Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 6.00-20.00 higher with greatest advance on light steers and bulls under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply light. Feeder offering included several high quality consignments weighing 650-850 lbs including 66 head of 789 lb steers @ 288.75/cwt. Receipts were reduced by the muddy conditions throughout the area although available feeder numbers in the country are thought to be pretty tight. There is increased optimism in the market so far this week with factors likely including the better weather, stronger futures and the fact that there just aren't enough feeders to go around.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.01/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −139.81 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$324.01

52 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$14.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.53

vs MO average

−24.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	328.06	1,890	37
Medium and Large 1-2	551	314.02	1,730	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $160 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.

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 sale52 hd

324.01

—

MO average10 barns · 1,446 hd

343.54

−19.53

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−24.23

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−139.81

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	—	Average	1,660	160.22	2,660	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	138.29	1,838	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	135.73	2,122	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	105.88	1,062	11

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$2,260	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	340.07/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	361.17/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,336	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	328.06/cwt	322.00–333.00	1,890	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	279.36/cwt	260.00–282.50	2,260	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	319.59/cwt	309.00–327.00	1,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	383.82/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	282.08/cwt	264.00–285.00	2,147	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	352.94/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	412.09/cwt	408.00–417.50	1,521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	382.99/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	302.30/cwt	291.00–306.00	2,025	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	789	288.75/cwt	288.75–288.75	2,278	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,034	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	318.55/cwt	314.00–325.00	2,000	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	372.41/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	349.57/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	310.30/cwt	307.50–316.00	1,744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	289.58/cwt	277.50–296.00	2,082	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	274.53/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	336.15/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	239.50/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	136.13/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,819	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	124.91/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	137.68/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,192	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	146.91/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,910	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	98.74/cwt	89.00–114.00	948	8
Bulls	—	—	1,508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	155.13/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,583	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,260.19/head	1,850.00–2,775.00	2,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	331.42/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	250.07/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	275.55/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,832	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	320.34/cwt	302.50–327.00	1,672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	290.60/cwt	267.00–306.00	1,683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	227.58/cwt	222.00–231.00	2,066	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	286.77/cwt	283.00–288.50	1,807	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	269.49/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	320.80/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,652	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	339.68/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	300.08/cwt	291.00–302.00	1,761	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	352.50/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,519	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	346.96/cwt	333.00–359.00	1,617	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	273.75/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	727	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,021	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,664	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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