Sale reports / Missouri / Callaway Livestock Center / 2026-11-09

Callaway Livestock Center

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Nov 9
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819
← Nov 2Nov 9latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,394 head
▼ 455 vs last sale 1,849▼ 924 vs year ago 2,318 · −39.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 235▼ 90 vs year ago 250 · −36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 400-500 lbs were lightly tested, with 500-600 lbs steers trading steady to 6.00 lower, 600-700 lb steers sold with a steady to firm undertone on last week's light offering with a pot load of steers weighing 802 lbs selling mostly 10.00 lower than last week. Heifer calves weighing 400-450 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone, 500-700 lbs heifers traded mostly 5.00-10.00 lower and over 700 lbs with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. CME Cattle Futures finally saw a green light Monday after last week's sharp declines with Feeder contracts closing with nice gains of 6.42 to 6.92 on the front four months. Fed cattle prices last week saw sharp declines with most of the trade in the 214.00-218.00 range some late week saw prices drop to 210.00 in the North. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $411.61/cwt on 156 head, up $1.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.17 against this barn's trailing median of $473.78.
Average price
$411.61
▲ 1.63 vs prior sale
156 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,227
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.38
vs MO average
−7.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539417.202,248131
Medium and Large 1-2553382.362,11325
One grade step is worth $34.84/cwt here — about $135 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 sale156 hd
411.61
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MO average17 barns · 2,146 hd
402.23
+9.38
National average182 barns · 28,189 hd
419.23
−7.62
This barn, trailing median32 sales
473.78
−62.17
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 473.7803/0905/0407/0609/2111/09
Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.16, low $385.53, median $473.78 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—Average1,760184.053,2409thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,693126.652,1446thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,479126.341,86925
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,265121.491,53739
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,051106.531,11928
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,317210.732,7757thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380502.04/cwt490.00–512.501,90816
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420484.82/cwt480.00–490.002,0366
Steers400–450Medium 2425356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,5133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443454.37/cwt445.00–458.002,01313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472426.23/cwt412.50–442.002,01228
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2494380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8779
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514430.11/cwt419.00–439.002,21180
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,1639
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned543385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568365.80/cwt347.00–374.002,07810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578396.94/cwt388.00–409.002,29451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610388.99/cwt380.00–395.002,37326
Steers600–650Large 1-2620360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2329
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629363.74/cwt353.00–374.002,28834
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned665322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,14122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673343.43/cwt343.00–344.002,3117
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678366.45/cwt359.00–368.752,48593
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,4617
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758326.93/cwt325.25–332.002,47824
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy767318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,4395
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1802323.62/cwt323.50–326.002,59565
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386450.71/cwt450.00–452.001,74011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed417463.51/cwt456.00–467.501,93318
Heifers400–450Medium 2420322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3553
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned421332.71/cwt330.00–335.001,4019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422429.65/cwt419.00–442.001,81316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,7903
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned475330.65/cwt314.00–354.001,57112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486401.56/cwt395.00–418.001,95210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490359.83/cwt350.00–370.001,76325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516371.57/cwt362.50–380.001,91742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned516334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,7234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518337.18/cwt321.00–352.001,74711
Heifers550–600Large 1-2Unweaned561281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,5765
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568352.91/cwt349.50–356.002,00515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578333.85/cwt320.00–340.001,93020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7263
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612331.12/cwt323.00–341.002,02633
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624345.39/cwt345.00–347.002,15541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654320.17/cwt318.00–321.002,09411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,36233
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy702274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,9233
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711305.50/cwt305.50–305.502,1729
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,44013
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1812294.60/cwt294.60–294.602,39259
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387477.53/cwt474.00–480.001,8487
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2449442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,9856
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471408.63/cwt397.50–428.001,92512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,9824
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned548345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566374.36/cwt366.00–387.002,11921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,0463
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685306.49/cwt305.00–309.002,0998
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,317210.73/cwt209.00–212.002,7757
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,8561
Bulls——1,722183.49/cwt182.00–186.003,1607
Bulls——2,090204.00/cwt204.00–204.004,2641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039120.80/cwt118.00–127.001,2555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05293.96/cwt86.00–104.009889
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054109.51/cwt104.00–115.001,15414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262126.62/cwt123.00–132.001,59817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263118.37/cwt114.00–124.001,49517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306109.53/cwt104.00–112.001,4304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458119.50/cwt115.00–123.001,7429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484127.85/cwt124.00–131.001,89712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511137.20/cwt135.00–143.002,0734
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,682123.66/cwt122.00–125.002,0803
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,703129.64/cwt126.00–133.002,2083

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.