Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers unevenly steady as the light heifers did not match the extreme tops seen last week. Slaughter cows steady. Demand very good. Supply moderate. The feeder offering was dominated by several consignments of good to excellent quality unweaned fall calves with at least one round of shots weighing 400-600 lbs. Another impressive showing by the choice cutout on Tuesday could help the fed cattle trade this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.93/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −99.89 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$363.93

120 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$34.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs MO average

−5.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	367.82	2,037	105
Medium and Large 1-2	545	340.00	1,851	8thin
Medium and Large 2	504	333.00	1,678	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $359 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale120 hd

363.93

—

MO average16 barns · 2,287 hd

365.22

−1.29

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−5.08

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−99.89

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	—	Low	1,803	172.19	3,105	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,559	139.35	2,173	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	138.00	1,755	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	122.10	1,368	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,251	$2,094	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$3,375	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	400–450	413	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	781	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	704	275.50/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	377.86/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,198	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	415.70/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.99/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	369.00/cwt	350.00–386.00	2,077	34
Steers	Large 1	750–800	774	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	416.02/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	419	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	400.25/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,517	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	368.70/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	422.83/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,666	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	485.96/cwt	445.00–530.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	318.04/cwt	298.00–327.00	2,102	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	302.21/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,401	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	384.35/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,022	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	407.32/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,939	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	456.15/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,478	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	340.29/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,025	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	504	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	247.98/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	357.45/cwt	338.00–400.00	1,684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	303.40/cwt	300.00–304.50	1,875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	310.09/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	254.12/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	322.85/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,676	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,094	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	139.09/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,163	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	145.80/cwt	144.50–147.50	2,051	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	137.54/cwt	132.00–144.50	1,730	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	124.34/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,427	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	185.59/cwt	182.00–190.00	3,485	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	172.25/cwt	162.00–177.00	3,082	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	137.49/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,464	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	111.50/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,195	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,093.78/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,094	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	272.44/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	378.60/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,632	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	274.95/cwt	271.00–279.00	2,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	353.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,520	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	321.34/cwt	306.00–327.00	1,822	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	277.18/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	313.34/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	343.73/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	362.66/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,715	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	332.19/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,747	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	587	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	363.04/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,372	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	389.48/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	361.88/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	567	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	292.46/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	331.43/cwt	331.00–332.00	1,942	7

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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