Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the last trended sale three weeks ago, feeder steers 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 20.00-35.00 higher with greatest advance near 525 lbs. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply light. Any words to describe the feeder market have long ago been used up as auction prices continue to set new records. Today's stick out quote came on 75 head of 719 lb steers @ 375.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.76/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −77.06 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$386.76

110 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$670

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$97.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.82

vs MO average

−3.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	397.76	2,254	73
Medium and Large 1-2	560	385.18	2,156	22
Large 1	503	382.50	1,924	5thin
Medium 2	583	340.00	1,982	3thin
Medium 2-3	528	300.00	1,584	7thin

One grade step is worth $97.76/cwt here — about $670 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale110 hd

386.76

—

MO average10 barns · 1,601 hd

409.58

−22.82

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−3.26

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−77.06

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	1,696	185.25	3,142	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	173.48	2,601	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	170.54	2,092	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	149.36	1,556	14

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,337	$2,457	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,368	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,346	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	177.80/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,862	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	393.42/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,262	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	350.76/cwt	340.00–366.00	2,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	382.77/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	370.56/cwt	362.50–374.50	2,249	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	475.91/cwt	467.50–485.00	2,032	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	343.43/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,174	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	334.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,799	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	364.37/cwt	361.00–371.00	2,485	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	378.29/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,410	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	335.46/cwt	328.00–347.00	2,308	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	369.61/cwt	350.00–397.50	2,114	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,336	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	445.09/cwt	436.00–455.00	2,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	420.70/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,162	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	334.41/cwt	327.50–338.00	2,608	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	420.46/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,001	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	401.02/cwt	393.00–411.00	2,133	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	167.73/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,482	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	165.69/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,011	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,184	8
Bulls	—	—	1,718	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,247	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	163.18/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,677	6
Steers	Large 1	500–550	503	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,924	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	623	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,118	3
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	10
Bulls	—	—	1,630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	129.98/cwt	123.00–132.50	1,330	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	583	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	700–750	727	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,927	9
Steers	Medium 2-3	500–550	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	572	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,962	5
Steers	Large 1	650–700	683	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,186	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	508	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	367.98/cwt	356.00–375.00	2,672	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	373.73/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,104	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,368.46/head	2,275.00–2,475.00	2,368	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,456.73/head	2,025.00–2,650.00	2,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,376	5
Steers	Medium 2-3	650–700	672	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	386.38/cwt	384.00–387.50	1,889	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	328.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,210	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	336.47/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	378.48/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,172	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	426.06/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	434.94/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,979	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	413.27/cwt	409.00–425.00	1,868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	407.98/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	326.95/cwt	323.00–337.00	2,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	361.13/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,423	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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