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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Dec 8

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,639 head

▲ 862 vs last sale 1,777▼ 1,210 vs year ago 3,849 · −31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 187▲ 60 vs year ago 205 · +29.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves weighing 400-550 lbs sold mostly 25.00-50.00 higher, with 550-700 lb steers and 550-600 lb heifers trading 15.00-30.00 higher, 700-750 lb steers sold with a sharply higher undertone with two pot loads of 850-870 lb steers selling 5.00-9.00 higher and 162 hd of 1021 lb steers were not tested but sold on a very active market. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Cattle buyers are feeling much better about the market with new optimism as fed cattle market last week ended mostly 10.00-15.00 higher in the North on live and dressed sales. Very good demand on a lot of high quality calves as quality ran deep with buyers very aggressive as we wind down the year with next week being the last sale of the year. Several stick out sales included 26 hd of steer calves weighing 486 lbs at 517.00, pot load of 719 lb steers at 385.85, 162 hd of 1021 lb steers at 308.35 and 31 heifers weighing 517 lbs at 445.00. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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 $435.83/cwt on 324 head. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −44.19 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$435.83

324 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$57.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.68

vs MO average

+5.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	451.89	2,505	233
Medium and Large 1-2	546	394.72	2,155	91

One grade step is worth $57.17/cwt here — about $350 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 sale324 hd

435.83

—

MO average20 barns · 4,747 hd

419.16

+16.68

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+5.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−44.19

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,737	191.55	3,328	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,800	166.17	2,992	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	157.71	2,319	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	152.88	1,897	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	131.72	1,352	58
Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	216.13	3,324	10

Every lot

68 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,658	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	536.67/cwt	527.50–560.00	2,039	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	423	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,316	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	498.61/cwt	482.50–525.00	2,124	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	446.21/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,932	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	478.25/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,253	88
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	425.48/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,047	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,513	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	506.88/cwt	499.00–510.00	2,575	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	480.89/cwt	442.00–496.00	2,505	76
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	399.62/cwt	374.00–423.00	2,106	60
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	557	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,590	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	428.82/cwt	409.00–457.50	2,479	134
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	385.23/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,246	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,358	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	601	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,188	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	375.26/cwt	346.00–381.00	2,319	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	404.36/cwt	384.00–423.00	2,519	195
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	352.31/cwt	349.50–361.00	2,371	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	374.75/cwt	367.00–389.00	2,563	66
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	330.17/cwt	323.00–339.50	2,367	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	377.75/cwt	362.00–389.50	2,739	166
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	335.97/cwt	326.00–343.00	2,600	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,524	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	326.94/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,812	124
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,021	308.35/cwt	308.35–308.35	3,148	162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	1,588	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	471.98/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,794	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	471.02/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,021	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	441	501.90/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,213	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	391.58/cwt	378.00–405.00	1,735	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	386.81/cwt	368.00–400.00	1,833	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	433.15/cwt	415.00–458.00	2,066	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	433.62/cwt	397.00–445.00	2,250	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	328.52/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,712	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	377.38/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,981	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	386.10/cwt	366.00–395.00	2,185	138
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	345.88/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,003	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	363.10/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,240	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,285	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	325.60/cwt	324.50–330.00	2,224	67
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	334.97/cwt	327.25–340.00	2,385	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,493	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	283.25/cwt	283.25–283.25	2,629	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,691	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,164	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,870	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,013	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,207	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,538	216.13/cwt	215.00–218.00	3,324	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	177.46/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,783	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	191.34/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,301	6
Bulls	—	—	1,968	209.46/cwt	202.00–215.00	4,122	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	129.40/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,311	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	162.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,663	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	113.98/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,172	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	145.95/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,524	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	141.82/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,746	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	155.14/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,925	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	164.89/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,076	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,990	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	157.07/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,307	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	166.91/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,527	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,773	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,757	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,814	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	3,111	4

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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,639Last week 1,777Year ago 3,849

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 187Year ago 205

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	487.50	487.50
11	400–450	433	420.00–460.00	446.21
18	450–500	481	420.00–430.00	425.48
60	500–550	527	374.00–423.00	399.62
31	550–600	583	370.00–400.00	385.23
60	600–650	618	346.00–381.00	375.26
16	650–700	673	349.50–361.00	352.31
9	700–750	717	323.00–339.50	330.17
13	750–800	774	326.00–343.00	335.97
3	800–850	805	313.50	313.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	380	527.50–560.00	536.67
35	400–450	426	482.50–525.00	498.61
88	450–500	471	455.00–500.00	478.25
76	500–550	521	442.00–496.00	480.89
134	550–600	578	409.00–457.50	428.82
195	600–650	623	384.00–423.00	404.36
66	650–700	684	367.00–389.00	374.75
166	700–750	725	362.00–389.50	377.75
124	850–900	860	325.00–329.00	326.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	600	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	486	517.00	517.00
14	500–550	508	499.00–510.00	506.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	547.50	547.50
9	550–600	557	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	601	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	1000–1050	1,021	308.35	308.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	509.00	509.00
27	350–400	380	450.00–495.00	471.98
31	400–450	429	440.00–485.00	471.02
56	450–500	477	415.00–458.00	433.15
56	500–550	519	397.00–445.00	433.62
138	550–600	566	366.00–395.00	386.10
43	600–650	617	350.00–374.00	363.10
6	650–700	672	340.00	340.00
18	700–750	712	327.25–340.00	334.97
4	750–800	751	332.00	332.00
13	900–950	928	283.25	283.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	378.00–405.00	391.58
40	450–500	474	368.00–400.00	386.81
13	500–550	525	362.50–385.00	377.38
15	550–600	579	341.00–350.00	345.88
67	650–700	683	324.50–330.00	325.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	521	320.00–333.00	328.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	441	500.00–502.50	501.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	475.00	475.00
3	500–550	518	361.00	361.00
7	550–600	556	362.00	362.00
3	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	653	338.00	338.00
5	700–750	702	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	472.50	472.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,013	122.00–136.00	129.40
16	—	1,028	110.00–119.00	113.98
3	—	1,022	159.00–169.00	162.76
17	—	1,044	139.00–152.00	145.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,514	162.00–176.00	166.91
17	—	1,469	151.00–160.00	157.07
6	—	1,395	140.00–145.00	142.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,231	135.00–146.00	141.82
35	—	1,241	148.00–159.00	155.14
10	—	1,259	161.00–172.00	164.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	155.00–156.00	155.48
4	—	1,814	171.00–172.00	171.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,538	215.00–218.00	216.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,725	187.00–198.00	191.34
5	—	1,568	169.00–180.00	177.46
4	—	1,968	202.00–215.00	209.46

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.