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	616	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	376	335.00–361.00	344.32
91	400–450	425	306.00–331.00	322.94
118	450–500	481	302.50–317.00	312.10
70	500–550	528	279.00–295.00	286.76
87	550–600	572	265.00–277.00	271.38
3	650–700	663	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	531	270.00–272.00	270.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	408	341.00–351.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	600–650	616	276.25	276.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	860	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	278.00	278.00
13	450–500	490	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	571	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	413	347.00–350.00	347.72
16	500–550	525	295.00–316.00	308.47
9	550–600	583	285.00–298.90	293.48
19	600–650	630	269.50–290.00	279.15
13	650–700	663	265.00–268.00	266.42
21	700–750	720	244.00–260.50	253.87
3	800–850	848	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	622	266.50	266.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	551	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	361.00–382.50	369.85
45	400–450	430	359.00–380.00	372.81
104	450–500	481	336.00–365.00	346.76
159	500–550	525	317.00–349.00	331.61
106	550–600	572	306.00–331.00	315.69
13	600–650	612	295.00–314.50	309.06
11	650–700	659	274.00–277.00	275.88
89	750–800	783	257.75–263.25	259.07
60	800–850	811	254.60	254.60
17	900–950	927	229.25	229.25
56	950–1000	985	223.50	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	302.00	302.00
4	550–600	586	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
9	600–650	606	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	479	324.00–333.50	326.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	550	301.50	301.50
14	600–650	647	271.00	271.00
48	650–700	673	266.00–270.00	266.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	437	393.00–405.00	397.58
12	450–500	476	396.00–401.00	397.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	419	269.00	269.00
7	550–600	582	268.00	268.00
4	600–650	634	249.00	249.00
3	650–700	657	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	375	320.00–346.00	336.87
7	400–450	418	320.00–333.00	325.36
11	450–500	486	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	488	279.00	279.00
4	550–600	569	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	301.00	301.00
4	500–550	514	209.00	209.00
3	600–650	622	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	75.00–81.00	79.15
21	—	1,053	104.00–114.00	109.77
10	—	1,010	115.00–124.00	118.66
8	—	1,005	90.00–100.00	94.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,268	124.00–132.00	126.49
15	—	1,206	109.00–115.00	111.42
33	—	1,224	115.00–123.00	119.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	110.00–115.00	111.71
14	—	1,479	120.00–125.00	123.58
24	—	1,513	125.00–134.00	128.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	122.00–127.00	124.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,268	181.50–183.50	182.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	133.00–140.00	137.80
5	—	1,821	142.00–150.00	148.29
1	—	2,160	159.00	159.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.