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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, May 19

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,953 head

▼ 1,002 vs last sale 3,955▲ 186 vs year ago 2,767 · +6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 385▲ 75 vs year ago 190 · +39.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling steady to 10.00 lower on last week's very active market, 600-650 lbs traded fully steady to firm with 7 weights not well tested but selling with a firm undertone, the best test on the pot loads of yearlings over 850 lbs were the pot loads weighing 885-950 lbs trading steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs on a much lighter offering sold mostly steady, with 450-500 lbs selling 5.00-12.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm and 600-650 lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering. For the first time in a while the term lower came into play and looking at prices it's hard to see, but on the 5 weight steers prices did not quite reach last week's highs and maybe in spots overall quality was not quite as attractive as last week but market remains and still is very active. Several stick-out sales included the pot loads with 120 hd of steers weighing 885 at 295.00, pot load weighing 949 lbs at 280.10, pot load weighing 1022 lbs at 267.25 and pot load of heifers weighing 616 lbs at 338.25. 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 $393.78/cwt on 614 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −86.24 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$393.78

614 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$69.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.02

vs MO average

+15.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	402.23	2,206	490
Medium and Large 1-2	553	361.06	1,995	121
Medium and Large 2	545	333.00	1,815	3thin

One grade step is worth $69.23/cwt here — about $391 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 sale614 hd

393.78

—

MO average16 barns · 4,185 hd

384.76

+9.02

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+15.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−86.24

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	—	High	1,765	204.46	3,608	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,825	157.74	2,880	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	155.37	2,325	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	152.27	1,874	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	137.59	1,401	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	224.23	3,393	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,425	220.15	3,137	13

Every lot

67 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	498.66/cwt	497.50–499.00	1,770	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	464.84/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,776	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	469.62/cwt	456.00–480.50	1,986	90
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	436.95/cwt	417.50–449.00	1,857	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	417.54/cwt	399.00–430.00	1,942	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	460.44/cwt	441.00–472.00	2,150	95
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,891	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,933	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	413.78/cwt	393.00–429.00	2,172	228
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	365.67/cwt	338.00–385.00	1,934	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,815	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	357.62/cwt	334.00–387.00	2,024	81
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	392.18/cwt	375.00–404.00	2,232	262
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	375.83/cwt	354.00–384.00	2,326	99
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	626	393.25/cwt	393.25–393.25	2,462	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,217	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	336.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,257	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,206	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	324.61/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,412	79
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,430	50
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,318	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,455	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	863	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,347	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,611	120
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	949	280.10/cwt	280.10–280.10	2,658	61
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	976	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,582	22
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	267.25/cwt	267.25–267.25	2,731	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	446.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,477	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,453	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	427.14/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,598	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	399.54/cwt	399.00–400.00	1,538	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,546	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	404.56/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,683	65
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	374.22/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,609	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	380.14/cwt	358.00–392.50	1,832	202
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	342.57/cwt	331.00–347.50	1,672	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	381.07/cwt	379.00–383.00	1,928	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	360.56/cwt	347.00–369.50	1,864	128
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	334.81/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,788	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	349.78/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,973	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	316.71/cwt	311.00–328.00	1,843	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	335.01/cwt	311.00–340.75	2,070	120
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	296.81/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,903	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,174	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,193	44
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,333	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,254	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,753	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,875	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	337.97/cwt	324.00–349.00	1,926	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,425	220.15/cwt	219.00–220.50	3,137	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,513	224.23/cwt	222.00–227.00	3,393	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,712	190.98/cwt	186.00–196.00	3,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	207.83/cwt	199.00–212.00	3,695	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	117.33/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,166	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	135.87/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,370	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	149.52/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,567	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,648	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	157.85/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,938	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	146.43/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,814	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	147.65/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,182	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	136.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,016	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	161.06/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,426	27
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,711	151.51/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,592	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,917	162.73/cwt	159.00–170.00	3,120	5

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,953Last week 3,955Year ago 2,767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 385Year ago 190

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
18	350–400	382	455.00–480.00	464.84
29	400–450	425	417.50–449.00	436.95
17	450–500	465	399.00–430.00	417.54
32	500–550	529	338.00–385.00	365.67
81	550–600	566	334.00–387.00	357.62
11	650–700	696	317.00	317.00
6	750–800	774	299.50	299.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	355	497.50–499.00	498.66
90	400–450	423	456.00–480.50	469.62
95	450–500	467	441.00–472.00	460.44
228	500–550	525	393.00–429.00	413.78
262	550–600	569	375.00–404.00	392.18
99	600–650	619	354.00–384.00	375.83
14	650–700	670	330.00–350.00	336.84
79	700–750	743	312.00–326.00	324.61
50	750–800	764	318.00	318.00
21	800–850	813	302.00	302.00
120	850–900	885	295.00	295.00
61	900–950	949	280.10	280.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	512	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	950–1000	976	264.50	264.50
56	1000–1050	1,022	267.25	267.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	650	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	626	393.25	393.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	490	386.00	386.00
3	500–550	545	333.00	333.00
4	850–900	863	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	457.50	457.50
7	550–600	570	324.00–349.00	337.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	467.50	467.50
4	400–450	438	428.00	428.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	440.00–450.00	446.09
32	350–400	374	410.00–440.00	427.14
65	400–450	416	400.00–412.50	404.56
202	450–500	482	358.00–392.50	380.14
128	500–550	517	347.00–369.50	360.56
71	550–600	564	333.00–360.00	349.78
120	600–650	618	311.00–340.75	335.01
44	750–800	786	279.00	279.00
19	900–950	933	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	430.00	430.00
11	350–400	385	399.00–400.00	399.54
7	400–450	430	370.00–380.00	374.22
18	450–500	488	331.00–347.50	342.57
38	500–550	534	320.00–342.00	334.81
19	550–600	582	311.00–328.00	316.71
9	600–650	641	294.00–299.00	296.81
3	700–750	732	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	506	379.00–383.00	381.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	408	379.00	379.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,048	142.00–159.00	149.52
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
12	—	1,008	131.00–139.00	135.87
6	—	994	111.00–123.00	117.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	133.00–140.00	136.28
27	—	1,506	154.00–168.00	161.06
10	—	1,478	143.00–153.00	147.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,917	159.00–170.00	162.73
4	—	1,711	146.00–155.00	151.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,228	153.00–167.00	157.85
3	—	1,203	137.00	137.00
17	—	1,239	141.00–152.00	146.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,778	199.00–212.00	207.83
3	—	1,712	186.00–196.00	190.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,513	222.00–227.00	224.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,425	219.00–220.50	220.15

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.