Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers 3.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply light. Mostly smaller packages in the feeders with new crop calves continuing to increase in numbers. Fed cattle surprised many by trading higher late last week as improving demand and tight supplies forced the packers hand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $330.95/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −132.87 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$330.95

71 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$11.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.83

vs MO average

−27.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	333.92	1,891	40
Medium and Large 1-2	555	328.63	1,824	24
Medium 1-2	515	322.00	1,658	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.92/cwt here — about $233 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 sale71 hd

330.95

—

MO average17 barns · 2,942 hd

357.78

−26.83

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−27.72

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−132.87

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	1,708	169.15	2,890	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	139.00	2,018	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	133.36	1,720	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	118.28	1,256	28

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$2,473	22
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,248	$2,128	15

Every lot, as filed

71 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	450–500	477	321.52/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	276.28/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	329.93/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,036	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	469	366.24/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	534	344.80/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	313.43/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,530	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	339.31/cwt	331.00–348.00	1,961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	323.94/cwt	312.00–350.00	1,390	31
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,325	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	284.35/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,934	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,101	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	323.60/cwt	316.00–329.00	1,825	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	353.76/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	358.04/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,719	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	348.86/cwt	346.00–356.00	1,887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	283.52/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	375.29/cwt	368.00–400.00	1,738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	647	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,844	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	799	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	314.49/cwt	291.00–317.00	2,013	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	395.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	271.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	452	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	409.90/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	589	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,891	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	367.45/cwt	342.50–410.00	1,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	318.64/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	344.32/cwt	327.50–367.50	1,649	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	289.39/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,681	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	383.48/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,442	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	243.64/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,744	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	134.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,693	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	145.18/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,943	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	122.53/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,331	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	147.52/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,309	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,981	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	125.57/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,680	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	107.99/cwt	91.00–116.00	1,084	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	138.13/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,510	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	176.22/cwt	176.00–176.50	2,987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	165.61/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,840	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	2,473.25/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,473	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,127.78/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,128	15
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	382	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	591	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	698	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	371.12/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,596	4
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	812	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	703	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	324.70/cwt	320.00–325.50	1,659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	340.86/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	284.96/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	273.55/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	275.00/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	305.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,602	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	363.38/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,355	6

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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