Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, feeder steers 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 475 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, 475-600 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher and over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. The board is roaring early in the week with live cattle and feeders near or at contract highs. There were some large, high quality consignments this week including a couple of loads of six-weight steers along with 63 head of rotate graze true yearlings weighing 817 lbs @323.10.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.43/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −91.39 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$372.43

220 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$53.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.96

vs MO average

−6.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	385.69	2,096	110
Medium and Large 1-2	561	363.18	2,036	96
Medium and Large 2	528	331.75	1,752	14thin

One grade step is worth $53.94/cwt here — about $344 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 sale220 hd

372.43

—

MO average8 barns · 2,241 hd

398.39

−25.96

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−6.70

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−91.39

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	1,776	196.09	3,482	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	163.94	2,054	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,678	161.48	2,710	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	138.48	1,506	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$2,695	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	481	396.70/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	444.01/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	378.61/cwt	350.00–384.00	2,374	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	411.78/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	337.45/cwt	324.00–361.00	1,977	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	405.92/cwt	377.50–425.00	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	346.32/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	402.87/cwt	386.00–417.50	1,869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	320.49/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,138	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	363.17/cwt	334.00–370.75	2,382	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	338.75/cwt	338.75–338.75	2,459	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	342.11/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	613	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,115	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	366.78/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,955	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	321.09/cwt	318.00–323.10	2,620	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	291.29/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,124	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	392.38/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,080	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	420.70/cwt	419.00–427.50	1,792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	328.80/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	364.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,137	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	122.40/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,379	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	170.95/cwt	169.00–172.50	2,851	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	156.74/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,987	213.67/cwt	207.00–220.00	4,246	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	157.13/cwt	153.00–164.50	1,875	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	378	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	678	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,068	6
Bulls	—	—	1,303	170.14/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,217	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	195.99/cwt	191.00–205.00	3,557	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	170.14/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,185	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	143.30/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	433.07/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,602	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,694.82/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	559	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,861	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	479	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,638	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	472	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,546	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	331.75/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	350.81/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,049	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	330.08/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,254	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	327.88/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,043	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	280.60/cwt	277.00–281.00	2,197	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	725	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	377.79/cwt	369.00–398.00	2,014	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	323.49/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	405.81/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	316.62/cwt	308.50–324.00	1,938	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	324.09/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,308	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	454.91/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	345.43/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,135	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	371.41/cwt	345.00–397.50	1,738	17

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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