Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good.. Supply moderate. Feeder futures surged to new all-time highs Monday on China trade news and the re-closing of the Mexican border to feeder cattle imports with the latest feeder cattle index also a new record at 301.03/cwt. Not many combinations of quality and condition to generate the big price quotes this week. Nice offering expected next week with the New Day Genetics special along with several other program cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.69/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −84.13 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$379.69

146 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.83

vs MO average

−4.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	515	390.00	2,009	3thin
Medium and Large 1	554	382.37	2,120	102
Medium and Large 1-2	553	376.09	2,078	35
Large 1	558	350.00	1,953	3thin
Medium 1-2	500	350.00	1,750	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $259 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 sale146 hd

379.69

—

MO average18 barns · 4,954 hd

389.52

−9.83

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−4.91

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−84.13

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	1,851	174.80	3,236	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	151.81	2,368	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	149.66	1,986	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	129.16	1,388	45

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)	1,373	$2,714	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$2,711	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,525	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	350–400	380	445.86/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,694	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,196	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	463.92/cwt	455.00–487.50	1,508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	726	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	379.21/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,797	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	307.89/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	380.96/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,164	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	521.31/cwt	517.50–525.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	362.34/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,029	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	447	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	682	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	402.23/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	411.76/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,003	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,196	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	417.08/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,808	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,093	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	805	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,286	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	429.92/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	334.55/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,487	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,713.78/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	265.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	296.61/cwt	293.00–299.00	1,907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	377.87/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	458.37/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	433.77/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,844	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	344.01/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,820	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	309.24/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	346.51/cwt	335.00–382.00	2,041	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	302.29/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	384.69/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,620	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	383.38/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,461	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	158.58/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,085	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	121.90/cwt	105.00–124.50	1,324	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	135.57/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,484	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,139	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	157.26/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	188.55/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,677	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	150.97/cwt	148.00–153.50	2,337	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	146.89/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,955	29
Bulls	—	—	1,790	175.29/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,138	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	153.45/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	78.18/cwt	72.00–89.00	650	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	343	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	411	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,428	5
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	348	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	573	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,576	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	318.99/cwt	304.00–334.00	2,182	10
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	393	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	686	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	334	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	401.56/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,927	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	361.56/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	327.68/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	395.11/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,078	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	312.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,101	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,943	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	2,710.96/head	2,700.00–2,735.00	2,711	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	766	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	416.96/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,993	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	351.58/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,846	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	339.09/cwt	324.00–349.00	1,940	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	451.08/cwt	432.50–465.00	1,890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	423.58/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,360	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	369.64/cwt	360.00–373.50	2,344	24

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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