Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 5.00-10.00 higher and the feeder heifers trading steady. Slaughter cows and bulls trading 3.00-5.00 higher. A stick out sale included 62 nice bred heifers topping out at 4300.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.28/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −55.00 against this barn's trailing median of $415.28.

Average price

$360.28

62 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

vs MO average

+3.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	360.87	1,991	60
Medium and Large 1-2	542	342.50	1,856	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $135 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 sale62 hd

360.28

—

MO average18 barns · 2,585 hd

352.24

+8.04

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

+3.39

This barn, trailing median23 sales

415.28

−55.00

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	1,600	181.15	2,898	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	165.25	2,400	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	151.61	1,906	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	132.82	1,422	35

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,878	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$2,624	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,182	$4,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,026	$3,923	63
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$3,425	10
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,270	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,670	$3,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	1,270	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	329.49/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,323	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	398.63/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,089	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,527	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	371.47/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,117	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	414	371.28/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,239	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	346	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	403.77/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,583	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,623.95/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	389.31/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,830	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	380.17/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	359.23/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,897	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	441	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,774	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	171.89/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,516	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	159.26/cwt	158.00–160.50	2,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	149.49/cwt	146.50–155.00	1,822	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	158.80/cwt	155.00–164.50	2,066	8
Bulls	—	—	1,295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,072	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	179.59/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,965	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	137.35/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,556	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,167	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	143.05/cwt	139.00–144.50	1,821	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	195.64/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,179	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	123.13/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,215	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	677	306.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,076	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	929	3,015.20/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,015	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	912	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	144.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	606	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	386.29/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,163	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	352.16/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	331.10/cwt	324.00–336.00	2,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	381.39/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,021	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	333.68/cwt	329.00–342.00	2,092	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	350.55/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,054	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,900	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	367.81/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,262	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	361.31/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,933	36
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	4,136.33/head	4,000.00–4,275.00	4,136	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	425.91/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,985	6

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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