Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers mostly 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 15.00-30.00 higher with no comparisons over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate. The feeder market is stronger so far this week although more of an up day may have been in store if not for the 800+ point feeder futures drop on Tuesday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.19/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −78.63 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$385.19

108 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$7.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.60

vs MO average

−33.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	388.55	2,017	6thin
Medium and Large 1	558	385.38	2,149	93
Large 1	508	381.00	1,935	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.55/cwt here — about $81 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 sale108 hd

385.19

—

MO average16 barns · 1,981 hd

398.79

−13.60

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−33.91

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−78.63

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	1,728	178.01	3,076	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	157.53	2,404	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	151.12	2,012	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	126.72	1,330	47

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,616	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$2,073	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,863	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,409	$3,139	7

Every lot, as filed

81 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	550–600	581	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,068	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	407.72/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	438.63/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	438	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	382.78/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,182	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	458.54/cwt	449.00–467.50	1,917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,373	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	382.58/cwt	379.00–389.00	1,989	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	406.68/cwt	387.50–419.00	1,765	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	344.73/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,279	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	364.74/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,897	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	457.36/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	337.95/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,454	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	395.42/cwt	389.00–400.00	2,076	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	328.93/cwt	322.00–336.00	2,506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	327.31/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	389.07/cwt	382.50–396.00	1,821	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	320.68/cwt	320.50–322.00	2,302	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	346.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	427.95/cwt	427.00–430.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	764	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,437	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	334.21/cwt	330.50–340.00	2,279	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	407.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,953	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	354.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,078	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	124.35/cwt	106.00–132.00	1,299	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	150.63/cwt	148.50–153.00	1,655	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	159.77/cwt	158.00–163.50	2,350	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	161.18/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,124	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	154.62/cwt	153.50–157.00	2,562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	152.29/cwt	145.00–157.50	2,000	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,862.50/head	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,863	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,409	3,139.29/head	3,000.00–3,325.00	3,139	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	161.30/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,734	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,676	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	179.89/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,100	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	138.48/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,019	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	141.75/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,596	16
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	603	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,062	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	508	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,935	9
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,892	5
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	436	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,600	10
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	544	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,850	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	91.17/cwt	66.50–108.00	815	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,072.58/head	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,073	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,116	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,615.77/head	2,500.00–2,875.00	2,616	6
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	582	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	437	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	603	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	421.21/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	646	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	354.26/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,076	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,157	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	731	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	331.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	388.55/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	392.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	362.13/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,238	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	319.98/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,974	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	433.22/cwt	412.50–445.00	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	366.02/cwt	356.00–382.50	1,783	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	422.19/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,283	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	381.65/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,618	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	278.91/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,905	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	405.38/cwt	362.50–420.00	1,857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	377.47/cwt	358.00–388.00	2,378	61

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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