Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 15.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand very good. Supply moderate. The most positive setup in cattle history is still raging as tight supplies and strong packer competition along with excellent demand continue to push beef prices higher with cheap feed adding another bullish factor to the feeder trade. There were more never before seen prices this week including 30 head of 720 lb steers @398.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.32/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −46.50 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$417.32

86 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$62.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.99

vs MO average

+8.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	424.51	2,376	70
Medium and Large 1-2	506	414.96	2,100	4thin
Large 1	598	383.00	2,290	8thin
Medium and Large 2	581	362.50	2,106	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.01/cwt here — about $269 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 sale86 hd

417.32

—

MO average15 barns · 2,056 hd

434.31

−16.99

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+8.02

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−46.50

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	1,627	193.95	3,155	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	171.57	2,208	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	165.82	2,671	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	154.50	1,672	4thin

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)	1,360	$3,167	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,397	$2,679	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	436.43/cwt	400.00–472.50	2,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	434.36/cwt	428.00–440.00	2,298	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	358.55/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	436.40/cwt	420.00–477.50	1,842	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	669	360.50/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	356.40/cwt	344.00–358.00	2,513	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	393.04/cwt	373.00–398.00	2,814	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	416.11/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,426	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,504	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	405.31/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,720	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	387.72/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,233	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	462.32/cwt	442.50–490.00	1,969	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	407.96/cwt	405.00–412.00	2,558	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	489.28/cwt	460.00–497.00	1,908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	489.69/cwt	470.00–496.00	2,140	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	411.07/cwt	392.50–432.50	2,166	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	467.12/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	328.68/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	444.08/cwt	421.00–485.00	2,136	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	354.78/cwt	348.00–359.50	2,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	469.37/cwt	452.50–490.00	2,248	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	363.93/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,988	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	164.36/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,577	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,951	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	170.61/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,158	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	152.50/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,477	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	598	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,290	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,908	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	195.95/cwt	189.00–202.00	3,266	9
Bulls	—	—	1,533	186.35/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	445.48/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,107	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,166.94/head	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,167	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	2,679.05/head	2,500.00–2,775.00	2,679	4
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	4
Steers	Large 1	700–750	707	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,701	16
Steers	Large 1	800–850	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	473.44/cwt	460.00–491.00	1,809	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	377.18/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,301	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	502.59/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	434.74/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,339	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	455.26/cwt	440.00–482.50	1,876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	401.54/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,911	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	366.33/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	334.53/cwt	321.00–360.00	2,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	444.72/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,126	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	463.91/cwt	420.00–482.55	1,716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	389.28/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	446.17/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,263	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	336.94/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,167	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	391.54/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,388	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	458.00/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,956	13

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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