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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Dec 16

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,569 head

▼ 1,280 vs last sale 3,849▲ 1,256 vs year ago 1,313 · +95.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 205▼ 22 vs year ago 232 · −9.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 1, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 450-500 lb steers sold mostly 3.00-10.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs selling fully steady to firm, 550-650 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher, with 650-700 lbs selling steady to firm, over 700 lbs sold mostly in pot load lots and traded with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs trading mostly steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher on the 500-550 lbs, 600-650 lbs sold fully steady to firm and over 650 lbs were not well tested. Overall quality again this week was very good/attractive offering of steer and heifer calves as quality ran deep weighing 450-650 lbs all sold on and active market as did the pot loads and larger groups of yearlings weighing 700-850 lbs. Several stick out sales included 61 head 602 lb steers at 322.00, 127 head of 721 lb steers at 286.00, three pot loads of 811-848 lb steers selling from 260.00-266.50. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $322.68/cwt on 251 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −157.34 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$322.68

251 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$110.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs MO average

−3.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	332.68	1,831	195
Medium and Large 1-2	559	303.89	1,699	41
Medium and Large 2	589	261.07	1,538	7thin
Large 1-2	579	236.00	1,366	4thin
Medium 2	559	222.00	1,241	4thin

One grade step is worth $110.68/cwt here — about $590 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 sale251 hd

322.68

—

MO average16 barns · 3,774 hd

316.18

+6.50

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−3.95

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−157.34

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	—	Average	1,701	152.10	2,587	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,679	125.26	2,104	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	123.88	1,815	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	118.44	1,475	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	101.28	1,080	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	190.77	2,411	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	186.00	2,344	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,159	180.50	2,092	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,259	182.63	2,299	4thin

Every lot

87 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	433.15/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,243	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	402.12/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,311	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,305	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,371	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	385.54/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,507	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,844	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	352.31/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,497	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	332.15/cwt	322.00–341.00	1,588	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,401	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	370.11/cwt	345.00–387.50	1,817	107
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	304.44/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,604	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	338.18/cwt	324.00–355.00	1,813	117
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	559	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,241	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	324.44/cwt	313.00–338.00	1,856	78
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	303.64/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,743	28
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	579	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,366	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	261.07/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,538	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	3
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	608	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,508	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	278.79/cwt	262.50–292.00	1,715	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	313.64/cwt	296.00–322.00	1,932	164
Steers	600–650	Large 1	625	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,834	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1	650	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,768	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,727	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	264.64/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,781	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	288.07/cwt	286.50–300.00	1,973	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	263.65/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,867	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	285.71/cwt	282.00–286.00	2,057	137
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	259.88/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,897	39
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	253.93/cwt	251.50–259.00	1,965	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	265.24/cwt	264.75–265.75	2,077	135
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	812	236.49/cwt	234.50–239.00	1,920	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	247.58/cwt	247.00–248.00	2,025	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	263.57/cwt	260.00–266.50	2,172	183
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,092	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	958	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	386.08/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,290	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,132	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	317.42/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,181	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	295.85/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,136	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	358.95/cwt	351.00–370.00	1,382	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	411	357.09/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,468	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	331.11/cwt	315.00–347.00	1,414	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	302.96/cwt	289.00–312.00	1,333	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	319.43/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,508	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	482	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,359	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	294.64/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,441	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,230	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,620	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	304.42/cwt	294.00–314.00	1,571	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,415	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	283.34/cwt	266.00–287.50	1,522	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	538	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,388	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	558	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,465	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	274.04/cwt	252.50–281.00	1,562	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	291.85/cwt	280.00–305.50	1,666	118
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	283.38/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,734	146
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	266.55/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,671	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	637	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,688	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	257.96/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,715	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	241.78/cwt	235.50–243.50	1,758	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	243.36/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,840	76
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	2,241	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	343.78/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,296	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,195	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	322.28/cwt	313.00–331.00	1,495	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	276.72/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,594	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,720	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,259	182.63/cwt	180.00–184.50	2,299	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,159	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	2,092	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,344	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,264	190.77/cwt	190.50–191.50	2,411	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	143.45/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	154.57/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,685	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	85.96/cwt	80.00–92.00	858	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,185	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	110.57/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,176	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	99.20/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,102	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	111.64/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,379	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	119.40/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,476	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	125.73/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,607	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	121.09/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,733	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	127.09/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,868	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	113.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,749	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,668	124.21/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,072	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,730	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,249	2

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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,569Last week 3,849Year ago 1,313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 205Year ago 232

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	334	375.00–400.00	386.08
12	350–400	385	351.00–370.00	358.95
35	400–450	427	315.00–347.00	331.11
45	450–500	472	307.50–325.00	319.43
56	500–550	516	294.00–314.00	304.42
118	550–600	571	280.00–305.50	291.85
146	600–650	612	280.00–292.00	283.38
17	950–1000	969	231.25	231.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	267.00	267.00
4	600–650	628	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	322.50	322.50
3	300–350	343	330.00	330.00
20	350–400	372	310.00–322.50	317.42
14	400–450	440	289.00–312.00	302.96
30	450–500	489	284.00–301.00	294.64
45	500–550	537	266.00–287.50	283.34
22	550–600	570	252.50–281.00	274.04
27	600–650	627	260.00–272.00	266.55
23	650–700	665	252.00–262.00	257.96
14	700–750	727	235.50–243.50	241.78
76	750–800	756	240.00–243.50	243.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	558	262.50	262.50
6	600–650	637	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	384	295.00–297.50	295.85
5	450–500	492	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	411	355.00–358.00	357.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	282.00	282.00
3	500–550	538	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	708	260.00–269.00	263.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	256.00	256.00
9	800–850	812	234.50–239.00	236.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	373	367.50	367.50
21	400–450	425	337.50–370.00	352.31
17	450–500	478	322.00–341.00	332.15
13	500–550	527	297.00–309.00	304.44
28	550–600	574	290.00–307.00	303.64
47	600–650	615	262.50–292.00	278.79
45	650–700	673	258.00–275.00	264.64
39	700–750	730	253.00–270.00	259.88
9	750–800	774	251.50–259.00	253.93
7	800–850	818	247.00–248.00	247.58
8	850–900	859	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	287	430.00–435.00	433.15
15	300–350	326	387.50–407.50	402.12
26	350–400	391	377.50–392.50	385.54
4	400–450	419	440.00	440.00
107	450–500	491	345.00–387.50	370.11
117	500–550	536	324.00–355.00	338.18
78	550–600	572	313.00–338.00	324.44
164	600–650	616	296.00–322.00	313.64
58	650–700	685	286.50–300.00	288.07
137	700–750	720	282.00–286.00	285.71
135	750–800	783	264.75–265.75	265.24
183	800–850	824	260.00–266.50	263.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	293.50	293.50
3	650–700	650	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	292.50	292.50
7	550–600	589	260.00–262.50	261.07
11	650–700	659	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	236.00	236.00
5	600–650	608	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	559	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	340.00–347.50	343.78
13	450–500	464	313.00–331.00	322.28
4	600–650	630	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	302.50	302.50
23	550–600	576	272.00–280.00	276.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	123.00–128.00	125.73
17	—	1,236	116.00–123.00	119.40
11	—	1,235	107.00–116.00	111.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,668	119.00–127.00	124.21
2	—	1,730	129.00–131.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	80.00–92.00	85.96
7	—	1,064	108.00–113.00	110.57
11	—	1,111	94.00–105.00	99.20
2	—	1,000	118.00–119.00	118.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,431	118.00–124.00	121.09
23	—	1,470	124.00–132.00	127.09
4	—	1,538	110.00–116.00	113.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	190.50–191.50	190.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,159	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	180.00–184.50	182.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,737	147.00–159.00	154.57
2	—	1,573	143.00–144.00	143.45

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.