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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Dec 15

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,601 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 2,639▲ 32 vs year ago 2,569 · +1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 265▲ 40 vs year ago 210 · +19.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 1, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lb steer calves sold steady, with 500-650 lb steer calves trading unevenly steady as offering was much smaller and quality not as deep as last week's much larger larger numbers, 650-750 lbs sold fully steady to firm with spots 3.00 higher on the 650-700 lb steers, 750-850 lbs sold with a higher undertone on limited comparisons and four pot loads of 850-900 lb steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher than last week's pot loads. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold steady, with 450-600 lbs not well tested on light offering, 600-650 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering with twelve pot loads of yearlings in the offering. Fed cattle market continues to gain ground with fed cattle trading up to 230.00 last week has cattle buyers feeling more optimistic to step back in the market especially on yearlings. Several stick-out sales included the pot loads with 133 hd of 802 lb steers at 368.00, pot load steers 864 lbs at 351.75, 120 steers weighing 898 lbs at 346.00 and pot load of heifers weighing 621 lbs at 380.25. This is the last sale of the year here at Callaway Livestock and want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Slaughter cows sold mostly 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 $417.89/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.13 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$417.89

168 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$575

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

$70.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs MO average

−26.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	425.28	2,378	114
Medium and Large 1-2	540	408.20	2,203	48
Medium and Large 2	508	355.00	1,803	6thin

One grade step is worth $70.28/cwt here — about $575 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale168 hd

417.89

—

MO average17 barns · 4,454 hd

425.19

−7.30

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−26.21

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

−62.13

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	1,643	190.98	3,138	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	152.86	1,891	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	152.29	2,193	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	136.06	1,412	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,442	219.22	3,161	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,221	220.65	2,694	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,476	217.16	3,205	9thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	518.43/cwt	502.50–527.50	1,892	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	468.57/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,818	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	505.88/cwt	490.00–527.50	2,110	48
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,010	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	452.58/cwt	445.00–462.00	2,114	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	480.97/cwt	465.00–491.00	2,299	53
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,140	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,803	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	412.91/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,135	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	447.04/cwt	434.00–468.00	2,334	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,177	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	419.78/cwt	409.50–431.00	2,414	69
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,396	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	396.76/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,361	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	404.02/cwt	396.00–418.00	2,485	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,184	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	376.10/cwt	358.00–390.00	2,362	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	386.38/cwt	369.00–392.50	2,542	182
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	358.22/cwt	353.00–363.00	2,386	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,241	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,496	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	373.36/cwt	366.00–385.00	2,718	224
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	360.85/cwt	352.50–364.00	2,829	122
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	367.31/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,953	149
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,821	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	346.89/cwt	344.00–351.75	3,084	240
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	966	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,748	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,377	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	463.93/cwt	440.00–479.00	1,730	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	460.38/cwt	435.00–472.50	1,975	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	384.29/cwt	369.00–407.50	1,676	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,894	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,982	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	424.22/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,040	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,754	11
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	518	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,787	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	394.58/cwt	391.00–405.00	2,056	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	376.54/cwt	371.00–389.00	2,007	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	372.68/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,094	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	362.51/cwt	362.00–364.00	2,052	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,165	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	376.72/cwt	359.00–382.00	2,355	126
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	644	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,051	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,194	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	348.75/cwt	348.50–350.00	2,410	46
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	319.11/cwt	317.00–323.50	2,250	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,639	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	321.97/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,482	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	310.23/cwt	306.00–319.00	2,544	18
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	939	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,723	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,484	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,055	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	372.97/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,824	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	404.92/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,183	37
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,058	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,271	13
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	954	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,194	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,221	220.65/cwt	220.00–221.00	2,694	7
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,476	217.16/cwt	217.00–217.50	3,205	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,442	219.22/cwt	218.50–221.50	3,161	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	177.77/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,809	6
Bulls	—	—	1,626	193.30/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,143	7
Bulls	—	—	1,768	206.72/cwt	202.00–215.00	3,655	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	109.61/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,076	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	145.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,503	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	154.20/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,622	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	129.25/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,361	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	166.26/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,962	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	153.30/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,915	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	141.20/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,764	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	141.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,990	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	163.16/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,371	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	151.72/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,204	20

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,601Last week 2,639Year ago 2,569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 265Year ago 210

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,768	202.00–215.00	206.72
6	—	1,580	174.00–182.00	177.77
7	—	1,626	185.00–199.00	193.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,476	217.00–217.50	217.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	220.00–221.00	220.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,407	137.00–146.00	141.46
20	—	1,453	149.00–158.00	151.72
15	—	1,453	160.00–168.00	163.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	982	106.00–115.00	109.61
19	—	1,053	121.00–135.00	129.25
6	—	1,052	152.00–158.00	154.20
16	—	1,032	140.00–150.00	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,249	137.00–146.00	141.20
7	—	1,180	160.00–174.00	166.26
25	—	1,249	146.00–159.00	153.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,442	218.50–221.50	219.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	483	443.00	443.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	455.00–482.50	468.57
3	400–450	430	467.50	467.50
33	450–500	467	445.00–462.00	452.58
34	500–550	517	395.00–422.50	412.91
14	550–600	595	391.00–400.00	396.76
37	600–650	628	358.00–390.00	376.10
17	650–700	666	353.00–363.00	358.22
6	700–750	701	356.00	356.00
3	800–850	842	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	355.00	355.00
6	600–650	616	354.50	354.50
7	650–700	679	330.00	330.00
4	950–1000	966	284.50	284.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	502.50–527.50	518.43
48	400–450	417	490.00–527.50	505.88
53	450–500	478	465.00–491.00	480.97
34	500–550	522	434.00–468.00	447.04
69	550–600	575	409.50–431.00	419.78
56	600–650	615	396.00–418.00	404.02
182	650–700	658	369.00–392.50	386.38
224	700–750	728	366.00–385.00	373.36
122	750–800	784	352.50–364.00	360.85
149	800–850	804	358.00–368.00	367.31
240	850–900	889	344.00–351.75	346.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	593	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	564	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	410.00	410.00
11	450–500	489	365.00–382.50	372.97
4	600–650	620	332.00	332.00
13	750–800	783	290.00	290.00
4	950–1000	954	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	411	500.00	500.00
37	500–550	539	395.00–420.00	404.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	407.50	407.50
12	400–450	436	369.00–407.50	384.29
16	450–500	463	409.00	409.00
19	500–550	533	371.00–389.00	376.54
12	550–600	566	362.00–364.00	362.51
6	600–650	603	359.00	359.00
3	650–700	673	326.00	326.00
28	700–750	705	317.00–323.50	319.11
8	750–800	771	319.00–325.00	321.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	644	318.50	318.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	373	440.00–479.00	463.93
34	400–450	429	435.00–472.50	460.38
17	450–500	481	415.00–430.00	424.22
17	500–550	521	391.00–405.00	394.58
35	550–600	562	370.00–380.00	372.68
126	600–650	625	359.00–382.00	376.72
46	650–700	691	348.50–350.00	348.75
12	700–750	727	363.00	363.00
18	800–850	820	306.00–319.00	310.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	939	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	510	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	480	413.00	413.00

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.