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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
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Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, May 5

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,557 head

▼ 468 vs last sale 4,025▲ 812 vs year ago 2,745 · +29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 460▲ 95 vs year ago 255 · +37.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with 700 weight steers trading with a higher undertone compared to last week's limited test, pot load of 893 lb steers sold steady with a pot load weighing 921 lbs selling with a higher undertone. Lightweight heifer calves weighing 300-450 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with 450-600 lbs selling firm to 10.00 higher, 600-650 lbs traded with a firm undertone and over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was very good on a heavy offering with overall quality very good on the calves and yearlings. The market continues to see fed cattle prices reach new highs each week which in turn has feeder cattle market following in its footsteps. Several stick out sales included 84 hd 634 lb steers at 373.00, 130 hd steers 764 lbs at 318.00, 63 steers 921 lbs at 285.00 and 61 heifers weighing 570 lbs at 351.50. Slaughter cows sold firm 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 $390.83/cwt on 466 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −89.19 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$390.83

466 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

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

$81.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.28

vs MO average

+12.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	400.85	2,183	373
Medium and Large 1-2	550	355.28	1,955	81
Medium and Large 2	549	319.39	1,753	12thin

One grade step is worth $81.45/cwt here — about $430 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 sale466 hd

390.83

—

MO average18 barns · 3,969 hd

384.55

+6.28

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+12.04

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−89.19

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	156.71	2,289	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	150.91	1,844	79
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,730	138.00	2,387	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	132.70	1,342	46
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,378	223.00	3,073	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	224.27	3,431	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,574	219.13	3,449	4thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	509.08/cwt	490.00–517.00	1,716	34
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,376	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	352	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,830	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	476.72/cwt	459.00–497.50	1,788	62
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	405.36/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,703	15
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	428	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,417	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	448.65/cwt	435.00–462.50	1,934	146
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,601	17
Steers	450–500	Large 1	472	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,836	40
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	431.24/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,057	177
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	393.35/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,920	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,213	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	365.43/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,908	42
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	409.18/cwt	384.00–424.00	2,160	199
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	321.09/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,721	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	388.71/cwt	371.00–404.00	2,204	164
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,817	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	344.35/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,001	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	604	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,918	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	361.25/cwt	343.00–373.00	2,261	242
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	331.70/cwt	314.00–347.00	2,080	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	336.17/cwt	318.50–344.00	2,252	129
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,073	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	325.36/cwt	308.00–329.00	2,349	108
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,433	130
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	240.21/cwt	240.00–240.50	1,982	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	294.75/cwt	294.75–294.75	2,632	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,625	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,051	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	463.48/cwt	442.50–482.50	1,497	42
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	443.25/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,636	77
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	379.93/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,448	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	391.24/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,502	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	421	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,709	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	422	413.16/cwt	409.00–422.00	1,744	71
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	393.00/cwt	385.00–406.00	1,662	80
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	365.38/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,567	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	365.80/cwt	349.00–382.50	1,734	137
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	338.65/cwt	313.00–350.00	1,612	83
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	354.55/cwt	340.00–383.00	1,854	139
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	327.40/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,745	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	340.39/cwt	323.00–351.50	1,961	118
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	313.14/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,804	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	320.18/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,979	73
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	625	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,956	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	310.04/cwt	304.00–315.00	2,071	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,976	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,179	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	807	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,816	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,003	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,081	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,255	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,025	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,163	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,360	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	346.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,594	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,032	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,530	224.27/cwt	223.50–225.00	3,431	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,574	219.13/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,449	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,378	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,073	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	102.27/cwt	98.00–105.00	974	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	117.05/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,146	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	131.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,331	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	143.97/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,486	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	135.02/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,603	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	147.66/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,785	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	158.75/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,973	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	147.60/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,155	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	159.96/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,337	28
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,387	1

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,557Last week 4,025Year ago 2,745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 460Year ago 255

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	300–350	323	442.50–482.50	463.48
77	350–400	369	425.00–455.00	443.25
80	400–450	423	385.00–406.00	393.00
137	450–500	474	349.00–382.50	365.80
139	500–550	523	340.00–383.00	354.55
118	550–600	576	323.00–351.50	340.39
73	600–650	618	310.00–335.00	320.18
12	650–700	668	304.00–315.00	310.04
19	700–750	718	303.50	303.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,025	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	384	385.00–392.50	391.24
26	400–450	429	345.00–377.50	365.38
83	450–500	476	313.00–350.00	338.65
60	500–550	533	313.00–335.00	327.40
35	550–600	576	309.00–319.00	313.14
27	650–700	672	294.00	294.00
7	800–850	838	239.00	239.00
6	900–950	925	225.00	225.00
4	950–1000	968	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	406.00	406.00
9	600–650	625	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	288	365.00	365.00
19	350–400	381	368.00–385.00	379.93
6	800–850	807	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	400–450	422	409.00–422.00	413.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	420.00	420.00
15	400–450	420	390.00–415.00	405.36
19	450–500	488	390.00–399.00	393.35
42	500–550	522	340.00–380.00	365.43
39	550–600	581	330.00–361.00	344.35
42	600–650	627	314.00–347.00	331.70
3	700–750	705	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	337	490.00–517.00	509.08
62	350–400	375	459.00–497.50	476.72
146	400–450	431	435.00–462.50	448.65
177	450–500	477	410.00–450.00	431.24
199	500–550	528	384.00–424.00	409.18
164	550–600	567	371.00–404.00	388.71
242	600–650	626	343.00–373.00	361.25
129	650–700	670	318.50–344.00	336.17
108	700–750	722	308.00–329.00	325.36
130	750–800	765	318.00	318.00
60	850–900	893	294.75	294.75
63	900–950	921	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	352	520.00	520.00
10	500–550	510	434.00	434.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	450–500	472	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	344	400.00	400.00
17	450–500	464	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	536	320.00–323.00	321.09
4	550–600	575	316.00	316.00
27	600–650	604	317.50	317.50
7	800–850	825	240.00–240.50	240.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	460	345.00–350.00	346.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	633	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	372.50	372.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,032	137.00–153.00	143.97
3	—	952	98.00–105.00	102.27
9	—	979	108.00–123.00	117.05
12	—	1,013	128.00–136.00	131.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,243	154.00–167.00	158.75
28	—	1,209	141.00–153.00	147.66
13	—	1,187	128.00–140.00	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,461	155.00–166.00	159.96
10	—	1,460	141.00–153.00	147.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	217.00–222.00	219.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,530	223.50–225.00	224.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	223.00	223.00

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.