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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
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Published: 2025-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Aug 4

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Jul 21Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,626 head

▲ 642 vs last sale 984▲ 1,383 vs year ago 243 · +569.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 156▲ 202 vs year ago 48 · +420.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs sold mostly 20.00-30.00 higher, spots 35.00 higher with yearling steers over 700 lbs trading with a firm to higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply with over all quality very good on the steer and heifer calves. The feeder market continues to be very active as the fed cattle market continues to set new highs as in the Northern Plains at 245.00-247.00 last week and along with a record corn crop in the making has feeder cattle market very active. Stick out sales included 34 steer calves weighing 486 at 491.00, pot load steers 855 lbs at 344.75, 52 hd steers weighing 886 at 340.25 and 69 heifers weighing 575 lbs at 386.25. Slaughter cows sold steady with two weeks ago with the bulk being average dressing cows.

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 $436.95/cwt on 176 head. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.07 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$436.95

176 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$33.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.66

vs MO average

+46.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	439.57	2,418	162
Medium and Large 1-2	524	406.55	2,130	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.02/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale176 hd

436.95

—

MO average10 barns · 1,078 hd

408.29

+28.66

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+46.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−43.07

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	1,615	198.93	3,213	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,758	176.99	3,111	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	172.70	2,476	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	170.79	2,129	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	150.62	1,568	46
Heifers	Select	Average	1,259	226.82	2,856	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,401	229.14	3,210	23

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,749	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	448.18/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,882	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	483.00/cwt	477.50–500.00	2,058	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	460.40/cwt	450.00–471.00	2,155	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,386	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	452.29/cwt	428.00–469.00	2,356	75
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	406.55/cwt	402.00–410.00	2,130	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	425.04/cwt	411.00–431.50	2,444	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	577	445.75/cwt	445.75–445.75	2,572	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,121	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	419.11/cwt	415.00–424.00	2,578	81
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	380.14/cwt	373.00–390.00	2,570	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	367.77/cwt	366.00–368.00	2,644	79
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	342.38/cwt	335.00–349.00	2,493	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	356.05/cwt	344.00–362.00	2,742	172
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	837	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,465	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	341.69/cwt	331.25–344.75	2,973	122
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,778	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,902	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	415.65/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,575	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	397.93/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,643	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	438.66/cwt	417.50–448.00	1,838	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	473	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,537	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	411.96/cwt	401.00–427.50	1,961	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	531	421.40/cwt	420.00–424.00	2,238	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	398.81/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,142	89
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	353.45/cwt	336.00–371.00	1,933	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	382.33/cwt	368.50–386.25	2,202	126
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,127	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	338.54/cwt	326.00–349.00	2,109	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	363.37/cwt	358.00–374.00	2,304	89
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,077	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	343.28/cwt	342.50–346.00	2,252	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,329	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	315.25/cwt	315.25–315.25	2,342	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,501	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,610	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,185	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,032	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,429	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,410	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,401	229.14/cwt	226.50–231.00	3,210	23
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,259	226.82/cwt	223.00–229.00	2,856	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,394	182.98/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	200.12/cwt	195.00–207.00	3,528	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	219.40/cwt	212.00–224.00	3,976	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	115.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	139.97/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,433	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	168.55/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,753	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	154.09/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,626	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	152.44/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,811	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	171.96/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,150	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	181.60/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,326	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	160.29/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,278	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	171.52/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,456	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	181.30/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,618	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,758	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	3,111	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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,626Last week 984Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 156Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	412.50–417.50	415.65
22	400–450	419	417.50–448.00	438.66
45	450–500	476	401.00–427.50	411.96
89	500–550	537	390.00–410.00	398.81
126	550–600	576	368.50–386.25	382.33
89	600–650	634	358.00–374.00	363.37
34	650–700	673	346.00	346.00
4	750–800	789	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	413	395.00–400.00	397.93
6	500–550	547	336.00–371.00	353.45
3	550–600	595	357.50	357.50
9	600–650	623	326.00–349.00	338.54
18	650–700	656	342.50–346.00	343.28
20	700–750	743	315.25	315.25
4	850–900	853	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	531	420.00–424.00	421.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	653	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	420	447.00–450.00	448.18
6	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
14	500–550	524	402.00–410.00	406.55
12	700–750	728	335.00–349.00	342.38
5	850–900	882	315.00	315.00
6	950–1000	950	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	513.00	513.00
11	400–450	426	477.50–500.00	483.00
39	450–500	468	450.00–471.00	460.40
75	500–550	521	428.00–469.00	452.29
72	550–600	575	411.00–431.50	425.04
81	600–650	615	415.00–424.00	419.11
33	650–700	676	373.00–390.00	380.14
79	700–750	719	366.00–368.00	367.77
172	750–800	770	344.00–362.00	356.05
122	850–900	870	331.25–344.75	341.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	486	491.00	491.00
15	550–600	577	445.75	445.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	346.00	346.00
3	800–850	837	294.50	294.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	574	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	556	393.00	393.00
3	650–700	653	372.00	372.00
3	700–750	728	331.00	331.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,432	168.00–176.00	171.52
4	—	1,421	154.00–164.00	160.29
7	—	1,444	178.00–187.00	181.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	145.00–163.00	152.44
8	—	1,281	178.00–185.00	181.60
36	—	1,250	165.00–176.00	171.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	176.00–178.00	176.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,024	130.00–145.00	139.97
8	—	1,040	165.00–174.00	168.55
2	—	1,013	110.00–120.00	115.21
22	—	1,055	150.00–159.00	154.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,401	226.50–231.00	229.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,259	223.00–229.00	226.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	176.00–189.00	182.98
3	—	1,812	212.00–224.00	219.40
2	—	1,763	195.00–207.00	200.12

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.