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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Aug 18

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

875 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 1,134▼ 912 vs year ago 1,787 · −51.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 71▲ 22 vs year ago 75 · +29.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Monday's market was mostly focused on the pot loads and part loads of steers and heifers weighing from mostly 600-950 lbs, part load of 640 lb steers, part load 590 lb heifers, and a pot load of 610 heifers all traded 20.00 higher than last week's highs with a pot load of 950 steers selling 8.00 higher than last week's pot load of similar weight, two pot loads of 752 and 790 steers along with a pot load weighing 817 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone. Steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold with a firm to higher undertone. Market continues to be very active and competitive especially on yearlings as the cash fed cattle market remains in the 240.00-245.00 range in the Northern Plains. Several stick out sales included pot load steers 752 lbs at 375.00, pot load 790 lb steers at 363.00, pot load 817 lb steers at 366.25, 36 hd of 591 lb heifers at 398.00, pot load 80 hd 610 lb heifers at 389.50 and part load 657 lb heifers at 370.25. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

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 $434.45/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.57 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$434.45

57 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$28.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.35

vs MO average

+34.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	440.88	2,520	44
Medium and Large 1-2	544	412.68	2,244	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.21/cwt here — about $276 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 sale57 hd

434.45

—

MO average13 barns · 1,136 hd

419.10

+15.35

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+34.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−45.57

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	—	High	1,744	208.37	3,635	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	175.49	2,479	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	174.45	2,171	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,675	173.39	2,904	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	146.73	1,583	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,348	239.45	3,228	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	233.50	2,674	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,407	238.43	3,355	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	235.50	3,071	4thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	433.98/cwt	425.00–444.00	2,061	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,997	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,405	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	423.38/cwt	402.00–438.00	2,278	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,123	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	438.18/cwt	429.00–453.00	2,537	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	381.96/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,422	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	430.87/cwt	429.00–444.00	2,762	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	367.52/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,628	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	368.98/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,845	139
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	366.25/cwt	366.25–366.25	2,992	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,958	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	327.25/cwt	327.25–327.25	3,109	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	402.88/cwt	402.00–404.00	1,744	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,910	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,719	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,725	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	382.01/cwt	366.00–390.00	1,902	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	411.26/cwt	408.50–414.50	2,073	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	380.78/cwt	372.50–392.00	1,999	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	351.54/cwt	346.00–357.00	1,983	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	396.33/cwt	381.00–398.00	2,338	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	385.87/cwt	360.50–389.50	2,362	93
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	367.19/cwt	358.00–370.25	2,431	68
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,456	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,902	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,304	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	3,071	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,407	238.43/cwt	236.00–239.50	3,355	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,145	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,674	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,348	239.45/cwt	236.00–241.00	3,228	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	215.60/cwt	212.00–219.00	3,456	5
Bulls	—	—	1,980	196.32/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,887	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	169.88/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,746	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	118.05/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,275	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	149.18/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,616	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	134.57/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,541	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	153.41/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,807	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	173.79/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,146	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	184.47/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,369	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	183.72/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,559	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	170.01/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,424	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,675	173.39/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,904	3

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 875Last week 1,134Year ago 1,787

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 71Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	433	402.00–404.00	402.88
9	450–500	498	366.00–390.00	382.01
7	500–550	525	372.50–392.00	380.78
6	550–600	564	346.00–357.00	351.54
4	800–850	800	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	440.00	440.00
13	500–550	504	408.50–414.50	411.26
40	550–600	590	381.00–398.00	396.33
93	600–650	612	360.50–389.50	385.87
68	650–700	662	358.00–370.25	367.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	458.00	458.00
38	550–600	579	429.00–453.00	438.18
40	600–650	641	429.00–444.00	430.87
20	700–750	715	364.00–370.00	367.52
139	750–800	771	363.00–375.00	368.98
63	800–850	817	366.25	366.25
58	850–900	883	335.00	335.00
56	950–1000	950	327.25	327.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	475	425.00–444.00	433.98
10	500–550	538	402.00–438.00	423.38
3	550–600	563	377.00	377.00
7	600–650	634	375.00–392.00	381.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	419.00	419.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	133.00–136.00	134.57
3	—	1,028	165.00–174.00	169.88
5	—	1,083	146.00–158.00	149.18
2	—	1,080	117.00–119.00	118.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	181.00–187.00	183.72
6	—	1,426	165.00–177.00	170.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	169.00–176.00	173.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	148.00–158.00	153.41
9	—	1,235	167.00–177.00	173.79
9	—	1,284	180.00–188.00	184.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	212.00–219.00	215.60
3	—	1,980	195.00–199.00	196.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,348	236.00–241.00	239.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	235.50	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,407	236.00–239.50	238.43

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.