Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher with instances 15.00 higher near 550 lbs. Feeder heifers 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply heavy. The cattle market is still getting stronger on all fronts with fed cattle expected to trade higher again this week. Numerous consignments of front end fall calves this week, some weaned and some not as the unprecedented prices continue to pull marketings forward in some cases.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.19/cwt on 347 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −78.63 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$385.19

347 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

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

$89.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

vs MO average

+10.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	389.89	2,095	305
Medium and Large 1-2	530	367.78	1,949	18thin
Large 1	534	350.00	1,869	17thin
Medium 1	542	325.00	1,762	3thin
Medium 1-2	551	300.00	1,653	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.89/cwt here — about $442 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale347 hd

385.19

—

MO average16 barns · 4,519 hd

382.28

+2.91

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+10.76

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−78.63

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	1,542	163.46	2,521	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,678	150.11	2,518	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	143.55	1,813	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	127.14	1,285	26

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,932	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,900	5

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	347.84/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	283.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	401.66/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	390.45/cwt	371.00–410.00	1,464	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	442.26/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,442	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	354.75/cwt	350.00–358.50	2,210	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	562	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,984	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	401.97/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,310	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	372.58/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	341.96/cwt	330.00–351.50	1,959	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	447.25/cwt	430.00–451.00	1,744	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	863	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,222	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	334.28/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,039	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	369.31/cwt	350.50–392.50	2,105	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	359.43/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,736	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	445.40/cwt	427.00–452.50	1,880	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	346.00/cwt	338.00–358.00	1,792	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,087	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	327.02/cwt	314.00–336.00	2,178	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	354.37/cwt	341.00–358.50	2,179	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	400.07/cwt	378.00–412.50	2,088	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	402.75/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,349	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	387.06/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,653	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,189	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	407.02/cwt	397.50–425.00	1,539	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	313.55/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	278.60/cwt	278.00–279.00	2,009	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	110.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	130.09/cwt	123.50–140.00	1,350	22
Bulls	—	—	1,655	168.78/cwt	158.00–178.00	2,793	3
Bulls	—	—	1,373	155.47/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,135	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	134.63/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	451	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,533	8
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	807	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,864	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	154.39/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,935	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	142.75/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,790	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	158.71/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,766	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	551	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	542	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,762	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	10
Steers	Large 1	350–400	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	536	293.57/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,574	12
Steers	Large 1	500–550	534	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,869	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,139	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,931.95/head	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,932	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,184	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	396.63/cwt	362.50–425.00	1,864	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	335.75/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,712	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	367.78/cwt	347.50–396.00	1,949	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	350.20/cwt	337.50–359.00	1,677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	411.17/cwt	393.00–425.00	1,756	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,859	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	319.68/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	288.99/cwt	287.00–291.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	594	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,948	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	423.55/cwt	400.00–448.00	1,986	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,888	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	360.31/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,178	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	311.78/cwt	292.50–322.00	1,762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	316.01/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,013	28

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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