Name: Interstate Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 10.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate. Strong feeder trade with several nice consignments aided by sharply higher feeder futures on Tuesday. The extended forecast for cool to cold weather is a positive for new purchases while the potential for a higher fed trade is also a factor.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.81/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −64.01 against this barn's trailing median of $463.82.

Average price

$399.81

180 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$577

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$129.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

vs MO average

−29.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	407.25	2,237	156
Medium 1-2	513	375.00	1,924	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	354.00	2,053	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	598	277.50	1,659	3thin

One grade step is worth $129.75/cwt here — about $577 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale180 hd

399.81

—

MO average11 barns · 2,430 hd

406.35

−6.54

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−29.34

This barn, trailing median24 sales

463.82

−64.01

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	1,750	182.42	3,192	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	155.48	1,968	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	152.37	2,366	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,128	134.42	1,516	39

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,193	$2,307	6

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	422.28/cwt	396.00–445.00	2,217	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	592	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	772	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,625	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	470.61/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	417.70/cwt	407.00–425.00	1,604	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	473.46/cwt	465.00–477.00	2,107	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	344.52/cwt	334.00–356.00	2,436	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	363.85/cwt	348.00–373.00	2,085	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	328.58/cwt	324.00–335.00	2,523	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	399.93/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	2,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	360.12/cwt	343.00–372.25	2,438	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	899	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,181	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	377.52/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,956	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	296.84/cwt	293.50–302.00	2,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	370.36/cwt	366.00–376.00	2,330	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	300.48/cwt	299.00–302.00	2,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,330	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	544	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	720	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	342.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,174	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	568	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	295.85/cwt	288.00–310.00	2,317	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	628	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	385.47/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,854	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	140.27/cwt	134.00–147.50	1,767	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	125.49/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,368	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	157.59/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,710	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	156.24/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,967	32
Bulls	—	—	1,805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	193.57/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,715	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	172.06/cwt	151.00–180.50	2,801	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	144.51/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,730	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	401	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	513	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,924	8
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	141.74/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	428.35/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	336.60/cwt	315.00–351.00	1,932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	369.61/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	794	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,414	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,306.91/head	2,000.00–2,925.00	2,307	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	371.45/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	359.48/cwt	359.00–360.00	1,909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	335.33/cwt	329.00–344.00	1,952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	428.95/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	397.08/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	355.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	385.51/cwt	384.00–387.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	428.94/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,253	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	437.81/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,088	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	394.28/cwt	380.00–414.00	2,267	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	349.68/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	388.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	20

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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