Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. The feeder market is a little lower overall following the sell-off seen in feeder futures last week while fed cattle are providing lots of support with prices $1 higher last week and cutout values showing seasonal strength in recent days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.74/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −89.08 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$374.74

134 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$63.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs MO average

−3.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	378.16	2,092	118
Medium and Large 1-2	528	365.14	1,928	11thin
Medium and Large 2	588	315.00	1,852	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.16/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale134 hd

374.74

—

MO average15 barns · 4,799 hd

382.86

−8.12

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−3.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−89.08

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	1,701	193.60	3,293	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	154.03	1,960	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	148.76	2,286	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	136.82	1,468	41

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$2,688	51

Every lot, as filed

72 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	600–650	628	297.25/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	403.56/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	365.14/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	697	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,293	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	353.95/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,230	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	642	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,305	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	422.86/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,009	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	442.15/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,831	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	387.66/cwt	383.00–400.00	2,027	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	374.33/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,122	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,359	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	473.89/cwt	460.00–489.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	402.10/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,520	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	336.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,244	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,422	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,788	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	340.55/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,784	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	286.66/cwt	284.00–288.00	2,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	321.27/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	388.24/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,642	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	602	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	424.40/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	361.28/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,731	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	148.76/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,286	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	142.39/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,766	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	185.34/cwt	183.50–188.00	2,876	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	918	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	119.72/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,208	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	611	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,955	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	148.45/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,712	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	141.76/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,545	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	163.38/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,148	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	151.82/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,910	17
Bulls	—	—	1,748	202.80/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,545	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,687.75/head	2,300.00–2,825.00	2,688	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	462	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,848	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,559	4
Steers	Large 1	450–500	487	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,826	6
Steers	Large 1	650–700	671	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	591	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	405.37/cwt	387.50–422.50	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	372	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	542	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,060	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,759	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	175.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	360.81/cwt	341.00–380.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	353.83/cwt	337.00–362.00	1,691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	335.30/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	430.86/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	296.45/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	295.27/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	377.88/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,387	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	303.80/cwt	301.00–304.50	1,814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	325.12/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	417.91/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	380.78/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	440.77/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	438.72/cwt	435.00–442.00	1,496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	326.26/cwt	322.50–334.00	1,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,212	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	269.47/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,800	4

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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