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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Oct 13

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,230 head

▲ 991 vs last sale 1,239▼ 136 vs year ago 2,366 · −5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

275 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 185▲ 105 vs year ago 170 · +61.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a much larger offering this week with steer calves weighing under 550 lbs selling with a higher undertone on last week's light offering of calves, 550-650 lb steer calves sold with a sharply higher undertone with a much larger offering of long timed weaned and yearling kind in the offering, there was 7 pot loads of yearling steers weighing 825-935 lbs all selling with a firm to higher undertone with no comparisons from last week. Heifer calves weighing 400-600 lbs sold firm to 10.00 higher and over 600 lbs lightly tested but selling on a firm to higher market. Demand was good on a moderate offering with overall a good quality offering of calves and especially yearlings all selling on a very active market. Stick out sales included pot load 825 lb steers at 367.50, pot load 903 lbs at 355.25 and 120 hd steers weighing 935 lbs at 345.35. Heifers included a pot load fancy/thin 620 lbs at 394.75 and 58 hd thin 562 lbs at 418.00. Slaughter cows traded firm to 5.00 higher with the most advance on the high 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 $444.46/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −35.56 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$444.46

170 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$50.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.20

vs MO average

−24.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	455.12	2,456	128
Medium and Large 1-2	555	415.47	2,305	28
Large 1	590	405.00	2,390	14thin

One grade step is worth $50.12/cwt here — about $67 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 sale170 hd

444.46

—

MO average18 barns · 1,937 hd

427.26

+17.20

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−24.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−35.56

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	1,671	191.47	3,199	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,722	174.28	3,001	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	167.80	2,437	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	162.26	2,006	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	139.98	1,424	50
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,267	239.65	3,036	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	238.66	3,091	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	235.44	3,447	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	230.15	2,923	3thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	592.66/cwt	575.00–612.50	1,588	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	574.00/cwt	574.00–574.00	1,797	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,578	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	479.79/cwt	478.00–481.00	1,785	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	460.53/cwt	435.00–474.00	1,971	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	440	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	2,336	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,218	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,150	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	449.14/cwt	440.00–462.00	2,093	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	475.89/cwt	464.00–495.00	2,280	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,560	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	464.32/cwt	440.00–482.00	2,410	60
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	420.14/cwt	406.00–433.00	2,210	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,251	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	454.45/cwt	427.00–475.00	2,577	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	410.09/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,411	13
Steers	550–600	Large 1	590	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,390	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	422.01/cwt	403.00–432.50	2,595	95
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	392.29/cwt	386.00–394.50	2,491	17
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2Unweaned	647	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,258	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,481	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	381.45/cwt	379.00–388.50	2,560	22
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2Unweaned	700	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,503	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	374.25/cwt	374.25–374.25	2,642	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	772	336.25/cwt	336.25–336.25	2,596	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,945	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	3,032	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	346.25/cwt	346.25–346.25	2,891	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	359.24/cwt	357.25–362.25	3,097	197
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	348.58/cwt	345.35–355.25	3,221	180
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	984	315.75/cwt	315.75–315.75	3,107	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	487.84/cwt	470.00–492.50	1,512	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,387	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	426.16/cwt	416.00–440.00	1,555	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	404	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,669	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	443.93/cwt	430.00–454.00	1,873	46
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	417.23/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,765	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,789	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,947	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	435.42/cwt	422.00–440.00	2,103	76
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,939	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	419.57/cwt	405.00–431.00	2,152	77
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	361.94/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,936	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	417.69/cwt	416.00–418.00	2,339	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	389.40/cwt	375.00–409.00	2,231	85
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	614	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,535	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	394.75/cwt	394.75–394.75	2,447	90
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	377.08/cwt	374.75–380.00	2,342	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,212	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,335	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	675	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,720	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	356.96/cwt	348.00–362.00	2,409	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,445	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,726	60
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,774	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,918	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,158	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,189	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	230.15/cwt	229.00–232.00	2,923	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,295	238.66/cwt	238.50–239.00	3,091	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,464	235.44/cwt	233.00–237.50	3,447	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,267	239.65/cwt	239.00–240.00	3,036	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	177.36/cwt	169.00–188.00	2,896	7
Bulls	—	—	1,694	211.56/cwt	207.00–218.00	3,584	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	200.65/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,521	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	111.18/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,083	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	148.28/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,474	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	162.16/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,690	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	130.76/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,370	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	150.35/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,786	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	172.71/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,147	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	162.42/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,029	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,065	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	164.79/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,373	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	172.20/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,528	15
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,705	176.34/cwt	174.00–179.00	3,007	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,960	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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,230Last week 1,239Year ago 2,366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 185Year ago 170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	311	446.00	446.00
7	350–400	365	416.00–440.00	426.16
16	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	417.23
3	450–500	472	412.50	412.50
7	500–550	501	387.00	387.00
6	600–650	623	350.00–360.00	355.04
3	650–700	667	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	718	340.50	340.50
7	950–1000	950	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	404	413.00	413.00
18	500–550	535	360.00–367.00	361.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	426	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	310	470.00–492.50	487.84
46	400–450	422	430.00–454.00	443.93
76	450–500	483	422.00–440.00	435.42
77	500–550	513	405.00–431.00	419.57
85	550–600	573	375.00–409.00	389.40
28	600–650	621	374.75–380.00	377.08
31	650–700	675	348.00–362.00	356.96
60	800–850	809	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	550–600	560	416.00–418.00	417.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	600–650	620	394.75	394.75
10	650–700	675	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	526	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	614	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	268	575.00–612.50	592.66
5	300–350	327	482.50	482.50
3	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
52	400–450	428	435.00–474.00	460.53
17	450–500	466	440.00–462.00	449.14
15	500–550	526	406.00–433.00	420.14
13	550–600	588	400.00–413.00	410.09
17	600–650	635	386.00–394.50	392.29
14	650–700	653	380.00	380.00
10	700–750	706	374.25	374.25
4	800–850	835	346.25	346.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	772	336.25	336.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	313	574.00	574.00
14	400–450	441	503.00	503.00
51	450–500	479	464.00–495.00	475.89
60	500–550	519	440.00–482.00	464.32
47	550–600	567	427.00–475.00	454.45
95	600–650	615	403.00–432.50	422.01
22	650–700	671	379.00–388.50	381.45
21	750–800	796	370.00	370.00
66	800–850	825	367.50	367.50
197	850–900	862	357.25–362.25	359.24
180	900–950	924	345.35–355.25	348.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	372	478.00–481.00	479.79
6	400–450	446	482.00	482.00
17	500–550	545	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	440	531.00	531.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	647	349.00	349.00
9	700–750	700	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	984	315.75	315.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	590	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	504.00	504.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	503	429.00	429.00
3	550–600	565	387.50	387.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	157.00–167.00	162.16
18	—	994	143.00–155.00	148.28
16	—	1,048	124.00–139.00	130.76
7	—	974	106.00–120.00	111.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,440	159.00–168.00	164.79
1	—	1,405	147.00	147.00
15	—	1,468	169.00–175.00	172.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	164.00	164.00
5	—	1,705	174.00–179.00	176.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,188	142.00–155.00	150.35
35	—	1,249	157.00–167.00	162.42
12	—	1,243	168.00–178.00	172.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,464	233.00–237.50	235.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	229.00–232.00	230.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	238.50–239.00	238.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	207.00–218.00	211.56
7	—	1,633	169.00–188.00	177.36
2	—	1,755	197.00–204.00	200.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	239.00–240.00	239.65

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.