Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1..00-3.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. Tight fed numbers are continuing to push cattle higher with the unprecedented feedlot leverage currently resulting in a northern dressed trade that is higher than the choice cutout. Special cow sale followed the feeders featuring several nice bred cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.33/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −87.49 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$376.33

131 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs MO average

−2.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	380.11	2,071	110
Medium and Large 1-2	519	362.92	1,884	6thin
Large 1	573	354.00	2,028	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.11/cwt here — about $42 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 sale131 hd

376.33

—

MO average16 barns · 3,532 hd

383.09

−6.76

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−2.46

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−87.49

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	1,844	177.75	3,278	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	154.85	2,321	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	143.54	1,842	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	129.65	1,394	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$2,916	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,221	$2,432	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,238	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	450–500	472	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	372.56/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,572	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	291.65/cwt	291.00–292.50	1,712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	336.74/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,236	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	351.99/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	334.94/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,752	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	241.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	256.25/cwt	256.25–256.25	2,381	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	313.77/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	411.76/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,318	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	337.98/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,605	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	389.22/cwt	389.00–390.00	1,405	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	337.79/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	324.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,167	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	405.21/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,515	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	442.55/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,040	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	461.26/cwt	447.50–476.00	1,970	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	370.18/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,769	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	559	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	334.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	389.31/cwt	375.00–402.00	2,052	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	460.17/cwt	440.00–467.50	1,698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.59/cwt	335.00–356.00	1,802	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	379.65/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,156	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,947	180.24/cwt	169.00–195.00	3,509	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	131.04/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,723	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	157.79/cwt	156.50–161.00	2,113	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	144.31/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,830	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	96.12/cwt	88.00–104.00	956	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	161.70/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	202.27/cwt	198.00–206.00	3,677	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	143.24/cwt	128.00–155.00	2,088	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,426	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	136.27/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,487	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,916.41/head	2,400.00–3,025.00	2,916	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,431.58/head	2,075.00–2,825.00	2,432	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,237.90/head	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,238	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	442	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,503	4
Steers	Large 1	550–600	573	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,028	15
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	567	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	432.21/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,560	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	280.78/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	362.92/cwt	347.50–379.00	1,884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	812	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	410.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,745	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	263.92/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	276.37/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,865	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	349.91/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	286.53/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	261.28/cwt	261.00–261.50	2,020	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	330.04/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	390.09/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	388.61/cwt	379.00–405.00	1,663	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	307.78/cwt	299.00–316.00	1,896	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	381.04/cwt	345.00–440.00	1,799	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	422.16/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	492.14/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	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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