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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, May 11

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,674 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 2,550▼ 1,281 vs year ago 3,955 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 240▼ 215 vs year ago 385 · −55.8%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 1, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs sold fully steady to firm, with instances 10.00-12.00 higher on the strings and big groups of 5 weight steers, 650-750 lb steers sold with a firm to higher undertone on limited comparisons and three pot loads of steers weighing 763 to 915 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher than last week's loads. Heifer calves weighing 400-600 lbs all sold fully steady to firm, with instances 10.00 higher on the 450-500 lb heifers, over 600 lbs were lightly tested. Demand was very good with supply moderate as overall quality ran pretty deep on the calves and yearlings. Lots of strings and groups of calves weighing 450-650 lbs especially on 5 weight steers all sold on a very active market. Stick out sales included pot load 93 hd of 502 lb steers at 559.00; 65 hd 660 lb steers at 439.00; 62 hd 883 lb steers at 366.10 and 57 hd of steers weighing 914 lbs at 359.35 with 2nd week in a row of fed cattle market hitting new highs and reaching 260.00. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher.

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 $519.48/cwt on 611 head, up $14.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +39.46 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$519.48

▲ 14.12 vs prior sale

611 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$72.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.33

vs MO average

+45.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	528.30	2,781	503
Medium and Large 1-2	548	483.35	2,647	89
Large 1-2	555	455.37	2,527	19thin

One grade step is worth $72.93/cwt here — about $254 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 sale611 hd

519.48

—

MO average20 barns · 5,320 hd

494.15

+25.33

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+45.78

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

+39.46

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	—	Low	1,655	219.71	3,635	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	185.80	2,759	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	179.91	2,191	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	165.48	1,692	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	251.91	3,446	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,493	251.63	3,757	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,625	247.50	4,022	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	2,383	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	640.16/cwt	632.50–665.00	2,503	54
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	622.84/cwt	613.00–637.00	2,585	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,497	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	476	593.50/cwt	593.50–593.50	2,825	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	562.21/cwt	543.00–577.00	2,693	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,678	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	505	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,828	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	538.49/cwt	507.00–559.00	2,779	393
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	481.22/cwt	470.50–497.50	2,565	33
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	536	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,466	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	556	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,877	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	488.14/cwt	470.00–503.00	2,758	96
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	454.44/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,622	40
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	581	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,609	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,916	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	458.27/cwt	437.00–472.00	2,855	162
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,704	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	426.80/cwt	414.50–439.00	2,889	233
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	406.53/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,976	120
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,867	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	378.75/cwt	378.75–378.75	2,890	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	363.75/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,965	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	366.10/cwt	366.10–366.10	3,233	62
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	359.35/cwt	359.35–359.35	3,284	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,000	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	564.75/cwt	562.50–570.00	2,112	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,985	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	523.46/cwt	501.00–542.50	2,214	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	496.62/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,349	115
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	452.69/cwt	442.00–472.50	2,191	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	499	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,590	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,083	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	430.55/cwt	417.00–436.00	2,213	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,590	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	474.72/cwt	470.00–477.00	2,497	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	564	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,177	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	443.70/cwt	427.50–457.00	2,538	103
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	412.78/cwt	403.00–422.00	2,390	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	393.50/cwt	393.50–393.50	2,455	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	402.50/cwt	399.00–406.00	2,536	121
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,456	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	387.29/cwt	384.00–390.00	2,645	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,671	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,923	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,891	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,637	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	429.72/cwt	411.00–439.00	2,325	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,581	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,356	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,493	251.63/cwt	251.00–254.00	3,757	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,625	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	4,022	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,368	251.91/cwt	251.00–256.50	3,446	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	208.94/cwt	205.00–211.00	3,374	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	230.04/cwt	220.00–236.00	3,842	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,192	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,050	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	147.53/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,465	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	163.07/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,645	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	176.36/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,862	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	176.43/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,112	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	160.85/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,935	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	186.69/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,332	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	179.33/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,546	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	189.94/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,830	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,747	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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,674Last week 2,550Year ago 3,955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 240Year ago 385

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	517	510.00	510.00
14	650–700	655	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	541	411.00–439.00	429.72
3	650–700	697	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	499	519.00	519.00
4	500–550	518	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	564	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	403	492.50	492.50
29	450–500	484	442.00–472.50	452.69
28	500–550	514	417.00–436.00	430.55
33	550–600	579	403.00–422.00	412.78
11	600–650	624	393.50	393.50
3	650–700	662	371.00	371.00
4	850–900	884	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	635.00	635.00
20	350–400	374	562.50–570.00	564.75
61	400–450	423	501.00–542.50	523.46
115	450–500	473	470.00–515.00	496.62
21	500–550	526	470.00–477.00	474.72
103	550–600	572	427.50–457.00	443.70
121	600–650	630	399.00–406.00	402.50
21	650–700	683	384.00–390.00	387.29
10	700–750	746	358.00	358.00
5	800–850	846	345.50	345.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	505	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	496	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	705.00	705.00
54	350–400	391	632.50–665.00	640.16
31	400–450	415	613.00–637.00	622.84
41	450–500	479	543.00–577.00	562.21
393	500–550	516	507.00–559.00	538.49
96	550–600	565	470.00–503.00	488.14
162	600–650	623	437.00–472.00	458.27
233	650–700	677	414.50–439.00	426.80
120	700–750	732	400.00–417.00	406.53
66	750–800	763	378.75	378.75
28	800–850	815	362.50–365.00	363.75
62	850–900	883	366.10	366.10
57	900–950	914	359.35	359.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	476	593.50	593.50
14	550–600	556	517.50	517.50
7	600–650	600	486.00	486.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	587.50	587.50
33	500–550	533	470.50–497.50	481.22
40	550–600	577	445.00–470.00	454.44
9	700–750	737	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	536	460.00	460.00
8	550–600	581	449.00	449.00
3	600–650	640	422.50	422.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	190.00	190.00
6	—	1,670	220.00–236.00	230.04
3	—	1,615	205.00–211.00	208.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,197	170.00–182.00	176.43
20	—	1,249	183.00–193.00	186.69
2	—	1,203	159.00–163.00	160.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,490	185.00–196.00	189.94
3	—	1,420	178.00–182.00	179.33
1	—	1,635	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,056	170.00–182.00	176.36
6	—	993	137.50–155.00	147.53
1	—	820	128.00	128.00
12	—	1,009	156.00–169.00	163.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,368	251.00–256.50	251.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	251.00–254.00	251.63

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.