Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2026-02-09

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Feb 9
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,557 head
▲ 1,605 vs last sale 1,952▲ 1,687 vs year ago 1,870 · +90.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 94▲ 50 vs year ago 102 · +49.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone on last week's light offering, with 450-500 lbs steer calves trading 15.00-35.00 higher, spots 40.00 higher and 500-650 lbs steers sold firm to 10.00 higher with the most advance on the 5 weights, 650-700 lb steers sold 10.00-20.00 higher, a much larger offering of 700-750 lb steers sold with a firm to higher undertone on comparable weights, with over 800 lbs selling steady to firm. Heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold steady to firm, with 450-500 lbs selling 10.00-15.00 higher, 500-550 lbs heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher with 550-600 lbs trading steady to firm, 600-650 lbs sold firm to 15.00 higher and over 650 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was good on a heavy offering with overall quality very good on the calves and yearlings. Backgrounders are not hiding their desire to own feeders especially for grazing and to sell later as demand for these feeders is very good. Last weeks fed cattle market also hit the highs as trade in the Southern Plains was from 242.00-to mostly 245.00. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $499.24/cwt on 450 head. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +19.22 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.
Average price
$499.24
450 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$48.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.29
vs MO average
+20.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551505.212,782395
Medium and Large 1-2557456.312,54155
One grade step is worth $48.90/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale450 hd
499.24
—
MO average18 barns · 3,831 hd
485.95
+13.29
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
+20.85
This barn, trailing median32 sales
480.02
+19.22
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
539483427372median 480.0203/0204/2706/2909/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,807205.073,70611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,446177.562,56817
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214167.132,02940
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,750166.002,9051thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,021140.901,43937
HeifersChoiceAverage1,289234.413,02213
HeifersSelectAverage1,419230.553,2724thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,168235.792,7545thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378574.14/cwt572.50–575.002,17012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429532.46/cwt509.00–555.002,28417
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434583.13/cwt557.50–602.502,53157
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467568.73/cwt542.50–590.002,65680
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491527.25/cwt515.00–548.002,58916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526526.07/cwt492.50–540.002,767188
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528463.48/cwt442.50–480.002,44719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed558517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,88835
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572452.53/cwt441.00–461.002,58836
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576479.92/cwt450.00–497.002,764172
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned620415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5736
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621446.36/cwt429.00–465.002,772173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629416.43/cwt415.00–418.002,61915
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671395.15/cwt391.00–406.002,65114
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677430.67/cwt420.00–450.002,916211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732397.50/cwt390.00–422.002,910262
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736359.56/cwt359.00–360.002,6469
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768367.26/cwt361.00–369.752,82138
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773374.05/cwt368.50–390.002,89133
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808368.04/cwt363.75–371.002,974227
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy828353.50/cwt353.50–353.502,92713
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,8934
Steers900–950Large 1935332.35/cwt332.35–332.353,10733
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1939342.77/cwt334.75–346.503,219175
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2970279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,7063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333529.00/cwt510.00–540.001,7628
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387546.35/cwt540.00–565.002,11415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned416510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1226
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419525.45/cwt517.50–532.502,20250
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420473.42/cwt439.00–490.001,98824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5396
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469443.16/cwt425.00–470.002,07822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484509.64/cwt500.00–515.002,46775
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519494.19/cwt465.00–512.502,565130
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned521364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,8964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531439.24/cwt421.00–448.002,33254
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,1434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584440.55/cwt425.00–475.002,573216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585392.54/cwt368.00–405.002,29645
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627408.10/cwt390.00–416.002,559120
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635374.07/cwt361.00–380.002,37582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676372.05/cwt370.00–378.002,515150
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676355.46/cwt336.00–369.002,40312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716345.50/cwt345.50–345.502,47420
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755354.97/cwt350.00–356.002,68021
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1801349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,7954
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1852341.49/cwt336.00–343.502,90915
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1943315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1839
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,2963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4123
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,5503
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,168235.79/cwt234.50–240.002,7545
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,289234.41/cwt234.00–235.003,02213
Heifers—Select1,419230.55/cwt229.00–231.003,2724
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,7151
Bulls——1,644193.11/cwt189.00–197.003,1754
Bulls——1,963217.56/cwt210.00–227.504,2716
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%878113.28/cwt108.00–120.009954
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022150.26/cwt144.00–156.001,53613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044165.06/cwt158.00–172.001,7234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051134.15/cwt126.00–140.001,41016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195151.76/cwt148.00–156.001,8149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217176.65/cwt171.00–184.002,15017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223165.44/cwt159.00–170.002,02314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428167.51/cwt165.00–170.002,3924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452180.65/cwt173.00–185.002,62313
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,750166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,9051

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.