Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Few feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate. Feeder offering included three loads of good quality cattle with a load of 714 lb steers and two loads of heifers weighing 586 lbs and 675 lbs. Live and feeder contracts saw big losses on Tuesday. Cow sale following the feeders featured 60 head of reputation fall calving heifers bred to calving ease Angus bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.94/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −69.34 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$345.94

220 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$53.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs MO average

+11.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	349.66	1,999	185
Medium and Large 1-2	534	335.25	1,791	27
Medium and Large 2	586	295.97	1,734	8thin

One grade step is worth $53.69/cwt here — about $265 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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $453.15, low $369.35, median $415.28 across 23 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 sale220 hd

345.94

—

MO average14 barns · 3,075 hd

343.11

+2.83

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+11.83

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

−69.34

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	1,838	190.15	3,496	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	160.06	2,630	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	155.50	1,953	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	142.77	1,455	11

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,516	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$3,730	67

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Fleshy	650–700	694	313.36/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,175	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	376.69/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,597	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	360.60/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	433.46/cwt	425.00–437.00	1,782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	339.90/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	304.48/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	358.78/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,002	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	377.92/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,833	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,252	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,459	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	358.87/cwt	347.50–368.00	2,272	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	456.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	453.45/cwt	442.50–465.00	1,678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	398.08/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	659	294.47/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	331.71/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	356.19/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,333	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,107	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	298.91/cwt	298.50–301.00	2,218	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	378.63/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,836	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	354.31/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,878	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	350.18/cwt	348.00–356.00	2,031	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	335.36/cwt	325.00–339.50	2,415	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	325.24/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,864	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	156.45/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,967	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	144.89/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,503	9
Bulls	—	—	1,752	175.23/cwt	172.00–179.00	3,070	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	209.77/cwt	205.00–215.00	4,437	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	160.06/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,630	5
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	693	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,024	38
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	145.41/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,918	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	165.83/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,958	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	185.44/cwt	184.00–187.00	3,056	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	5
Steers	Large 1	850–900	868	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,344	10
Steers	Large 1	650–700	691	317.02/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,191	17
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	804	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,123	5
Steers	Large 1	750–800	787	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,341	45
Steers	Large 1	700–750	707	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,227	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,515.75/head	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,516	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	3,800.50/head	3,350.00–3,825.00	3,801	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	566	347.49/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,967	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	569	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,707	6
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	492	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	333.84/cwt	302.50–350.00	1,602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	295.97/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	321.71/cwt	304.00–324.50	2,159	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	374.60/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	328.69/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,946	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	342.01/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,785	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	395.87/cwt	382.50–415.00	1,536	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	338.42/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	428.77/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	321.72/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	370.06/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,939	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	276.00/cwt	270.00–282.00	2,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	370.67/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	536	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,822	5

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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