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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, May 18

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

3,123 head

▲ 449 vs last sale 2,674▲ 170 vs year ago 2,953 · +5.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

262 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 170▼ 3 vs year ago 265 · −1.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 450-550 lb steer calves sold mostly steady, not quit reaching last week's highs on the big bunches and strings from last week, 550-700 lbs sold steady to firm, spots 5.00 higher, pot load of 790 lb steers sold 10.00 higher and two pot loads weighing 945 lbs were not well tested with last week. Heifer calves overall sold uneven with 400-450 lbs selling steady to firm, 450-500 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower, 500-550 lbs had a much larger offering this week and sold with a steady to firm undertone, 550-600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower and over 600 lbs were not well tested. Demand was good on a large offering. Market remains active as with last week's fed cattle market reaching another new high at 265.00. Several stick out sales included 41 steers weighing 614 lbs at 478.25, pot load steers weighing 790 lbs at 389.00; 116 steers weighing 945 lbs at 345.00 and 95 heifers weighing 545 lbs at 465.00. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 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 $500.11/cwt on 583 head, down $19.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +20.09 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.

Average price

$500.11

▼ 19.37 vs prior sale

583 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.78

vs MO average

+25.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	512.62	2,812	411
Medium and Large 1-2	553	470.22	2,601	172

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale583 hd

500.11

—

MO average17 barns · 4,542 hd

480.33

+19.78

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+25.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

480.02

+20.09

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	1,756	226.57	3,980	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	187.63	2,691	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	184.28	2,276	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	167.42	1,683	41
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	257.10	3,504	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,288	268.46	3,458	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	258.61	3,853	50
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,519	253.05	3,844	7thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	294	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,793	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,205	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	643.53/cwt	635.00–650.00	2,207	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	588.18/cwt	562.50–610.00	2,235	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	594.66/cwt	587.50–598.00	2,509	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,295	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,009	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	568.69/cwt	540.00–588.00	2,474	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,144	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	557.13/cwt	542.50–574.00	2,602	115
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	522.47/cwt	498.00–548.00	2,518	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	505	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,588	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	532.30/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,800	192
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,633	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	481.93/cwt	478.00–498.00	2,578	57
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	466.16/cwt	462.00–470.00	2,503	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,951	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	462.05/cwt	447.00–474.00	2,629	94
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	491.50/cwt	481.00–507.00	2,831	165
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	607	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,659	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	460.19/cwt	442.00–478.25	2,839	117
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	423.28/cwt	415.00–437.00	2,650	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	434.86/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,905	75
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,178	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	417.80/cwt	400.00–421.75	3,008	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	366.39/cwt	364.00–367.00	2,755	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	386.11/cwt	371.50–389.00	3,054	79
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	939	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,174	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,260	116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	1,724	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	543.00/cwt	543.00–543.00	1,613	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,723	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	529.18/cwt	522.50–532.50	2,053	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	391	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,975	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	518.20/cwt	502.50–545.00	2,135	63
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	480.74/cwt	455.00–496.00	2,082	51
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	492.72/cwt	478.00–510.00	2,276	115
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	470.51/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,202	94
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	425.34/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,003	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,223	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,315	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,115	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	432.00/cwt	419.00–441.00	2,272	94
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	457.83/cwt	443.00–465.00	2,454	212
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	423.88/cwt	416.00–440.00	2,408	91
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	408.02/cwt	396.00–413.50	2,371	76
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	381.60/cwt	376.00–389.00	2,377	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,267	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,599	73
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,192	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,326	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,187	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,416	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,237	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,288	268.46/cwt	267.00–270.00	3,458	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,490	258.61/cwt	254.00–263.00	3,853	50
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,519	253.05/cwt	251.50–254.00	3,844	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,363	257.10/cwt	255.50–260.00	3,504	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	209.52/cwt	206.00–213.00	3,474	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	231.04/cwt	223.00–243.00	4,122	10
Bulls	—	—	1,875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	4,688	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	150.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,467	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	163.72/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,614	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	179.58/cwt	173.00–194.00	1,871	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	167.86/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,011	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	191.69/cwt	185.00–202.00	2,375	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	180.29/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,241	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	191.03/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,715	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	180.01/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,630	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,570	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,123Last week 2,674Year ago 2,953

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 170Year ago 265

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	972	145.00–155.00	150.94
17	—	986	159.00–170.00	163.72
16	—	1,042	173.00–194.00	179.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,243	175.00–183.00	180.29
23	—	1,239	185.00–202.00	191.69
6	—	1,198	158.00–171.00	167.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,421	185.00–200.00	191.03
1	—	1,530	168.00	168.00
5	—	1,461	174.00–184.00	180.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	250.00	250.00
4	—	1,658	206.00–213.00	209.52
10	—	1,784	223.00–243.00	231.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	251.50–254.00	253.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,490	254.00–263.00	258.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	267.00–270.00	268.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,363	255.50–260.00	257.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	400–450	412	502.50–545.00	518.20
115	450–500	462	478.00–510.00	492.72
212	500–550	536	443.00–465.00	457.83
91	550–600	568	416.00–440.00	423.88
3	600–650	615	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	296	582.50	582.50
6	300–350	305	565.00	565.00
18	350–400	388	522.50–532.50	529.18
51	400–450	433	455.00–496.00	480.74
94	450–500	468	455.00–480.00	470.51
94	500–550	526	419.00–441.00	432.00
76	550–600	581	396.00–413.50	408.02
29	600–650	623	376.00–389.00	381.60
73	650–700	694	374.50	374.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	543.00	543.00
9	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
8	450–500	471	412.50–432.50	425.34
5	500–550	512	413.00	413.00
9	600–650	628	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	494	450.00	450.00
16	500–550	511	453.00	453.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	700.00	700.00
9	400–450	422	587.50–598.00	594.66
115	450–500	467	542.50–574.00	557.13
192	500–550	526	505.00–550.00	532.30
165	550–600	576	481.00–507.00	491.50
117	600–650	617	442.00–478.25	460.19
75	650–700	668	415.00–450.00	434.86
22	700–750	720	400.00–421.75	417.80
79	750–800	791	371.50–389.00	386.11
116	900–950	945	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	542.50	542.50
17	500–550	537	462.00–470.00	466.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	610.00	610.00
7	300–350	343	635.00–650.00	643.53
37	350–400	380	562.50–610.00	588.18
36	400–450	435	540.00–588.00	568.69
51	450–500	482	498.00–548.00	522.47
57	500–550	535	478.00–498.00	481.93
94	550–600	569	447.00–474.00	462.05
32	600–650	626	415.00–437.00	423.28
15	750–800	752	364.00–367.00	366.39
4	900–950	939	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	512.50	512.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	475.00	475.00
6	450–500	461	465.00	465.00
4	650–700	698	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	562	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	533	494.00	494.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	607	438.00	438.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	570.00	570.00
4	450–500	478	457.50	457.50
9	500–550	538	449.00	449.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
4	650–700	656	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	630.00	630.00

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.