Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Demand good. Supply light. The latest administration talk about addressing high beef prices rocked the board Friday and sent the most recent feeder index down over 3.00/cwt although futures contracts have seen a modest rebound to start the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.97/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −28.85 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$434.97

65 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$34.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.28

vs MO average

−23.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	442.38	2,415	51
Medium and Large 1-2	533	407.96	2,174	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.42/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale65 hd

434.97

—

MO average17 barns · 2,193 hd

428.69

+6.28

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−23.17

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−28.85

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	1,654	179.29	2,965	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	160.99	2,028	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	160.05	2,553	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	139.48	1,553	34

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	145.63/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,653	21
Bulls	—	—	1,595	170.79/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	411.23/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	446.97/cwt	432.50–452.50	2,400	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	422.13/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,634	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	420.03/cwt	407.50–429.00	1,785	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	439.99/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	323.18/cwt	317.50–329.00	2,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	388.74/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	336.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	405.34/cwt	403.50–412.00	2,136	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	342.16/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,440	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	520.37/cwt	480.00–537.50	2,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,666	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	128.62/cwt	110.00–133.50	1,383	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,762	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	187.78/cwt	182.00–191.00	3,217	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	167.35/cwt	166.50–168.00	2,340	6
Steers	Large 1	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	3
Steers	Large 1	400–450	412	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,689	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	153.07/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,288	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	158.44/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,908	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,481	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,742	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	369.52/cwt	363.00–374.00	2,284	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	373.50/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	409.55/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	399.80/cwt	392.50–407.50	2,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,386	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	337.89/cwt	295.00–358.00	2,213	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	408.60/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	409.26/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	458.66/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	397.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,701	4

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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