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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Apr 20

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,630 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 2,744▲ 1,557 vs year ago 1,073 · +145.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

310 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 350▲ 141 vs year ago 169 · +83.4%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 1, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-700 lbs sold steady to firm, with spots 10.00 higher on the 450-500 lb steers calves and 5.00 higher on the 550-600 lb steers, pot load of 785 lb steers and pot load 835 lb steers were not well tested with limited offerings in that weight range last week but the pot load of 944 lb steers sold 5.00 lower than last week's loads of similar weight. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs traded steady with 450-500 lb heifer calves steady to 10.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold steady to firm and 600-650 lbs traded steady to 10.00 higher over 650 lbs were not well tested. Demand remains good with a moderate supply with very good demand on the calves going to grass. Several stick out sales included 83 hd of steers weighing 553 lbs at 527.00; 61 hd of steers weighing 784 lbs at 381.85 and 55 steers weighing 944 lbs at 341.00. 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 $507.35/cwt on 634 head, down $17.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +27.33 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$507.35

▼ 17.82 vs prior sale

634 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$39.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.86

vs MO average

+28.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	521.13	2,815	396
Large 1	530	501.00	2,655	27
Medium and Large 2	522	490.00	2,558	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	482.11	2,619	206

One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $196 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 sale634 hd

507.35

—

MO average19 barns · 4,292 hd

495.49

+11.86

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+28.32

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

+27.33

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	1,677	212.79	3,568	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,707	183.76	3,136	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	175.27	2,598	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	171.61	2,109	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	155.20	1,566	49
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,158	243.50	2,820	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,304	245.78	3,205	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,558	241.00	3,755	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	679.94/cwt	632.50–697.50	2,271	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	672.50/cwt	672.50–672.50	2,428	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	615.64/cwt	605.00–630.00	2,376	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	604.32/cwt	590.00–632.50	2,550	62
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	594.58/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,551	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	561.24/cwt	544.00–570.00	2,677	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	529.65/cwt	509.00–547.00	2,537	50
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,298	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	507	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	2,657	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	529.97/cwt	512.00–550.00	2,740	179
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	522	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,558	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	491.96/cwt	462.50–507.00	2,598	118
Steers	500–550	Large 1	530	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,655	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	517.79/cwt	484.00–527.00	2,889	203
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	458.73/cwt	440.00–476.00	2,638	63
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	456.45/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,629	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	594	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,566	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	462.02/cwt	454.00–467.00	2,818	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	424.78/cwt	410.00–443.00	2,625	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	634	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,726	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	429.90/cwt	411.00–434.00	2,902	84
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	418.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,858	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	386.33/cwt	379.00–393.00	2,789	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,952	17
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	742	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,597	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,886	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	381.85/cwt	381.85–381.85	2,994	61
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	3,081	64
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	339.28/cwt	339.25–339.50	3,070	31
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	3,219	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,754	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	611.36/cwt	587.50–617.50	1,944	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	544.72/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,776	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	537.88/cwt	512.50–560.00	1,969	45
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,232	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	519.36/cwt	502.50–539.00	2,197	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	469.62/cwt	457.50–485.00	2,005	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,993	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	489.94/cwt	485.00–502.00	2,322	101
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	468.06/cwt	454.00–480.00	2,251	45
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	491	466.50/cwt	466.50–466.50	2,291	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	469.78/cwt	458.50–482.50	2,452	100
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	438.37/cwt	422.00–451.00	2,306	93
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,128	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,059	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	440.47/cwt	432.00–449.00	2,519	37
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	591	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,411	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,223	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	417.22/cwt	397.00–426.50	2,566	83
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	368.25/cwt	368.25–368.25	2,567	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,436	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,483	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,085	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,497	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	481.38/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,479	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,571	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,304	245.78/cwt	243.00–247.00	3,205	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,558	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	3,755	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,158	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,820	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	221.41/cwt	214.00–235.00	3,806	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,119	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	142.61/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,382	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	159.77/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,657	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	171.51/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,782	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	158.56/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,893	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	172.96/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,133	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	182.27/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,289	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	159.68/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,253	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	175.00/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,597	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	185.24/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,806	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,620	191.37/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,100	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,793	176.14/cwt	174.00–178.00	3,158	2

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 Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,630Last week 2,744Year ago 1,073

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 350Year ago 169

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	318	587.50–617.50	611.36
4	350–400	395	565.00	565.00
49	400–450	423	502.50–539.00	519.36
101	450–500	474	485.00–502.00	489.94
100	500–550	522	458.50–482.50	469.78
37	550–600	572	432.00–449.00	440.47
83	600–650	615	397.00–426.50	417.22
43	650–700	697	368.25	368.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	640.00	640.00
6	300–350	326	530.00–575.00	544.72
45	350–400	366	512.50–560.00	537.88
40	400–450	427	457.50–485.00	469.62
45	450–500	481	454.00–480.00	468.06
93	500–550	526	422.00–451.00	438.37
7	600–650	600	370.50	370.50
13	650–700	698	349.00	349.00
4	750–800	776	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	536	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	491	466.50	466.50
9	550–600	591	408.00	408.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	425.00	425.00
5	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	564	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	672.50	672.50
62	400–450	422	590.00–632.50	604.32
64	450–500	477	544.00–570.00	561.24
179	500–550	517	512.00–550.00	529.97
203	550–600	558	484.00–527.00	517.79
8	600–650	610	454.00–467.00	462.02
84	650–700	675	411.00–434.00	429.90
17	700–750	727	406.00	406.00
61	750–800	784	381.85	381.85
64	800–850	835	369.00	369.00
55	900–950	944	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	334	632.50–697.50	679.94
35	350–400	386	605.00–630.00	615.64
17	400–450	429	585.00–600.00	594.58
50	450–500	479	509.00–547.00	529.65
118	500–550	528	462.50–507.00	491.96
63	550–600	575	440.00–476.00	458.73
34	600–650	618	410.00–443.00	424.78
19	650–700	683	415.00–420.00	418.44
13	700–750	722	379.00–393.00	386.33
8	750–800	782	369.00	369.00
31	900–950	905	339.25–339.50	339.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	576	451.00–470.00	456.45
7	600–650	634	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	594	432.00	432.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	530	501.00	501.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	742	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	507	524.00	524.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	490	469.00	469.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	622.50	622.50
5	450–500	452	552.50	552.50
16	500–550	515	475.00–487.50	481.38
5	550–600	598	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,484	167.00–180.00	175.00
4	—	1,411	153.00–165.00	159.68
7	—	1,515	181.00–190.00	185.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,256	179.00–188.00	182.27
31	—	1,233	167.00–179.00	172.96
13	—	1,194	151.00–164.00	158.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	174.00–178.00	176.14
2	—	1,620	188.00–195.00	191.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,039	168.00–179.00	171.51
1	—	925	121.00	121.00
19	—	969	136.00–150.00	142.61
17	—	1,037	153.00–166.00	159.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,719	214.00–235.00	221.41
2	—	1,623	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,490	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,304	243.00–247.00	245.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	243.50	243.50

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.