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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded mostly steady. The offering consisted of mostly small groups and lots. Slaughter cows and bulls trading 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $381.37/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −82.45 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$381.37

92 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$22.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.08

vs MO average

−43.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	383.05	2,105	85
Medium and Large 1-2	535	361.00	1,931	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.05/cwt here — about $174 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 sale92 hd

381.37

—

MO average20 barns · 3,288 hd

392.45

−11.08

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−43.50

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−82.45

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	1,829	178.45	3,264	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	147.90	2,376	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	143.91	1,874	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	128.61	1,423	43

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$2,372	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,122	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$2,800	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1Unweaned	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	352.40/cwt	344.00–357.00	1,885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	701	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	432.95/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,883	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	2,255.81/head	2,000.00–2,335.00	2,256	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	332.84/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,067	7
Bulls	—	—	1,918	193.70/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	136.27/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,529	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	96.43/cwt	85.00–119.00	920	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,393	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	145.81/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,285	5
Bulls	—	—	1,814	178.87/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,245	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,160	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	349.51/cwt	349.25–350.00	2,527	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	401.50/cwt	401.50–401.50	2,144	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	738	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	571	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,936	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	409.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,988	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	367.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,895	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	335.25/cwt	335.25–335.25	2,870	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	388.66/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,009	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	364.21/cwt	352.00–373.00	2,240	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	370.53/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,086	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	360.58/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,041	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	362.34/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	733	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	832	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,239	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,201	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	146.83/cwt	141.00–153.50	1,881	28
Bulls	—	—	1,725	154.75/cwt	147.00–165.00	2,669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	122.78/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,314	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	144.49/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,812	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	152.08/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,782	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,165	2,732.19/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,732	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	2,443.19/head	2,400.00–2,475.00	2,443	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	135.41/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,828	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1

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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