Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Nice feeder offering this week with the good weather and higher market including several high quality, reputation consignments weighing 600-900 lbs. Cattle futures were higher Tuesday as fed cattle continue to set new records with last weeks weighted avg of 209.19 besting the previous week by another 5.50/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.93/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −144.89 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$318.93

103 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$22.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.28

vs MO average

−29.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	329.13	1,817	56
Medium and Large 1-2	574	306.77	1,761	47

One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about $57 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.42, low $389.14, median $463.82 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale103 hd

318.93

—

MO average17 barns · 4,496 hd

339.21

−20.28

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−29.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−144.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,867	161.02	3,006	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	126.15	1,870	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	123.17	1,614	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	100.18	1,046	34

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,227	$2,071	12

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	712	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	305.47/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	392.35/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	278.88/cwt	270.00–284.00	2,002	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	296.42/cwt	292.50–307.00	1,844	16
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	492	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	263.82/cwt	247.00–266.00	2,314	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	339.87/cwt	333.00–346.00	1,791	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	408.25/cwt	395.00–414.00	1,486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	311.56/cwt	298.00–322.00	1,963	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	295.02/cwt	288.00–307.00	1,991	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	250.00/cwt	244.00–259.00	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	360.74/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,717	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	342.96/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,646	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	322.46/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,851	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	266.48/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	277.46/cwt	270.00–279.50	2,178	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	399.50/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,346	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	357.08/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,500	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	260.34/cwt	250.00–269.00	2,163	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	250.28/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,925	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	412.44/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	304.75/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,783	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	288.40/cwt	285.00–291.75	2,068	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,006	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,247	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	896	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,231	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,915	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	315.31/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	252.35/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	414	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	798	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,187	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,358	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	290.81/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	261.91/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	278.73/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	331.11/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,586	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	76.34/cwt	75.00–80.00	784	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,819	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	2,038	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	126.78/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,850	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	110.48/cwt	104.00–117.50	1,454	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	131.47/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,716	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	124.68/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,633	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	100.68/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,051	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	115.56/cwt	114.00–117.50	1,219	5
Bulls	—	—	1,873	174.44/cwt	172.00–177.00	3,267	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	145.10/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	2,070.72/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	267.99/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	362.42/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,381	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	264.90/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,950	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	351.90/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	284.92/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,786	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	281.03/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	332.80/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,571	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	312.74/cwt	298.00–329.00	1,639	31
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	588	262.70/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	364.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,209	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	287.99/cwt	282.00–301.00	1,656	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	325.44/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,360	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	266.70/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	301.38/cwt	282.50–322.00	1,549	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	262.98/cwt	260.00–270.50	1,746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	275.07/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,840	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	340.45/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,287	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	786	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	294	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	311.66/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,474	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	666	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	772	266.14/cwt	263.00–267.00	2,055	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	711	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	376.45/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,434	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	653	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,927	3

How this sale compares

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.

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