Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2026-06-01

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Jun 1
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,695 head
▲ 572 vs last sale 3,123▼ 468 vs year ago 4,163 · −11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 262▼ 54 vs year ago 290 · −18.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves weighing 450-500 lbs were the only weakness as they traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, steer calves weighing 500-650 lbs traded 5.00-10.00 higher with 650-900 lbs selling with a firm to higher undertone on limited comparisons with two pot loads of 919 lb steers off the same consignment as two weeks ago trading 7.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing 500-600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher with 600-800 lbs lightly tested but higher undertone. Demand was good on a heavy offering of feeder cattle. Overall the quality ran very deep on calves and yearlings even though the market over the last couple of weeks has eased off buyers were very active to own cattle. Regardless, there is still very good demand /interest in feeder cattle especially top quality feeders. Several stick-out sales included 88 hd of steers weighing 622 lbs at 476.00, with 37 hd weighing 621 lbs at 486.00; 120 hd steers weighing 889 lbs at 353.25; 116 hd 919 lbs at 352.50 with 61 heifers weighing 557 lbs at 460.00 and 94 heifers weighing 603 lbs at 428.75. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $506.72/cwt on 427 head, up $6.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 32 comparable sales and sits +26.70 against this barn's trailing median of $480.02.
Average price
$506.72
▲ 6.61 vs prior sale
427 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$566
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$99.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+35.36
vs MO average
+47.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542523.722,838281
Medium and Large 1-2552475.422,622142
Medium and Large 2536424.002,2734thin
One grade step is worth $99.72/cwt here — about $566 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 sale427 hd
506.72
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MO average11 barns · 2,338 hd
471.36
+35.36
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
+47.53
This barn, trailing median32 sales
480.02
+26.70
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—Average1,757220.693,87717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486181.102,69147
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,243177.922,21142
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,710169.992,9073thin
CowsLean 85-90%High995157.881,57030
HeifersChoiceAverage1,424252.813,60012
SteersChoiceAverage1,580252.963,99710
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,510249.003,7603thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329620.64/cwt615.00–637.502,0429
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338665.00/cwt665.00–665.002,2483
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371593.73/cwt590.00–610.002,20322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4429
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433538.00/cwt455.00–550.002,33069
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453506.00/cwt506.00–506.002,2929
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476550.06/cwt540.00–560.002,618146
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486518.39/cwt505.00–534.002,51969
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514542.54/cwt517.50–557.502,789152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed532542.50/cwt542.50–542.502,88612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,99617
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535475.88/cwt465.00–499.002,54662
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,2734
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed568527.50/cwt527.50–527.502,9968
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570463.16/cwt450.00–474.002,64068
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582490.00/cwt474.00–502.002,852104
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616475.09/cwt445.00–489.002,927252
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638431.51/cwt415.00–436.002,75321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661395.40/cwt390.00–399.002,61410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665444.11/cwt423.00–451.002,953212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2716350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5064
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727409.66/cwt404.75–414.502,978146
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730367.31/cwt364.50–373.002,68132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,9384
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792365.84/cwt365.25–373.002,89750
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805357.86/cwt357.75–358.002,88142
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1836360.81/cwt360.10–361.503,016126
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1891350.12/cwt346.00–353.253,120240
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2918326.26/cwt319.00–329.252,99544
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1919352.50/cwt352.50–352.503,239116
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2928331.25/cwt331.25–331.253,0745
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,1883
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,004310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,1125
Steers1050–1100Large 21,084250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,71013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376541.51/cwt526.00–555.002,03633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2401447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,7944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408527.67/cwt510.00–537.502,15357
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439487.82/cwt463.00–492.502,14225
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464428.53/cwt425.00–433.001,9887
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474481.25/cwt474.00–492.502,28183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478461.35/cwt450.00–470.002,205102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529469.56/cwt450.00–486.002,484119
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538391.64/cwt390.00–394.002,10712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed548483.00/cwt483.00–483.002,64713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560449.97/cwt426.00–460.002,520136
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,1564
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,3294
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607418.97/cwt404.00–428.752,543214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627384.15/cwt375.00–389.002,40925
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,3636
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,76318
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,5023
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1789334.19/cwt329.75–336.252,63799
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,6954
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2444489.00/cwt489.00–489.002,1715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458498.58/cwt471.00–515.002,28311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2586439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,5734
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,510249.00/cwt249.00–249.003,7603
Steers—Choice1,580252.96/cwt252.00–253.503,99710
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,414249.50/cwt249.50–249.503,5285
Heifers—Choice1,431255.18/cwt253.00–255.503,6527
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,563209.31/cwt207.00–212.003,2722
Bulls——1,779228.09/cwt218.00–235.004,05813
Bulls——1,805183.99/cwt180.00–188.003,3212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968147.39/cwt136.00–155.001,42717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011166.01/cwt160.00–172.001,6788
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059180.53/cwt174.00–189.001,9125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230164.94/cwt160.00–170.002,02913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237177.67/cwt174.00–182.002,19817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264192.32/cwt186.00–198.002,43112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437191.47/cwt187.00–200.002,75113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497179.56/cwt175.00–185.002,68826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530169.23/cwt160.00–173.002,5898
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,695167.49/cwt165.00–170.002,8392
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,740175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,0451

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.