Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers near steady on a very limited market test. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. Feeders had a big up day on the board due partly to a lower corn trade although the October contract is still about 6.00/cwt discount to the latest feeder index.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.23/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −51.05 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$364.23

27 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$9.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.34

vs MO average

−4.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	367.50	2,063	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	357.69	1,903	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.81/cwt here — about $161 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 sale27 hd

364.23

—

MO average15 barns · 1,657 hd

377.56

−13.34

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−4.68

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

−51.05

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	1,758	182.50	3,208	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	167.40	2,655	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	156.95	2,080	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	138.60	1,504	18

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,548	5

Every lot, as filed

41 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	721	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	752	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	145.90/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,602	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	127.12/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,354	7
Bulls	—	—	1,855	172.55/cwt	150.00–184.00	3,201	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,191	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	146.30/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,095	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	459.18/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	357.69/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	375.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	350.35/cwt	336.00–375.00	2,022	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	386.58/cwt	377.50–405.00	2,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	434.24/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	386.31/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	349.07/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	392.36/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	378.03/cwt	361.00–397.50	1,936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	546	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	425.95/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	454.86/cwt	430.00–466.00	1,701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	446.77/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	400.97/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	340.98/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	448	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,072	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,548.06/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	326.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,046	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	160.35/cwt	155.00–164.50	2,060	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,661	192.45/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,197	4
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	356.99/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,067	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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